Samsung LN52B750 Excellent so far

I installed this TV yesterday and watched a dvd movie last night with my kid and her friend using a samsung Blu-ray. The combination of excellent tv and the upconverted dvd made for a very brilliant movie experience. I also found the sound to be quite good as well.

Samsung LN52B750 Best tv

This tv is fantastic. Best picture for the best price. I have had lcd's since 2004 and other 2008 model Samsung tv's, I know what makes a great lcdtv. This is by far the best tv. Don't pay for calibration, just search avsforums.com. Just copy the settings people post and use the one you like.

I have 2 windows, either side of the tv, on same wall. Glare is minimal. Sound is fine for tv speakers. Plenty of picture adjustments. No lag for gaming, I just labeled the hdmi input as "pc". Buy this tv!

Samsung LN52B750 240hz

I am thrilled with this set. The picture is absolutely dazzling out of the box. I have not adjusted any of the picture qualities. The only thing lacking is the sound quality. I think it should be better for this level of a set. It has no bass whatsoever. But I am using my surround sound stereo when I want good sound. It is the first HDTV that I have owned and I'm very pleased.

Samsung LN52B750 Pleasing picture quality!

I had a Sony KDL-52W4100 for about 5 months. The BluRay discs in Theater mode played well but the regular HD TV (AT&T Uverse) was less than satisfactory. I tried adjusting the picture settings many times and no matter what, the colors looked artificial to me and it also had the problem of fluctuating back light. I also have a Samsung LN32A450, which I think has outstanding picture quality for both HD and non-HD programs. I decided to take a loss and sell the Sony.

I then started looking into the 52" 2009 models. Based on the Excellent rating provided by CNET, I started seriously looking at this TV and bought it a month back. I am very satisfied with the purchase.

I now have two very good TVs from Samsung and can highly recommend this product.

After a few attempts for picture setting, I have settled on the following:

Natural
Backlight: 3
Contrast: 97
Brightness: 61
Sharpness: 45
Color: 43
Color Tone: Normal
Size: Screen Fit (most channels have white flashing lines in the bottom, so I switch back to 16:9)
Energy saving: off

I have a pleasing picture which looks natural and is as good or better than my 32" Samsung A450 for HD. Non-HD display is OK but I don't watch much of it any way.

I can't really say if the 240 HZ or the 2 ms response time contributes much to the performance of the TV but I think the higher contrast ratio (150,000:1) does. Lot of the movies I saw in the Sony are much better on this TV, very good black level, contrast and color.

The reflective screen was a bit of a concern before I bought the TV as I have a window on the side, but is not as bothersome as CRT TVs (no issue with the matte screen in the Sony). Sony had better sound quality than the Samsung.

Haven't used much of the Yahoo widgets but maybe someday. The internet connectivity can be handy. Although my internet settings are fine, when I try to do an online SW upgrade, I get a message "Connection failed (600)".

Registered the product with Samsung and got 3 months of additional warranty.

If we are spending over 2k for a TV, it is fine to expect a little perfection. I think you can most certainly get that from this TV. The LED TVs are very slim and looks attractive, but if picture quality is your primary concern, this TV might do just fine.

Samsung LN52B750 This purchase was a great decision!

Wow! After deliberating for several months over what type of HD TV I should buy, the previous reviews on this product pushed me to give this one a try. I debated over the LCD and Plasma for two reasons: 1) we have lots of windows in our living room and could have reflective glare and 2) we have a large living room with seating in places that could offer a bad viewing angle. I decided on the LCD to reduce the glare and not worry so much about the viewing angle. After we had it installed, the viewing angle, for our 25x20 living room, did not turn out to be much of a problem after all. Sitting directly in front of the TV obviously is best.

We are just so pleased with this TV. This is our first high def TV and with our upgraded dish, felt like we were watching baseball games in 3D at first. It has a beautiful picture and we are okay with the sound put out by the TV. We do plan to upgrade to a home theater system, but until then we are comfortable with what we have.

We also registered our product online at Samsung, per an earlier review, and received the additional 3 months warranty.

Samsung LN52B750 WOW WOW

WOW WOW!! Amazing Picture.

I just got this TV (LN52B750) ( with a free blue ray player) yesterday from Amazon.com. Perfect delivery. No Issues. It took just one day to deliver as Amazon has a warehouse nearby (I live near DFW Airport)

This TV is amazing. For the last few hours, I couldn't take my eyes off of the TV. Samsung simply beats the Sony in every aspect. I've seen my freinds' Sony TVs. Samsung quality is simply superb.

Still exploring features on the TV and will write more.

Anyone knows the optimum settings for picture/brightness/contrast etc?

Samsung LN52B750 Why look further

I spent 9 months researching LCD televisions, when I first started looking the LN52A650 (which I coveted) was all the rave, receiving the highest marks for best LCD. Then Samsung released it's new line-up in march 2009, I took one look at the B750 and stayed glued to floor for 30 minutes at Best Buy. Though the sound lack some punch, this is easily pacified by the wonderful picture that this unit displays, besides a TV this size should have a surround sound system. If you're thinking about purchasing a HDTV and you're thinking that 52" is what you need. Take a walk over to your nearest electronic shop and have a look for yourself....you just might find yourself digging in your pocket (or purse) for your cash.

I HAVE NO BUYER'S REMORSE WHAT-SO-EVER AND NEITHER WILL YOU!!!

Samsung LN52B750

This is a great TV. It was easy to set up, easy to connect to other units, and has a great picture.

Amazon delivered it on time as promised.

Samsung LN52B750 Perfect in every way

I was hesitant to buy online. I looked at Sams, Frys, Best Buy etc. Nothing came close to this in performance. I would definitely buy from Amazon again. Delivery was fast and easy.

Samsung LN52B750 Beats old analog TVs

After studying LCD's for a couple of years, it was time to finally decide. Found this one on amazon after seeing it in a local store and had to send for it. Price was far better than I could have gotten locally. I was a little concerned about shipping but it was delivered in a box that was very protective. Set it up and have been very pleased with the picture. It really is a great picture. I had to adjust the picture as I'm sure everyone will have to set it up for their preference in TV viewing. Also ordered the articulating wall mount from Amazon and set it up with no problems except the lag screws are a little small and I broke one of in the wall while tightening it. Bought another at Home Depot and have it all set up on the wall. Can't believe I waited so long for a great picture.

Samsung LN52B750 Fantastic TV

I've been researching flatscreens for 3 years now (as I bided by time waiting for permission from my wife to finally get one), and in the end, after reading all of its stellar reviews and actually going to see it for myself in the showroom, released my pent up buying desires on purchasing this superb tv. Unbelievably sharp picture and Samsung's colors are fantastic right out of the box.

At first, things were a bit too sharp, though, and I was feeling somewhat unable to enjoy shows and movies because the HD was allowing me to see the layers of stage makeup caked on actors' and actresses' faces (which kind of takes you out of the scene)and the movement was too sharp (if that makes) sense. This was easily remedied by turning off the edge enhancement feature, reducing the judder to 3, and doing the other tweaks suggested by the top review listed here.

My wife was skeptical about the value of this but now is completely sold and loves our TV. I've yet to watch any Blu Ray on this (and see the 240hz in action) but so far it's great.

The Yahoo Widgets are kind of "meh." right now, but the YouTube widget is nice and very easy to use. If Netflix Instant Streaming were built in, this thing would be off the hook, but that's okay; I've got a TiVo HD hooked up to it and that allows me to stream and download HD shows from Amazon and Netflix. Also, in order to partially justify spending all this dough, I've dropped cable and am going purely with an HD antenna. (After testing out a bunch of models from cheap to expensive, I ultimately settled on the RCA flat amplified antenna with a powered amplifier.) I'm smack dab in the middle of NY, so I'm more than satisfied with the channels I get, and let me tell you, the picture from our local over-the-antenna broadcasts is amazing on this set. When we watch the news, it's a bit unsettling because it looks almost like the the newscasters are sitting across a table from us. And frankly, I'm glad not to have to deal with those bozos from the cable company anymore for anything but my internet bill.

Some of the reviewers knock this TV for it's sound, but it's not bad...and really, when you're getting a TV in this class, why would you even consider doing anything less than a full home theater surround sound system?

You'll probably rarely use it, but this unit has some nifty little software extras that are nice to turn on when you want to relax (there are nature and meditation programs you can turn that give you a pretty image (a la "Sunrise Earth") with some soothing music).

The overall design is excellent. We love the clear stand and the rounded glass edges.

My only small complaint is that the glass screen is highly reflective. A BB salesperson told me that the glass screen is how Samsung manages to achieve the incredibly deep blacks on this TV, so I'm okay with it (and it's easy to just turn off the lights and close the shades...and wear dark clothing).

Anyway, no regrets here at all. I am _very_ happy with this TV.

Samsung LN52B750 Unreal... Best TV on the market!

If you want a real review on this TV you must take it from the absolute professionals. There is no one in the US that knows picture quality better than Craig Rounds (from CIR-Engineering) he has over 120,000$ worth of equipment. He is not CNET that hooks the computer up and uses a 1000$ meter to read the color. He travels around the country calibrating reference home theater systems. He has absolutely no incentive to give a good review! This TV is better than the Pioneer Elite Kuro. Once calibrated it has comparable black levels. Out of the box it has superior video processing; Moreover, you do not need to worry about burn-in's. It beats all the LCD and LED TVs on the market. The only LED tv that tie's are last years model's with local dimming. I did, no kidding, nearly 50 hours of research on different TVs and this is the best. The reason I went with this unit instead of a new LED set is strictly due to near perfection of LCD technology. LED is a new technology, it still has a lot of kinks to work out (Dead pixels, etc..). It will definitely be a better set in the years to come, but this year the b750 take the cake. Now take a ride on any Blu-Ray movie and it's easy to see how it out preforms all the Panasonic Plasma's, Well with there "Flicker" problem with Panasonic on 1080 24P (which is definitely the best viewing quality. This set paints it the canvas right in front of your eyes. It is beautiful.

Samsung LN52B750 After 3 years of searching..

I want to start off by saying that I am probably THE pickiest person when it comes to picture quality, response time, and input lag. I started searching for a nice, large LCD a long time ago. I finally decided to buy a 52 inch Samsung model 2 years ago but just the 60hz model with an 8ms response time from Amazon. First of all, that LCD was basically unusable, came with some stuck pixels, and was plagued with ghosting. I'd say that the response time was somewhere in the 200-400ms range for some high contrast colors. There was also terrible pillaring on either side of the LCD that I could not ignore in scenes with lots of solid color. I basically gave up the search at that point and returned the TV because I was so unhappy with it.

