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 superb December 2, 2008
Steve W (San Diego CA)
LN52A630 br /In searching for an LCD or plasma TV my main focus was an accurate and excellent picture at a somewhat reasonable price, and for LCD, a 120 hz refresh rate. I checked Consumer Reports and CNet for highly rated LCD's and plasmas and narrowed it down to 5 models from Samsung and Panasonic. The LN52A650 was very highly rated by both CR and CNet and one of my considerations, while the LN52A630 was not rated by either but it is a very similar model. I went to a store and saw all of the models I was interested in. All displayed excellent pictures and the plasmas were a pinch better but their screens were like mirrors and in a normally lit room reflective glare was very distracting. Some of the LCD models were almost as bad. The 630 and 650 were side by side making it easy to compare video on the 2 models and it was hard to notice any picture quality difference as both were excellent, except that when the screen went white, grey, or black the difference in glare was very noticeable. Since all of the models I was interested in displayed an excellent picture, screen glare became more of an important factor for me and the A630 was clearly a winner in that category. At home, I noticed it had noticeably less glare than with my old tube TV, and the picture was superb for both cable standard and HD broadcasts. br /It came out of the box very easy, set up was very easy, and picture out of the box was excellent. For me, some minor tweaking such as contrast 94, brightness 55, sharpness 0, color 54, tint G46/R54, and backlight depending on how dim or bright your viewing room is, slightly improved the picture as well in my opinion. Sound quality is good. I have had this for 2 weeks and am very happy with it. br /This TV is supposed to have TOC - the slightly red edge around the TV frame, which is pretty subtle when seen in person. On mine however, it is not red. Possibly a defect but one that I don't mind.
Great TV November 22, 2008
DAG
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
For a long while I couldn't decide between the A630 or the A650. I finally went with the A630 because I tend to notice the glare on really glossy screens. br / br /I'm the one with the customer image of the crazy "monitor" setup... I've had this TV for about a month, use it quite a bit every day. Every day I'm changing between source inputs... I use this Samsung for TV (not much), some movie watching (DVDs), a lot of xbox 360 and quite a bit as the secondary monitor on a dual computer monitor setup. br / br /I'm quite happy with this purchase. The clarity is awesome, and the glossiness of the screen is just right for me ~ it's not totally "matte", I'd call it semi-gloss. The contrast is excellent, colors vibrant, and I would highly recommend this TV for any of the purposes I currently use it for (TV, movies, video games, computer monitor). br / br /As for the "touch of color"... I'm actually not sure what that means for my set... I don't see any red or any other color for that matter. br / br /The 120Hz is... interesting. I think it really helps TV and movies. I can't quite explain it... it's almost like it's so fluid that it just looks abnormal, I don't know. Some people say they don't like it, or it makes the video footage look like poorer quality... but I actually like it and use it except for fast paced video games (when every millisecond of video processing delay counts). You can adjust how much of the 120Hz processing you want, including turning it off. br / br /I bought straight from Amazon and the delivery was extremely quick and painless. Overall I couldn't be happier with this purchase.
Product description error November 19, 2008
Nicolas S. Martin (Indianapolis, IN United States)
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
I have purchased this TV and it is splendid. Unfortunately, the Amazon product description is wrong: the TV does not have an ethernet port and will not connect to the Internet. Photos of the connectors that have been posted to this page by consumers show no ethernet port. There is no mention in the product manual about an ethernet port and Samsung customer service tells me that it has none. This is a minor loss and doesn't detract from the worthiness of the product. (I spent 20 minutes on hold with Amazon after writing the foregoing. They agree that the product description is wrong and should be corrected. So, if you read this review but find no mention in the description of an ethernet port you will understand why.) br / br /Update: Four days after Amazon agreed that the description is wrong it is still not corrected. Let's see how long it takes them to put it right.
Samsung Rocks November 19, 2008
Steven J. Kwan (Daly City, california USA)
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
I bought this tv about 2 weeks ago through Amazon.com. Got free shipping with it. The shipping company was a bit late in delivering it to me as they did not have my phone number and the agent who took my call got confused about the time zone. A freight company that gets confused about time zones is not good! However the TV did finally get to me in perfect condition. The delivery folks do not unpack it for you, but if you get "white glove" delivery apparently they do that and set it up for you. I chose the 630 model as the face of the tv is non reflective--a big difference when you watch tv in the daytime or at night with some lights on. Picture quality is excellent, set up was very easy. I bought a Bello TV stand ( ON amazonBell'O PVS-4218HG Flat Panel Audio Video System (Gloss Black $216))and it is the PERFECT stand for it, I connected my new PS3 to it via an HDMI cable I also bought on Amazon (Cables To Go - 40315 - 2M (6.5ft) Velocity HDMI Digital Video Cable (Blue) $9.99!! )and the games AND blu ray movies are simply amazing. I've heard that the PS3 also up-converts regular DVDs, not sure if true or fable, but they look fantastic as well. Very happy with purchase and overall service! br / br /
 Trick to research November 18, 2008
Bill (Raleigh, nc United States)
11 out of 11 found this review helpful
Just bought this television from Amazon after months of research and visits to the typical retailers. With the western sun beating into my house I decided the matte finish was the way to go. While doing picture comparisons with the Sony KDL-52W4100 and the Samsung LNa52650 in Circuit City I noticed the 630 looked kind of dull. A nice salesperson saw the same thing and changed the 630 picture from "standard" to "dynamic". The other two sets had been set this way and looked much more "vivid". Holy cow. It made all the difference. I purchased the 630 that night.
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