Samsung LN46A650 46-Inch 1080p 120Hz LCD HDTV with RED Touch of Color
The first thing to remark upon with the Samsung A650 TV is the picture quality. It’s outstanding. The colors are vibrant and defined, and the biggest thing for me personally is that the blacks are no longer “a bit grey-ish!”
Samsung uses what they call Super Patterned Vertical Alignment (SPVA) to ensure that the picture can be seen anywhere in the room. This is really good if, like me, you want to put the TV in a smaller room. It really can be seen clearly from almost any angle – the eyes really do seem to follow you around the room!!
The TOC aspect – Samsung has incorporated a hint of red into the surround – is actually a bold move by Samsung. A lot of people will be put off by thinking that the red won’t actually fit into their existing décor. Don’t worry about this. The “red” is only the lightest hint, and it only becomes apparent when you get up close – it’s really subtle and it actually looks pretty good in almost any environment.
It’s also light – handy if you want to wall-mount it. I managed to pick it up all by myself without much effort. Handy also are the side-mounted USB ports for picture viewing and MP3 players. Photographs look awesome with the Samsung’s picture quality, although be careful as the picture quality is so good it may show up blemishes that you would prefer to keep hidden!
The USB ports are there because Samsung wanted this to be a real entertainment hub, and it works. Playing PS3 games on this TV is killer.
The only downside is that sometimes the picture quality is too good. Sometimes, you can get lines and imperfections on the screen, but this is because of the TV channel’s weak broadcast. In other words, the TV will broadcast whatever it receives – if the signal is weak or has imperfections in it, then unfortunately, you get those too. Some people have also griped about the remote control, and to be honest, it is ugly, but hey, its a remote control!
These are really small issues – the Samsung TOC A650 is a great product – Samsung has created the next generation. This is the TV for you if you want HD ready TV with all the add-ons of a great entertainment hub.