So naturally, I was skeptical about this one when I needed to buy a TV for my new home 1.5 years later. This time it was on my gf's dime, and I figured I'd give it a shot. Let me tell you, the response time is about 100 times better. I don't see blacks streaking across my screen like I used to. Granted, since I am very sensitive to it, I can still see ever so slight ghosting if I look close enough. But, the difference here is I have to try HARD to see it. I still have slight pillaring on this LCD but it's almost nonexistent if you are directly in front of the TV. Also, I have no stuck pixels which makes me happy too! Input lag will exist on any large LCD you purchase, but I tell you I don't even notice it playing COD4 or Killzone2. Contrast ratio and color tone has also advanced greatly since the last LCD I purchased. They are so vivid and it is to bright that I have to turn it down to 1-3 for the backlight or else my eyes burn in the dark. This LCD is also thinner than the last by about 50%. I don't care for the 240hz because it makes mistakes with compressed content, but looks pretty damn good on uncompressed HD. So, I leave judder and blur reduction to a nice median 5 and it's quite pleasing to look at now. The menu, added features, and everything are also nice on this product, although I don't use them that often. My ONLY complaint is that the speakers on this aren't up to par with the old one I returned. Of course, this is 50% thinner so I am sure they downsized the sub and some speakers. I can't rate this lower because you need to have a separate sound system anyways if you care to have good sound quality. I got this for $1949 which is a hell of a lot cheaper than in the stores. Coming from a picky user that frequented the avsforums and did a ton of research, you should definitely purchase this LCD. At the time of this review and my purchase which was months ago, it was regarded as the best LCD on the market. LED was tempting, but I am wary of the issues with new tech until it is well established and the kinks are ironed out. Best buy ever!

Samsung LN52B750 Very happy with it

I bought this tv to use as the monitor on my gaming pc (and to watch movies and play games on a ps3). I sit about 44 inches from it, just far enough away to not see the pixels. I must say, even at that close it is absolutely amazing. Very bright, decent black levels. Great clarity even on text. I wouldn't say the picture is as good as my 50" plasma, but it's darn close. (and I wasn't about to use a plasma as a gaming monitor; too bright, too hot, and too hard on the plasma) I only see the bizarre backlighting pattern when the screen is all black. Also only got one stuck-red pixel, which could have been worse I suppose. TV is surprisingly light. Had no trouble lifting it up on the table and carrying it around the house by myself. Definitely a worthy purchase. I couldn't stop laffing like an evil lunatic when I fired up Crysis on it.

Samsung LN52B750 Samsung HD ROCKS

After watching the ads/prices for months and months, I finaly made the plunge for our first big screen HD. We're overwelmed with the quality of the picture of this set, and can't be happier (so far...it's only been a couple of weeks)!
Went through a couple of cable box changes (box problem, not TV), and cable connection changes, we have an unbelievable picture, without any fine tweeking yet. Don't want to touch any of the fine adjustments yet. There are more features on this set that we haven't even found.
Amozon shipping was quick; we were contacted within days to set up delivery date. I will say it was good I was home to help driver carry in and place TV. After that, I was on my own to make connections.
So far, we're very happy with the sharpness of the picture, and the quality and look of the set.

Samsung LN52B750 Great TV

Great TV - just wish Dish Network had a better signal. I can see the screen "jump" in non HD programs and it gets annoying at times.

Samsung LN52B750 Price

Great Job amazon raise the price for cyber monday from 1699 i guess i wont be buying it today

Samsung LN52B750 1080p LCD HDTV

This is one of the nicest looking TVs I've ever purchased. I was amazed at the quality and clarity of the picture once it was hooked up. Set-up was a breeze and took seconds using the HDMI cable. I didn't think the picture would be much different than my 3 year old LCD, but it was the difference between night and day, and that's not including what it looks like in HD. The HD will knock your socks off. It looks as if the person is sitting or standing in the room with you....it's hard to describe. I'm still amazed at how beautiful the picture is on this TV. If I could afford it, I'd buy one of these TVs for every room in my house.

Samsung LN52B750 Best Buy

I just received the TV so I can't add more to the great stuff already said about this way over top of the line TV. So far all is excellent.

What I want to complement is Amazon's delivery. As Amazon is an authorized distributor, their price is limited to the $2,465 that all other authorized distributors are priced at. Many other etailers sell around $2,090 but are not authorized, so I was very wary of them.

Then Amazon comes along with a $400 promotional discount (unfortunately expired on 6/1) and basically unadvertised on their site. I found it through bloggers. So I was able to buy at a price matched to the other guys.

Delivery estimate was 6/4 for me, but I got a call saying it was ready for delivery on 6/1. Three days early, yeah!

Now for the best part, it was delivered white glove. The guys brought it into my house, powered it up and worked with me to verify all was operational before they left.

So for $2,065 bottom line, I received this TV white glove delivered shipping included. No one, not even the non-authorized dealers, could touch that.


Cons: While reading the user manual I found the electronics design engineer part of me saying "that is just stupid" several times. Some of its intentionally built-in limitations just amazed me, but I find that is somewhat true of all electronics, so I didn't degrade my star rating any.

The most bizarre case, the 5.1 channel sound is only available if the source is the built-in tuner. Any source sound from HDMI inputs (such as a BD Player) is downgraded to 2 channel for passing through to the HDMI output. Per the user manual, the only way to get 5.1 sound from all your devices is to have them each send their audio via optical straight to the audio receiver. This just defeats the whole advantage of HDMI doing combined audio/video in one cable.

Design wise, this should be a simple HDMI pass-through. I am always amazed when companies spend manpower to delete naturally occurring functionality, especially when that deletion make otherwise great features useless. Four HDMI inputs yet you can't use them because surround sound is stripped. Is this a case of the consumer getting screwed by movie industry driven DRM (in the guise of HDCP) once again?

I am hoping this is a simple Korean/English Technical Writer translation error. It would make more sense if they said that only component and conventional audio/video inputs are limited to 2 channel when passed through to the HDMI outputs, because that would have cost design effort to convert analog surround to digital surround.

Samsung LN52B750 Eye Candy

I've been researching HD TVs for about 18 months now. I'm glad I waited for the B750 to come along. I have watched plenty of HD television at friend's houses, and can safely say that none of them compare to the B750.

Simply amazing picture on HD television content as well as bluray. My set has no clouding, flashlights or stuck pixels at least to the naked eye. Shipping was fast (3 days from order) and the delivery guys did a good job.

I haven't had an opportunity to test drive any of the ancillary features on it so I can't really speak to things like flickr, yahoo widgets, etc. There are literally so many features on this set it will keep me busy for some time to come.

My main concern with this TV was with the glossy screen. It faces my kitchen and several windows but I'm happy to report that glare is not an issue thanks to the ultra bright screen. Sure you can see some reflections but you REALLY have to look for them and it's not at all distracting. Bad reflections were a deal breaker for me so I took a chance and couldn't be happier.

Overall the set is amazing and I would recommend it to anyone.

Samsung LN52B750 Greatness!

There is only one word needed to describe this tv. It is "wow!"

I had for a month the Samsung LN52A850 but returned it for this one. What a great decision! The A850 had a very nice picture but I had clouding and flashlighting problems. This one has neither. Also, the sound was horrendously tinny and muffled. This one is not a replacement for a home theater sound system, but it is at least understandable and good enough for casual daytime watching.

The inky blacks are becoming legendary. You should look up the CNET review, which puts the picture on this set at the top of all fluorescent-light LCD televisions they ever tested. It also has low power consumption, so it is more "green" than most other comparable products.

Many do not like or do not mention the features. Having Flickr access is really fun and opens a new world of content without watching TV. Yahoo videos are a little dated but many are interesting. I like the weather/stock price access but preferred the A850's small instant weather window. This one requires a few clicks and is quite slow. The slowness is not a big deal. If you cannot wait 10 seconds, then maybe you should go back to the office because if you're so stressed, you should be getting paid!

I do not miss my A850 at all. My daughter was watching this LN52B750 with me one day and all of a sudden during an HD animated commercial she said "wow!" I asked her to elaborate and she said the picture was fantastic. She never said this with the A850. My son-in-law says that the picture is much better than the A850.

Check out the CNET editorial review and also check out the AVS forum for the official LN52B750 owners thread. You'll see that there are few reservations about this tv all around. The most serious reservation about it is "black crushing," which causes some details to be lost in dark scenes. OK, so once in a great while the darks seem a little excessive. But that does not happen so often. If you're concerned, then maybe you should take a real careful look at electronics stores. I noticed a tiny bit of black crushing but the more intense colors are quite impressive along with the inky blacks.

I would have liked even better sound (or speaker-level outputs so that I could operate this without our high-fi system being on, and with my old outstanding external speakers from an old dead Sony XBR tv. I would also have liked a paper manual (only some of these come with paper manual, and it depends on the manufacturing date) but I can always download it. Interestingly, the manual on a USB stick is different from the one you can download on Samsung's website!

This tv is a no-brainer. Get it.

Samsung LN52B750 52"

I did a lot of reading about 46-60 inch LCDs. I was between the Sony XBR and the Samsung. Based on other reviews and it's features, I selected this model. It was a good choice. The picture is gorgeous. As many have stated before, the sound could use some work, but it is still sufficient. I, as many who spend this kind of money and effort will be hooking up a receiver and speakers so that will become no factor. It is a great TV.

Samsung LN52B750 Fantastic Picture; Networking Extras Just OK

I bought this TV a few months ago from Amazon. Great price! My 2 cents is that you should buy this television for the picture, not the Internet and networking extras. The picture is why it gets a 5 star review - it will blow you and your friends away! Just note the following about its connectivity:

* Anything plugged into USB works flawlessly. I have watched HD and SD movies over USB with no problems. If you have a USB drive that can serve as your media (video/audio/picture) storage, you are set! Audio files and pictures are great off USB, too! I've tested digital cameras, iPods, and USB sticks successfully.

* The included media server software works just OK. (Install the software on your computer, and it lets you access the movies, music, and pictures from your PC over your home network.) Sometimes, though, you'll skip out of a movie and on to the next film on the server with no warning! Biggest gripe: when playing a move off of my PC using their media server software, you can't fast forward, rewind, or continue viewing from the last position! Read that last sentence a few times and tell me what Samsung was smoking when they shipped a media server without those features! Note that all the missing features are present if you are watching films off of a USB drive.

