Samsung LN40C550 40-Inch 1080p 60 Hz LCD HDTV
- 10Wx2 audio output
- Wide Color Enhancer
- 40-Inch LCD Screen
- 2 ConnectShare Movie
- 4 HDMI (ver 1.3), HDMI-CEC
Product Description
Make the move to the smoothest LCD action ever. Samsung’s LN40C550 LCD HDTV offers incredible color and rich clarity, all on a 40-inch screen. Add the power of Samsung’s Wide Color Enhancer, for a picture that optimizes a given color’s hue, resulting in more natural rendering of colors and lifelike action. Samsung HDTVs are also ENERGY STAR compliant, helping the environment by using less energy while saving you money…. More >>
Categories: Televisions & Video
Just bought the LN40C550 and am very pleased. I picked up the LN40B530 a month ago on sale for $664 and was less impressed – the panel wasn’t as attractive as I expected (my PN50B650 looks great dowstairs) and the base was really crappy. When the 40C550 came out on sale for $688 I had to swap (and I only paid $34 shipping to swap). Very happy with Amazon’s customer service and the new TV blows the old one away. Remote/menu is superior, picture is comparable to my eye but the physicial TV is really sweet looking – even down to the button-less TV controls (vs. buttons on the B530 panel). Overall very happy, but the picture still doesn’t compare to my plasma downstairs.
Rating: 4 / 5
I bought 2 of these TV. We love them. It’s good price and 5 stars LVD TV.
Rating: 5 / 5
I purchased this 40″ TV when Amazon offered the free TiVo Premiere TiVo TCD746320 Premiere DVR (Black) along with purchase. This is my first flat screen TV and it is a good starter for the price. I chose an LCD because it tends to be more economical than a plasma. Plasmas offer better color but tend to use more energy and are more costly. I wasn’t looking to create a fantastic new home theater system; just something that will allow me to enjoy everyday TV and the occasional movie. The flat screen also opens up my small living room significantly. My previous tube TV was ginormous in comparison.
The delivery company, CEVA, came in within the time frame designated and helped set-up the TV on the swivel stand. They do not check to see if an image comes on the screen, even though they ask you to initial the line that states an image appeared on the TV. Whatever, I don’t expect the delivery guys to be technicians. Just keep this in mind.
Fortunately, with some exchanging of wires, I was able to set up the TV and receive a signal and picture. I do not have cable, so I hooked the TV up to an antenna. The picture quality is great on the HD channels and sufficient on the non-HD ones. It really is a sleek and nice looking TV. Even when turned off, it’s a nice piece of equipment.
I was concerned with the 60 Hz because I had read that the minimum an LCD TV should have is 120 Hz minimum. And while my friends and I are no LCD television experts, we really don’t notice a difference between our TV’s based on this refresh rate.
The sound quality is what’s bringing the review to 4 stars. Even for my small space, the sound just wasn’t good enough. You don’t need expensive speakers, but it’s definitely worth hooking it up to another audio output.
Rating: 4 / 5
My first LCD TV. Did the research and found this one had the price and features I was looking for. Setup was a breeze. Both the unit and the picture look great. I know there are better LCD TVs out there but for the price this one is excellent! The DLNA plays nice with my DNS-323 for streaming content. My only issue is the browsing menu for content could be better. And it only supports H624 not the more common X624 codec for HD movies.
Rating: 5 / 5
Very happy with purchase…don’t know much about TV’s, but this one sure looks beautiful…stand makes it look even better…awesome price made it a fabulous buy!
Rating: 5 / 5