Firstly, let me say right out. I am truly amazed at the 3d effect of all digital media displayed on this TV. I am now a witness to being in the studio to watch the filming of MI-III, Transformers, The Dark Knight and others ("soap-opera effect"?). That's the incredible depth of this display. I have 2 others widescreens, plus one dead Sony (this one replaced it), as a comparison, plus the half dozen friends that have their own Widescreens. Nothing compares. I am considering that my display may be an anomaly - the picture is stunning.
Well now for the bad...
Believe it or not, although the TV has HDMI x 4.... (You send the perfect HDMI digital audio and video to the TV) Samsung decided that the audio output would be stripped of all but a left and right channel - that's right - ala 1980 2-channel output from the "audio out" jacks fed back to your amplifier/receiver. In my previous setup ALL of my audio/video went to the TV (which did output surround audio). My DVD Players and HD set top box audio also went to the amplifier/receiver. This allowed the ultimate flexibility with PIP. I do use PIP often, my wife and I snuggle while she watches "murder she wrote" and I watch UFC (LOL), and also every NFL Sunday. I might add that the LN55B650 built-in Tuner WILL send digital sound(i.e. 6.1 etc.)via the audio out, so it is possible - and all the more irritating. It is a poor decision to whack the HDMI audio input down to 2 channel audio output - why not allow the surround sound content to be output - strange...I recommend checking this out before purchasing any SAMSUNG brand - dont get surpised like I did ( in my particular set-up, my amplifier cannot accept input from all 4 of my sources, so going to the TV gave me the extra inputs - I may be forced to buy another amplifier, which I do not want to do)
And on the PIP...
The PIP only allows one Source selection... DVD OR cable box OR satellite, etc... THE OTHER SOURCE MUST BE THE BUILT IN TUNER. This is a disappointment. The previous 3 TV's in my home (2 still in use)could choose any 2 sources. I have read that when using PIP, only analog channels are displayed, this is not true, the QAM tuner will show ANY content - digital or analog, but the consumer should be able to choose his 2 sources for PIP display.
NOW.... that said, I re-emphasis, the LN55B650 display is absolutely jaw dropping and almost makes up for the other shortcomings.... a strong 4 rating, I wish I was watching it right now.......
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