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| The NTSC (National Television Systems Committee) has established the color standards all TVs in America try to meet. And typical LCD TVs only meet about 72% of this standard. Samsung LCD HDTVs use Cold Cathode Fluorescent Lamp backlights to give you 92% coverage of the NTSC standard, ensuring truer, more breathlessly vivid colors. Samsung’s exclusive Wide Color Enhancer technology delivers more brilliant colors, even in bright areas of the picture where blues and greens are washed out on conventional screens. The system displays wider color reproduction, showing you truer colors – the fresh green of spring foliage, the intense blue of the summer sky. | |||
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Connectivity
 | To make the Series 6 a true entertainment hub for any home, Samsung has incorporated advanced HD connectivity and networking capabilities that expand the HDTV’s functionality. A wide variety of multimedia devices can be connected to the set through any one of the four Simplay compliant HDMI 1.3 inputs (including one on the side), and the handy HDMICEC feature lets you control all your CEC-enabled peripherals using just one remote. Connect HD digital devices like disc players, game consoles, and satellite dish components into the 2 rear connections and use the side-mounted input for cameras, camcorders, and laptops. HDMI is the best performing interface for displaying an HD source on an HDTV. Once connected, users can easily access device menus and manage and display content through the newly redesigned Wheel Key Remote control and the HDTV’s sophisticated content management interface. All Connections
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Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA)
  | You already know something about digital living. There’s the TV and digital video recorder in your family room. (And another set in your bedroom.) You have a PC and digital printer in your office, along with a network attached storage device. And you’ve copied all your music onto your portable music player and haven’t had to open a CD case for years. But getting them to talk to each other can be pretty tough. Why is it still so difficult to send digital content from one device to another? Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) is a collaboration of the world’s leading consumer electronics, PC and mobile companies that has created design guidelines for a new generation of products that can work together ? no matter the brand. Think for a moment about all of the photos "locked away" on your home PC that you wish you could access while entertaining your friends and family. Now, thanks to DLNA enabled devices, a DLNA-enabled PC can be accessed from the comfort of your living room or family room via a DLNA-enabled HDTV, where you can enjoy your memories with friends and family, without having to deal with the hassle and non-intuitive "PCexperience". Or, say you recently downloaded your daughter’s birthday party video from your digital camcorder to your PC. Now you want to share it with your parents who are visiting. Without DLNA, you probably have to burn a DVD of the video or hook up the camcorder to the TV. With DLNA, you can just use your TV’s remote to call up the video on your TV. That’s it. |
Super Patterned Vertical Alignment
 | Samsung’s Super Patterned Vertical Alignment (SPVA) panel provides a 178-degree viewing angle from all four axes |
Audio Features
TruSurround is a patented SRS technology that solves the problem of playing 5.1 multichannel content over two speakers. TruSurround delivers a compelling, virtual surround sound experience through any two-speaker playback system, including internal television speakers and headphones. It is fully compatible with all multichannel formats up to 5.1 channels. High-quality virtual surround sound can be experienced with just the two hidden, downward-firing side-mounted 2.2-channel dome speakers built into the TV.SRS TruSurround XT technology delivers an amazing, simulated 3D effect with clear dialog and powerful bass.
TruSurround XT audio also adds three audio enhancement technologies to produce an amazingly immersive sound experience.
- Dialog Clarity brings movie dialog into Focus during the playback of any surround-encoded material to make speech much clearer and crisper.
- TruBass creates incredible deep rich bass allowing a person to perceive significantly deeper, richer low bass tones that are far beyond the physical low frequency capabilities of the speaker itself.
- The SRS WOW feature widens the soundstage by processing standard two-channel stereo material as well as multi-channel encoded material for a dramatic improvement in the playback of any stereo audio over a two-speaker system.
Which Size HDTV is Right for My Room?
 | With standard-definition TVs, the rule used to be that viewers would feel comfortable watching a set from a distance of 3 to 6 times the screen size in inches. With HDTV, the resolution is so much better that you can sit closer to a larger TV without noticing the pixels. So with HDTVs, the rule tends to be you can sit anywhere from 1.5 to 3 times the screen size (in inches) for the best experience.
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Nearly Perfect December 4, 2008Pros:
-Price
-Picture - My set had no problems with clouding or halo. Picture is phenomenal after making minor tweaks to the settings. Check out AVS Forums for calibration settings. You'll thank me later.
-Style (the TOC is actually nice, I was skeptical),
-plenty of inputs,
-upgrading firmware is a breeze (usb)
Neutral:
-DLNA- the packaged software is mediocre. I heard you can use Tversity, but haven't had a chance to try it out yet.
-Wiselink- only works with an ethernet bridge or wireless dongle. I rarely use it.
-Sound - woofer (not sub-woofer)is only marginally better than other tvs. I have this tv paired with a soundbar anyway, so it don't use the tv's speakers.
-AutoMotionPlus- I keep it at low or off, because it make the picture looks so clear that it's kinda un-natural.