* The Internet@TV connectivity of this television just plain sucks - for now. There are so few Yahoo widgets out there now that it is worthless until the promised/hinted at future widgets (YouTube, Netflix) come out.

All this to say I am REALLY happy with the TV. It is a fantastic viewing experience that overshadows all shortcomings. Just don't buy it for the Internet@TV stuff! I would have given it 4.5 stars if I could have.

(Aside for the geeks: I have watched films in MKV, AVI, VOB, and MPG containers with H.264, Divx, and other MPEG codecs. The TV decodes them natively, though you will want to encode your movies in the proper aspect ratio. The TV cannot correctly interpret anamorphic encodings - e.g., if the video is in 16:9, encode it in something like 1600x900 pixels, or the TV will distort it in spite of your anamorphic settings.)

Samsung LN52B750 Beautiful HDTV

The TV was shipped very quickly and arrived earlier than expected. It works great and has a beautiful picture.

Samsung LN52B750 Pretty good

Bought this because it was the best looking, even when turned off. It has no visible speakers, chins, "touch of blood color", see-thru windows, power lights, barnacles, gold trim, fur, or any of that sillyness. Though I was initially disappointed to see it had a grinning "light effect" at the bottom, but luckily that was easy to turn off. The tv looks beautiful and minimalist even before you turn it on, so this is one that will continue to look good for a long time. Having looked at many, my opinion is that this is the best looking TV you can buy right now.

Once you turn it on the picture quality is quite good. In our case it replaced a Sony s2000 40-inch, and the picture quality is as good and better in some areas. Viewing angle is not quite as good as the Sony, though not bad. Blacks are noticeably blacker than the Sony, or any other LCD I've seen for that matter. In a room with lights on, the blacks look as dark as the black border around the TV. In a room with no lights on, the blacks are slightly lighter (depending on your settings). I was glad to see a near complete absence of any clouding or flashlighting. On a pure white background screen, there is some slight vignetting in one corner, though not visible in normal use.

One thing that does differentiate it is the 240hz blur and judder reduction. This is great for tickers on news channels, and for sports, but makes everything else look like BBC kids shows, which is to say kind of bizarre and hard to watch. We won't be using this feature except when we want people to leave. Though it is acceptable with blur reduction sans judder reduction. But if motion blur is a big issue for you then you should probably be looking at a different HDTV technology rather than put up with these strange looking solutions. In my case, I'm so used to the inherent LCD motion blur that I my eyes are used to it, even preferring it. We are very happy with the tv and would purchase again, though think the price is still a bit high, even with the discount. But compliments to samsung for a good looking, performing and quality product.

Lastly I wanted to mention that amazon's shipping with Pilot was excellent. Box arrived in perfect condition and by people that care and take their job seriously.

Samsung LN52B750 Great TV

I purchased this TV two weeks back, I am happy with the picture quality
sound its really a great TV I wanted to get A750, but the price on B750 dropped. All my friends complimented on this TV so far I've not seen this picture clarity on any other TV like panasonic or Sony at my friends place

Samsung LN52B750 from Amazon

The product is great as was the Amazon delivery. Have spent too much time trying to decide between the ln52a650 and ln52a750 when this model appeared and shortly after Amazon/Samsung sweetened the deal with an instant rebate. The manual comes on USB and setup is easy. Have not yet hooked up the RJ45 for streaming internet, too busy watching HDTV and Blu-Ray. The BBC 'Galapagos' Blu-Ray DVD is simply stunning.

Samsung LN52B750 Best LCD I've Seen

Our 5-year-old projection LCD was getting fuzzy so we finally decided to spring for a new one. What a difference! The blacks are ebony. The images are sparkly clear. The colors are brilliant. The reflections, although faintly there if you look for them, are not bothersome at all. The low def pictures are better than the hi def ones were on the old set. I absolutely cannot make the image disappear no matter what angle my eyes are to the set--directly above, off to the side, or down below--so its viewing angle, for me, is every bit as good as any plasma or CRT. I haven't yet noticed any fast motion blur, but to be fair, I never noticed any on the old set, either. Thus, the 240Hz doesn't seem to be very important, although we haven't tried watching a fast moving sporting event with it turned off. The only comparison between the old and the new, where the B750 isn't as good, is the sound. But, hey, we really didn't expect much anyway; we realized how tough it is to hide high fidelity speakers in a 2" thick TV whose front is almost all picture. We expected to have to augment the sound with a separate sound system, so we were not disappointed with that.

The delivery guy didn't have any white gloves, but I really can't complain about his work. He didn't spend a lot of time with us, but he did hook up our components and turn it on, so I can't complain about that either.

The features of this set are many, and some we have not yet tried, but the main reason we have a TV in the first place is program watching, and that has become a hugely satisfying experience with the LN52B750.

Samsung LN52B750 Awesome Picture - I'm happy!,

Although I was happy with my 30" Philips HDTV, it was simply too small for my 30'x30' living area, and the new flat screens available offer the size and the quality picture I wanted. You cannot buy a television based on written reviews alone, so I visited a couple local retailers. In the stores the pictures that really stood out as crystal clear with dark blacks, and good definition were the Samsungs (Panasonic was probably my second pick). I was really blown away with their new LED televisions - they are simply amazing, but my budget of $2k did not permit a large enough LED. For my budget I narrowed it down to a 58" plasma or this 52" LCD. After a little online research, I decided to go with the LCD primarily because of the plasmas tendancy still to burn in and I intend to use the television as a computer monitor sometimes and view photos, online content, etc.

The television came well packaged, and very easy to get out of the box and on the wall (with the additional wall mount I purchased). Plenty of HDMI inputs allow the setup to be a breeze plug one into the DVD, one into the cable box, another into the receiver, and I still have one spare! BTW - you'll want to exchange that old cable box if you've only got the high def component out on it, took my old one over to Time Warner and they exchanged it with no questions. The right setup is with the HDMI out on the cable box and the category 2 HDMI cables (order these from Amazon too, they are $10 on Amazon and $60 at your local Best Buy).

The internal setup part was pretty straight forward, I didn't have to break out the directions to get the television working properly and the out-of-the-box settings result in a crystal clear picture. I am as pleased with this in my living room as I was impressed in the store. When I finally got around to pulling out the instructions, and setting up the internet connection, then I discovered how easy it was to access music, photos, and videos from my laptop - with a couple clicks I was viewing a slideshow of my last vacation on this huge screen with no more hardware than a router and my laptop streamed over my home network.

I have had the television now for a couple weeks and am very happy with my purchase. Setup was very simple, the menu and interface is easy, and the picture is simply amazing. The improvements that Samsung has made to this B series over the former A series are very evident. The additional features and technologies included in this product are the icing on the cake.

Samsung LN52B750 LCD TV

Had compared this tv w/the new LED tv's, not much of a difference. With all the great reviews on Amazon, decided to purchase from Amazon. Received a great price and the Sony S360 blu ray player free, plus free shipping. First off, turned down the contrast and axed the unnecessary enhancements, WOW, what a great picture. Pairing w/Sony 5000es blu ray player, blu rays look awesome, only played 1 regular dvd, Alice in Chains, Unplugged (plcture looked fantastic)so upconverting definitely shines. This is an attractive lcd tv, at least to me. Further down the road will have it calibrated, I'm a bit color blind and would prefer a pro set it up correctly to my room. Have no problems w/the tv so far. First day after set-up, watched movies from early in the morning to early evening, nice day at the movies. Pilot delivery was actually a few days early, carried into the house and left it in the front room. Happy w/their performance... Really enjoy dealing w/Amazon... Thanks again, John in Ben Lomond, CA

Samsung LN52B750 My first HDTV

This is my first HDTV. I researched for month before making the decision to purchase the B750. I read reviews about folks complaining of the sound quality. I found it to be just fine. One of the best functions of the TV is that it plays MP4 and AVI files directly from a USB drive. I have been converting files to MP4 and using the DLO IPOD Dock. I don't need to do that anymore. That right there was so worth it. All my friends have made comments about how LIVELY the picture looks and I have yet to play a blu ray dvd. I have an up-converting dvd player and the picture is simply awesome. I highly recommend this TV. Also make sure you search for disount codes. I found a Samsung $350.00 code from searching on line. And the delivery guys were on time and professional. Don't buy the $50 HDMI cables. I bought one from Amazon for under $10 and it works great.

Samsung LN52B750 Incredible picture quality!

Let me start off by saying that this TV provides the best picture that I've ever seen. After I finally paired it up with a PS3 for playing Blu-Ray movies, I was even more impressed. According to CNet, the b750 series of Samsung tvs outperforms the edge-lit LED tvs (you know, the really thin ones). This is the absolute top of Samsung's 2009 line, and in my opinion, the best TV currently on the market. The blacks are black, the colors are accurate, the contrast is huge, and the clarity is unmatched. Speakers are okay, but lacking bass, as expected. Mine is plugged into 5.1 surround sound.

That said, there was one small issue with the TV. When I got it, only my HDMI-1 was working. If I plugged something into HDMI-2,3, or 4, those inputs would appear in the Source switcher screen, but if I switched to them, the device on HDMI-1 would still display. I didn't notice for a few weeks, though, because I only had one HDMI source. However, Samsung's customer service kept their score at 5 stars.

I called 1-800-SAMSUNG and was on hold for about 2 minutes. Then I told the customer service girl about my TV's issue. She typed up everything I said and told me she put a repair ticket in for me. Within the next two days, I was to receive a phone call from the closest Samsung-authorized repair center. Total elapsed time, about 10 minutes. I didn't wait two days for the next call, though. Within 20 minutes, I was on the phone with the repair center. I clarified my problem to the repair guy and he promptly ordered me a new input board. Again, less than 10 minutes on the phone. Now, I would have to wait a couple days for the part to arrive at the repair center. Two days later, the repairman was ready to come fix my TV (which still worked great, other than the inputs). He came over exactly at the time we agreed upon and was gone within a half-hour. I called Sunday, I think. He was ready to fix the TV on Wednesday.

Three full days for an in-home repair requiring a shipped part. They earned their 5 stars here.

By the way, check out CNet for their most accurate picture settings. Then watch a Blu-Ray you've already seen on the TV. You'll be floored by the difference.

