Samsung LN46C530 46-Inch 1080p 60 Hz LCD HDTV (Black)

Review by Dustin F for Samsung LN46C530 46-Inch 1080p 60 Hz LCD HDTV (Black)
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This is a very nicely built television.

Plenty of hookups, which were easy to reach.

The Anyconnect (which allows one device to control another like Sony’s Bravia, but for Samsung) works well. It’s nothing super, but it works.

You can save favorite channels, easily and quickly switch to other inputs, play mp3s and jpgs via USB, … ya know, all that stuff that you expect from a very nice TV. It’s not going to surprise you much. The video didn’t need any adjustment for me, out of the box, but there were a lot of options for tweaking it.

Audio was average, not impressive, but I’m used to a nice surround system (which I promptly hooked up). One reason Anyconnect is nice is that I can have the TV output over the surround sound (an Anyconnect system) very easily.

Oh, and the dang stand swivels. It’s a heavy-ish stand, too. Another commenter had a problem ‘drilling’ the stand, but I found this wasn’t an issue. I found the build quality to be the best I’ve ever seen on a TV.

The picture, though, of course, is what matters most. And this TV has an amazing picture. Clear and beautiful. The colors stand out, the contrast is strong, the blacks look black.

The statistic that is weak on this TV is its slow refresh rate (the 60hz). I actually prefer this TV over ones that have a higher refresh rate. Movies look more like the cinema this way. In fact, many movies are shown in theater at merely 24 hz. Have you ever noticed that a movie or TV show looks subtly like a camcorder, behind the scenes tape, or a Soup Opera? This effect is often the result of a high refresh rate, and it reduces the mental blur from frame to frame. I suspect newer TVs actually let you reduce the refresh rate, because many find a high refresh to be less appealing. But this way I get a cheaper TV that I think actually looks much better. Before you spend hundreds more on a 2D set with extremely high refresh rate, test it out and see what you like better. Make sure the media actually supports the high refresh rate. You may find this cheaper set is as good, or perhaps better if you’re like me.

I found no flaws with this TV whatsoever. It’s amazing that such a large and beautiful TV, from what many consider the best brand, is so affordable.

Review by Clyde Antrobus for Samsung LN46C530 46-Inch 1080p 60 Hz LCD HDTV (Black)
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Have been enjoying this TV for about 3 weeks now and it is top of the line. Great picture and the person who delivered it was top notch, and you can’t beat the shipping. (FREE).

Review by A.J. for Samsung LN46C530 46-Inch 1080p 60 Hz LCD HDTV (Black)
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For $784 you can’t do any better then this TV. Free shipping, no interest financing and no tax. Picture wise; in comparison to my previous Samsung TV (Plasma) for which I paid $1,200 3 years ago it’s slightly better. In comparison to other cheaper LCDs such as the Insignia from Best Buy this wins hands down. Blacks are actually black unlike on other cheaper LCDs where they appear to be gray. The automatic “real time” brightness adjustment helps out too when the light changes. I have this TV hooked up to my PS3 for Blu-Ray playback as well as gaming. Furthermore, I used the PC input to hook up my computer; I am extremely happy that, unlike my previous TV it maintains the 16:9 aspect ratio without stretching the screen (before I had to use DVI to HDMI to maintain the aspect ratio using up one of the HDMIs where now I can use the analog [VGA] and it works flawlessly).

Review by AG for Samsung LN46C530 46-Inch 1080p 60 Hz LCD HDTV (Black)
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Ordered this on July 1st and had it in my hands yesterday (July 11th) so very quick shipping for a freight company! We plugged in in and watched a movie right away and its amazing! Works great and the standard settings it seemed to be shipped with work perfect, no problems what so ever. Very happy with this brand and TV!