Samsung LN40A550 40-Inch 1080p LCD HDTV | 
| Brand: Samsung
Category: CE
List Price: $1,299.99
Buy New: $956.12
You Save: $343.87 (26%)
New (19) Refurbished (2) from $999.99
Rating:  239 reviews
Sales Rank: 144
Color: Black
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: Yes
Display Size: 40
Shipping Weight (lbs): 54.5
Dimensions (in): 39.2 x 3.6 x 24.7
Warranty: 1 year warranty
MPN: LN-40A550
Model: LN-40A550
UPC: 036725228177
EAN: 0036725228177
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Full HD 1080p Resolution | | • | Wide Color Enhancer | | • | 3 HDMI Inputs | | • | USB 2.0 | | • | HDMI-CDC |
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Product Description
Experience the next generation of HD television in all its glory The SAMSUNG LN40A550 has an incredible 30,000:1 contrast ratio that delivers the sharpest, most realistic picture quality you've ever seen. Full 1080p HD resolution offers amazing image detail, all on a 40-inch screen. Enjoy crystal-clear, lifelike HD sound, with SRS TruSurround XT. Want to get more entertainment out of your TV than movies and shows? With the Wiselink USB connection, you can easily and quickly hook up your MP3 player or digital camera and entertain family and friends with a photo slideshow set to music. SAMSUNG LN40A550 makes your high-definition dreams a reality. It's advanced HD entertainment, only from Samsung.
Manufacturer's Description--March 24, 2008
Samsung's 550 Series is a perfect way to step up to Full HD 1080presolution. 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.br / br / h2span style="font-weight: bold;"img align="right" alt="lifestyle" hspace="10" src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/electronics/cat-500/Samsung/detail-pages/samsung-lcd-2008-lifestyle.jpg" style="width: 430px; height: 344px;" vspace="10" /Key Featuresbr / /span/h2 ul lispan style="font-weight: bold;"span style="color: #ff0000;"New /span-- 30,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio/span: up from 15,000:1 on 2007 models (15,000 on 32-inch and 37-inch models) (Learn morespan/span)br / /li lispan style="font-weight: bold;"span style="color: #ff0000;"New/span -- Fast 5ms response time:/span down from 8ms on 2007 models thanks to a new high-speed liquid crystal/li lispan style="font-weight: bold;"Full 1080p HD/span (Learn more)/li lispan style="font-weight: bold;"178-degree viewing angle/span from all four axes with Super Patterned Vertical Alignment (Learn more)br / /li lispan style="font-weight: bold;"3 HDMI 1.3 ports/span: Simplay compliant (Learn more)/li lispan style="font-weight: bold;"USB 2.0 port: /spanconnect 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/li lispan style="font-weight: bold;"DNIe Digital Natural Image Engine/span improves the picture by enhancing the contrast, detail, and white balance (Learn more)br / span style="font-weight: bold;"/span/li lispan style="font-weight: bold;"Hidden speakers with SRS TruSurround XT audio/span (Learn more)/li lispan style="font-weight: bold;"Wide Color Enhancer/span technology and Cold Cathode Fluorescent Lamp (CCFL) offer a wider color range (Learn more)/li lispan style="font-weight: bold;"Picture-in-Picture (PIP)/span enables convenient simultaneous viewing of TV programs and video or PC sources/li lispan style="font-weight: bold;"V-Chip/span system allows blocking of rated TV and movie programs determined by the parent to contain objectionable content./li lispan style="font-weight: bold;"Trilingual /spanon-screen displays in English, Spanish or French. br / /li lispan style="font-weight: bold;"Variable sleep timer/span to turn the TV off in varying time intervals./li lispan style="font-weight: bold;"Auto wall mount compatible:/span 3-dimensional operation via TVrsquo;s remote control; no external IR receiver required./li lispan style="font-weight: bold;"Swivel stand/span included/li lispan style="font-weight: bold;"1 year parts and 1 year labor warranty /span(90 days parts and labor for commercial use), with in-home service, backed by Samsung toll-free support/li /ul p/p h3span style="font-weight: bold;"Step Up Featuresbr / /span/h3 span style="font-weight: bold;"/span ul lispan style="font-weight: bold;"Series 6: /span50,000:1 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/li lispan style="font-weight: bold;"Series 7: /spanInternal 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/li listrongSeries 8:/strong super-slim 1.9-inch thick profilebr / /li /ul What size TV should you get? h2br //h2 h2Learn More/h2 hr class="bucketDivider" size="1" / h3strongFull HD 1080P/strong/h3 table border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="2" style="text-align: left; width: 100%;" tbody tr td style="vertical-align: top;"img alt="full HD 1080P" src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/electronics/cat-500/Samsung/detail-pages/samsung-lcd-2007-1080p.jpg" style="width: 252px; height: 196px;" //td td style="vertical-align: top;"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.br / br / Samsungrsquo;s 1080p panel uses