Samsung LN46B750

This Samsung LN46B750 replaced a top of the line component video tube set and delivers a better picture, one of the few LCD sets I've seen that does. Black blacks, good viewing angle and great color.… 150,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio does make a difference. The 240 Hz refresh allows flicker free viewing even with fast moving sports video. Delivery was into the house and included a functional operating check. Interface to a home theater system also worked well and there are plenty of HDMI inputs to support optimal ease of use and audio/video quality. Be sure to have enough HDMI cables on handMediabridge Ultra Series - 6ft High Speed HDMI Cable - Version 1.3 Category 2 Certified - 1080p - Blu-Ray - PS3; local stores charge a lot for them and you won't be able to wait for 2 day mail order delivery in order to install this TV properly.

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I researched this model and other Samsung models for the past year. When the B series was released I knew that this was the one for me. I compared the LN46B750 ($1279) to the UN46B8000 ($1850-$2299 range)… and really couldn't see much difference in them except for thickness and price. I asked several sales reps at the big box stores to explain the advantage of the LED Vs the LCD model and all they said was thickness, weight, power consumption and price. Hmmm, oh they did say that I would have bragging rights to say that I had an LED TV if I purchased the 8000. When I questioned about the 150,000:1 Vs 5,000,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio they all said that there is really no "industry standard" so the manufacturers can claim any amount they want. Nuf said, after a little more research (and taking the wife to look at them in the stores - IMPORTANT STEP DON'T SKIP IT!) we decided to buy the LN46B750 and I'm glad I did. I purchased our TV at Amazon with $150 off promotion and free shipping via CEVA - GREAT VALUE! The TV arrived early and the delivery service was a nice benefit too. By the way, we like to support our local community so I tried to get Best Buy to match or come close to Amazon's price at two stores. One tried by taking $60 off their sales price and the other flat said NO! Even with the $60 off we would have paid $240 more at Best Buy than at Amazon. I was very hesitant to buy something this large and price online but glad I did! The picture quality is near perfect after some calibration - factory default settings are not the best. Without calibration you will have milky bleed-over from white to black scenes. The factory settings are just too "hot" for the most part. Some of the "tweaking" took some time though. The manual could have been written better and larger print. I did some research online to determine how to calibrate the unit to obtain what I think is the best picture. [...] . Don't worry about buying those blue glasses from THX to calibrate your set's color and tint. The LN46B750 has a Blue Screen feature built in to do that - THAT'S AWESOME! Remember you really need HD input to get the sharpest picture but that's true with any flatscreen. Take the time to calibrate your set...you'll be glad you did. By the way, Best Buy will try to upsell you to have their Geek Squad calibrate your TV for you for around $300+. Best Settings for us: Mode ~ Natural (The 'Standard' setting will give you more options-check it out too) Backlight ~ 9 Contrast ~ 83 Brightness ~ 47 Sharpness ~ 25 Color ~ 48 Tint ~ G50/R50 The 240hz options are a little confusing. The manual simply says what the on-screen info says and doesn't explain why you would want to adjust it. I use the "Standard" setting and with fast action shows, football games, etc. it's awesome. My set is in a fairly bright room with large windows and the picture quality is great. The shiny screen does reflect light so if you happen to sit where you can see reflections simply adjust the window blinds a little, dim the lights, etc...no problem. Another reviewer mentioned "a thin flickering white/silver line that would flicker on top of the screen right under the bezel during many dark scenes. It was not too noticeable, but enough to become a slight nuisance. This was really obvious on dark knight, and also the Planet Earth bluray during the immersive underwater scenes.' This can be remedied by simply using the "Screen Fit" feature and adjust the pictue up slightly. To me this an awesome way to "Tweak" your set to accomodate various inputs of picture quality. Some have complained about the qualify of the audio. I calibrated the equalizer and the sound is very good...as good or better than my old RCA 32" CRT set. And when using my surround sound the movies sound great anyway. I did notice though that the units in the store were set to the factory default with is "flat-line ~ mid range" on all setting for the equalizer. So don't be discouraged when you check that out at the stores. We tested the Samsung and Sony side by side on audio quality while at Best Buy and got discouraged until we realized that the Samsung's equalizer had not been calibrated but the Sony's had. Perhaps Samsung should consider a demo setting to give more range for the audio for the stores. The remote is 100% backlit and has a nice glossy finish that fits well in an adult hand. It is very user friendly and the adjustment/tools menu's are also user friendly. The only negative that I've found with it is the buttons are somewhat difficult to press. The remote would not be good for someone with small or weak hands/fingers. Senior adults and small children may struggle with the remote. TV demensions shown are spot on. Fortunately for us since our cabinet required the exact demensions of the LN46B750 model. Viewing angle is not a problem at all. We sit about 8-10 feet from the screen and range from straight on (90 degrees) to about 70 degrees off center or 140 degrees viewing angle. At 70 degrees you notice a little washout but very tolerable and should be expected on LCD's. We use HDMI inputs and Optical Audio out. All worked great. We've not tried the Widget's feature yet - working on a wireless LAN to connect to the Internet. Always more to buy! But that part of the fun. Nor have we tried the Game mode - not much need for that in our home. All in all, I highly recommend this product!

