It was time to upgrade from analog so this is our first HDTV. After six months of research, we knew we wanted a Samsung. And with the recent Amazon rebate, we were able to snag this for only a couple hundred more than last year's model.
The size is perfect for our room and the sofa is about 12 feet away. We have the Samsung LN52B750, Samsung HT-BD1250 Blu-ray Home Theater System and DirecTv HD DVR. The set has a very quality look and feel to it. The set had a minor flaw on the edge of the bezel out of the box and Samsung sent out a tech to replace it with no problem.
This LCD TV has a wonderful picture and is perfect for our living room layout. All settings seemed perfect right out of the box. With the ability to choose different picture modes (dynamic, standard, natural and movie) we have not had any need to change any color settings. The TV sound alone is quite adequate, but the Home Theater System is a great investment if it is in your budget, as it gives movie viewing a true theater feel.
The TV comes pre-loaded with a content library. We found that to be a neat extra, but don't really use the content library. The content library contains a beautiful, classical artwork slideshow that would be great to silently play when you have company but don't need the television. Pandora is a great, free, internet music service that is preloaded. You set up your account online and run an ethernet cable to your internet wireless router or pick up a Samsung WIS09ABGN LinkStick Wireless LAN Adapter. We ordered the LinkStick and it has worked great. The TV also has Netflix preloaded and the LinkStick will work with that, as well. You have to go to Netflix online to setup and purchase service to stream movies. We plan to do this soon.
Ordered Mediabridge - 6ft Ultra High Speed HDMI Cable - Version 1.3 Category 2 - 1080p - PS3 - Blu-Ray and found the six foot length to be fine with the set unmounted but will have to order longer cables if we decide to mount the unit on the wall. We also ordered the Sanus Systems Low Profile Universal Flat Panel Mount 32" to 60" Displays. We found that the low-profile wall-mount would not work with the cables coming out of the back as there was not enough wall clearance so we sent that back and will order a tilting or articulating mount later. However, we were impressed with the quality of the Sanus and will choose that brand when it is time to purchase.
We were stuck with our regular DirecTv receiver and antenna until they could get out to install the HD service. The picture was not very clear and was worse than our analog--plan to get HD service along with this awesome television.Get more detail about Samsung LN52B750 52-Inch 1080p 240 Hz LCD HDTV with Charcoal Grey Touch of Color.
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