Samsung LN52B750 Outstanding Picture

The purchase of the LN52B750 respresented an upgrade to add a second HDTV for the family. While we really enjoyed our 3 year old Sharp 46in LCD; the Samsung just blows it away in the depth of the colors and how dark black can be. It is a little slow to wake up when you turn it on, but the enjoyment is worth the short wait. The internet is simplistic and not that useful; would not use that issue as a reason to purchase. Footballs fans, be ready for the sharpest picture one can enjoy, no matter how fast the action is... almost better than being there. No reason to go to the movies, I have the TV paired with a LG BD390 Blu ray player, and a Onkyno sound system with 7.1 channel Energy Speakers... great combo..

Samsung LN52B750 WOW, amazing picture!

I was glad to get this TV on the special Amazon discount, [saved $700]. The picture quality is AMAZING. I was originaly going to buy a Sony, until I saw the differance at Best Buy. This TV has lots of extra features that I won't use, [just wanted a great picture and found it here]. It's hooked up to a surround sound system, so the set speakers aren't an issue, my dad has one of these sets and the sound is not good out of the TV, [speakers point down]. Shipping was a day ahead of what I was told, brought it in the house, hooked it up, powered on and WOW, super amazing HD picture quality, and it's even very good on regular TV. If your thinking of buying this TV, don't hesitate.

Samsung LN52B750 Superstar

We returned a LN52B610 for this TV and have never looked back, it is the best of class.

Samsung LN52B750 Best LCD picture I have seen

I purchased this mid/late last week and it was delivered within aprox 3 business days. Amazon is so good about their deliveries. I purchased this to replace my Samsung LNT5265F TV which was unfortunately damaged in an accident. The Delivery folks came in and setup everything and even disposed of the trash which was awesome.

The original TV was great and I have never had a problem with any Samsung product I have owned. I have two Samsung MP3 Players and a Samsung Electric Range/Oven in my home as well as the this new TV and the previous one. Samsung is a great company.

Originally we were going to get one of Samsung's new LED LCD TV's but to be honest when we saw them in person I was put off by some of the clouding/lighting issues. In a few years I think they will be nice, but not yet. This TV is phenomenal. It has the best blacks and whites I have seen on a TV ever. It is a noticeable improvement over our previous model. It is very sharp and our PS3/Xbox 360/OTA TV looks great on it. The menu system is well designed and I was happy to see that the OTA channels now show what programming is coming next for a few hours similar to a TV guide. The inputs being on one side of the TV (the right hand side) is a nice change and made hook ups much easier. I also like the remote layout, though I wish there was a dedicated "Guide" button. Have not made use of the Network functions yet, but plan to soon. Samsung sells an adapter to connect via LAN that I need to get first. To be honest it would have been nice if they integrated that.

TV sound is not good, but to be honest who doesn't hook this up to a sound system these days? It wasn't bad, it just wasn't something I would enjoy using day in, day out. It sounds very flat and one dimensional. Hook up your audio source to a nice surround sound via fiber optic cables though and you have a winning combo.

Final note, I would highly recommend turning off the Automotion feature when playing games as it can produce some funky effects. The Automotion looks really nice on HD content such as OTA HD or Bluray but still can occasionally produce odd effects. An example, there were some artifacts on the face of characters with stubble and the helicopter blades in certain scenes of Transformers. These artifacts are much less frequent and smaller than the 120hz Automotion on other sets I have seen, but still there. Automotion is very much a preference feature anyways. I love it, but some people don't care for it.

Anyways, I payed just over 2k for this at Amazon when it showed up in my quick picks along with a coupon. If your on the fence between this and LED go with this, you will be happy you did.

Samsung LN52B750 Fantastic TV

I, like many others, spent A LOT of time researching TVs before I finally pulled the trigger. I had my heart set on the LN52a650 because of the overwhelmingly positive reviews that I read. I was waiting to move into my new house to buy it, but I kept checking prices just to see if a really good deal came up. Well, I waited long enough that the new line of TVs came out, including this one. Long story short, when reading specs and reviews from another website, I decided to give this a look at my local big box store. All I can say is this TV has the best picture I have ever seen. I know that the new LEDs are the big thing now, but I have read multiple issues with picture uniformity and general lack of picture quality. I was fortunate enough to stumble on a great deal here on Amazon, and I could not be happier with the purchase. A little warning- when this comes out of the box, it was set to "dynamic" for the picture settings, which causes a good deal of pixelation and jaggies. A quick run through the menus brought the "movie" setting. I turned this on and brought the sharpness way down, and this completely solved that little issue.

All in all as I mentioned above, the picture quality on this set is unmatched from what I have seen. I really love the 240 Hz processing. Some do not like the look it gives, but I find that everything looks very "real" with it on. When playing Bedtime Stories on the PS3 Blueray, it looks as though I was seeing Adam Sandler through a window. Very lifelike. You can even see the particles of dust flying around in the air the picture is so clear.

Bottom line- get this TV. You will not regret it.

Samsung LN52B750 First Time SAMSUNG and It's WORTH every penny!!

I had this Panasonic Vierra 58 inch plasma previuosly and I was kind of ok with it. But then amazon had to send me this coupon code and that brought down this giant SAMSUNG - LN52B750 to US$ 1800.00 only!! I bought it with my eyes closed thinking that if the TV is not that good I'll return it. But it turn out to be one of the most impressive decisions I have ever made. We love it!!! I liked the picture quality and other features. If you in the market for a TV go for it. I think before you go for the newest LED TVs please try this and then see. The LED are very expensive and new technology ...not matured enough i think. The LCD 240HZ are on the top. I'm loving it!!

Samsung LN52B750 WOW! Amazing HD Experience

We waited for 8 months to get our new LCD. After doing research for 15days I went to Fry's to buy LN52A750 last week with $2k budget in my mind. However the sales rep said many people returned that TV because of its very glossy screen and he recommended me to buy LN52630 instead because it has non-reflective (matte) screen. A630 looked very dull when compared to A750 however the glossy screen of A750 was bugging me and was stopping me from buying that TV. Then my wife saw B750 which was kept very next to A750. I compared both for 30 min. B750 has glossy screen but not as glossy as A750. When asked sales rep said it has anti glare coating and it is a semi-glossy. Guess what that is exactly what I wanted. Also color looked very bright and crispy in B750 and so as clarity. No motion blurriness at all. I am not sure about the source of the signal but B750 looked better than A750 to me. Even though B750 priced $600 more than A750 it has 2ms response time and 240HZ refresh rate and semi glossy screen. I did not think much thereafter. Paid $2465 + tax + delivery = $2715. :(
When we received the TV we did not have HD subscription. With SD signal our first impression was not that great. Channels looked normal and not exceptional for the price we paid. Some sports channels looked very blurry. But I knew this TV is capable of producing amazing picture as I have seen this at showroom. I called TimeWarner and got HD subscription very next day. Technician connected the HD box to the TV with standard cable. Even though HD looked very clear it still had ghosting effect when looked from very near. This worried me little bit. Cable technician suggested me to use the HD component for better quality signal. I decide to buy it next day. However my friend suggested me to use HDMI cable. My TW HD receiver did not have HDMI output. So I had that receiver exchanged for the one with HDMI output. Barrowed HDMI cable from my friend and connected to TV. Guess what? HDMI cable made all the difference. I could not be happier than that in my life. Oh my god. Picture quality was amazing. It was crystal clear. Ghosting effect was gone and I did not notice even slightest motion blurriness. Some channels such as TBS, TNT, CBS, HGTV looked amazingly clear. I did not test this TV on Blue ray but I am pretty sure it would look great. I connected TV to Internet and I am not very excited about this feature. It connects to Yahoo and we can access yahoo news, weather etc. These features are not very useful to me in any way. Sound quality looks ok to me. Remote is easy to operate and menus are easy to navigate. I keep auto motion option in standard mode and I did not find any difference when this feature is OFF. May be I'll look next time and update the review.
Overall this is a great TV however it would be good if it is few hundred dollars cheaper. But I have no regret and would strongly recommend this to anyone.

Samsung LN52B750 Great TV for about 2 G

I upgraded to this TV from a 37 sharp. The new TV is simply amazing!

Pluses :
Picture quality (given)
2 ms response time!
power: 180 W rating. My 37 in uses 230 watts.
PIP (watch Direct TV, and ATSC at the same time)
1080 P with 240 HZ
Internet feature for weather, and check stock prices with yahoo widgets
See picture gallery (download picture from web)
DLNA (still trying figure this one out with my vista machine kind of works now)
Sound is already better than my old TV. I never go past 40% on the volume control with TV viewing, and I use the stereo when watching movie with xbox 360/optical cable set up.
Not too heavy, still a 2 person move job because it is bulky.


Cons:
No built-in wireless (you need to buy an adapter for that (at least it is .n instead of b/g)
When viewing fast moving scroll text at the bottom (espn, cnbc..), it seems to fizz out a bit. You can see the text move across clearly sometimes, but you will see blur at other time. This might be a direct TV receiver issue. I am sure blu-ray will do a better job at that. I am not too worry about that.
Load time on internet content slow

Samsung LN52B750 Don't Get No Betta!

Did a LOT of research before selecting this television. Hands down a complete winner! Very attractive on the outside and the rich bold colors on the screen are simply beautiful. Highly recommend one!

Samsung LN52B750 exellent picture

After a long time of research for which LCD, and wait for discount and promo. I purchased a Samsung LN52B750 with a $400 off coupon and a free linkstick promo from Samsung, i was comparing it to the Samsung LED 7000 series and this LN52B750 side by side at local BB and i can see the huge difference between the 120 and 240 khz, and also the LED is way more expensive than this LCD. The only advantage of the LED from this LCD is that LED are 3" bigger than this LCD tv, 40% less power consumption than this LCD, and the LED is so thin. But the disadvantage is the price. And the picture quality of LN52B750 is better than LED series. I am looking more on the picture quality so decided to choose LN52B750 than LED without breaking the bank. It was delivered via pilot delivery and they take it out of the box and check for any damages. I don't have any doubt in buying to amazon because of their good customer service and the assurance of quality, no matter how big and expensive you are buying .

Samsung LN52B750 I love this TV!

This TV is great!! I just wish my wife would not insist on watching Big Brother, America's Next Top Model, etc, on it.

Samsung LN52B750 Can't go wrong with this TV.

