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Samsung LN37A550 37-Inch 1080p LCD HDTV
Samsung LN37A550 37-Inch 1080p LCD HDTV


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Avg. Customer Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars(based on 14 reviews)
Sales Rank: 262
Category: CE

Publisher: Samsung
Studio: Samsung
Brand: Samsung
Label: Samsung
Media: Electronics
Batteries Included: 1
Display Size: 37
Shipping Weight (lbs): 32.4
Dimensions (in): 36.1 x 3.6 x 23.3

MPN: LN-37A550
Model: LN-37A550
UPC: 036725228160
EAN: 0036725228160
ASIN: B00141AZR2

Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days

Features:
  • Full HD 1080p Resolution
  • Wide Color Enhancer
  • 3 HDMI Inputs
  • USB 2.0
  • HDMI-CDC

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Editorial Reviews:

Product Description
37" widescreen HDTV (16:9 aspect ratio) * high-gloss black finish * built-in digital (ATSC) and analog (NTSC) tuners for over-the-air TV broadcasts (antenna required) * built-in QAM cable TV tuner receives unscrambled programs without a set-top box (cable service required) * 1920 x 1080 pixels *

Amazon.com Product Description--March 24, 2008
Samsung's 550 Series is a perfect way to step up to Full HD 1080p resolution. A fast 5 ms response rate produces smooth-motion scenes for sports and action movies, and a dynamic contrast ratio of 30,000:1 makes for deep blacks and crisp lines (15,000:1 in 32-inch and 37-inch models). Superb connectivity and networking with a USB port and 3 HDMI 1.3 ports with Consumer Electronics Control (CEC) means these HDTVs play well with all of your other electronics. Easily enjoy MPEG and JPEG files stored on external devices by connecting through the side-mounted USB 2.0, turn your LCD into a full-scale home viewing gallery, or connect your MP3 player for a dynamic audio experience.

lifestyleKey Features

  • New -- 30,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio: up from 15,000:1 on 2007 models (15,000 on 32-inch and 37-inch models) (Learn more)
  • New -- Fast 5ms response time: down from 8ms on 2007 models thanks to a new high-speed liquid crystal
  • Full 1080p HD (Learn more)
  • 178-degree viewing angle from all four axes with Super Patterned Vertical Alignment (Learn more)
  • 3 HDMI 1.3 ports: Simplay compliant (Learn more)
  • USB 2.0 port: connect devices directly to your HDTV--view JPEG photos or MPEG movies or easily listen to your MP3 player through your HDTV's audio system or your home theater system
  • DNIe Digital Natural Image Engine improves the picture by enhancing the contrast, detail, and white balance (Learn more)
  • Hidden speakers with SRS TruSurround XT audio (Learn more)
  • Wide Color Enhancer technology and Cold Cathode Fluorescent Lamp (CCFL) offer a wider color range (Learn more)
  • Picture-in-Picture (PIP) enables convenient simultaneous viewing of TV programs and video or PC sources
  • V-Chip system allows blocking of rated TV and movie programs determined by the parent to contain objectionable content.
  • Trilingual on-screen displays in English, Spanish or French.
  • Variable sleep timer to turn the TV off in varying time intervals.
  • Auto wall mount compatible: 3-dimensional operation via TV's remote control; no external IR receiver required.
  • Swivel stand included
  • 1 year parts and 1 year labor warranty (90 days parts and labor for commercial use), with in-home service, backed by Samsung toll-free support

Step Up Features

  • Series 6: 50,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio, AutoMotion Plus 120Hz image interpolation for smoother motion, 4ms response time, Transparent and Opaque Color (TOC) bezel, Clear Panel, Ethernet port with Infolink free RSS feeds, 4 HDMI 1.3 ports, Sports and Game modes, Compatible with Samsung's Home Digital Media Adapter for playback and navigation of Internet and stored PC multimedia
  • Series 7: Internal flash memory (1GB) with pre-loaded interactive content such as cooking recipes, children's entertainment, HD artwork and more, Integrated woofer for an enhanced audio experience, DLNA-Compatible: for better interoperability with electronics, computers and mobile devices from many different manufacturers
What size TV should you get?


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Full HD 1080P

full HD 1080P Full HD, or 1080p, contains 1.5 times more scanning lines than conventional HD TVs. More scanning lines mean more pixels, more details and a better picture. The new Samsung LCD TV with resolution that is approximately 2 times greater than conventional HDTVs, creating the most perfect picture imaginable.

Samsung's 1080p panel uses a new high-speed liquid crystal to cut response time to 4ms. The fast response time, coupled with Samsung's Auto Motion Plus 120Hz motion blur reduction technology dramatically reduces motion blur and judder.
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30,000:1 Dynamic Contrast Ratio/500 nit Brightness

25,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio 30,000:1 Dynamic Contrast Ratio will give you a picture better than you ever thought possible, with whiter whites, blacker blacks and a nearly infinite subtlety of gradations in between. As two of the most important determining factors in overall picture quality, contrast and brightness levels achieve new heights in this latest generation LCD panel. Samsung's new LCD TV's give the most stunning realistic picture quality ever.

