Customer Reviews
Fantastic Full HD TV 
2008-07-06
When I first got my PS3 several months ago, my next plan was to get a worthy Full HDTV that can handle the full power of the PS3. I did A LOT of research to find a feature packed Full HD TV with consideration to size, quality, and price. It all lead me to this amazing TV. I mean I never read one bad review about this TV, ever. Not on Amazon.com or any other sites. I looked at it specs, it was all I needed and more. Samsung is one of the best LCD TV manufacturers these days and quality is out of the question.
As soon as I got this TV up and runnin', man the difference between its picture and my 11-year-old LG Flatron TV was HUGE!! I was amazed how in the world I managed to play PS3 on a SD TV. Playing my games again on this great HDTV was like playing them for the 1st time in every sense of the word. The contrast is stunning, the blacks are deep and the color production is more than satisfying. Even in fast moving scenes, the 5 ms response time makes it really ghost free and lag free.
As mentioned in other reviews, the sound is somehow on the weak side. The bass is not that powerfull (even with equalizer setting). The sound isn't that rich but it's not bad, it only could have been better. However, connecting a home theatre is the obvious way to go and that's my next plan (lol).
The build quality is great, and it feels well built and sturdy. The remote takes a little while to get used but it's no big deal at all. The only takes I've got on this TV are one: the remote control reception is somehow weak a little and it should be facing the IR sensor on the TV (already mentioned by another review here) two: the remote buttons needs a little push to respond, you have to press a little hard for them to respond and finally: the rear connections plate feels a little loose somehow, when I connect an HDMI for example, part of the panel goes inside the set, just be careful not pushing too hard when plugging cables on the back panel.
Overall, it's a great great HDTV set and surpassed my expectations and I'm very pleased with it. Recommended to all you guys out there searching for a full featured set with great money value.
Two thumbs up!!!
Good Quality Product 2008-06-28
I have had this television for about a month now. I have been very satisfied with the purchase. The picture quality is excellent and the input options are great (especially being able to use 1920x1080 with my computer). As some reviewers have commented, the speakers are by no means top notch. Since I had previously been using my laptop for everything for which I use this, I cannot complain. If you want a full top-notch experience for movies or games or whatever, then you will probably want a separate sound system, though I doubt many will find this terribly off-putting.
Samsung LN37A550 2008-06-18
The was a great experience both with the vendor and with the TV. We had previously ordered a TV from another on-line site and after months of waiting finally cancelled the order. We found this TV on Amazon and ordered it instead and got in a just a few days. The delivery people were great. They showed up when they said they would, unpacked the TV, took the box and carried the TV up to our bedroom. The TV is everything we wanted. It's the perfect size at 37" and the picture is outstanding from pretty much any angle. It basically is perfect for us. You really can't go wrong at this price.
Great buy 2008-06-11
It's been a month of trouble-free, great tv,
beginning and ending with plug and play.
This has to be the best 37" tv on the internet.
Samsung LN37A550 
2008-06-11
Samsung LN37A550
I have had the TV for approximately 1-month. This TV was purchased with the intent of acquiring the "best" 37-inch LCD TV available with one exception. I was not interested in 120 hertz refresh rate. I am not interested in games or sports. The TV is connected to a Direct TV high definition satellite receiver. The picture looks great; however, when I looked at comparable models (e.g., Sharp and Toshiba) at a big box store, in a brand to brand comparison, I could not detect any significant difference in picture quality between the different brands in either high definition or standard definition program viewing. Of course there was a tremendous difference when viewing high definition versus standard definition programs. (Unfortunately, I did not listen to sound which probably would have been impossible due to background noise but more on this later.) I use the TV for satellite reception and DVD playback--no games. The TV has a matte screen and absolutely no glare. It is installed in a location where glare was a problem on a CRT screen. In my assessment, the picture quality deserves a 5-star rating.
All reviews indicate that the TV has "plenty" of inputs. My advice is to determine the amount and type of inputs needed. For instance, the TV has only one composite video input which is on the side panel. I know, why would you need a composite video input on a HDTV? In my case, some components, a couple of examples are my video camera and Pioneer receiver, require a composite input. In most cases, the number of inputs is more than adequate but don't assume that there are plenty of inputs.