I actually had a Samsung UN55B6000 edge lit LED tv and returned it for this one. In my opinion, the only LED lit tv you might even consider waiting for would be the high end models that will feature local dimming. I'd expect them to cost about twice as much as this set. Anyway - I'm totally satisfied with my LN52B750. It has none of the issues my edge lit LED model had (such as dark spots in the corners and more noticeable light bleed through on dark scenes) and in my opinion the PQ is every bit as good, if not better. My LN52B750 produces a very even black screen with no noticeable "clouding" or "flashlighting". Blu ray movies look fantastic. Xbox 360 games look and play fantastic as well. I'd say if you're considering a TV in this size and price range - you'd be hard pressed to find a better set than the LN52B750.

Samsung LN52B750 Review

The picture is great. Previous reviewers are right.
Some people had a problem with screen reflection. My experience is that there
is a lot of reflection when the tv is off but none when the tv is on. So it's not an issue for me.
I found the sound to be more than adequate for tv listening. The only thing I have attached to the tv is a TIVO but no home entertainment system.
Aside from a mixup in delivery date, CEVA delivery was fine. Tv was delivered within the scheduled time slot, unpacked, stand attached, put into place, turned on,
and packaging removed.
One surprise was the owners manual was printed. Not on a flash drive as some have said.
All in all a satisfactory purchase experience.

Samsung LN52B750 a really nice TV.

I just finished installed our new Samsung TV. The picture is fantastic and it is really easy to set up. Its pretty light for its size and the inputs on the back are really nice. Im a happy camper!

Samsung LN52B750 Very Impressive LCD TV from Samsung!

It was time to upgrade from analog so this is our first HDTV. After six months of research, we knew we wanted a Samsung. And with the recent Amazon rebate, we were able to snag this for only a couple hundred more than last year's model.

The size is perfect for our room and the sofa is about 12 feet away. We have the Samsung LN52B750, Samsung HT-BD1250 Blu-ray Home Theater System and DirecTv HD DVR. The set has a very quality look and feel to it. The set had a minor flaw on the edge of the bezel out of the box and Samsung sent out a tech to replace it with no problem.

This LCD TV has a wonderful picture and is perfect for our living room layout. All settings seemed perfect right out of the box. With the ability to choose different picture modes (dynamic, standard, natural and movie) we have not had any need to change any color settings. The TV sound alone is quite adequate, but the Home Theater System is a great investment if it is in your budget, as it gives movie viewing a true theater feel.

The TV comes pre-loaded with a content library. We found that to be a neat extra, but don't really use the content library. The content library contains a beautiful, classical artwork slideshow that would be great to silently play when you have company but don't need the television. Pandora is a great, free, internet music service that is preloaded. You set up your account online and run an ethernet cable to your internet wireless router or pick up a Samsung WIS09ABGN LinkStick Wireless LAN Adapter. We ordered the LinkStick and it has worked great. The TV also has Netflix preloaded and the LinkStick will work with that, as well. You have to go to Netflix online to setup and purchase service to stream movies. We plan to do this soon.

Ordered Mediabridge - 6ft Ultra High Speed HDMI Cable - Version 1.3 Category 2 - 1080p - PS3 - Blu-Ray and found the six foot length to be fine with the set unmounted but will have to order longer cables if we decide to mount the unit on the wall. We also ordered the Sanus Systems Low Profile Universal Flat Panel Mount 32" to 60" Displays. We found that the low-profile wall-mount would not work with the cables coming out of the back as there was not enough wall clearance so we sent that back and will order a tilting or articulating mount later. However, we were impressed with the quality of the Sanus and will choose that brand when it is time to purchase.

We were stuck with our regular DirecTv receiver and antenna until they could get out to install the HD service. The picture was not very clear and was worse than our analog--plan to get HD service along with this awesome television.

Samsung LN52B750 inch LCD TV

Bought out tv through Amazon. This is the second Samsung LCD we purchased through Amazon and the second experience was as good as the first. The price was better than most and the TV was at my door in four days. The delivery agent was great and even brought the Tv in the house and unpacked the Tv to check for any damage.
The Tv is what we expected. Great picture and features. We checked out the model locally before ordering. We also priced it locally and had to go with Amazon. Great all around purchase.

Samsung LN52B750 Great Television

I've had this TV for just over a month and I really love it. I honestly have nothing to complain about. The main thing I was concerned about with this TV was the glossy screen because my living room is pretty bright during the day, but this baby is so bright that it isn't an issue. Plus, the glossy screen makes the picture look so much better than the matte screens, especially when the room is dark.

The picture quality is amazing and the TV simply looks good, even when it isn't turned on. I use it mostly to play FIFA '09 on PS3 and to watch Blueray's, and it does a stellar job with both. My friends are impressed too.

Another thing I love is the Touch of Color. What I mean to say is that I love that this TV doesn't really have one. I was so happy that Samsung got rid of the Red Touch of color on this model. It is a matter of personal taste, but I think the red accented TVs are ugly, so much so that I probably wouldn't have bought this if it had those red accents. This TV is a nice piano black and makes my living room a more beautiful place.

I've seen a lot of people complaining about the sound and even giving it 4 stars solely because the sound supposedly isn't very good. I personally couldn't disagree more. I mean, it's not comparable to a $[...] surround system, but the sound quality and volume is fantastic for people like me who live in an apartment and think it's important to be on good terms with one's neighbors. The sound quality and volume is certainly better than the CRT TV this Samsung replaced, and that CRT wasn't even 4 years old and was one of the best in it's class.

I bought this TV from Amazon and am so happy I did. Their service is truly impeccable and the delivery was a breeze. Amazon's price was fantastic too, and it is always great to avoid sales tax when it's 9.25% in your county.

As silly as it will surely sound to some, I really wouldn't change anything about this TV. It is pretty much perfect, so if the price is right and you're in the market for a really awesome LCD TV, then go for it. I highly doubt you'll be sorry.

Samsung LN52B750 Outstanding Performance, Excellent Black Levels!!

This is an outstanding performing LCD HDTV, simply amazing black levels for an LCD! I received it on a Wednesday just in time for the Space Shuttle Endeavour launched, WOW! After that unforgettable memory I started tweaking the settings having had the LN46B750 it didn't take long to get it setup right, brilliant deep rich colors are amazing on the set.

The 240Hz processing in fact does exactly what it is supposed to do, give you a fluid picture free from motion blurr in any fast moving action movies. I thought the sound was good for a flat panel, so I'm not complaining. I don't care about the internet connectivity so I won't even go there. The features that had me excited was the dejudder processing, unlike many Samsung's sets before this one, this set has individually adjustable Motion Blurr and Judder processing settings.

If you are sick of that Sop oera effect just decrease the Judder without having to sacrifice the Motion Blurr setting. I find that a setting for Motion Blurr at 10 with a Judder setting of 4 gives the most realistic picture, I like the 100% backlit remote also, just as gorgeous as the piano black finish on the set.

If you buy this LCD HDTV you will not be sorry as this Samsung set is the best available on the market period! I looked at the LED flat panels and there performance is not worth the extra price, get an LCD because there in there prime having been on the market longer. You'll be hard pressed finding a better looking 240Hz LCD HDTV anywhere!!

"UPDATED on August 12th one month after purchase/delivery"

I did forget to mention in this review what happened on my first delivery attempt of the LN52B750. When I received my LN52B750 the first time the shipping box had no damage, except for the severely crack/smashed panel. What was really amazing is the damn TV still worked with the glass cracked in twenty different places, it looked like a forklift hit the screen with one of the two extended forks, lol. Amazon sent me a new one a week later, it had to be damaged at the manufacturer because of the lack of damage to the origianl box. My 5 stars review will stay at 5 stars, this review was from the second display.

UPDATE: 11-24-2009 "White Balance" settings after Pro Calibration!

Backlight = 5
Contrast = 70
Brightness = 44
Sharpness = 0
Color = 49
Hue/Tint = G50/R50
Gamma = 0

White Balance:
R-Offset = 30
G-Offset = 31
B-Offset = 28
R-Gain = 42
G-Gain = 30
B-Gain = 24

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Samsung LN52B750 Amazon warehouse open box? Why not!

I ordered this from Amazon warehouse, almost $600 less for an opened box. After reading through every descriptions of all open box items, found an item that does not say "Minor cosmetic damage on housing", and I received a shinning new item or I'm unable to say the deference by looking at it. All stickers were there, all the papers were there and it looks and works excellent.

Before I order, I contact Amazon regarding warrantee and they said "Though warranty coverage for Warehouse Deals items will depend on the manufacturer, we cannot guarantee that a Warehouse Deals item will be covered by a manufacturer's warranty". I was little worried, I registered the TV in Samsung site, and the site said "No warrantee information available". I was worried again. But after a day, site displayed I have 12 months parts and labor warranty and Samsung have added extra 3 month for registering with them. So total 15 months. Good. Also I purchase 3 year extended warrantee from SquareTrade for around 120$ after discount. (Google for coupon codes) .

Delivery does not covered by Amazon prime. Service is good enough. The single delivery guy could not bring the box upstairs alone. But he unpacked it, plugged it and make sure it works.

The TV deserved 5 stars too - Planet Earth BluRay almost looks real, but kind of disappointed with sound. For a TV that cost $2000+, I expected bit more quality sound than my transistor radio. But it is big, beautiful and nice to sit front of.

Samsung LN52B750 This LCD really is great!

I know a lot of you are looking at a lot of hdtvs. Let me tell I looked at all the t.vs in best buy to see how they look. I saw the ln46b650 as it stood out from the rest with clarity. So i decided to take a gamble and pre order this one. I even owned a pn50a760 plasma and sent it back because it had poor clearity. This t.v has an extra setting for the upscaling which makes it ajust to the size making it a little clearer for normal dvds then the regular upscaling.
PROs for this t.v: Clearest picture i've seen so far for LCD. No artifacts on 240hz settings. The colors are bright and stunning. For you video game addicts. I have a ps3 and a xbox360 hooked up to it and let me tell you the game looks crisp and has no lag whats so ever.
Cons:The internet capabilities and media stuff arent exciting. Only thing its good for is maybe knowing the weather and uploading pictures on the tv when having family events. When people speak while playing video games they seem a little quiet other then that they sound pretty decent. The blacks are probally the best you can get for lcd but its still not as black as plasmas can get. Only other thing is its viewing angles, its best to sit at a centerish seat.