Digital Natural Image Engine

DNIe image DNIe The Samsung Digital Natural Image engine. This exclusive Samsung technology dramatically improves the picture by enhancing the contrast, detail, white balance and reduces.
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Wide Color Enhancer/Cold Cathode Fluorescent Lamp

The NTSC (National Television Systems Committee) has established the color standards all TVs in America try to meet. And typical LCD TVs only meet about 72% of this standard. Samsung LCD HDTVs use Cold Cathode Fluorescent Lamp back lights to give you 92% coverage of the NTSC standard, ensuring truer, more breathlessly vivid colors.

Samsung's exclusive Wide Color Enhancer technology delivers more brilliant colors, even in bright areas of the picture where blues and greens are washed out on conventional screens. The system displays wider color reproduction, showing you truer colors - the fresh green of spring foliage, the intense blue of the summer sky.
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Connectivity

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To make the Series 6 a true entertainment hub for any home, Samsung has incorporated advanced HD connectivity and networking capabilities that expand the HDTV's functionality. A wide variety of multimedia devices can be connected to the set through any one of the four Simplay compliant HDMI 1.3 inputs (including one on the side), and the handy HDMI-CEC feature lets you control all your CEC-enabled peripherals using just one remote.

Connect HD digital devices like disc players, game consoles, and satellite dish components into the 2 rear connections and use the side-mounted input for cameras, camcorders, and laptops. HDMI is the best performing interface for displaying an HD source on an HDTV.

Once connected, users can easily access device menus and manage and display content through the newly redesigned Wheel Key Remote control and the HDTV's sophisticated content management interface.

All Connections
  • 3 HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) version 1.3: (2 rear/1 side)
  • Component video: 2 rear (Y, Pb, Pr)
  • Composite inputs: 1 rear (shared with component) / 1 side
  • S-Video: 1 side
  • PC input: 1 rear
  • Wiselink (USB 2.0)
  • RF antenna inputs
  • Headphone jack: side

Super Patterned Vertical Alignment

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Samsung's Super Patterned Vertical Alignment (SPVA) panel provides a 178-degree viewing angle from all four axes

Audio Features

TruSurround is a patented SRS technology that solves the problem of playing 5.1 multichannel content over two speakers. TruSurround delivers a compelling, virtual surround sound experience through any two-speaker playback system, including internal television speakers and headphones. It is fully compatible with all multichannel formats up to 5.1 channels. High-quality virtual surround sound can be experienced with just the two hidden, downward-firing side-mounted 2.2-channel dome speakers built into the TV.

SRS TruSurround XT technology delivers an amazing, simulated 3D effect with clear dialog and powerful bass.

TruSurround XT audio also adds three audio enhancement technologies to produce an amazingly immersive sound experience.
  • Dialog Clarity brings movie dialog into Focus during the playback of any surround-encoded material to make speech much clearer and crisper.
  • TruBass creates incredible deep rich bass allowing a person to perceive significantly deeper, richer low bass tones that are far beyond the physical low frequency capabilities of the speaker itself.
  • The SRS WOW feature widens the sound stage by processing standard two-channel stereo material as well as multi-channel encoded material for a dramatic improvement in the playback of any stereo audio over a two-speaker system.
Stereo broadcast reception is offered for MTS and SAP with 181-channel capacity. A sound leveler keeps audio volume consistent during channel changing.

Which Size HDTV is Right for My Room?

HDTV Size chart
With standard-definition TVs, the rule used to be that viewers would feel comfortable watching a set from a distance of 3 to 6 times the screen size in inches. With HDTV, the resolution is so much better that you can sit closer to a larger TV without noticing the pixels. So with HDTVs, the rule tends to be you can sit anywhere from 1.5 to 3 times the screen size (in inches) for the best experience.
If you know the size of the room you have already, where you want to sit, and where your new HDTV should go once you get it, you can figure out the size HDTV you should get.
  • Minimum size = Viewing distance/3
  • Maximum size=Viewing distance/1.5
  • Series 5 1080p LCD HDTVs are available in 32-inch, 37-inch, 40-inch, 46-inch, and 52-inch models
  • Series 6 1080p LCD HDTVs are available in 19-inch, 22-inch, 32-inch, 40-inch, 46-inch, and 52-inch models
  • Series 7 1080p LCD HDTVs are available in 40-inch, 46-inch, and 52-inch models



Customer Reviews:   Read 9 more reviews...

5 out of 5 stars Love it.   July 7, 2008
Great product. Arrived quickly in perfect shape. Excellent blacks, no glare. Love it.


5 out of 5 stars Fantastic Full HD TV   July 6, 2008
  1 out of 1 found this review helpful

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!!!



5 out of 5 stars Good Quality Product   June 28, 2008
  1 out of 1 found this review helpful

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.


5 out of 5 stars Samsung LN37A550   June 18, 2008
  2 out of 2 found this review helpful

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.


5 out of 5 stars Great buy   June 11, 2008
  2 out of 6 found this review helpful

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.




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