Samsung LN37B650 37" LCD HDTV 37-inch 120Hz 1080p LCD HD Television

I bought this tv for my bedroom and it works wonderfully. I highly recommend this tv for people looking for a LCD tv. I have a Toshiba Regza and the Samsung out does it.

I was looking to upgrade my setup from my old Sony Bravia 32 so I did some homework on the internet like most good consumers do these days. This TV was rated very highly by numerous sources including Consumer Reports. It had all the features on paper that I wanted so I decided to get it. When I first hooked it up my reaction was very positive.

The picture quality is wonderful. The color expression is rich and deep. It handles black levels incredibly well. Okay, good so far. I plugged in my XBOX 360 with a HDMI vr 1.3 rated cable and set it 1080p. This is where my reactions became mixed.

Wherever you go these days, people have TVs with 120hz refresh rates set up next to TVs that have the old 60hz in an attempt to impress upon you the difference. It looks great in stores like Best Buy and Sears... but it's another matter at home. If you turn it to a slightly higher setting you may notice a strange aura around moving objects. After (again) checking online this is apparently a known problem with the technology that Sony and LG also suffer from. So I turn the blur reduction up and the judder reduction down. Good, it looks a bit more smooth without the motion artifacts... but wait. Every now and then it stutters as if it's having a little difficulty keeping up. That's strange... okay. I'll turn the judder reduction down further. Know what? It still happens every now and then. It's less of an issue that it was while I was still playing around with the settings, but it still bugs me a little.

In short, regardless of the problems with 120hz as a collective whole this is a good set for the money. The picture is good, the speakers are decent after they've been used for a few hours (they sound a bit flat up front, probably just needed some burn in time). However, know the the benefits and shortcomings of 120hz. It looks good if you can arrive at a decent setting, but it can still hiccup every now and then. If you're a perfectionist this may bother you a bit more than it does me. Hopefully Samsung will come out with a firmware upgrade that addresses this issue somewhat.

Pretty awesome picture quality. A lot better than the 720p 32" Sony Bravia that this one was replacing. Some reviews or salespeople will say that 720p and 1080p doesn't make much difference for broadcast programs, but I think the 1080p is noticably better. DVDs look better, too. If I had more space, I would have purchased the 40" set instead of the 37".

My only complaint is that sometimes text that scrolls along the bottom of the screen looks a little fuzzy for a while, then it becomes sharper and looks fine. This might have something to do with the interpolation mode (automotion?). This is the only reason why I'm giving it 4 stars instead of 5 stars.

The TV was delivered by Pilot. They called ahead to let us know what time they'd be delivering, and they even showed up a few minutes early. They also helped us set up the new TV. There was also a printed manual in the box. Nice swivel base and remote control unit.

I also got a good price by purchasing it directly from Amazon. Took advantage of the email discount code. If I had waited, the cost of this TV would have been lower, but, hey, I've had a chance to enjoy it for a few months already. You can get this now at a very good price, and if you can redeem an electronic coupon, all the better!

First I would like to say that the delivery service also gets the best rating. They were just the best. I figured they would just set it inside the door and leave. They brought it into the bedroom plugged it in and tuned it for me. They did not leave until they were sure it was working properly.

I have always purchased Sony or Panasonic. I had a 42" Panasonice Viera Plasma in my bedroom on a free standing stand. The stand just took up too much room. I read all the reviews here for several weeks before deciding on the Samsung. I even went over to BestBuy and watched my final two choices. It was Samsung the whole way. It's light [30+ lbs.] and sits on a stand with wheels so I can move it much easier.

Colors are all vivid and make you feel like you are right there. Thank you Amazon! ! ! !

I love this tv and compared to the competition it has more features, better picture, and a higher contrast ratio. The picture is just beautiful but what surprised me was that the tv sounds great without adding additional speakers---that is if you don't want true surround sound. I though with down facing speakers I would have an issue and need to get extra speakers but the sound is phenomenal for a TV. I have this TV in a 20 X 18 room. I would have purchased the LED but they didn't have an LED in this size and a bigger size wouldn't fit in my cabinet. But this picture is almost as good as the LED>

My mom purchased the 55 inch of this tv in May and has loved it and had no problems with it.

I can see the TV in my very bright room as well as when I darken it.

I highly recommend this tv. Because i'm a worry wart, though, i purchased mine at a big box store and got the extended warranty. They attached the stand in the store for me and I was able to carry the tv upstairs by myself and put it in its place.

Samsung is the best! It's a perfect in our family room. Crystal clear. I don't have to wear my glasses! Great design too! I will recommend to anybody. In fact, I will be buying a bigger one for my living room soon.

Review of: Samsung LN37B650 37-Inch 1080p 120 Hz LCD HDTV with Red Touch of Color
Purchased September 2nd. No picture or volume. Went through hoops with the cable company, Samsung, local electronics repairer (wouldn't touch a brand new TV without any picture or volume - "That's ridiculous - send it back!"), and Amazon. Replacement TV sent out on September 15th. Have used the TV very little since we're remodeling. Finally hooked it up 2 weeks ago. Picture totally died yesterday. We have volume but absolutely no video.

