Glare Issues

Glare Issues, August 15, 2008
By N. Meier - See all my reviews


I was excited to have my new LN46A650 delivered today. From what I had read from the reviews and from my other research I had one fear about the TV, reflection from the screen surface. I'm sad to report I am going to be returning my Samsung for a model with a flat/matte finish on the screen.

I was really disappointed when I turned this on. The reflections from the windows were terrible.

My setup has the TV on a wall which is parallel to an exterior wall with (2) 30x60 windows approximately 10 feet away. The glare IMO is unbearable, bad enough that I am willing to pay the return shipping charges. I also see quite a bit of glare from a floor lamp I have in the corner of the room. Samsung LN40B650 surprises me very much that this is not an issue for more people.

I went as far as taking my Westinghouse LCD off the wall in my bedroom and setting Samsung LN40B650 up right next to the Samsung to compare the amount of glare between the two. The cheapy Westinghouse wins hands down. No reflections whatsoever with the Westy, but with the Samsung I can actually see my neighbors house very clearly out the window in the reflection in the screen. The reflections are worse with dark screens, but are still noticeable while watching a baseball game.

The picture is the best I've ever seen, and the "Touch of Red" gives Samsung LN40B650 a classy look, but if you have a worry about windows reflecting on the screen, I would suggest going with a model that does not have the glossy/glass finish screen. If you are building a home theater where reflection is not an issue or if you always watch TV in the dark then this is probably the TV for you. But if reflections in the screen bother you I would think long and hard before buying this TV.
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I must be doing something wrong.., July 24, 2008
By Bennett Waisbren - See all my reviews


..Because I've gone through two of these sets already with Amazon. Each set has the same problem; The audio obnoxiously drops intermitendly from time to time, as if one were to press the mute button on and off very quickly. This seems to occur every 4-5 minutes. It's driving me up the wall!

The real tragedy here is that I ADORE this television in almost every other regard. However, this one 'minor' nitpick is bogging down my enjoyment factor so dramatically that I may just have to return this ridiculously gorgeous television.

Oh, and Samsung's technician I had drive out here wasn't even able to identify the cause of the problem. So .. yeah, that really helps some.

I really don't know WHO to blame here, I just want a consistently functional television set. Amazon could not provide such with this model in particular.

I really hope the reason that the price was so much more reasonable than the likes of Best Buy is not due to the fact that they shipped me a refurbished product, because I wouldn't be surprised if such was the case at this point. I am aware that they do, in fact, market refurbished products, (I've seen warehousedeals.com many times) but when I purchased this set there was nothing to argue that my product would NOT be brand new..

The three stars I've given this product represent the television's myriad of other redeeming qualities. I am, however, still disgusted with what a fiasco I've been put through between Amazon and Samsung.