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.

Samsung LN52B750 Very good TV, mostly good features

I have been using this TV for just over a month. Amazon was very quick to deliver using their standard free shipping. The shipping company delivered the TV, unboxed it, set it up, ensured I tested it, and took the box away. The delivery was 5 stars.

This is my first LCD TV, and I was quite impressed. The picture is great. The sound is just okay, but based on prior reviewed, is what I expected.

The remote control is mediocre. I would have liked it to be usable for my LG Blu-Ray player and my Comcast cable box.

The internet connectivity is not worth connecting the internet to the TV. Yahoo has tons of widgets, and many TV widgets, but only less than 20 of these are available on this TV. I would have loved a Facebook, eBay, and other widgets available for other TVs, but not available for this TV.

I was able to get the Comcast remote to control this TV (with the Comcast remote, use code 0060). I was also able to get the LG Blu Ray player to control the TV.

Wish List: It would be nice if the TV had a cablecard slot. I need a Comcast cable box, and if the TV had a cablecard slot, I would be able to use the Samsung remote for my TV.

I also wish that the TV had many more internet capable features. For example, Netflix streaming, YouTube streaming, photos from services like Shutterfly and Picassa. Even web browsing would have been very nice.

The TV requires a proprietary wireless adapter if you want to connect the PC to your wireless router. The good news is the adapter is 802.11 n/g/b. The bad news, Samsung requires you to use their overpriced adapter. I received mine at no charge as a rebate, and if I did not, I would not have been happy due to the limited features available via the adapter.

A nice to have would be much stronger parental controls (limiting the time that each child could use the TV, and having them login to see the TV).

Summary: The TV picture is excellent, remote and sound are just okay, internet features need much improvement.

Samsung LN52B750 Almost perfect but still needs a little polishing

Great picture most of the time, but as expected, standard def leaves much to be desired. Very disappointed with picture & picture. The second source can only be cable or over the air. Why can't I select any available video source? Picture is very bright as expect with an LCD. This maybe close to the pinnacle of LCD technology.

Samsung LN52B750 Best I could find

Quick delivery [6 days],trucking guys set tv up-plug cable in an got it working.,dvd & sound system out sorced. Factory settings gives a sharp picture,speakers are typical for tvs,remote is easy to use. Screen gets warmer than I expected [how much power is used]? As I looked for a year or so at tvs this was the pick of the litter from what I could find. I'll see how long this this one last- sony lasted 4 yrs.@$1800.oo.

Samsung LN52B750 Great TV delivery problems though

We have had this TV about a week now from amazon. I was patiently watching the ln52a950 when these came out so I waited until Amazon had them in stock and made the purchase. The TV was scheduled to be delivered earlier than amazon had quoted, which for some may be a good thing, for us it wasn't. We planned on being out of town when they wanted to deliver it. The delivery company never made contact with us, it was pilot, and after 2 days when we got a hold of them they told us they could only deliver the item on a certain day, which was 2 days earlier than amazon quoted. After a little argument they agreed to deliver it almost 4 days later. I can't fault amazon for that but I have found multiple complaints for this delivery company. As for the TV (knock on wood) It is fantastic. The picture quality is great! The only down side is the audio is extremely weak like others have said. We have had it at 80/100 and can still not hear everything. I recommend hooking this up to some sort of audio system. GAMERS BE WARE: I am an avid online gamer, the refresh rate on this tv will take some time to get used to. I have actually gotten vertigo from playing COD4 on this beast.
All in all a great purchase!

Samsung LN52B750 Great PQ But a Few Issues

After months of research I finally pulled the trigger on this new LCD. First of all let me say that the price, service from Amazon and delivery by Pilot was exceptional and more than met my expectations. The picture quality (PQ) is stunning with rich dark blacks and vibrant colors. The number of manual setttings that you can use to dial in this set are far more than the normal person can comprehend. The set looks great out of the box but does need adjustment to bring out it's best. It also has many future proof options like internet TV capability and DLNA functionality. However I really think these features will need much more content and functionality before they become heavily used. The asthetics of this 52" model is also stunning and I think much better looking than the B650 series.
Cons: 1)Be warned this set is highly reflective. Fortunately where I have it is a darker area of the house and recessed in an entertainment center. However if you place it in highly lit area you will get a substantial mirror effect.
2) The biggest disappointment I have though with the set is the noticable clouding and flashlights on total dark screens and a slight bleed through on certain TV/blu ray scenes. Although I know clouding is a normal by-product of LCD's I did not think it would be that obvious on a high end LCD like this. I have only had the set 2 days and hope this will improve. If not I will have to make a decision of whether to return or keep.