Samsung LN37A550 37-Inch 1080p LCD HDTV

Provides one of the best pictures for an LCD TV, however despite claims of a "178- degree viewing angle", the picture has the typical LCD fade when viewed at angles.

Best suited for a room where the primary viewing is straight on.

Where to begin...Within two weeks this Samsung TV began turning itself off after 20 minutes. Soon afterwards the TV began sending out extremely loud crackling sounds which were impossible to turn off. Calling Samsung customer service was a nightmare and they botched the service contract with an area rep 3 times. The rep finally got out to fix the set and he had to order a whole new circuit board so that took another 2 weeks.

The black colors on the picture are truly awful and blotchy. And forget the sound quality, terrible. There's not much to like about this TV and it's been a bad experience with Samsung. I was going to buy another major brand but made the mistake of shopping for price -- guess ya get what you pay for.

Folks, do yourself a favor and go with the quality companies like S*NY; there's a reason these Samsung's are so much less money...they are far inferior. I'm stuck with this TV now and wished I'd never gotten a Samsung.

The tv is awesome as a computer monitor. I'm using it with a DVI to HDMI cable and it seems to have no flaws in image quality or response time. As a tv it is impressive and I appreciate all of the features.

I purchased this Samsung after reading several reviews. Picked it up on special sale here on Amazon. I am very pleased with it, and give it a 5 star as far as I'm concerned. Some reviews are a little critical of the speaker sound, but it seems just fine to me. Of course you can add better speakers very easily if you wish.

The Amazon White Glove delivery was prompt, with no setup problems encountered. While there are other HD set out there, you won't go wrong buying this model. The 37" screen is just right size for where I have the set located.

I purchased Samsung LN37A550 from Amazon (shipped from 6th Ave Elec) in October, ordering on Tuesday and receiving the next Monday. I had looked at the Sony and LG 37" hdtv's also but settled on the Samsung because of the excellent customer reviews and I liked the small bezel and 37" width.
The set arrived doubled boxed, uncrating and setup were extremely easy as the Samsung user manual is very user friendly. My one complaint is the "tinny sound", I adjusted the "equalizer" settings making the sound more acceptable. We are delighted with picture quality, especially football games in hd. The factory settings are OK but there is a review where a customer listed his settings that were very helpful. I wanted to buy a Samsung upconverting DVD player so we could use the same remote, but after reading customer reviews I got a Sony upscaling player instead, you should see "Planet Earth" spectacular, althought the little speakers vibrate. Love this set and the buying experience via Amazon was great.