THe cons are very very minor overall this t.v I will recommend to anyone looking for something great in all area's for the price. Regular Dvds look nice a sharp and blue rays look even better. Even my girlfriend that knows nothing about t.vs says WOW thats a lot better then the other one we sent back. YOu could also see the jealousy in my friends eyes.
I hope my technical comments help you decide if this is the t.v for you.

Samsung LN52B750 Fantastic LCD, Amazon is great!

Picked up this beauty with a coupon code posted within the Amazon product discussions. Made it an amazing deal.

Packed with features, excellent picture quality out of the box, and just a beautiful picture quality (not to mention the physical aesthetics).

On a side note, Pilot's white glove delivery exceeded my expectations. Ordered on Monday evening, estimated delivery was a week later, but it arrived early on Thursday. The scheduling was smooth, they called at the beginning of the window, and the delivery crew was here within 20 minutes.

I highly recommend this TV, as well as Amazon.

Samsung LN52B750 The Best TV ever

This is an awesome TV. No complaints. The HD is so clear and vivid it brings the shows to life. We love it!

Samsung LN52B750 Excellent Pictures !!!!

A caution about this LCD before the praises.....
1. It is wide...you need a second pair of hands to help you get it out of the box and mount it, if you are like me who was eager to mount it all by myself, you will end up with acute low back pain..oooh.
2. This TV uses liquid crystals, so it is advisable to let it stand for 45 minutes before turning on the power,after all the shaking while getting it out of the box.
3. Do not dispose of the large box it came in,it will be hard to find a box this large just in case you got a faulty set and have to send it back.
4.Prices are coming down, shop around and buy from a retailer that will price match for you.
5.Samsung has an awful customer service buy from a retailer with a reliable warranty history.

Now to the review.......

Like most reviewers, I had spent months researching into LCDS and came out impressed with Sony V100, XBR6, XBR8(LED),Samsung B750 and B8000(LED).The Samsung B750 came out tops in all categories combininig the strengths from each one into one beautiful TV ....

I will not go into much technicalities as one of the reviewers here "EarlyMon" did a fantastic job and is more techsavvy.I will only say that I am more than happy with my purchase.

However, I shall add that the future of HDTV will be either LED or OLED.The technology on LED/OLED TV has not been perfected and will not be until 3 to 5 years down the road.So, why did I go for a CCRT LCD TV rather than for a LED TV?
Very simple.It is the best LCD in the market as of today Sept14th,2009 and might be for a long time to come.A point supported by both professional reviewers and users.

The Samsung B750 beats the LED Sony XBR8 (too pricey) and Samsung B8000 (uneven pixation). It compares very well with black scenes in both LED TVs, the white may not be as white as the LED TVs, but IT does not give the unnatural blue hue the LED TVs add to white color, perhaps that is why they seem to produce a whiter white.Just like the LED tv, the Samsung LN52B750 does not produce harsh pictures nor are the pictures scrabby.

The B750 has a practical wider viewing angle than both LED TVs mentioned above. It also has a better uniformity of colours.Do not get me wrong the LED TVs give very impressive pictures but since they are still in what I shall call beta stages, the prices on them are rather high for their current performances compared to what they are capable of doing.Just Like when Plasmas came out some years back, they were pricey, average cost was $4000.00 for the low end models.Inspite of their high prices then, yesterday's Plasmas in terms of performance are not as good as today's Plasmas which cost far less. They went through a period of fine tuning during which time their prices came down.Could you imagine buying a 46in Plasma for $900:00 in 2004.Yet today you could get one for that amount with little issue of burn in and better performance. A similar scenario will be played out with the LED TVs of today. So while waiting for LED technology to be perfected, it makes reasonable sense to buy an excellent TV at a "reasonable cost" to enjoy for the next 5 or so many years before the LED TVs get perfected or near "perfection".

To be honest, as much as Samsung tried to eliminate glare, this TV does have a minimum of glare compared to older Samsung LCDs but it is very minimal.If you have not noticed the glare on your laptop, desktop or your old CRT tv, then you will not be bothered by glare on this TV with the improved anti-glare technology.

If you are an enthusiast of Nature,fast action movies or sports, this is the TV for you. This TV shows leaves in a tree distinctively not just a bunch or cluster of green like most TVs do.You see clearly the individual droplets of water, as a wave breaks not just a splash of whitishblue.With fast movies or sports, no blurr or motion artifacts are seen.Colors are naturally vivid.No leaking of colors.

Do you need calibration? Yes, you do. Out of the box, the picture it gives is very impressive.Bear in mind that the manufacturers do not know anything about your living room light condition but they have a fairly good knowledge of what the light condition of a retailer's electronic dept is like.An since, the manufacturers do not know which of their TVs will be displayed by a particular retailer, they adjust the settings on all of their TVs coming out of the production line to meet the light conditions of a retailer which most time is a very bright light condition.They want their TV to look brighter,sharper and more crisp than their competitors'. This might mean less than an optimal picture quality for your room and more energy cost for you. Calibration has also been touted to prolong the life of the pixels.So if you can afford the 2 grand on this TV why can't you pick up a calibrating disc for $30.00 or less, to get an optimal performance, lower energy cost and prolong the life span of your TV?

If you decide to calibrate your TV,it is adviced to let your new TV break in, like a new car before making the adjustment.Some suggest as few as 24 hrs of regular TV watching others have suggested 1 month.I calibrated mine after 45 hrs of regular TV watching.The difference in picture quality after calibration is like NIGHT and DAY.

There are quite some good calibrating discs out there but the best for video is "High Deifinition Benchamrk by Spears & Munsil". This is very simple to use, the instructions are very elementary.I recommend the Blu-ray edition, if you have a Blu-ray player. For audiophiles, "AIX RECORDS" audio calibration disc is a winner. It has HD music sampler.For those with surround system, it will test the output and locate the positions of each of your speakers one by one for you.Both discs can be purchased online and for those who purchase the OPPO-BD 83 Blu-ray player,it is an added bonus.

However, for those who do not want to buy a calibration disc or pay for a professionl calibration service, here is an ABC of do it yourself calibration.

The primary features involved in calibration are, brightness,contrast,sharpness,color and hue.

Brightness:
This controls the depth of the blackness.Slot in a DVD movie into your DVD player and look for a night scene with someone wearing a black suit.Adjust the brightness control until you can make out clearly the edges of the suit lapel and the breast pocket of the black suit.

Contrast:
Controls the white. Look for a scene of someone wearing a white shirt.Adjust the contrast control until you can make out clearly the white buttons on the white shirt.

Sharpness:
Slot in a sports DVD e.g football,athletes meet, lawn tennis match etc.Look for a scene with line markings.Play with the adjust control from minimum to maximum and watch the line markings as you do so, the lines will have doubles or ghost images.Adjust the control slowly until the double or triple lines become one line or the ghost images of the line dissappears, leaving you with a single line.

Color:
Hopefully, you are not color blind.If you are,ask a friend to help you with this adjustment.This adjustment depends on what you appreciate of skin tone.Focus on the color of the skin of the actors, usually the face.Play with the control up and down and see how the skin color changes.Adjust the control more slowly until you get a match close to what the person's color would look like to you,were the person standing close to you.Hopefully, you are not in the habit of looking for aliens or martians.

Hue:
Also refers to color.Look for a color like red, blue or green and adjust the control to get the nearest match of that color in real life.

These tips are to help you make a decision between the best available HDTV to date.And if you are like me who was debating between a CCRT LCD OR LED LCD, I hope that I have provided sufficient reasons why I went for a CCRT LCD rather than a LED LCD for now. I might upgrade to a LED TV in five years from now.

Happy viewing on your new TV. You can not go wrong on Samsung LN52B750 !!!

Samsung LN52B750 Great LCD TV!

I just received my LN52B750 this week and have to say it is simply an amazing display of the high definition experience. For the price, this LCD is a great value IMO - and not just because I purchased it, I shopped around for about 1.5 months and could not find a better LCD with the features this set offers.
A friend has last years LN52A750 and I can honestly tell the differences and upgrades to the 'B' model - such as the increased contrasts ratio, 240Hz refresh rate and the improved Media 2.0 USB functionality.
If you are looking for a decently priced LCD (with higher end features), this is the TV for you!

Pros:
-Picture quality is stunning- need to see it in person to appreciate it.
-Functionality of Media 2.0 (USB) port is improved and very useful for looking at picture/movie files and music.
-Swivel stand is convenient.
-Charcoal TOC is far more subtle than the red on other models.
-Shipping and delivery was spot on through Amazon.

Cons:
-Sound quality (honestly isn't THAT bad; get a nice surround sound or sound bar and the issue will be moot).

Samsung LN52B750 Great for mini home theater

I've been an HDTV owner for six years and during that time, I've assisted about two dozen friends in their HDTV home theater setups. I've just upgraded to the Samsung LN52B750 and I couldn't be happier. For reference, I'm upgrading from a Samsung DLP and I own another Samsung LCD HDTV.

There's a lot that's misunderstood about this TV, so rather than the usual Pros and Cons, I'd like to share how I'm getting viewing value from this set.

First, if you're reading this, you're either already an LCD owner or have read about them - and have read about this new breed and if you're like I was, you're wondering what's what.

Color swirls - you never read about this, but if you've watched TV on an LCD set in the past, especially with standard def (SD) stations, you've seen it. The backgrounds look like compressed colors from jpg photo files. My earlier LCD HDTV (8ms response time) had it - this one simply does not. (I did have trouble watching compression artifacts in a movie from 1930 on TCM on this TV - but that movie was so hosed, I can't blame the TV only.)

Contrast - you've read by now that all LCD set makers lie about this. If you're confused and remember the old audio days, that works like this: You'd have a 35 watt RMS/channel amp (into 8 ohms). Some would lie and call it a 70 watt amp. Then lie some more and call it a 140 watt amp (how about 4 ohm speakers?). Then lie some more and refer to peak instead of RMS - and suddenly a 35 watt amp is legally lied about as a 200 watt amp. Now - I don't know the ins and outs of legal contrast lying, but I believe what I've read - it exists in this industry. This set is rated at a contrast of 150,000:1 - with every stretch of legal lying possible - the contrast on this set is amazing. I still cannot believe that it's an LCD. It's simply that good in terms of contrast. One plasma-owning friend insisted for a half hour that I was wrong, and had gotten a top line plasma.

Blur/response/lag - LCDs are noted for this weakness. Not this TV. Read on.

Quality of SD programs - some controversy exists. Not a problem on this TV. Read on.