Going through the same strings the second time is worse. Had to have the cable tech here again. Then called Amazon and was told "Your 30 day complete warantee has expired." Samsung wouldn't send the electronics repairer in our town due to their comments with the first lemon. Have to wait for a different repairer to call within the next few days. Asked what could be wrong with the TV? "No idea."

I'm glad I ordered early in September. Maybe we will have a working TV by Thanksgiving!

If anyone has a suggestion.....I'm open! I do like the picture quality but the sound is tinny. Almost forces you to add on speakers. Hope future buyers have better luck!

I have a different older version of this tv. One thing i want to warn all customers/ owners about samsung's ToC tvs. DO NOT ever Ever clean the bezel...even with the included cloth. They are guarenteed to leave micro scratches. I cleaned mine and ended with micro scratches all over the bezel. thankfully they are not noticeable in plain light due to the dark bezel. But if you shine a flashlight onto the bezel, you can definitely see all the scratches!

So finally I set to try this TV also. Got confiused between 32 and 37 for sometime. Then finally was locked down to buy a 37 inches TV. I was comparig between Samsung LN37B650, LG 37LH55 and Vizio SV370XVT. Did not get a LG in the local stores such as Best Buys or Frys or WalMart. Got a chance to get Vizio. I almost kept it. This is a great TV with great picture quality and slimmer and lighter than others. However after couple of days I realized that this TV lacks the depth of sound(did not want to buy a sound bar yet). Then got a Samsung LN37B650. Picture looked stunning and the look was very good. The sound was way better than vizio.

However, one thing in this TV really annoyed me. The picture comes on to the TV after 2-3 sec while changing the channel. There is a noticable delay getting the picture in between changing channels. I am not sure if this is just this TV. Is anyone having the same experience? I went to my Sony SXRD 60 inches Vega to try it out. No issues whats so ever. I am again confused. Shall I keep it or return it.

One thing I must say here. No company builds better TV than Sony. Had Sony built a better XBR 37 inches model, I would have gone for it.

Please let me know if anyone is facing this problem.

This is an amazing TV set. Vivid colors, high resolution, good sound, easy to handle. 2 USB ports are very useful. Due to them and to corresponding software this TV set plays slideshow and movies in any DVD/DvxX format without an additional DVD player. The delivery was quick and accurate. One of my best buys in the electronic department.

i got this tv for a great deal, for 900$ when it was on sale on amazon. anyways.. all i have to say is this tv is really awesome, the picture quality is beautiful, the tv itself looks fantastic, and its made by samsung a very trusted company that makes excellence tv's. before purchasing this tv online, i was super afraid to buy such an expensive tv online, but it was such a great deal, i saw at bestbuys they sell the same thing for 1100$ with tax and everything which is a complete rip, but i was scared that the tv would come in broken or have problems but nope it came in perfectly fine. also before purchasing the tv i read that this tv had some problems and was defective, all i can say is i had this tv for about 8 months now and i use it everyday for hours and nothings happened to it , this tv is so awesome. i reallyreally love this tv its so awesome when playing xbox. :D 5/5 great job samsung.

This TV is just what you'd expect from Samsung: spectacular. I've always loved Samsung displays, but I'm here to give a non-biased review, so here you go...

I did a lot of research on various TVs before making my mind up on this one. I picked it up at Best Buy since I didn't want to deal with shipping.

WOW.

PROS:
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+ Awesome contrast ratio. The blacks are deliciously deep. You can hardly see any bleed at all even with the contrast and brightness up very high. Looks comparable to the edge-lit LED TVs.

+ XBOX 360/PS3 looks gorgeous on this. Period.

+ Stand is glass and very sturdy/thick. TV is attached to a spindle on top of the stand by 8 screws. It rotates but cannot pitch or tilt.

+ Menu system is beautiful and easy to navigate/read.

+ AutoMotion looks SWEET for Sports. I like it for movies, but some people don't because it makes motion look like a soap opera. You can adjust it as much as you want though, and even disable it.

+ Controller is full-featured with large easy-to-read buttons. People with fat thumbs will love this.

+ Has a built-in ethernet port for network connectivity.

CONS:
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+ Lack of pitch and tilt in the stand is disappointing, but my old Samsung stand didn't even rotate, so I'm not complaining.

+ AutoMotion on High can choke and tear/stutter at times during high-movement scenes in movies and such. Most of the time it looks spectacular though.

+ TV speakers are mediocre (hook up that surround sound system!)

+ Menu system feels sluggish. If you've ever used a Motorola cable box (the ones Comcast/Verizon give you), you know exactly what I mean.

+ You must disable AutoMotion for gaming as the processing creates a slight delay between the input and output to the screen. Basically your controller inputs will have a ~50ms delay. It's small, but definitely a disadvantage for games like shooters and racing.

