- 10Wx2 audio output
- Wide Color Enhancer
- 2 ConnectShare Movie
- 4 HDMI (ver 1.3), HDMI-CEC
Make the move to the smoothest LCD action ever. Samsung’s LN40C650 LCD HDTV offers incredible color and rich clarity, all on a 40-inch screen. Add the power of Samsung’s Wide Color Enhancer, for a picture that optimizes a given color’s hue, resulting in more natural rendering of colors and lifelike action. Samsung HDTVs are also ENERGY STAR compliant, helping the environment by using less energy while saving you money.
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List Price: $ 1,099.99
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June 23, 2010
#1
Review by C. Bongiorno
Rating:
Summary:
Great TV — clear picture, yadayada blah blah. I am new to HDTV so for me, it all looks great. This review isn’t about that. This review is about when they begin to mix software functionality with your TV the results aren’t always pretty
To start, to say this TV has usability issues is an understatement. The way all the internet tv functionality works is essentially through a kind of user profile. You create this profile and assign a pin to it. It is in this profile that all user name and passwords for the various services you have are stored. Considering how many that might be, this isn’t a half-bad idea. But, now it goes down hill.
Entering usernames and passwords is done using the number pad on the remote. This is literally like entering text messages on your cell (T9, repeat press). Except that you can’t enter user names like ‘r u serious? OMG. Lol’ because those won’t work. So, yes, you have to enter, for your netflix account ‘joe_the_plumber@somethinglong.isp.net’ and all those special characters are 5 button presses away — don’t forget the password because this is the best part!
Drum roll: you cannot enter the letter ‘z’. That’s right folks. ‘Z’ cannot be entered through any means except using your x-powers. When you press the ‘wxyz’ button to cycle to ‘z’ it does: ‘w,x,y,w,x,y…’ and you wonder WTH? Where is ‘z’? So, if your password contains a ‘z’ the game is up. To be fair though most of the software problems are application specific, but they all have one insanely annoying feature in common.
Go to log into netflix/pandora or any paid service and you get a little message: “please go to [...] and enter this number:” to which you are given a 8 character alpha/numeric code that you must do as they say with. Why does this not do it for me I wonder? Better yet, why do I need this at all? I don’t have to register my computer when I watch netflix online. What gives!!!? What gives is some freakish anti-consumer-friendly business agreement between service provider/content provider/tv provider. I am sure it has to do with licensing and IP. I am sure it has to do with lock-in and profits.
Finally, since netflix is what I use most, and I have no better place to put it, let me comment on the app itself: It sucks.
For this netflix application you have an ‘instant’ queue. When you watch from your PC you never bother with this feature because you usually just play it on-the-spot. Well, queues are nice when you can only have 3 disks out at a time. But these aren’t disks. They aren’t anything actually. They are iconic representations of data. But, to play any content on your netflix device you must
1) Log into the TV
Press the center button
2) Log into netflix.com
3) add whatever movie is available/you want to your ‘instant queue’
4) press the ‘internet@’ button
5) select netflix app
6) Log on to netflix app.
7) Scan through your queue of 80 movies.
9) press it again
10*) if you are watching a series, press it again
Side note: fast forward and reverse do not work like on your dvd player. Press FF and it continues to go until your press the play or stop button (which, btw is THE most inaccessible button on the absolute bottom of the remote)
But, this service/app combo is so convenient it’s narcotic. Need a quick Thomas the tank Engine for an antsy 2 year old? BANG! Done! Need a TV series up in a hurry for an antsy wife? BANG! Done!
The YouTube app is equally handicapped but convenient.
Seriously, if Apple would work with content providers and stick a dvd drive in their Apply TV the world could be a great place.
Oh, did I mention the TV sometimes ‘crashes’?
June 23, 2010
#2
Review by Frank
Rating:
The TV itself is great: picture quality, sound, design.
BUT: If you are thinking about buying this particular model because of its internet features: Think twice. Until today (06/01/2010) I have not been able to play a single movie from Netflix. Also the most recent update did not resolve this issue. I can connect to Netflix and even see my Instant Queue, but the TV freezes when I select a movie to watch. I have to unplug the power to make the TV usable again. Yes, just like a Windows computer.
Since I wanted to buy a Blu-Ray player anyway, I now bought an LG-BD550 which is actually able to stream Netflix properly. With the combination of TV and Blu-Ray player I am happy now – except that I have to use 2 remote controls to watch a streamed movie from Netflix.
So my advice is… if you want to stream Netflix from this TV, save the extra bucks on the internet feature from Samsung and buy the model without it.
June 23, 2010
#3
Review by C. Daniel
Rating:
I purchased this TV from Sears this weekend (5/7/2010) it was on sale for $989, but of course tax, but still not a bad deal. I wanted a television that was pretty much the specs of this one LCD, at least 40inch w/internet and apps. For the price, this device really does deliver, I plug it in directly to my Router and updated the software and was able to listen to Pandora and watch Netflix w/out a hitch. It also will stream movies/music from my NAS flawlessly, this truely is a great LCD TV. And with the internet connection and samsung delivering the latest apps and firmware upgrades, this television is quite possibly future proof. It also sports 2 USB ports which can be used for updates or as multimedia ports (music,pictures,movies). Again this is truely a great device manufactured in 2010. So, for any tech buff or someone who appreciates that idea of having a great entertainment experience I would recommend this television. It is worth it. I gave it 4 stars, because it takes some getting use to, but overall great TV great experience and also the remote control could have been better for the price, it isn’t universal.
June 23, 2010
#4
Review by a2poor
Rating:
Got this baby a little cheaper about a month ago — Amazon’s 2 year interest free promo made me jump.
I find myself to be a tech geek and this TV filled my needs. WMP sharing on networked computers works well with the built-in media player the TV has. As long as it has an avi extension, it will show up (and play). I watched a 1080p MKV that just needed the mkv extension changed to avi. Quality was stunning. Have not encountered anything that the media player can’t play.
I noticed an update for the TV yesterday, which finally fixed the Netflix and other Internet@TV stuff. Netflix streaming works well for anyone familiar with the way it works.
ToC is barely noticeable (but who cares really).
my setup:
Samsung 7.1 (interacts with TV)
XBOX 360
UVERSE HD
HTPC
using HDMI/Optical only
Happy buyer!
June 23, 2010
#5
Review by Ricky D
Rating:
Looked at many LCD TV’s and the picture quality on a Samsung is hard to beat. Controls are easy to use on this set and hooking it up to a standard DVD player with HDMI cable produces a Movie theater picture response. Also if you subscribe to Cable and have an HD Cable Box…hook up with an HDMI cable and the picture is outstanding…Amazon took over a week for delivery (from TX)…shipping company was great in keeping me informed on exact delivery date….when it arrived the delivery driver brought it in, unpacked it, and made sure it was working….The best part was the overall cost…buying it thru Amazon saved me over $200 from the regular store price, and also had free shipping and no tax…so it was a savings all around.