a new high-speed liquid crystal to cut response time to 4ms. The fast response time, coupled with Samsungrsquo;s Auto Motion Plus 120Hz motion blur reduction technology dramatically reduces motion blur and judder.br //td td style="vertical-align: top;"img alt="1080p" src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/electronics/cat-500/Samsung/detail-pages/samsung-lcd-2007-1080p-b._V10157979_.jpg" style="width: 176px; height: 196px;" /br //td /tr /tbody /table hr class="bucketDivider" size="1" / h3strong30,000:1 Dynamic Contrast Ratio/500 nit Brightnessbr / /strong/h3 table border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="2" style="text-align: left; width: 100%;" tbody tr td style="vertical-align: top;"img alt="25,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio" src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/electronics/brands/samsung/71/feat_25000_1.jpg" //td td style="vertical-align: top;"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. Samsungrsquo;s new LCD TVrsquo;s give the most stunning realistic picture quality ever.br //td /tr /tbody /table hr class="bucketDivider" size="1" / h3stronga name="DNIE"Digital Natural Image Enginebr / /strong/h3 table border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="2" style="text-align: left; width: 100%;" tbody tr td style="vertical-align: top;"img alt="DNIe image" src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/electronics/cat-500/Samsung/detail-pages/samsung-lcd-2007-dnie-a.jpg" style="width: 233px; height: 161px;" //td td style="vertical-align: top;"DNIe The Samsung Digital Natural Image engine. This exclusive Samsung technology dramatically improves the picture by enhancing the contrast, detail, white balance and reduces.br //td td style="vertical-align: top;"img alt="dnie chart" src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/electronics/cat-500/Samsung/detail-pages/samsung-lcd-2007-dnie-b.jpg" style="width: 285px; height: 161px;" /br //td /tr /tbody /table hr class="bucketDivider" size="1" / h3span style="font-weight: bold;"a name="CCFL"Wide Color Enhancer/Cold Cathode Fluorescent Lamp/span/h3 h3span style="font-weight: bold;"/span/h3 table border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="2" style="text-align: left; width: 100%;" tbody tr td colspan="4" style="vertical-align: top;"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. br / br / Samsungrsquo;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 ndash; the fresh green of spring foliage, the intense blue of the summer sky./td /tr tr td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"img alt="wide color enhancer" src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/electronics/cat-500/Samsung/detail-pages/samsung-lcd-widecolora-200.jpg" style="width: 200px; height: 176px;" //td td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"img alt="wide color enhancer" src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/electronics/cat-500/Samsung/detail-pages/samsung-lcd-widecolorb-200.jpg" style="width: 200px; height: 140px;" //td td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"img alt="wide color enhancer" src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/electronics/cat-500/Samsung/detail-pages/samsung-lcd-widecolorc-200.jpg" style="width: 200px; height: 178px;" //td td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"img alt="wide color enhancer" src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/electronics/cat-500/Samsung/detail-pages/samsung-lcd-widecolord-200.jpg" style="width: 200px; height: 134px;" //td /tr /tbody /table hr class="bucketDivider" size="1" / h3a name="Connectivity"span style="font-weight: bold;"a name="connectivity"Connectivity/span/h3 table border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="2" style="text-align: left; width: 100%;" tbody tr td style="vertical-align: top;"img alt="wiselink" src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/electronics/cat-500/Samsung/detail-pages/samsung-lcd-2007-wiselink.jpg" style="width: 542px; height: 269px;" /br //td td style="vertical-align: top;"To make the Series 6 a true entertainment hub for any home, Samsung has incorporated advanced HD connectivity and networking capabilities that expand the HDTVrsquo;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. br / br / 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.br / br / Once connected, users can easily access device menus and manage and display content through the newly redesigned Wheel Key Remote control and the HDTVrsquo;s sophisticated content management interface. br / br / span style="font-weight: bold;"All Connections/spanbr style="font-weight: bold;" / ul li3 HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) version 1.3: (2 rear/1 side)/li liComponent video: 2 rear (Y, Pb, Pr)/li liComposite inputs: 1 rear (shared with component) / 1 side/li liS-Video: 1 side/li liPC input: 1 rear/li liWiselink (USB 2.0)/li liRF antenna inputs/li liHeadphone jack: side/li /ul /td /tr /tbody /table hr class="bucketDivider" size="1" / h3a