Review by Jane
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We bought this TV for our bedroom.

This is a great looking TV and the reddish horizontal line at the bottom is subtle. It is sleek and the controls are almost invisible when you are looking at the TV from a front point of view. In fact the power button is discreet to a fault as we turn the power on via the power button on the TV – not the remote – it’s on the side and you can’t see it so you have to “feel” for the power button. Now maybe in a brighter room this wouldn’t be a problem but our TV sits inside of an amoire. The picture is beautiful and clear and of course especially on the HDTV channels. The sound is excellent (I think earlier versions of this TV had sound quality complaints). The setup process was not as easy as expected as we had to spend some time on the phone with Comcast to get things correctly set up and subsequently had to get a new box for all the HDTV channels.

Would definetly recommend this Samsung HDTV.

Review by joetagaz
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I received two of these within three days. The first one was damaged in shipping and Amazon sent a replacement out with free one-day shipping. Way to go Amazon!

OK, onto the review.

The hardest part with the setup is attaching the stand and inserting the batteries in the remote. The first time you turn it on it goes into setup mode. Answer a few questions and it starts to scan for channels.

The menus are easy to use. Well organized and displayed. You may need to keep the manual handy for descriptions of some of the options but experimenting is fun.

Audio- this is a TV, TV’s aren’t known for their great speakers. At first the audio was very low. After playing with the audio setup a bit I was able to set the options to my liking. You can even set the sound mode with one button on the remote while you’re watching something and avoid going into the detailed menus. The “Clear Voice” mode is a godsend for me (I’m 61 and my hearing isn’t what it used to be). I could immediately tell the difference when I selected that mode.

Picture- Very good for a set this size and price. I have two other HD televisions (a 52″ Sharp 1080p LCD and a 42″ Panasonic 720p Plasma) and this TV is as good. I’ve watched some basketball games and haven’t noticed any screen-door effect with fast motion. SD and HD channels come in clear (I have Cox Cable and I’m not using a HDTV box). The ‘Screen Fit’ option only works if you have a source connected via HDMI (and maybe component-I’m not sure). That option will adjust a SD show to fit the screen without stretching it. If you aren’t using, for example, a cable box you’ll either have to set the TV to 4:3 or suffer with odd looking stretched SD content. If you pick up HD channels without a cablebox (I get the local channels that way) the picture automatically adjusts to 16:9.

Remote- The remote is quite large (roughly 9-1/2 long x 2-1/2 wide)and isn’t illuminated. It has big keys, fits your hand nicely and is easy to use.

Overall- Very happy with this TV. I bought it on Amazon for $399 which is a great deal (the lesser featured LN26C350 was only $20 less).

Review by G. Singer
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This was a great addition to the bedroom. Easy to mount to a peerless mount and easy to work controls. There are not many makers of a 26″ but this was a great addtion to our home.