The Samsung LN52A650 LCD TV...Great picture performance at an affordable price. When it was released this TV range was up on the $4500 price range, and that was a lot of money to spend on a HDTV. However LCD TV prices have tumbled over the last two years and the amazing features that enhance the quality of this TV now easily justify the amount of money you are about to spend.
During tests the Samsung LN52A650 impressed with its minimal pixelation in the background scenes and excelled When it came to high definition DVD providing outstanind scores in all categories. Skin tone is life-like, and physical features make everything look very realistic. Skin coloring on HDTV has been a perenial problem, but Samunsg do now seem to have got this issue sorted on their LCD TVs.
The brightness and contrast levels are good and have god control with the Samsung LN52A650 scoring above average in these key picture areas. Picture detail is excellent, especially in the dark areas of the screen, even if you watch a movie with a poor quality. However, in keeping with most HD sets if you switch to standard definition, particularly for
sport, the picture deteriorates badly.
One thing that works extremely well on the LN52A650 is the backlighting, which gave deeper and better quality blacks than fluorescent backlit TVs. Check it out by using the option in the on-screen menu which lets you set to half screen; you will then be able to see the amazing contrast with your own eyes! However, make sure that you turn on the feature because its
default setting is off.
There are various presets for you to choose from, like Dynamic or Movie mode; the DNIe setting, which means Digital Natural Image engine, reduces the background noise and makes images more detailed with its contrast enhancement. You will also find options like White Balance (with RGB settings for color temperature) and My Color Control with settings for each of the colors pink, blue, white, and green. It's worth having a "play around" with these to get the pciture exactly as you want it.
In common with all HD TVs the audio quality is fair but, unfortunately, not excellent. It's difficult to hear really low sounds and is a bit "tinny" higher up in the treble scale. But this is normal with HD TVs and you'll probably want to get a surround sound system hooked up, they are petty cheap these days so in all honesty the sound is not an issue.
There are various inputs that you get: three HDMI, two composite and two sets of component. The USB port ensures that you can watch pictures or listen to music through your HDTV.
When analyzing the remote, most buttons are black; only few have back light and some of them are colored. The remote is black and is rather stylish in it's design. Compared to other remotes, this one has smaller buttons but they have a well organized structure making navigation easy and intuitive.
The Samsung LN52A650 is full 1080p HD although only 120Hz refresh rate. New image technology virtually eliminates screen blur during action sequences, even Hockey looks good on LCD nowadays!
If you are looking for a good performance HD TV, in the mid price range this is one of the best buys you can make. It's a great mix of technology, performance and price which makes the Samsung LN52A650 and overall good buy!
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