Sound is a horrible disappointment. Again, this was something that I didn't tryout before purchase because I thought anything would meet my sound requirements. For movies, I use a surround sound system so the sound from the TV is irrelevant. However, the TV is frequently used to receive weather and news information. For this type of reception, I am not interested in "quality" sound but I do want to be able to hear and "understand" the audible portion of the broadcast without using a surround sound system. With this set, this is almost impossible. It has plenty of volume, no problem there, but the distortion, muting, echo, and tininess are unbelievable. Yes, it has different sound settings and an equalizer, but the best that you can get is unacceptable by anyone's standards. The sound from this set is far inferior to a single speaker 10-year old Philips CRT TV with a single BNC connector for sound and audio input. I also had an occasion to be in a hospital after the set was delivered and the sound from the pendant for the hospital TV was far superior. Let's put it this way, if I had paid $10.00 for a clock radio that sounded this bad I would return it. Sound rating: 0-star.
Overall, I am totally pleased with the picture quality, but if I had it to do over, I would purchase a different brand because of the absolutely horrible sound.
I bought the TV via Amazon which was a pleasant buying experience.
Too much picture distortion 
2008-07-21
None of the available picture configurations other than 4:3 looks natural, which isn't true of my Samsung 40" set.
Great Picture...sharp, sharp, sharp. 2008-07-20
Did I say this image was sharp??!! Wow!! Ok, so it's my first LCD/HD TV but I did the research, viewed many at Best Buy side-by-side and the Samsung models looked much better than the others, including the over-rated Sony's. Went home and immediately ordered it from Amazon. Very competitive price, plus free white-glove shipping and no tax.
It arrived two days earlier than expected. CEVA (delivery) called me ahead of time to arrange a four-hour window. They came, brought it in, unboxed it. I held on to the packaging, just in case.
I hooked it up to the Comcast HD box and off I went into the world of home theater entertainment.
There are enough inputs to accomodate anything you want to plug into it. I use the audio out channels to hook up to my Dolby Surround system. I love the concerts, so I'm in heaven.
Did I say the picture is amazing!!!???
TV's Great, but what about that SHIPPING deal? 2008-07-19
I am one of the most consumer-conscious buyers you are ever going to meet, so Samsung to me is a no-brainer (I am still using a Samsung VCR from over 15 yrs. ago). My concern was the shipping deal... free "white glove delivery?" Well, here's the true low-down as of Saturday July 19th 2008. My HDTV is now 4.5 hours in my possession and I had to make sure the CEVA shipping guys get their props.
Notice that I intentionally wrote the day... Saturday delivery. The tracking went like this: I ordered first thing Wednesday and received a message on my home phone Thurs. before noon to set up an appointment for delivery -- the earliest choices were 9-1 Fri. or 1-5 Sat., I chose the latter, even though I assume that if I were home earlier, that I might have received it later that same day. [note: the origin was in-state]
The CEVA guys left a well-detailed message and I was able to set up an appointment without delay. On the day of delivery, the white-glove guys called at 12:30 pm to let me know that they were behind schedule (they mentioned about a 20-30 min. delay). Since I expected delivery from anytime from 1 to 5, there was definitely no problem -- in fact, I was very impressed with the fact that they were aiming for the 1 pm drop-off time and had the courtesy to call well in advance.
Within the next hour, they called me as promised [about 15 mins.] before arriving at my front door, and before I knew it: the TV was out of the box, on my entertainment shelf, plugged in and operating! The picture is superb, as expected, but what was unexpected was the INCREDIBLE delivery service! Top-class... those other mishaps reviewed might have been rare occurrences, but let me tell you that I cannot be happier! The projected delivery was for Wed. July 23rd, and here I am watching my favorite weekend shows in hi-def! Thanks CEVA!! BTW: just in case you're wondering, no, they don't actually wear "white gloves" :)
Excellent TV 2008-07-16
I'm very impressed with this television. Great color, contrast, blacks, and set up screens. The remote has a nice backlight that comes on when you use it. The package looks great too. I think the built in speakers are fine, but if you want super hi fi then get an amp and speakers for that. The receiver looks good even on analog signals, so its a 'buy' in my opinion and I'm glad I bought this.
Love it. 2008-07-07
Great product. Arrived quickly in perfect shape. Excellent blacks, no glare. Love it.
