 Samsung LN46B750 Review |
| Review Date: May 9, 2009 |
| Reviewer: Douglas Fitzpatrick, California, Mission Viejo USA |
I am simply "speechless" regarding the Picture Quality with just a few adjustments out of the box!! This Samsung set is simply gorgeous with it's glossy wet black piano like finish, not to mention how good it looks even when turned off! This set has many real world usable features in store for you, plus a ton of options for customizing the picture to suit your preferences.
You can also tailor the way your set handles the AMP or Auto Motion Plus 240Hz, from ultra smooth while watching sports with 0 motion blurr to a more realistic film like smoothness. This is the first LCD HDTV that I have seen to actually have whiter whites and blacker blacks, until now only plasmas were capable of dark jet blacks and whiter whites!
This Samsung LCD HDTV is more like a computer, instead of a paper manual it comes with a USB 2.0 flash drive (E-Manual) where you just plug it in and you can just scan the manual on your beautiful 46" inch screen. You can also update the firmware version at anytime in the future for added features, bug fixes and maybe even hardware compatibility issues.
The sound I thought was pretty good for a flat panel, the remote is the icing on the cake. The remote is 100% backlit and has a nice glossy finish that fits well in hand. I did a lot of research on just about every HDTV on the market for a whole month and this set has the better picture quality of all the others out there, if you buy this set you won't be disapointed one bit!
Samsung has come a long way in just a short amount of time, there products a hard to beat cost and performance wise! I bought this set from Amazon on Friday and was delivered the following Wednesday, I don't know how Amazon managed that one quick shipment! A big thanks to the shipping company Pilot for their excellent friendly and help for getting it all set-up for me, the whole experience was joyful!
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Crisp, clear, and smooth images. Bright colors and deep blacks.
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| Review Date: May 27, 2009 |
| Reviewer: Gamer, Los Angeles |
Pros:
Crisp, clear, and smooth images. Bright colors and deep blacks. Light weight, low power consumption, low heat generation. PC and internet connectivity.
Cons:
Remote is not universal. Judder reduction can cause motion artifacts.
I knew I wanted a Samsung because their sets were clearer and brighter than the other brands. I even met a Sony employee that bought a Samsung so apparently he thinks so, too. I chose the B750 model because of the true 240 Hz, 2 ms response, limited internet, and ultra clear display. This model has some grey on the black frame which is less distracting than the red-trim on the other models. It also has a nice remote (BN59-00851A) as opposed to the wheel-lagging remote found on the other models.
The set is extremely light. I was able to pickup and setup the TV myself. The shipping box is not tamper-proof though, so anyone can open the tabs and replace the TV with bricks. The glass rectangular-base swivel stand is very stable as opposed to the oval-base stand found on the other models. I was at the epicenter of a 4.7 earth quake 1 week after buying the set. It happened while I was watching TV, which barely even wobbled. Everything worked out of the box with no quality control issues. This model even included a 500Mb thumb drive for the e-manual. You can upload music, pics and vids to the TV's built-in 2Gb memory.
Blu-rays and video games are really crisp. You'll have to adjust the display settings, but once adjusted the whites are extremely bright and the blacks are really dark. The 150,000:1 contrast ratio allows me to see images in dark scenes I couldn't see on the DLP set I used to have. I've read from other reviews about flash-lighting or pixilation. I believe these artifacts are broadcasted from the source station (i.e. the CBS symbol looks funny b/c CBS uses lossy-compression or low-rez graphics). None of these artifacts show up with games or Blu-rays.
The channel listing feature is pretty good. It lists programming for each station up to 6 hrs ahead, but you sometimes have to tune to that channel in order to update the information (channel surfing works, too).
The speakers are good, too. There's an adjustable 5-band equalizer. I can actually hear the simulated surround sound effect in my small living room.
AutoMotionPlus is super smooth and gives my old DVD library a fresh new look. The feature can be turned off or adjusted on 10 levels. This feature consists of Blur Reduction which eliminates motion blur to create crisp moving text/images, and Judder Reduction which interpolates images between frames to give super-smooth video. If Judder is set too high, the movie can look like a soap opera. It can also create motion artifacts such as ghosting or gasoline haze.
Feature for feature, the LN46B750 is the best 46" TV you can get at under $2000. |
Samsung Continues to Shine
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| Review Date: June 8, 2009 |
| Reviewer: Gadget Guy, Lawrenceville, GA |
| I have been a Sony TV fan for years but when I began shopping for HDTVs, it was clear that the torch had been passed to Samsung. Go to a Best Buy or other big box store and look at the screens from 50-100 feet away and you will quickly conclude that Samsung's always have the brighest image. Over a year ago I bought a 62" DLP for the "theater room" in the basement, and just a few weeks ago I picked up the LN46B750 to mount over our fireplace in the family room. I am one of those shoppers that analyzes everything available, reads reviews, etc. and when Amazon offered this new 240Hz model at special $300 discount it was a no-brainer. The B750 is great in all respects -- from picture quality to "extras" like being able to connect to some web-based services via widgets (the wireles adapter is NOT provided). My wife, who usually could care less about any electronic purchase, has even praised such features as screen-displayed caller ID and automtic running of photo screen shows. I shopped for several months for this television and have had absolutely no regrets about its features or performance thus far. |
Samsung - LN46B750 - Buyer Review
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| Review Date: July 29, 2009 |
| Reviewer: D. Kowal, DC |
I spent about 6 months reviewing LCD TV's and narrowed my search down to the Samsung and the Sony XBR. I opted for the Samsung because it was a "little" bit more bearable on costs and the few bucks saved bought me some other tech goodies that I am using in concert with my new Samsung LCD. The XBR isn't bad though. I just went with my gut after my research. On with the review:
One of the best, and I do mean best, reviews that I've ever read was from practical-home-theater-guide dot com. Just an awesome job of a non-biased, objective approach on this unit. Really helped my decision process too.