CONCLUSION:
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If you're looking for a spectacular TV that works with everything, feels perfect in a medium-sized room and doesn't empty your wallet, this is it. If you just don't want to dish out the money for an LED TV, get this. The black levels are -seriously- deep. The only real advantage LED has over CCFL TVs right now are the slimmer panel sizes (for edge-lit LED TVs). You wont see much of a difference between LED and this unless you compare it to a more-expensive LED TV that has Local Dimming (the LEDs can be dimmed/turned completely off in dark parts of the screen for a truly black blacks.) If you're debating CCFL vs. LED and decide to go LED, you really should get one with Local Dimming.

I'm incredibly thrilled with my purchase. If you don't want to deal with shipping, Best Buy has these for $999, but the downside is paying tax.

Oh, and when you do pick yours up, try watching the launch scene from Apollo 13 with Tom Hanks in HD with AutoMotion on. It'll make you weep tears of sweet, sweet joy.

So I bought this television in late November along with my Sony Bravia surround sound home theater system. When I first turned it on, I was blown away. Even the "no signal" was crystal clear ( I could tell then I had the right television.) Putting it together was easy as well. Four screws down, four in the back, and you're done. The Directv man came by the next day, hooked up my HD satellite receiver, once again, blown away. The picture is amazing! Watching sports now are amazing! Movies on both the satellite receiver and on my Samsung BD-P1600 blu-ray player have outstanding output on this television. The sound is pretty much that of SD televisions, but I have read that most HD televisions are like this. No problem, because once you hook this bad baby up to a surround sound system, you can pretty much hit the mute button. The picture is the most important thing, although the sound on the tv is good.

You can set a certain picture and calibration to each input running to the television. I love tinkering with this feature. I have:

HDMI 1-satellite receiver- natural
HDMI 2- surround sound receiver- dynamic
HDMI 3- blu-ray player- BD Wise/Movie
HDMI 4- PS3- natural (sometimes dynamic)

Playing video games on this thing are amazing. I love playing Madden 10 and NBA Live 10 and the tv output will blow you away.

I have HDMI cables running from each input to this television and an optical cable running to the surround sound receiver. I also have a wireless LAN adapter hooked up to it, which allows me to get News, stock quotes, and the weather. I can even hook up my laptop to it if I wanted to. Switching between sources is so easy. Hit the source button,and navigate away. This tv blows me away every time I watch it. It even has a cool sound when I turn it on and off. Don't forget that extended warranty if you invest in this television.

Bought this TV two weeks ago and could not be happier; numerous variable settings allow you to set your perfect picture. Will not repeat all the good things everyone else has said. I do not have any problem with the audio for normal use but do run through an external speaker system when watching movies.

We needed a 37" because of the armoire we put the TV in. Talked to some folks in electronics stores and have also read on internet that 37" TV's may be going away. So, if you need/want one, you might want to research that some more. I don't really know how true it is but there are not many to choose from in this size category so there may be something to it.

If you can get this TV in the $950 range with free shipping, do it. It's a couple hundred dollars more than some (Vizio, Panasonic), but worh it, IMO.

So I hadh been looking for a new tv sincee October 2009 and originally I had an idea for a 32 in at around 500. I did a lot of research on LCD tv's and finally decided to push it up to 37 in at 800. I had foudn some models I had liked but the minute I saw the LN37B650 I fell in love. The design is nice and the picture quality is superb for a Non-LED LCD tv. Though it is kind of pricey, it is well worth it. Ive had my tv for about a month now and the picture quality is amazing even at the beginning when you use the factory settings. Blu Ray's look so amazing and my Band of Brothers Blu Ray series actually almost pops out of the screen! I use my tv mainly for my PS3 and games look amazing. You might need to adjust the judder settings if you feel they might be blurring the picture a little too much for your taste during games or sport events because it does create a halo around moving objects(this is a problem with most LCD tvs). Ive never felt so satisfied at buying something and I've never felt like I actually got moneys worth until i got this TV. If youre looking for a Tv with great picture and great versatility in adjusting the settings then this is the tv to get. Friends and famliy who see my tv can't believe how great this tv looks and they all have nice tvs as well. So again, if youre looking for a tv with amazing picture quality and youre gunna be using a blu ray player or ps3 or xbox 360, ETC then you should definitely buy this tv!!!

BTW if youre looking for more info on this tv or other tvs you might be interested in, go to [...]
They have great reviews and you can compare tvs.
Thats where I did most of my research and you should too!

Very good TV have been using it for about 4 months now, Video Games look amazing, along with any HD content. The blacks could be a bit blacker but for the price range its good enough, and then again its no LED TV. A great LCD for the price, worth every penny.

I finally upgraded from a 12 yr old 26" CRT that needed a converter to receive the OTA signal.
What I like:
Great picture ( Actors must hate these new HD TV's, you can see every pimple and missing eye lash)
It fits into my old Entertainment center, 36.5" wide, the newer 40" models are just an inch to big
Easy set up ( Connect an DVD,DVR, old VCR and stereo system)
Simple remote control with big buttons and backlight.
Good price ( $700.00 delivered, the newer, comparable picture quality ran about 2x as much)

What I miss:
Internet Netflix connection ( but a new Blu-Ray DVD player will have that)
Automatic light balancing