Samsung LN37A550 37-Inch 1080p LCD HDTV

After much research (Consumer Reports, Amazon, Best Buy) we absolutely got the best bang for our buck purchasing this through Amazon. Trust the other reviewers. The picture is great.. the sound a little bit tinny.. the delivery service reliable and on time. An excellent product all around.

I have always owned SONY TV's so switching brands was a big deal for me. I looked at spec's for all of the current major brands and went to my local big box electronic store to evaluate their performance. Samsung was better in specs and performance than the equivalent SONY at a cheaper price so my decision was easy. My only disappointment is the poor sound quality of the TV speakers. I have it integrated into my home theatre system so it is no problem but stand alone, the TV speakers are poor.

This LCD TV has an excellent picture. At first the sound did seem different from my old Sony, but that may have more to due with the fact that I read the negative comments about the sound on Amazon, so I was primed to be negative. Or it may be due to the placement of the speakers at the bottom of the screen instead of facing forward on the sides like my Sony. However, I turned-on the SRT function and it improved the sound. Right now I am sitting in the other room on the computer while my wife watches the TV and I can hear every word quite clearly. I also have the sound going through my stereo, but I hardly ever turn on the stereo.

I have this TV and another 42" Samsung plasma.... thought I'd give the LCD a try. It has a nice picture on HD feeds.... but on "normal" cable channels the picture is less than stellar. I would have thought the larger 42" plasma would have shown this inadequacy more, but it actually seems more forgiving and the picture from the plasma is richer and crisper.... and it's only 720p rather than the 1080p.... two different animals I suppose. I just picked up a blu-ray player but have yet to run it through this TV, should be interesting.

All in all, a great TV, and I do notice less heat generated off the screen... a bonus in the summer heat of AZ in my bedroom.... so I'm definitely happy with the TV, just not "blown away" as I kind of expected to be.

this is my first hd tv and i must say i am impressed with the picture. i am still waiting for the cable company to deliver my hd cable box so i'll use my experince with the samsung 1080p upscaling dvd player/tv combo. when watching a movie i'm seeing vibrant color and more shades and hues than i could have expected. it's amazing. i'm very pleased. however, the sound is another issue. i can't believe samsung would produce a great tv like this and have such a low quality sound. it's as though the treble is overpowering everything else no matter how you adjust the equalizer. i have the tv in a small room so i cannot justify buying a surround system and i don't believe i should have to with this type of purchase.
in a small room you turn down the volume and the sound gets better. tolerable. for those buyers that have a large room i don't think you'll be satisfied with the sound. i will say that the sound seems to be geared towards voices than anything else. even voices sound tinny and not normal.
i would give this tv a 3 star rating because of the sound but the great picture still makes it a 4 star!
ps. edit update, i went to radio shack and bought a computer three speaker sound system for $52.00. it plugs into the earphone jack. it's great!!! it's leaps and bounds over the tv speakers and a fraction of the cost for a surround speaker system.