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3.5 stars
"Best value in its class"
Pros: Stunning picture through Sony ps3 blu-ray
Have not noticed any of the heat issues many people are concerned with.
So many HDMI connections I don?t know what to do with em all.
Pretty even when off.Cons: Grabs every bit of dust in the room. the rests of the things that weren't cons as much as peeves are listed below
Summary: Noticeable flicker with picture in movie mode. (a brightening of the entire picture apparently caused by some automatic adjustment) I have not found which one it is to fix it yet.
Bands of discoloration (apparently caused by anti glare treatment) every few inches noticeable if you are looking for it. Once you know its there, how do you not look for it?
No capability to expand picture to entire screen when watching 2.4:1 aspect ratio blu-ray movies (which is apparently the film industry standard) so you get to sweat burn in most of the time.
Such a nice picture it really points out how flawed most video sources really are (Direct TV) forced me to get the more expensive cable for my Wii.
Info link service fairly worthless if you have any other source of information. The stock ticker portion doesn?t function at all.
PIP function only works with analog television channels or cable in; does anyone else see the problem with this?
Sure would be swell if somebody could make a TV that fully utilizes the genius of HDMI. Any input that goes to the television should be able to output from the TV to the stereo in fully Dolby 5.1 with one wire. But, every component ps3, satellite box, hd DVD player, needs its own connection not only to the television but also to the stereo receiver.
Firmware "upgrade" available on Samsung website two versions behind what was shipped on TV?
Graphics displayed on screen such as channel guide because ghosting lines across the screen. But who is watching the tv with the program guide on anyway?
Updated on Mar 3, 2009By the way, I have now watched several Blu-ray movies that forced black bars at top and bottom of the screen and am starting to think burn in wont be a problem at all as I have not seen any sign of it.
One thing I failed to mention in my original assesment is that the speakers for this television are more than adequate for watching television. I wouldn't watch The Who Live from the Isle of Wight from the television speakers but they are way better than they need to be.
Updated on Mar 15, 2009After a whole bunch of fiddling around with the issue I talked about earlier where the screen has a noticeable flicker in movie mode, I have discovered that the problem is caused by engaging the Energy Saving mode in the Setup menu. That being said I will continue to use this function unless I am watching Blu-ray movies because who doesn't want to save energy?
Updated on Jun 11, 2009Got tired of the bands of discoloration so I went back to Best Buy for service. They honored my service plan but buyer beware once they do that its over, dont have another problem because you have to buy another $250 plan, nice deductable jerks. Anyhow they had parts problems so they replaced my PN50A650 with a PN50B650. Holy Crap! the new B650 completely blows the A model away! DO NOT BUY A PN50A650!!!! Get a B model.
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whycali, was curious if you could help me out. i am just starting to use this tv and have also noticed what i would call "bands of discoloration" - not sure if we are describing the same thing but it's quite possible. i find it impossible to believe that for $1900 (what i paid, all in, with taxes) my picture would not be perfect - and by perfect i mean perfect to the naked eye of an average joe - i am not talking about gamma and dejugging or whatever other jargon the techies use.
so now i have to do pursue some action and i'm not looking forward to it. my questions that i really hope you can help me with are 1) is there a reason you went the Best Buy route instead of dealing directly with Samsung itself? 2) you mention they didn't have parts(?) so they gave you the "B" model (PN50B550) as a replacement ...did they actually say there was a specific cause and specific damaged part, and if so, why didn't they have anymore? are they not making the A550 anymore or something?? thx!
Samsung PN50A650:
