Samsung LN46A550 46-Inch 1080p LCD HDTV | 
| Brand: Samsung
Category: CE
List Price: $1,699.99
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Rating:  211 reviews
Sales Rank: 74
Media: Electronics
Batteries Included: Yes
Display Size: 46
Shipping Weight (lbs): 60.8
Dimensions (in): 44.4 x 11 x 30.2
Warranty: 1 year warranty
MPN: LN-46A550
Model: LN-46A550
UPC: 036725228184
EAN: 0036725228184
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| • | Full HD 1080p Resolution | | • | Wide Color Enhancer | | • | 3 HDMI Inputs | | • | USB 2.0 | | • | HDMI-CDC |
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Product Description
The SAMSUNG LN46A550 has full 1080p HD resolution and an astounding 30,000:1 dynamic-contrast ratio for the sharpest, most realistic picture quality ever, all on a 46-inch screen. And if you want to watch sports events and action-packed movies like never before, a fast 5 ms response rate produces smooth-motion scenes. This TV turns your high-definition dreams into a definite, crystal-clear reality. BRBR 2 Composite (AV) inputs 3 HDMI inputs PC input (D-sub) S-Video input Headphone output RF antenna inputs Viewing Angle - 178 x 178 degrees DNIe (Digital Natural Image Engine) - Samsung's innovative DNIe technology delivers a crisp, lifelike picture that is closer to film. (Both analog/digital) SRS TruSurround XT - produces virtual surround sound with the left and right speakers Amplifier watts per channel - 10 Watts x 2 Built-in digital tuner - ATSC / Clear QAM Picture-in-Picture mode Wide color enhancer optimizes a color's hue resulting in more natural colors Bottom speakers Sound leveler Hook up your MP3 player or digital camera via the Wiselink USB 2.0 connection HDMI-CEC allows peripheral devices such as a DVD player to be controlled by TV remote control Auto wall mount compatible 3-dimensional operation via TV's control; no external IR receiver required Stereo broadcast reception (MTS SAP) with 181-channel capacity V-Chip system for parental control Trilingual on-screen displays in English, Spanish or French Variable sleep timer to turn the TV off in varying time intervals Includes Swivel stand TV dimensions without stand - 44.4 x 27.6 x 3.9 TV dimensions without stand weight - 51.4 lbs TV dimensions with stand - 44.4 x 30.2 x 11.0; TV dimensions with stand weight - 60.8lbs Black finish
Manufacturer's 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.br br h2span style="font-weight: bold;"img style="width: 430px; height: 344px;" alt="lifestyle" src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/electronics/cat-500/Samsung/detail-pages/samsung-lcd-2008-lifestyle.jpg" align="right" hspace="10" vspace="10"Key Featuresbr /span/h2 ul lispan style="font-weight: bold;"span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"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: rgb(255, 0, 0);"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 TV'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 manufacturersspan style="font-weight: bold;"/span/li /ul What size TV should you get? h2br /h2 h2Learn More/h2 hr class="bucketDivider" noshade="true" size="1" h3bFull HD 1080P/b/h3 table style="text-align: left; width: 100%;" border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="2" tbody tr td style="vertical-align: top;"img style="width: 252px; height: 196px;" src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/electronics/cat-500/Samsung/detail-pages/samsung-lcd-2007-1080p.jpg" alt="full HD 1080P" /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 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.br /td td style="vertical-align: top;"img style="width: 176px; height: 196px;" 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"br /td /tr /tbody /table hr class="bucketDivider" noshade="true" size="1" h3b30,000:1 Dynamic Contrast Ratio/500 nit Brightnessbr /b/h3 table style="text-align: left; width: 100%;" border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="2" tbody tr td style="vertical-align: top;" img src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/electronics/brands/samsung/71/feat_25000_1.jpg" alt="25,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio"/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. Samsung's new LCD TV's give the most stunning realistic picture quality ever.br /td /tr /tbody /table hr class="bucketDivider" noshade="true" size="1" h3ba name="DNIE"Digital Natural Image Enginebr /b/h3 table style="text-align: left; width: 100%;" border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="2" tbody tr td style="vertical-align: top;"img style="width: 233px; height: 161px;" src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/electronics/cat-500/Samsung/detail-pages/samsung-lcd-2007-dnie-a.jpg" alt="DNIe image" /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 style="width: 285px; height: 161px;" 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"br /td /tr /tbody /table hr class="bucketDivider" noshade="true" 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 style="text-align: left; width: 100%;" border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="2" tbody tr td colspan="4" rowspan="1" 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 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./td /tr tr td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"img style="width: 200px; height: 176px;" src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/electronics/cat-500/Samsung/detail-pages/samsung-lcd-widecolora-200.jpg" alt="wide color enhancer" /td td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"img style="width: 200px; height: 140px;" src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/electronics/cat-500/Samsung/detail-pages/samsung-lcd-widecolorb-200.jpg" alt="wide color enhancer"/td td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"img style="width: 200px; height: 178px;" src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/electronics/cat-500/Samsung/detail-pages/samsung-lcd-widecolorc-200.jpg" alt="wide color enhancer"/td td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: center;" img style="width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/electronics/cat-500/Samsung/detail-pages/samsung-lcd-widecolord-200.jpg" alt="wide color enhancer"/td /tr /tbody /table hr class="bucketDivider" noshade="true" size="1" h3a name="Connectivity"span style="font-weight: bold;"a name="connectivity"Connectivity/span/h3 table style="text-align: left; width: 100%;" border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="2" tbody tr td style="vertical-align: top;"img style="width: 542px; height: 269px;" alt="wiselink" src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/electronics/cat-500/Samsung/detail-pages/samsung-lcd-2007-wiselink.jpg"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 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. 