240 Hz AMP - this is the most misunderstood feature I've read about on this TV. Nothing I've read in any review prepared me for what to expect. I was buying the TV partially for this feature, noting that depending upon whom you believe, you turn this feature on, off, on for movies but not sports, on for sports but not movies.

It's none of those on/off things. It's adjustable. Here are my simple recommendations based on my setup:

1. DirecTV.

I use a Dayton HDMI cable, also bought on Amazon (amazingly good cable - buy it), from my DirecTV HR20. I have the HR20 set up to display all resolutions in Native mode. The LN52B750 switches resolution so quickly that this is not a problem. Unlike earlier sets I've owned, the HDMI input on this TV accepts 480i, 480p, 720p, 1080i and 1080p - the HR20 outputs all of those on HDMI. In DirecTV circles, it's well-known to set your TV and your HR20 to the TV's native resolution and turn Native output off on the HR20. This is because the HR20 is purportedly better at 3:2 pulldown processing than the top of the line chipsets/firmware used only a few years ago, in that the pulldown is done between the steps of converting the satellite signal to TV frames - and my own experience agreed with that.

However, I offer this simple advice - set your HR20 output to Native, all resolutions, and set the B750's 240Hz processing to: Blur=5, Judder=3 - and you'll be exceptionally happy with the results from all program input. My Boston Legal reruns have never looked so good and they appear on some of the poorest-signal (highly compressed) stations in my lineup. So, with this setting, SD as well as satellite 720p and 1080i programs look great - not fake at all. (And all you have to do to see the controversy on this feature is to "turn it on" without customizing its adjustment - and wait for your eyes and stomach to turn.)

I played baseball as a kid - loved it. Still remember what a ball looks like going through the air. When you're at the right angle, you see a stobe of blur and clear, red stitches. With the Blur=5,Judder=3 adjustment, I have finally seen just that watching a dropping curve ball (720p source). Any higher or lower, the ball looks wrong - oh, yes, very exciting - but wrong.

So I strongly recommend this set for its 240 Hz processing - providing you are willing to change those two parameters slowly and study a lot of source material to dial in what's right. I contend that if you're a DirecTV HR20 owner, I've just given you the key to really great SD and HD viewing.

And don't fear about those great blurs being missed from movies that wanted it there - Harry Potter and The Goblet of Fire looked really great in that regard.

BTW - resolution switching on this set is FAST - you'll experience little or NO extra delay when switching resolutions. (Not true on my older HDTVs.)

2. HTPC (Home Theater PC)

I use a Mac mini. I know, people hate them, you pay too much for Macs, yadda, yadda, yadda. The Mac mini is THE correct form-factor for a HTPC. You can find duplicates of this form-factor - and directly comparable features - in the Windows world for **exactly** the same price as a Mac mini - so, 'nuff said on price.

But - so far as a I know, only the built-in Apple DVD Player plays movies at 24 frames/second. Last I checked (and this may have changed by now), all other software (Win) does playback at TV rates: 60 frames/sec, with progressive scanning, etc.

Now - I'm not explaining all of this to brag about Macs - this is all about Blu-Ray vs. DVDs.

The de-judder tech being targeted by the 240 Hz processing is all about reconciling Blu-Ray 24 fps (read: real theater) vs. 30/60 fps (read: TV signals).

I don't own a Blu-Ray player - my gut, after all of these years, is still telling me to wait for the right features and prices.

But, I do use a Mac mini for my HTPC and if you do - or are considering one - here is my recommendation (based on Leopard 10.5.7): set the DVD Player to Best Quality Deinterlacing, set the Mac Display preferences to 1920x1080 at 24 Hz (it's progressive by default), and feed that into your LN52B750 with the 240 Hz options set to Blur=5 or 6, Judder=6 or 7 - and your jaw will drop. If you have a copy of Moulin Rouge - use it as your reference for the settings. I particularly recommend noting that you'll actually see the dust kitties on the floor in the Tango Roxanne chapter (among other things) and also suggest that you'll really love the depth and details of the stars, lace and glitter in Your Song.

With those settings you'll not only get a great HTPC, but you'll get possibly the best standard DVD player you've ever owned. Before the LN52B750, it was very good - now it's really incredible. Ghost Dog and Moulin Rouge on DVD are now completely three dimensional (not exaggerated foreground fakey - actually 3-D looking) - I didn't even know that this sort of picture was possible from a DVD.

I think my setup shows how well this TV works with a 1080p/24 fps source - I can only imagine that Blu-ray looks even better.

(edited 5-26-09)

3. Sound

People complain about the sound quality of the LN52B750. I don't know. I haven't used a TV for sound in 8 years. I don't wish to sound snobbish, but really - you're spending a boatload on your TV and input sources, why listen to TV speakers?

I don't go for surround sound. I'm an audio purest that prefers the highest fidelity stereo. To each his own, but if you're like me, here's the secret on that: route the optical audio out from the LN52B750 into the Mac mini, not from the DirecTV's optical port. This routing is surprisingly better. Use Rogue Amoeba's free LineIn software, set all buffers to default values except for output - use a buffer size of 2048 - convert the optical to copper stereo and pipe that into your stereo system. This is the best TV-to-stereo sound I've gotten in 8 years.

I'm using large electrostatic panels, driven by a 400 watt (peak)/channel amp and a 2 kW servo-controlled subwoofer. You hear sound from all over the room and the depth and spacial qualities are great. I recommend more money into a better stereo and less room wiring over surround sound, but that's just me. To each, his own.

4. Miscellaneous Adjustments

Next, some words on clouding, screen adjustment and glare.

Glare - I don't have any. Yeah - I can see some reflection in the screen at various times of the day. The picture quality is so deep - as is the contrast - that I don't even notice glare, if it is there. And the screen is neither glossy nor matte. It feels glossy, but is low-glare like matte, but sharp and clear like glossy. They're telling the truth on that improvement.

Clouding - let the set burn in for a few days before looking. This is great advice for any large LCD, by the way. Clouding - I don't have any.

Adjustments: Go. Very. Slow. I'd recommend not touching a thing for a full 24 hours of viewing. So far, I've turned down the backlight and the contrast and turned up the brightness. I'm not going to suggest numbers here, though - there are too many factors, such as your room, that will dictate what's right. I will say that out of the box, the contrast is too high, as is the backlight (but not the brightness) - so, as I said: Adjust. Each. Parameter. Slowly. You'll be pleased.

5-26-09: Three things - absolutely *turn off* Dynamic Contrast and Edge Enhancement!! Also, Digital Noise Reduction (NR) defaults to auto - certainly on DVDs, this causes an electric sort of look to things like paper; better at Medium or High.

Color - I read a review that favored Auto over Native - I agree.

Film mode - It defaults to Auto2 (optimized for scrolling text). Use Auto1 (film optimized) - text looks just fine.

5. Internet

This is not a worthless feature. I thought it would be - but it isn't. If you're using a Mac mini and getting the net wirelessly, go to System Prefs->Network->Ethernet, and set DHCP with manual IP - set IP to 192.168.2.1 - then go to Sharing and share your Airport connection through the Ethernet. Run an Ethernet cable 100/1000BaseT type (looks like a big phone connector) from the Mac to the TV. Set the TV internet as follows: IP=192.168.2.2, mask=255.255.255.0, and BOTH Gateway and DNS Servers to 192.168.2.1 - and you're all set.

Note - this doesn't support your DLNA features into the TV - and if you have a HTPC, especially a Mac, you don't want that anyway. Your music files will all have to transcode to support the feature - stick with your native music format, and simply switch to Mac Front Row for your music listening. You'll get higher quality and you've already made those music import decisions - and I suspect the same is true if you're a Vista/Home Media user and that's your HTPC. (Update - with [...] software, this config does support DLNA features from Mac to TV - if you need that sort of thing.)

BUT - and this is a big BUT - if it's easy, hook up your Mac or other HTPC to share its internet connection. You already get your OS upgrades via the net, regardless of whether you prefer OS X or Windows. Well, guess what? This TV is at its heart, a whole lot of computing technology. Out of the box, my LN52B750 firmware was marked from 3-30-2009 - and last week (in May 2009), Samsung already had a firmware upgrade for this set. What did Samsung upgrade? I don't know and I don't care. I let my Windows XP and Mac OS X computers upgrade themselves all the time. These guys want to fix things for free, I don't argue - I take the fix.

Get it connected to the internet and you'll never have to sweat getting an upgrade or remember how to transfer it to your TV via a USB stick. For upwards of US$2k, I like not sweating things. BTW, please note that at this point, the TV doesn't seem to support automatic updates - so you still have to go over to that menu option. Not bad. (10-13-2009 update: firmware updates are now automatic if hooked to the net.)

Having gotten that far, I tried out the Yahoo widgets. This is an underrated feature by far. I'm now set up to get the quick 5-day forecasts here, back where Mom is, and out where my company's other locations are. It puts the TV show being watched into its own shadowbox while viewing the widget. This is insanely faster and easier than using my Mac Dashboard or the DirecTV widget for the same thing - and I never lost track of my show and I never picked up a mouse.

Oh - I also used Yahoo News and Video to get the latest web video of the Hubble repairs during a long commercial break. Sure, it was low-res. But I did it with my remote, and not a mouse, and didn't lose track of time on the web looking at Hubble stuff during a commercial break.

So - I strongly recommend the internet connection option for this TV, too.

6. Heat

LCD sets get hot, the longer they're on. I burned out my first LCD HDTV from days-long ontime. I left this TV on for 50 hours straight. It is summer (here in the desert), and I do have my swamp cooler on - but this TV screen is still barely warm to the touch.

7. Trusting commercial reviewers

Anyone who publishes that they've tested the X-inch model of this set, but this one is the same - don't read them, don't believe them. Quality control for manufacturing LCD sets increases almost exponentially as you go up in size. Only trust reviews on the actual set you're looking at - not the next one over, not last year's model.

8. LCD response time

This set is rated at 2 ms. I've heard that's a lie in a review of 120 Hz sets - although the reviewer wouldn't mention manufacturers. That reviewer said that they were simply taking 8 ms panels, and rating them at 4 ms when doing 120 Hz processing - and so, while my TV was in transit, I rightly wondered if the 2 ms is simply the same math applied to an 8 ms screen at 240 Hz (4 time as fast as 60 Hz, four times as fast as 8 ms).

