Samsung LN-46A550 46" LCD HDTV 46-inch 60Hz 1080p LCD HD Television

We have owned this TV for over a year now and we are amazed at the quality of picture EVERY time we turn it on....(couple times a day!)
Have not seen a better picture yet!
Great for Sports, cartoons, and everything inbetween. I highly suggest this TV. We are 100% satisfide with the picture.

The only complaint I have is the sound quality. But it is an easy fix with a additional speaker system (most people have with a tv of this quality)
We have a very in expensive speaker system that does the trick when we need it. For most of the time we use the tv sound. Its not super bad but it is annoying when there is other things making noise (ac dishwasher ect...)
If you are looking for a flat screen LCD. Dont look any further... I did all my research and any other bells and whistles are unnessesary

We've had this about a year now and have never had a single problem with it. Good picture, but I miss the analog channels - we are in the country and digital is NOT a good thing here as we are always losing the signal (not the TV's fault).

I really like the picture and numerous options built into this system. However, there are two major problems.

1) SOUND: TERRIBLE! The built-in speakers are terrible. No matter how you adjust the built-in equalizer, everything sounds like it is in a coffee-can, very "tinty". I did also buy a home theater to go with it so I've been using that exclusively.
2) SIGNAL INPUT: Only ONE! I have a couple of other smaller HDTVs by Sanyo & LG, and both of them allow more than one signal source (Cable & standard antennae). This model only allows for one signal source.

It appears that the sound issue is related to this model. I have a friend that bought a 40" Samsung and the sound in that unit is great. Apparently, Samsung figures if you have money to buy a unit this big, then you can afford a home theater...

I have since placed a service call with Samsung...

Pros:

Crisp Picture, Fast Response Time, Very stylish, Lots of Menu Options, Non-HD Channels somewhat clearer than other TVs I have seen.

Cons:

Nothing with the TV itself. After the first week I had the tv, the picture began blurring with red hues all over. The customer service for Samsung was absolutley horrific. After a month of calls and repairs I finally got the tv back. Since I live in a smaller town they had to use a third party repair party which is the worst experience I have ever had with electronic repair.

Once I got the tv back however I am very very pleased!

I have purchased a Samsung LN46A550 Television. The picture is great, however I have a problem.

I have tried to remove the four bolts (or screws) to remove the base. They are loose, but will not come out! I have tried using tweezers and a magnet, but to no avail.

Anybody know how to get these bolts out?

Thanks

I love this TV. I bought it for $700 during the customer vote in 2008.
I use this tv with Dish Network HD, Playstation 3 gaming and blurays, and a Nintendo Wii.

Dish- Picture is great. I have the dish set up to broadcast in 720p, because I watch mostly sports and the progressive looks better than interlaced, a little smoother. I rarely see any motion blur. Even in baseball, the video always looks crisp. All of the HD content looks great. The SD leaves much to be desired, but why watch SD when HD is available?

Playstation gaming and blurays- Gaming looks great. The video is smooth. Blurays are unbelievably crisp. They are absolutely stunning.

Wii-For a non HD device, the video is very good.

Sound-Just terrible. It is painful to listen, and the two weeks it took for me to get surround, I rarely used the tv. It causes alot of ear fatigue. Part of the problem may be TV placement in a corner, but it still shouldn't be this bad. Samsung really dropped the ball with their sound.

I purchased this HDTV about a year ago and I'm still very happy with the purchase.

Fantastic product. No issues since purchase, Amazon white glove delivery actually got it to me a day early. Granted, sound quality is subpar, but I've never heard any other built in speakers that were any better, and honestly if you buy a TV this size, you have room for a receiver and speakers too. Primarily used as a PC monitor, no issues with gaming on PC or console. Text can be a little hard to read @ default resolution. I think a really nifty idea for all televisions of this kind would be to have a small lamp in the housing to illuminate the I/O panel.

I own the Samsung LN46A550 LCD TV for about 16 months. The TV suddently turns on and off automaticallly every 30 seconds. I contacted Samsung Service dept. and was told it is out-of-warrenty. I have to pay the service charge on my own. It is a known manfacture defect and Samsung does not stand behind their products. I have talk with CS superisor and Customer Relationship and they all used the same excecuse that the product is out-of-warrenty. So watch out for the problem and I will never buy another Samsung TV. I searched the web, many other users have the exactly same problem I have and it Samsung LN46A550 46-Inch 1080p LCD HDTVhappens after the warrenty expires.

The SamSung was a disaster to order, the first TV I ordered the LN46A550 and I was awaiting for my TV and then on the afternoon I took off work for delivery I was emailed and told my TV was back ordered so I called and they offered the next model up which I accepted and told it was expedited so when it showed up a week later I was excited except the TV as damaged and if you read the fine print any TV bigger that 40 inch is not covered by insurance so I was lucky that Electronic Expo accepted the information from SamSung's certificated repair shop in town that I took the broken TV to or I would have been out of $1000 so they sent me another TV which I took another afternoon off work to get the TV delivered and they lost it someplace so here is the second day I took off work and no TV. I finally did receive the TV 4 days later and I love the TV but I will NEVER order anything like this online again.

Joe in Montana