The Samsung LN46B750 gives you a lot to like, many great features, a wonderful picture that anyone would consider truly amazing. 240hz is the latest 'buzz' word for marketing purposes. You can't see "that much" of a difference with the naked eye versus the 120hz. You can see a huge difference versus the 60hz. The LN46B750 gives you vast controls, unlike many other before. Controls for altering the picture tremendously, as you see fit, or necessary. The TV takes some time to get used to if you're NOT tech savvy, because there are just many new words or features that probably most people don't really get into all that much. But, they are features nonetheless and they do help the user control the picture appearance.
The LN46B750 provides yahoo widgets which I thought was really neat. These are programmable to the users likings, you pick which widgets you want, I like the weather, sports, news, stocks, etc. Comes in handy when I'm glued to my couch. NOTE: When connecting to the Internet, via an RJ45 Cat5 or Cat6 Ethernet cable to your wireless router; you'll have to perhaps turn off the TV and let the connection reintialize to get it to synch. I also definitely prefer the "wired" versus "wireless" approach for using the DLNA and Internet@TV function.
Additionally, if you decide to hook up an Internet ready box like ROKU, or a Blu Ray player, which I did, the wired approach vastly improves speeds. Wireless will only get you so far. Like using your laptop wireless-ly. That's fine, but with live streaming video from Amazon or NetFlix, you'll wish you had a wired connection. No pauses, no gaps, no slow speeds, etc, you get the idea.
Having my TV talk to the Internet is way cool. Just seems like it should've already been there in this modern day and age. With technology ever changing, it only makes sense to me. Kudo's on bleeding edge, emerging technologies.
The LN46B750 connects to your home PC, as if your PC was acting like a server. Basically once you connect the PC SHare software, the LN46B750 can retrieve any folder that you've elected to share. Music, Video files, Images, pictures, the whole lot. How cool is that?
With Home Networking, this TV will also receive text messages and incoming phone calls from your cell phone (only on SELECTED MODELS). That's pretty neat too, eh?
Image quality - superb. I think it looks just as good as the LED and can't see spending the extra bucks on an LED with 240hz, because you're talking a substantial increase. All for what? Can't see it.
Now having said that, I believe it's the B650 model which gives you pretty much the same exact features minus the 240hz , which is something to consider as well.
Roku is really nice on this. I enjoyed the ability to stream from netflix and/or Amazon. With great image quality too. Surprising, coming over a public network (internet).
Deep blacks, what does that mean? Means that the blacks are blacks and not "off-black". Very accurate natural looking colors, good shadow detail, excellent connectivity options, HDMI, DLNA support, USB 2.0, Anynet, Internet@TV, Yahoo Widgets, 240hz refresh, "ultra-clear panel" screen which truly helped on glare reduction IMHO, makes the Samsung LN46B750 a great purchase for the buyer who wants a top quality product.
Delivery was smooth, as anticipated, no problems there.
All-in-all, if you're willing to spend about $300 bucks extra for 240hz auto-motion plus, then it's a great buy. The image you'll get in your own living room will truly amaze you. Kinda akin to seeing it in the store, but just completely way way better. The stand does swivel on this model. ToC is faint but cool. I prefer it over the red, just my opinion. Red is fine too though. Samsungs only flaw, which I can't really fault them for, is the sound. The LN46B750 is was not designed to be an AWESOME TV annnnndddd and AWESOME SURROUND SYSTEM. If you're going to purchase a top quality, state of the art LCD TV, then fork out the extra bucks if you can do it and go get you a 5.1 or 7.1 surround system. Or even a panel bar system, something of the sort. This will truly bring your TV alive and you will only then, get the true experience of a home theater system. Having this TV w/o a surround system is like buying a great looking 57 Chevy, fully re-conditioned, with a 4 banger in it. Please. Do yourself justice and get the surround system to go with it!
I would highly recommend the LN46B750 to anyone. I've owned the TV for 1 day and have almost fully mastered it. If I can help or assist anyone with the unit, please feel free to email me at anytime.
Thanks,
dak970@yahoo |
Excellent LCD-Top rated
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| Review Date: May 20, 2009 |
| Reviewer: J. R. Cheal, Space Coast of FL, USA |
I spend my professional time doing video production, and I spent over 35 yrs. as a Professional photographer, so I know a little about quality images, and this is like going from an old Polaroid to a Kodachrome slide !!
Having watched everyone else's HD home units, I decided it was time to make the move myself, and WOW ! This provides a super sharp HD image, and I spent over 4 months looking at all that was within my budget in HD LCD's, and this Sammy does it all in spades. I no longer have to visit friends homes to see great HD and BluRay videos, as I can watch them at my home now. Price was just right, and free shipping was a big bonus too! Got it when Amazon had a $300 discount coupon going until the 15th, and I couldn't be happier! Great TV, great service, and what's not to like about this Samsung? Just make the move and buy one, you will not regret this one !! |
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