Samsung LN55B650 55-Inch 1080p 120 Hz LCD HDTV with Red Touch of Color

Comment: OMG SAMSUNG AND AMAZON YOU HAVE TEAMED UP TO AMAZE ME. i am now even happier having come back to review this tv and seeing i saved hundreds by buying when i did. i am a samsung dude. they have ahd me as a loyal and happy customer since an old flip phone i owned 10 or so years ago. it was well made and pretty. SAMSUNG YOU MAKE GREAT PRODUCTS WELL, unlike lets say GM, motorolla, and too many other businesses to name, that make garbage, and subsist on lies and bail outs, samsung you are amazing and i love you. the only con of this tv, and really its on you for not doing ur research, the screen is shiny. this has pros and cons, basically, dont buy this for a bright room, its not even a con, but some ppl complained so i thought id enlighten you, its ur fault for not doing ur research. other than that perfect, and exceeds all my expectations. we bought our fisrt lcd from samsung because everyone was already saying samsungs are great, and based on that old ass cellphone i was willing to take the plunge. when we bought this new tv there was no question it would be a samsung. it is really such a beautiful tv. do yourself a favor and buy a samsung, seriously, the rest are garbage, dont believbe their lies, read reviews. now on to amazon. WOW. just WOW. WAY TO BLOW ALL COMPETITORS PRICES OUT OF THE WATER, AND SHIP ME THIS HUGE TV IN 3 DAYS FOR FREE, AMAZON IS ALSO AMAZING, JUST LIKE SAMSUNG, I LOVE YOU BOTH. DONT EVER CHANGE, I WILL BE YOUR CUSTOMER FOREVER BECAUSE YOU ARE BOTH HANDS DOWN THE BEST BY SO MUCH ALL UR COMPETITORS ARE A JOKE. srsly, I tell everyone to go to u guys. it really is refreshing fopr a large company to not suck and lie and be evil. dont ever doubt your choices to be upstanding and good people, i spread the gospel every chance i get with a huge grin on my face, just as i do now :)))

Comment: I've owned this television for a little over a year. I could not be more happy with the quality of the picture and sound. About a week ago, it started a very odd flickering (like an old movie projector) which grew progressively worse. I hopped online because usually if a product has a known defect, there are complaints all over the internet. However, it seemed my problem was unusual because I found almost nothing. The television was one month out of warranty, so with little hope I called Samsung customer service. To my surprise, they extended my warranty for three months and scheduled a service call within two days. The repair crew showed up, swapped out some circuit boards, and the television is beautiful once more. Shocked and pleasantly surprised at the level of service.

Comment: After 60 days in home viewing I can honestly say that Samsung LN55B650 is an outstanding LCD HDTV. I did compare to this years LN55C650 and really did not notice any difference in picture quality. I did debate over LED backlit, 3D ready & such but always came back to the B650. The red touch of color does standout but it grew on me. Overall, no complains. I am very happy with my purchase.

Comment: I painfully reviewed several lcd tv's (including LED) on price, contrast ratio, inputs, size, and reputation from a few websites and going to stores to see the tv's in person. Kept finding myself returning to the same 2 brands...samsung and LG. The final choice was made based on my components. I do not own a Blu-ray (yet..hahhaha) or any other high end device that require HDMI. My components are about 5-6 yrs old and work fine, but lack HDMI inputs. All 2010 and late 2009 LCD/LED models have HDMI only, which would mean a component upgrade also. The B650 has the best of all worlds with HDMI and component and composite inputs for all of us who do not yet have the latest and greatest of electronics. DVD's look awesome by the way...can't wait to get a blu-ray. I also own a 40-inch samsung lcd with 60hz and 1080p, and with the HD package from my satelite provider there is a distinct difference in clarity b/w them.
Family and friends will be awe-inspired with the picture. The picture is literally out of the box, without adjustments. Currently, I am trying to persuade my dad to buy one in order to replace his 11 yr old box-monster 4:3 tv which is dying a slow death. Extremely pleased with my purchase. I hope to get more than 6 yrs out of this one than my lcd Hitachi.
And 1 more thing...purchased the tv through amazon.com, not another on-line retailer. I was highly skeptical of buying something so large and expensive online. Checkout was extra secure with my credit card and shipping was well coordinated and on-time. Setup was a easy out of the box. I looked into calibration online for this tv just for a little tweaking, but everything was a bit costly.

Comment: I purchased this TV for $1,499 from one of the major retail electronics stores about 3 weeks ago and so far I couldn't be happier. I'm loving this TV. I have other LCD TV's in the house and the Samsung outshines them all as far as picture quality is concerned. I have it hooked up to my FIOS set top box and Blu-Ray player via HDMI and the picture is stunning! The blacks are deep and the colors are vibrant and accurate. I haven't even played with the picture controls or calibrated it yet. But so far it looks great right out of the box. One thing worth mentioning is that when you have the 120hz enabled movies tend to look like they were shot with a digital video camera. They lose their film-like look. Sort of the way a soap opera looks. But if you disable this feature then movies will look more film like. Some people like the way movies look with the 120hz enabled. I personally like the look of film so I keep it disabled. I only enable it when I'm watching a fast moving event such as a soccer game etc. Another thing I'd like to point out is that the screen on this TV is shiney. It does not have a matte finish. I personally love the way the glass screen looks. I feel it makes the picture look clearer. I have 3 other LCD TV's all with matte screens and they don't look nearly as good. The same goes for my laptops. I have a laptop with a matte display and one with a glass/shiney display and the shiney display looks so much clearer. However, with that said, I can see where some people may not like the glass finish if they have bright windows sitting directly behind the TV. My windows are on the side so I don't have that problem. Overall I couldn't be happier and am so glad I decided to go with a Samsung TV. I orignally was going to get a Vizio but after comparing the picture qaulity between the 2 TV's the Samsung was a no-brainer. I don't see how anyone couldn't be happy with this set?