Samsung LN40A650 40-Inch 1080p 120Hz LCD HDTV with RED Touch of Color
Product Description
The Samsung LN40A650 incorporates a stylish look with exclusive Touch of Color. Searching for technology that will make your life easier? The InfoLink RSS feature gives you instant access to news, weather, and sports information at the push of a button. And Auto Motion Plus 120Hz delivers smooth motion action scenes that will blow you away. Satisfy your craving for the latest in HD technology with the Samsung LN40A650 LCD TV.
Feature
- Touch of Color Bezel
- Full HD 1080p Resolution
- 120Hz Auto Motion Plus
- 4 HDMI Inputs
- Super Clear Panel
CustomerReviews
One year review
First, for those that had problems at the one year mark — thank you for reminding me! I had planned on buying the extended warranty prior to my expiration (not sure if it is still in effect, but I did get 3 extra months over the standard one year warranty by registering on-line). Anyway, so far I am extremely satisfied with my purchase! I had done much research prior to buying my first LCD and it was the massive amount of 5-stars on Amazon and all of the comments from the satisfied buyers that clinched the deal — although I did go to a store to view the quality first-hand. Even though I waited for a sale to patronize one of my local stores, since I was hesitant to purchase an item this large on-line for fear of damage in transit, Amazon’s price and service just could not be beat. All my fear’s went out the window with Amazon’s white-glove delivery service — it was first class (although I did not need them to do anything more than remove the outer box to confirm that the TV was not physically damaged) — the delivery people were friendly and courteous, and it had not been in a huge truck filled with lots of boxes — just a small van, for “just my tv” (almost 
The image quality is second to none — with the sound being quite good, but I am only using the Surround-Sound speakers that are in the unit and am more than happy with them — excellent clarity and fine for those that do not need to blast out the room (I’m sure with external speakers it would sound incredible!). It is truly a pleasure to watch Blu-Ray discs with this TV. The colors and clarity are tack on — compared to others that I saw while in the store. Only one thing — for those who had not viewed a movie on HD or Blu-Ray before: some of those actors and actresses are not as perfect as you may have originally thought.
Another clincher for this tv over some others (same with the Blu-Ray player) was ease of applying upgrades. My tv/player is not hooked up to any cable, internet, etc but I can easily download the firmware onto a dedicated pen-drive and quickly apply them to the units. Just be careful to follow the easy instructions and the process is effortless.
There is only one ‘problem’ that I can think of in the year that I have had the unit — I had set the Mhz rate to 120 when I first set up the tv, thinking since I purchased it because of the faster-than-others rating, I should use it. I was shocked to watch my first Blu-Ray and watch what appeared to be a cheap soap opera — come to find out that IS what happens at 120 Hz. Well, it was terrible and at first I was disappointed — it was cool to see so much detail, but it did not feel like a movie anymore. I did a little research and found out that only for gaming and such do you need the 120 Hz setting; set at 60, the picture is still crystal clear but you feel like you are watching a movie! “Problem” solved! That’s it–overall no problems, no issues, just a great tv! Hope you enjoy yours as well!
Outstanding, esp w/Blu-ray
Bought mine a week ago at Fred Meyer for about $70 less than listed here. Absolutely love it. Picture quality with HD cable is great – with blu-ray it’s unbelievably good. Chose 120mhz instead of 60mhz because I watch a lot of football, and was not disappointed with the clarity despite fast-moving action.
samsung ln40650 – also problems at 1 yr mark
I also have just crossed the 1 yr mark ( bought mine yr ago September). And wouldnt you know its just past 1 Yr warranty. I am getting what looks like a black mist about 5 inches across on the lower right corner of screen.
Really notice it when there is a bright image on screen. Have not dealt with Samsung yet, not looking forward to it, pretty sure its not covered. Geez only lasted one year, my 13 year old Sony CRT 32″ is still humming along just fine!
Well, what can I say, I tested the waters of LCD’s and liked the image, weight etc; but the life of these things, not to happy. Wonder if the LED version of these hold up any longer? Well time to call Samsung and get the run-around.
BUY THE WARRANTY!!!!!! Good TV Picture, Though.
I have owned this Television for One Year (One year and One day, actually). It has been great up until today. Almost like a timer (1day after the manufacturer warranty ran out), a line appeared on the screen. UNBELIEVABLE… one day after the warranty. However, I did buy the NEW warranty plan (4 year) and called them and they are setting up the repairman to come to my home. I can update this once it gets fixed for certain, but for now, I am SOOOOO HAPPY that I bought the repair warranty. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE buy a warranty; I did a search on the internet and other people also had these lines show up DAYS after the warranty expired. Unbelievable. Samsung should be held accountable. But, I must admit, its one of the best looking TVs I’ve seen. The picture outdoes all of the houses I’ve been into (except for the ones with the same TV). The red isnt bad, but then again there is red in my color scheme for the living room, so it does not affect me that much. The sound is kinda poor, but I have my surround sound hooked up so that doesnt bother me either. Hope this helps someone and convince you to BUY THE WARRANTY!!!!!!!
One whole year and still loving it…
Had it just over a year and its still the best thing that happened to my living room! If you are having troubles on deciding look no further. Do yourself a favor and pick it up ASAP! It has price on it but as soon as you plug on your Playstation3 and run a Bluray or game you can easily forget about that price and just enjoy this trophy of labor. Cheers!!