Samsung LN52A750 52-Inch 1080p DLNA LCD HDTV with RED Touch of Color Review!
I have had Samsung LN52A750 52-Inch 1080p DLNA LCD HDTV with RED Touch of Color for about 2 weeks now. It’s one of the best purchases I’ve made. I’ll try to go through some of the positives and negatives (there are so few!) about the TV.
Picture – absolutely amazing. I’m not an expert when it comes to HDTV picture quality and won’t say that this is the best picture out there, but it just awesome to watch. I try to always find something on the HD channels to watch before I go to the regular channels. But even the 720p channels are pretty good. I did calibrate the TV with the internet’s help (before you spend the money on a professional or calibration CD try doing a search for samsung ln52a750 calibration…you’ll find a lot of instruction on this). Haven’t tried blu-ray yet, but upconverted DVD looks awesome.
Sound – people have said the sound isn’t so great..i think it’s not bad. I hooked up an HDMI from my cable box to the TV and the sound hasn’t been disappointing. If you have a sound system this shouldn’t be a concern (the TV has an optical audio out…so you can hook up everything to the TV and output the sound to your sound system). If you don’t have a sound system..i don’t think you’ll be upset by the quality (just my opinion).
Appearance – this is a very nice looking set. It looks great in my apartment. As for the TOC, it does not bother me or any of my friends that have seen it. I don’t even think I would have noticed it if it wasn’t mentioned in reviews often. The TV does produce a glare, but next time you go to a local electronics store to look at TVs notice that most of them have a glare! Once the TV is on and you’re watching anything, the glare becomes a non-issue.
USB port – pretty cool. I hooked my USB up to this which contained some JPEGs. The pictures looked great. This is just a cool concept…the fact that you can drag some pics onto a jump drive and look at them on your 52 inch TV. Also, you can buy the wireless infolink USB which you plug into the port and get wireless news and weather.
Interactive Content – this is completely not necessary, but pretty cool. The TV comes preloaded with a lot of artwork, recipes, and stuff for kids. You just click on a but on the remote and can chose one of the categories you’d like to see. I can see that the artwork feature would be nice if you were having a party and wanted some background music and pictures. But this is a little extra.
Games – I have the Wii hooked up to the unit and it looks great. The max resolution for the wii is 480p so don’t expect HD viewing, but it’s just fun to play on such a large screen with a great picture.
TV as Computer monitor – relatively good quality. very easy to hook up my laptop to the TV with approriate cable. This was an important issue for me as I can know watch Netflix movies from my laptop on the TV. The quality is pretty good (will not be near HD..but nice to know that you have this option)
Remote – this is probably the worst thing about the TV. The setup is not user friendly. The wheel that many have mentioned does not always work well. But it’s such a small thing. I don’t really use the remote except to turn the tv on and off and change the source. The interactive content is accessible by the remote as well.
Compared to Samsung LN52A650 – the 750 does not swivel, whereas the 650. I’ve seen the picture quality on both and they are similar. I did however like the look of the 750 much better (just has a nicer appearance, it’s width is slightly bigger because of a thicker frame). Otherwise the two are almost the same…so it’s up to your preference.
Ordering – try to order this TV from Amazon (check the line that says Sold by…). the reason for this is free shipping and no tax (unless you’re shipping to NY). Plus the shipping is via CEVA. I did pick up the TV from the warehouse. But the guys there help me load the TV into the truck and were professional. Can’t really comment on the in-home service.
Samsung LN52A750 52-Inch 1080p DLNA LCD HDTV with RED Touch of Color – Hightly Recommended!