Cons:
-PIP is useless (I could only get it to work with one of the sources being a PC)
-Remote is crap, the wannabe ipod style clickwheel is very unresponsive.
Overall I am very pleased with this set. I have been waiting to upgrade my Panasonic RPLCD for 3 yrs now and actually was set on picking up the 650 when I amazingly found the 750 onsale for $100 cheaper (Thanks Frys!).
OTA HD signals produce an amazing picture. Bluray off my PS3 is ridiculous. The tv even does a decent job of upscaling standard def as well. For those who like tweaking their picture, the tv has all types of settings to mess with. I'm sure if you want to fork out the $$ for professional calibrating, the picture would be even more incredible.
I was a little weary of the screen being the glossy type like those on plasmas since the room that it's in has a bit of natural light coming in, but it wasn't as bad as I thought. Apparently Samsung went away from the matted screens because the glossy ones help produce darker blacks. And this tv definitely produces some of the deepest blacks I've seen on a LCD and rival all plasmas (except maybe the Kuro sets, but holds its own).
Bottom line, you will be very pleased with this tv. Good luck searching.
Fabulous Picture, even better when professionally tuned, but DLNA disappoints November 29, 20082 out of 2 found this review helpful
One can not overestimate the WOW factor of the Samsung LN52A750 52-Inch 1080p DLNA LCD HDTV with RED Touch of Color. In the LN52A750 Samsung has given the world brilliant picture quality and stunning style in a unit that anyone would be proud to make the centerpiece of their living room or entertainment palace.
Right out of the box the picture is impressive, although the factory settings are too bright and overly saturated. This is to be expected, however, as virtually all manufacturers tune their sets to stand out in store displays. After fine-tuning my set using Digital Video Essentials: Optimize Your Home Entertainment System (NTSC Component), I now have a virtually perfect picture. It was a tedious and time-consuming process, however, so my recommendation to the patience-impaired would be to hire someone locally to do the work using the latest test equipment. For most people it would be well worth the cost (est. $50 -$75) after shelling out a couple of G's for a state-of-the-art LCD television.
Before purchasing this set, I was somewhat concerned about the red cast of the "Touch of Color" bezel. I shouldn't have been. It's really quite subtle, almost unnoticeable, but gives just a hint of color interest to what otherwise would be a black monolith when the unit is powered off. And when it's turned on, well, let's just say that no one will be looking at the edges of the set!
I must give credit also to the tuner in this baby. While I generally watch HDTV (clear QAM) fed by my cable provider, I also get 26 strong, clean digital over-the-air channels (NTSC) using a medium-range boom antenna that I stashed out of sight in my attic back in the days of analog television. The transmitters for some of those stations are over 50 miles away, and my antenna is stationary (no rotor)!
My only real gripe about the normal television functionality is that the set has only one F connector (antenna) input. In order to have access to both cable QAM and over-the-air NTSC signals, I had to install an A/B switch (remote-controlled, which I bought from a popular neighborhood radio store) and then to skip the automatic channel scan in favor of tuning the cable and OTA stations separately).
If I were rating this set on the normal television features alone, I'd give it five starts (or more, if it were possible). However, there are a few flaws in this set. It is advertised as being DLNA-ready, and it is - sort of. The bad news is that it is currently compatible ONLY with the Samsung DLNA server software packaged with the set, which has rudimentary functionality at best. And it works over wired Ethernet only; forget about any kind of wireless setup. The RSS InfoLink does work over wireless, but the content is marginally useful. Meanwhile, the interactive content that is preloaded into the on-bard memory isn't anything to write home about, and the promise of being able to acquire more on line is yet to be fulfilled.
Despite those few disappointments, some of which I hope will be resolved someday, I am still in love with this set after three months. In my opinion, the picture quality exceeds that of some more expensive, higher end sets, and I can honestly recommend the entire series 7 line from Samsung to just about anyone looking for a great-looking, top-performing LCD.
FANTASTIC SERVICE AND PRODUCT November 29, 2008THE SAMSUNG IS EVERYTHING THAT I REVIEWED ITS A GREAT PICTURE,THE DELIVERY WAS PROMPT AND VERY PROFESSIONAL.
Great Deal November 28, 20080 out of 1 found this review helpful
I have just purchased this tv from Amazon Warehouse and saved at least 300.00 over the cheapest new one I have seen advertised. I have read, researched and visted the local stores to learn as much as I could about flat panel tv's. At first I was leaning towards the plasma but after I found the 120hz and the high contrast rating of Samsung I changed my mind. I am anxiously awaiting the tv and will report on my initial experience soon. For those who are reluctant to buy from Amazon Warehouse, please stay tuned!
SAMSUNG 52LCD 1080P November 27, 2008EXCELLENT TELEVISION..MORE THAN I EXPECTED...GREAT PRICE..EASY TO MOUNT BY YOURSELF..HOPE FOR MANY YEARS OF GREAT OPERATION. AMAZON WAS FANTASTIC IN EVERY WAY CONCERNING THIS PURCHASE
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