I have no earthly idea. All that I can say for a certain fact is that this thing is razor sharp and lacks the motion artifacts (and swirls) I've seen on my other 8 ms LCD HDTVs. I hope this helps, some, with that confusion.

9. Actual Size

I don't why it does this but it does: it sees my Mac via the DVI-HDMI connection and gives me a Fit Screen size adjustment. No more lost pixels, no more need for SwitchResX or DisplayConfigX. No such option from the DirecTV HDMI input. I don't know why.

But I do know this: for years, HDTV makers were hiding a bit of the edges from their input sources - causing no end of grief for HTPC owners. This set does away with all of those woes.

(**** UPDATE, May 23 - The Screen Fit option works with any HD source - DirecTV or HTPC. Switch to 480i input, and the screen fit option goes away. Also - when you get the typical HistoryHD show where they just stretch the letterbox picture horizontally, giving everyone that Pillsbury Doughboy face, you can fix that by quickly switching the TV to 4:3 mode. You end up with an HD in letterbox - not as good as full-screen HD, but way better than watching the Pillsbury Doughboy.)

10. Correct Adjustment.

They tell us that the only way to do this is with a TV tech, and to pay for it professionally. Believe them. This TV has no less than 9 adjustments for red, green and blue - add in brightness, gamma, etc and you have over a dozen adjustments there.

Think: 12-sided Rubic's cube - now you've got the idea.

So, I'm just adjusting the brightness/backlight/contrast myself. Independent reviewers all claim that the Samsung brand rocks right out of the box for color correctness. That wasn't true of my older Samsungs - it most certainly is for this one. The color just looks great.

13. The Remote

I had things down to just my Mac remote and my DirecTV remote. Now I've got that third remote happening again, to use some of this TV's cooler features. Just like most people use surround sound while I use stereo, it seems most people get integrated remotes instead of using several.

OK - I'm a Luddite or something. We use multiple remotes. (This one for music, sound, photos and DVD control, this one for DirecTV and now this one for switching source inputs and checking out my Yahoo widgets.) My wife and I just find this easier. So, if you're like us in that regard:

This is a great remote. It feels comfy in the hands like you wouldn't believe, it has backlighting, the buttons are big enough to read. What more can I say than that?

14. Viewing Distance

I watch mine at 12.5 feet from the screen. This is well within reason for this size TV. If you watch at a showroom, be prepared to pace off what your viewing distance will be. I often go through stores and see people judging HDTVs by being 8 feet in front of one, 12 feet in front of another. Don't ever do that. I cannot overstate the importance of judging TVs from the distance consistent with your own use.

15. Pilot Delivery

I got my LN52B750 via Amazon's supplied Pilot Delivery. These guys were great. Others have had issues, many haven't. Pilot seems to employ local guys for their white glove delivery. My local guys were great - 'nuff said.

16. 6/13/2009 edit - If you register your TV on the Samsung website, they give you an additional 3 months on your warranty.

Well - that's it. Thanks for reading. Hope I've helped.

Samsung LN52B750 Great HDTV

I think it's better to wait until late summer when the top-of-the-line B9000 series comes out and also when Amazon usually has a 2-year no-interest financing deal. According to Consumer Reports, it replaces the A950 series and will also use full-frame LED backlighting with local dimming. The recently announced 6000-, 7000- and 8000-series sets use edge LED backlighting, which doesn't allow for local dimming. Still, this one is a great set if you can't wait.

Samsung LN52B750 My First Flat Panel

I got this TV from a B&M store on Father's day. The box barely fit into a Honda Odyssey so shipping seems like a good option if you don't have a truck or mini van.

I like how the stand isn't attached because I directly hung this onto a wall mount.

The picture is great and 240hz shows HD content silky smooth. The sound quality isn't that impressive, but I guess it's acceptable for a flat panel.

My only dislike about the TV is when ever I turn it on, I hear this buzzing noise that sounds like a loud static buzz/hiss that plays on top of the musical intro noise. This sound varies each time I turn the TV on and I heard it was related to some transformer issue, but I'm not sure. I can live with it and I'm not about to return a TV because of this minor defect.

I couldn't tell any difference comparing the LED version and this TV to justify the price increase so I didn't go with the LED one. I suppose the LED one may have a longer life, but I figure by then they will have even better TV's.

The remote has weird curve at the bottom which bothers some people. Also I found that toggling between video sources has awkward delays that make me mess up which input i'd like to select.

The speaker outputs didn't seem adjustable by using the volume control on the TV, though there might be a setting I don't know about.

All in all, I'm pleased with the television, but it's not "perfect" so I can't give it 5 stars.

Samsung LN52B750 Great TV but very bad delivery service

I bought this TV a week ago and the TV came with a small crack on the frame. Called amazon regarding this and they were very promt to offer a replacement. Got the replacement few hours ago. Amazon used Pilot for delivering the TV. The guy who delivered the TV was very rude to me he even was talking trash to me. First he told me to pack the TV which he will need to pick up from my place although I persoanlly talked to the delivery company regarding this and they told me that everything will be taken care by the delivery guys and I don't have to pack but the delivery guy was insisting me to pack it. Then I contacted the delivery company and they agreed to pack but the guy who was packing the TV was banging it without opening up the screw from the stand. Not sure why he has doing it. And all the time he was showing rude atitude to me not sure why. Even he started saying that I am stupid when I was checking the TV for damage and others although I just took 2 mins to do that and I wanted to make sure that there is no damage like before. Then I asked him why he is so rude and then he even said to me that he wanted to fight me. I was so terrified not sure what to do. I never had this kind of experience before and it was really shocking to me. Amazon is great but they should be careful to chose their delivery company. Next time I will never order anything through amazon which require delivery guys to drop it off.

Samsung LN52B750 TV AWESOME BUT LACKS SELL/DELIVERY PROBLEMS<>

TV came today (June 10th, 2009). My only concerns are based on Amazon NOT giving the delivery company my phone #'s for delivery. I had to contact the company for delivery time. And when they came, it was only 1 person. According to their paperwork, it was SUPPOSE to be a 2 MAN DELIVERY. I had to help the driver bring it in the house. The paper work states "AMAZON ROOM OF CHOICE TWO MAN DELIVERY". But besides all of that the Samsung LN52B750 is AWESOME right out of the box. After hooking up my DirecTV and PS3 thru HDMI, the picture was incredible. All of what I saw on reviews was correct on how it displays. I would have gave 5 STARS but poor communciation between Amazon to Pilot Delivery and then to me could have been better.

Samsung LN52B750 Great TV, great delivery

First time I bought a big item online. I was really worried when buying this set. But it turned out to be a great experience. The tv is great, enough said by others and delivery was excellent. One thing that might be problematic for others is the shiny screen (1 less star because of this). As far as buying experience, I would buy big and expensive items again from amazon.

Samsung LN52B750 Best Buy

I've had the HD TV now for a month and in all respects it performs extremely well. Picture for 1080 transmitted images is outstanding and very very good for 720. All of my older components (15 year old tuner, 8 year old DVD player) are well accommodated.

Unfortunately some features available on the remote, like CC, do not work (or I can't find how to make them work when the tv is receiving its signal from the cable box). And, the CC via the cable box is very, very, inconvenient (the box needs to be powered down and a menu selection made to access CC). It is not possible to toggle CC off and on as can be done when the signal is brought directly to the tv via coax. However, in this mode none of the features available via the cable box can be accessed. Shutting down the cable box to invoke closed captioning is just not acceptable.

The picture and connectability, however, are great.

Samsung LN52B750 The Beast

For the past 3 years, I have hemed and hawed over getting a large flat screen TV. Each time I was about to go for one, a new model came out which I thought was so much better that I should just wait a bit more and get that new model once the price came down a little.

At a certain point the quality got so good that the next model could not offer anything that to me would be worth waiting any longer for. In store demos showed just how amazing this TV is and it in fact blew the competition out of the water. The image was just so clear and detailed, its almost unbelievable!

Amazon shipped this to us using Pilot. Never used them before but they did a wonderful job. Even came in the house, unloaded it out of the box, and took the trash away. This was important to me since I got the free shipping, I wanted to make darn sure my investment was no damaged or roughed up.

With a TV this size, normal TV viewing looks not so good to be honest. When i first hooked it up I had expected cable to look better or at least as good as it did before. We decided to add HDTV to our cable and now those channels look great.

DVD's look good too. Each is different but most we have played so far on our HDMI DVD player look wonderful.

Blu-Ray... mouth dropping amazing on this TV. Some movies look 3D they are so good. The detail just blows me away each time. I was never a big believer in blu ray to be honest but now that I have this TV and have seen the difference... I AM A BELIEVER!

PS3/Games are great on here too. We got it connected with an HDMI cable and oh man is it fun. Killzone 2 in particular is a blast on this large TV.

I do have a few cons. The TV is not wireless so you have to either run a cable for the internet or get a part for it to connect to a wireless router. Not a huge deal but is an issue for me.

Outside of running basic cable into your TV from the wall, closed captioning and picture in picture do not work. They work on the normal TV channel but if you go to HDTV both do not work. The CC does work if you have a normal box, just not an HD box. Even when watching a DVD if I want to turn on the CC from the DVD, the TV shows it in freaking huge print and cuts half of it off. We tried adjusting the screen size to no avail. I have a hearing loss so closed captioning is very important to me. I am hopefull for a software update to fix this but wont hold my breath.

The picture in picture is odd as well. It seems they only made it for the base TV with having no 'cable box' at all. So if you have cable, the picture in picture will never work for you since you.

Everything else we love about this TV. Just flat out amazing but those few items keep us from giving the full 5 stars.

Update: 9/15/2009
About a month ago the HDMI ports started to go out. Only HDMI 3 worked and the rest were dead. Samsung was quick to send a part and get a local tech to install it. It worked for about 2 weeks. Same issue all over again now. It has been 2 weeks since I contacted Samsung and I have heard nothing back from them since. I will be following up with them today and update this review again once we have a resolution.

Samsung LN52B750 Love it, except the documentation

The documentation comes on a thumb drive. On my PC it looks like a million files, each a bitmap of a page with no clues what's on them. It was NOT fun trying to find stuff that wasn't even there. Couldn't we get an index?

Would it be too difficult to list discrete on and off codes or have some way to get them off their remote? I accidently stumbled on some so I know they are there. How about discrete codes for various inputs? I'd like to set my universal remote to turn it on and go to HDMI2. It doesn't seem like too much to ask. They've put so many features in that I can't believe anyone ever uses.