name="Super_Patterned_Vertical_Alignment_"span style="font-weight: bold;"a name="spva"Super Patterned Vertical Alignmentbr / /span/h3 table border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="2" style="text-align: left; width: 100%;" tbody tr td style="vertical-align: top;"img alt="wide angle" src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/electronics/cat-500/Samsung/detail-pages/samsung-lcd-2007-wideangle.gif" style="width: 430px; height: 215px;" /br //td td style="vertical-align: top;"Samsungrsquo;s Super Patterned Vertical Alignment (SPVA) panel provides a 178-degree viewing angle from all four axes/td /tr /tbody /table hr class="bucketDivider" size="1" / h3a name="Audio_Features_"span style="font-weight: bold;"Audio Features /span/h3 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. br / br / SRS TruSurround XT technology delivers an amazing, simulated 3D effect with clear dialog and powerful bass. br / br / TruSurround XT audio also adds three audio enhancement technologies to produce an amazingly immersive sound experience.br / ul liDialog Clarity brings movie dialog into Focus during the playback of any surround-encoded material to make speech much clearer and crisper./li liTruBass 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./li liThe 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./li /ul Stereo broadcast reception is offered for MTS and SAP with 181-channel capacity. A sound leveler keeps audio volume consistent during channel changing.br / hr class="bucketDivider" size="1" / h2a name="size"Which Size HDTV is Right for My Room?/h2 table border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="2" style="text-align: left; width: 100%;" tbody tr td style="vertical-align: top;"img alt="HDTV Size chart" src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/electronics/buyinguides/screen-size.jpg" style="width: 437px; height: 168px;" /br //td td style="vertical-align: top;"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. ul /ul 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. ul li Minimum size = Viewing distance/3/li liMaximum size=Viewing distance/1.5/li /ul /td /tr /tbody /table
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| Customer Reviews: Read 234 more reviews...
 Great TV November 20, 2008
Mark Twain (Seattle, WA, USA)
This is the first HDTV I've owned. I've had it for about a month now, and I'm still blown away by it. Only downside is I find myself watching TV just to be blown away by the amazing picture. USB thing is pretty cool, too.
A 10 as far as I am concerned November 20, 2008
Tim Lopez (Farmington, MN)
Best picture I have ever seen. I cannot express the excitement and joy I am feeling. Wow! I highly recommend purchasing. Also the price was outstanding for what you get.
Great Tv November 20, 2008
A. Thompson (Goldsboro,NC)
Works great. Speaker are a bit poor but I run it thru a Yamaha AV via Hdmi so dont really care. br /Picture is great on my old Dvd player via S video. br /Direct TV HD connected as well via hdmi. br /Logitech remote takes care of any issues with the supplied one so I havent noticed any startup time issues. br /Over the air digital signal pickup was very good.
The most amazing investment in my entire life... November 19, 2008
Arvind Raghavan (NJ, USA)
This TV is simply an amazing piece of engineering. It looks good, performs good and is definitely my best investment by far!!! br / br /Before I had got this, I was researching a lot about the various specs that this TV has.... It had a good Dynamic contrast ratio(30000:1), a response time (5ms) and the best resolution available as of today (1080p)... br / br /Boy, I'm glad that I went for this set. I compared this with a few other TV sets that my friends had( all were 1080p, brands: Vizio and Sharp 42" TVs) and only then did I really know why every one insists on Contrast ratio.. Man the black in this TV are so black and the picture quality is crystal clear. Sound, out of the box was definitely an issue, however, with a few adjustments (search google for "best sound setting on Samsung LN40A550" and you can find a few links that have images of their custom sound settings. Believe me, it makes a huuuuuuuuuuge difference and now I'm more than happy with my TV's sound quality) br / br /I went for the Verizon's FIOS TV for cable and the clarity of the channels is just out of this world. br / br /After seeing all these things, I just wonder how the higher models in Samsung would perform (one with 100000:1 contrast ratio). People who own those should be ever more luckier and satisfied. If I ever think of getting a bigger TV, I'll close my eyes and go for a Samsung. Kudos to Samsung for making millions of their customers happy. br / br /Don't even hesitate buying this TV.. You wont be disappointed for sure. br / br /Have fun....
Excelent November 17, 2008
Leibniz B. Bustos
The TV really works great, worth the price and the shipment was great as usual with Amazon. br / br /Recomended 100%
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