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 HDTV'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" noshade="true" size="1" h3a name="Super_Patterned_Vertical_Alignment_"span style="font-weight: bold;"a name="spva"Super Patterned Vertical Alignmentbr /span/h3 table style="text-align: left; width: 100%;" border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="2" tbody tr td style="vertical-align: top;"img style="width: 430px; height: 215px;" alt="wide angle" src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/electronics/cat-500/Samsung/detail-pages/samsung-lcd-2007-wideangle.gif"br /td td style="vertical-align: top;"Samsung's Super Patterned Vertical Alignment (SPVA) panel provides a 178-degree viewing angle from all four axes /td /tr /tbody /table hr class="bucketDivider" noshade="true" 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" noshade="true" size="1" h2a name="size"Which Size HDTV is Right for My Room?/h2 table style="text-align: left; width: 100%;" border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="2" tbody tr td style="vertical-align: top;" img style="width: 437px; height: 168px;" alt="HDTV Size chart" src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/electronics/buyinguides/screen-size.jpg"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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 Awesome TV October 5, 2008
photographer888 (Georgetown, KY)
After looking at many LCD TV's and considering sizes for a couple years, we went with this one and we are glad we did for the price. We originally wanted to get a Sony after all the reviews, but a little to pricey for us at this point. Since I work at Amazon, and have a discount we can use, we started checking out the prices and possibilities there. We were impressed with the prices and options even without the discount. After considering the specs on this product and the price with those specs we went with the Samsung, even though we were worried about the reviews we read about Samsung having the biggest issues with screen reflections from windows and lights. Over the past few months of ownership we have found this TV really has no serious problems with reflections since we have two windows and plenty of light. The picture is awesome. I really enjoy the screen size button on the remote so I can quickly adjust to the best screen size with different cable channels and movies. It has several choices. I like being able to hook up my laptop computer to it as a monitor so I can watch videos off the internet from Amazon's Video on Demand, Hulu, Netflix, etc. for larger picture and sound to run through our stereo receiver. We will eventually have a Computer Media Center for the TV to do the same thing. The remote is easy to use and to understand. I will agree with others that reviewed this product that the sound directly from the TV is not that great, but they are just TV speakers. The TV was created I think for a home theater situation, which is what we have. We have moved to a smaller place and downsized from a Sony 61" projection big screen TV to this. Big change, but our living room is a third the size of our previous TV room. We love the TV and the picture, especially on HD channels.
 Great tv but picture in picture not what it should be October 5, 2008
Peter Obrien
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I have had the tv for a week now and love it. Great screen and a great look. The weight isn't bad on the tv either. For such a big screen I was able to heft the thing out of the van and up into the house. The problem comes with the picture in picture option. You can only get the tv signal to be in the sub picture and you are not able to get any sound out of the sub picture. I play video games online and I was looking for a tv that would allow me to play the game and then find something to busy myself during the load times, lobbies, and those rare occasions where I am dead... watching your teammates for 5 min can get real boring. All in all I am pleased with the tv and it is a great value for a 46 inch screen... by the way 46 is a huge number... you don't realize how big till you get it home.
GREAT VIEWING October 4, 2008
Norman R. Klinge (KANSS CITY, MO)
AMAZON WHITE GLOVE DELIVERY WAS GREAT. THEY DELIVERED IN 6 DAYS UNPACKED AND PUT IT ON THE CABINET, AFTER RUNNING THE PLUG AND PLAY SETUP I WAS WATCHING A GREAT PICTURE. I DID FOLLOW THE SUGGESTIONS MADE TO IMPROVER THE SOUND BY PROGRAMMING THE SETTINGS AND WAS VERY HAPPY WITH THE IMPROVEMENT.
Bought used and love it October 3, 2008
Michael Kerber (Chapel Hill, NC USA)
I got this TV used, or "open box," from Amazon Warehouse Deals. When I was considering buying this used, I couldn't find any reviews that told me anything about experiences with the Warehouse, so here's mine: br / br /The description said "cosmetic damages." There are some scuff marks on the front that I didn't notice for the first few days, but nothing on the screen. Otherwise, the TV is in perfect shape and, actually, the scuff marks are really hard to see. br / br /I'm glad I took the risk and saved a couple hundred bucks. I still got the "white glove" delivery service, so the TV was plugged in, set up, and tested in my living room by the delivery guy to make sure I was happy with it. The Samsung warrantee still covers the TV if i ever have any problems with it. I now check Amazon Warehouse Deals whenever I'm buying expensive electronics. br / br /Now, on to the TV: You've heard the same things in other reviews. The picture is excellent. The image controls are very powerful. But the audio sucks. There's no bass. I watched Iron Man and Transformers and the lack of "oomf" to explosions and such was very noticeable. Hence the 4 stars instead of 5.
Priceless Purchase October 3, 2008
M. A. Clarke (Chicago, IL)
I had taken two years shopping around for the right TV with everything necessary for the next wave of technology, and this model was at the top of my list for awhile until DTV was announced for February 2009. I compared this model to other brands in the same size, and I compared this brand between the different sizes. This is a great all-in-one, and I would say the best year of production for this model. I love LOVE love this TV with its crisp picture, various inputs, and ease in control. It's extremely lightweight, and I would definitely recommend getting this size if you can afford it. I wouldn't trade this birthday purchase for anything else so get it while you still can!
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