Samsung LN40A550 40-Inch 1080p LCD HDTV

My husband and I are just regular people looking for a replacement TV for our living room. We don't know or even understand all the fancy terminology or the inputs, cables, components, etc. that now come with buying a TV. We are actually "old school" people that just watch our TV, so understand that our expectations are for picture quality and value alone. We stood in front of many TV's and searched on-line for months before purchasing, and we are absolutely thrilled with the quality and the cost. My sister has a Samsung 42" 720, and I cannot believe how much better it looks than hers (plus they bought at a much, much higher price about a year and half ago)!! So get it and enjoy!!

I have had the TV for almost two months and it has worked wonderfully thus far. The clarity of it in comparisson to other major brands is what sold me. No complaints here.

Samsung LN40A550 40-Inch 1080p LCD HDTV
I did a lot of research before selecting this LCD HD TV and it's lived up to my expectations. Great picture and viewing angles; lots of inputs and outputs; and a well designed remote that allows chnging source, picture view aspect, and captioning without going through menus. Only downside is PIP only works between analog and digital inputs (i.e. not two analog inoputs). But that problem goes away as I replace my analog components with digital ones.

As a budget-conscious college student with a newly acquired PS3, I spent the better part of 6 months researching TVs with one goal in mind: get a great picture within a $1000 price point. Ultimately, after reading online reviews, I settled on this TV for a few reasons: 1) GREAT contrast ratio, darkness level, and color 2)1080p (although the difference from 720p isn't particularly noticeable, unless you HDMI the TV as a computer monitor) 3) 40" is plenty of size for a dorm room, 4) the non glossy screen. In my dorm room, sometimes it is impossible to turn off all of the lights or cover the windows. Thankfully, the matte finish on the screen makes the tv look great, even in normal or even brightly lit rooms. Samsung is a great brand, the 550 series is a great series.

The only thing that has bothered me about the TV is the reception of the remote. The remote itself is great, but sometimes the TV does not respond to the remote unless you point it in just the right spot.

This is a great TV. I agree that the sound could be better, but it can be improved if you make adjustments with the onboard equalizer. I got it ahead of schedule and had no problems with delivery even though I live in a fairly rural area. OK, I'll admit my red-neck delivery guy didn't wear white gloves, but the set got here safely, and is working perfectly!