Samsung LN40A550 40-Inch 1080p LCD HDTV

I'm quite happy with this TV. Easy installation, clear picture and simply menu navigation are all highlights of the product. I'd go so far as to say that it's become a point of jealousy among my friends who didn't read consumer reports reviews (and others) and went for the cheapest models they could find. This one is best in class, as far as I'm concerned and I did some comparative shopping.

The only con I can really think of is that the on-board sound isn't the greatest, but it isn't worth taking a star away from the product. I'm not saying that it sounds bad, but it just doesn't give the full experience that the picture does (if that makes any sense). It really isn't much of a problem if you run it though an external system - I run it through my stereo and my speakers have never sounded better.

Very nice picture. The set arrived 3 days after I ordered. The delivery people insisted on setting it up. They even agreed to take away all the packing materials.

My fiance and I bought this LCD for a great price through amazon.com. The first LCD we received has a imperfection on the frame so we rejected it, amazon sent a perfect replacement in a short period of time at no additional cost! Highest regard for amazon and would recommend buying a tv through amazon to anyone!

During this Christmas season, my family decided that it was finally time to buy an HDTV. Being an engineer, I did my technical research, and for the 40-inch space limitation we have I determined that the Samsung 550 Series LCD TV was the best bang for the buck. I researched prices and Amazon had the best deal. I ordered this TV online, along with the Samsung Model 1500 BluRay DVD player, and both were delivered on schedule and in perfect condition.

I bought the best Monster HDMI cables and did the hook ups myself. Initially, I was not impressed with the resolution and quality of the picture, but then I noticed that my cable box was only transmitting at resolutions less than 720. I called the local cable company (Bright House) and the customer service person walked me through a detailed set up so that the cable box and the TV were optimized. The menu screens are all easy to navigate and intuitive, and the process was not difficult with customer support.

After this was done, the picture quality has been absolutely incredible, especially for those channels transmitting at 1080 resolution. Even for those channels transmitting at 720 resolution, the picture quality is stunning. Sharpness, color saturation, and color accuracy are all perfect in my eyes. For fast moving sports, I cannot notice any blurring. When playing BuRay DVDs, the picture quality is beyond awesome, so good that landscape scenes almost appear to be three dimensional. I have had people tell me that they are not all that impressed with HDTV, and I have to think that they have not taken the time to truly optimize their TV/cable system. HDTV is so good that I can no longer stand to look at regular TV.

The sound quality of this TV has been a subject of criticism by other reviewers, but I think that it is more than adequate, and probably better than most flat screens in this size range. The Samsung 550 series TVs have an upgraded sound system over the lesser series that they call TruSurround, and with some BluRay DVDs it actually does have a quasi-surround sound quality. Since the speakers are small, there is not much bass or depth, but overall the sound is more than acceptable for a small room. I am probably going to add a speaker bar and a remote woofer at some point, but the stock sound system is just fine for now.

Overall, I am completely satisfied with this product, and I my purchasing experience with Amazon was excellent. I would strongly recommend both.

I own this television for 4 months and I must admit, I love it.

I am one that will prefer the clarity of the picture over size. This TV satisfy me totally.

The image is really awesome. But then, this is to be expected with Samsung. I used to own a CRT screen for a couple of years, now a 22 inch monitor and I just loved the clarity of the picture. This TV belongs to the same category. Stunning.

I used it with HD-DVR from Comcast and with PS3. I just watched The Dark Knight in BluRay this weekend and the scene turned in IMAX looked amazing. I could not believe how good it looks.

This TV for under 1000$ is a steal.