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This is an outstanding television! I have to admit, I was dragging my feet even entering the HDTV market, as I am a "reverse snob" and don't like to admit how important TV is in our lives: "What, spend… hundreds of dollars on such a passive form of entertainment? Surely our OLD televisions are just fine." Sniff, sniff. Well, I'm eating crow and happy to be doing so! One day a few months ago, I got off my high horse and admitted just HOW much pleasure our family gets from TV shows like "Mad Men" or "Fringe" or "Amazing Race" and how enthralled my daughters have been with big box sets of gorgeous shows like "Planet Earth"...or how we like to watch documentaries and dramas from Netflix nearly every weekend, together, and, really, we AREN'T going to become illiterate slobs JUST because we have a good television set... :-) The time had come to get something that could take advantage of all the wonderful advances in technology (Blueray, Netflix, high def programming) and so I started researching LCD TV's. After much online searching, after review after review, after looking at actual sets in the stores, I settled on this Samsung--with some degree of trepidation, as it cost nearly three times the price of our last set. We've had it about a month, now, and we are ABSOLUTELY THRILLED: the picture quality is stunning--especially for travel and nature shows--and the set just works beautifully. My daughter--a gamer--was astounded to discover entire aspects of her favorite PS3 games (details, scenes, artistic fonts, etc.) that hadn't been translating onto our old Sony crt TV, at all. The television even looks gorgeous when it's not turned on, and doesn't seem as massive and attention-grabbing as our looming, extraordinarily heavy Sony Triniton, despite having a screen nearly twice as large. No other lcd hdtv I've seen begins to compare with the extraordinary detail, sharpness, and overall LIFELIKE quality of the images that Samsung managed to produce. Just this week, I got my latest issue of PC World magazine, and was pleased--but not the least surprised--to discover that they had rated this model as absolutely TOPS in its class (Lcd hdtv's over 40") AND also listed it as #10 in their rundown of "Top 100 Technological Products of 2009" as well.

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I intentionally held off writing this review until I had used the TV for a while. After having the TV installed for about 5 weeks now I feel comfortable in reviewing the product. Simply put it rocks. The… picture quality is superb. The interface is relatively easy to use. Pros: 1. Picture quality is amazing. The fastest most demanding sports, and action scenes are flawless. 2. No "wasted space" There is very little "casing" around the TV. No bulky speakers on the side etc. 3. Digital Tuner will likely give you a lot more channels with no adapter or cable box. You still won't get all of your premium channels but you will get more than just the analog tier. (note that I don't use this as my primary input for TV viewing only for the PIP functionality). Cons: 1. No single button for PIP. Makes it difficult/impossible to get to PIP from a Harmony remote. 2. The Yahoo Widget gallery is slow. Painfully slow. Slow to the point that every time you access it it takes 2-3 minutes. 3. The Automotion Plus is a matter of taste. You may love it or you may hate it. I ended up turning it off as it makes people in regular TV shows seem "hyper real". I don't know how else to describe it. It almost seems like they are cutouts layered on top of the background. I know that describes it poorly but you really have to see it to understand it. Can't comment on: 1. Speaker quality- Never used them never will. Everything runs through my sound system.

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