Samsung LN52A650 52-Inch 1080p 120Hz LCD HDTV with Red Touch of Color

Get innovative HD design and performance on a brilliant 52-inch LCD screen. The Samsung 52" LCD HDTV has superior picture quality with a unique bezel design. The Touch of Color accents the top and bottom edges of the bezel with a unique amber tone. Full 1080p HD resolution and 50,000:1 dynamic-contrast ratio offer stunning image detail and vivid colors. Auto Motion Plus 120Hz and Ultra Clear Panel technology work together to offer the smoothest motion and boldest bright and dark tones.
CCFL?Cold Cathode Fluorescent Lamp - Provides colors in your picture that were not available before Fast 4ms response time minimizes blurring of moving video Widescreen NTSC/ATSC Tuners with Clear QAM Ultra clear panel enhances contrast and reduces reflection Viewing Angle - 178 x 178 Degrees DNIe (Digital Natural Image Engine) delivers a crisp, lifelike picture that is closer to film Auto volume leveler Audio amplifier - Watts per channel - 10 Watts x 2 channels to bottom downfiring speakers SRS TruSurround XT sound delivers virtual surround using built-in speakers 4 HDMI, 2 Component video, RF antenna inputs S-video, A/V, PC inputs Hook up your MP3 player or digital camera via the Wiselink USB 2.0 connection Headphone output HDMI-CEC allows peripherals to be controlled by remote control Stereo broadcast reception (MTS & SAP) with 181 channels Picture-in-Picture V-Chip Auto wall mount compatible - 3-dimensional operation via TV's control Swivel stand Wheel key remote control English, Spanish & French on-screen displays Variable sleep timer Dimensions - without stand - 50.2 x 31.7 x 4.1; with stand - 50.2 x 34.1 x 12.8 Weight - without stand - 64.6 lbs.; with stand - 76.7lbs.
CCFL?Cold Cathode Fluorescent Lamp - Provides colors in your picture that were not available before Fast 4ms response time minimizes blurring of moving video Widescreen NTSC/ATSC Tuners with Clear QAM Ultra clear panel enhances contrast and reduces reflection Viewing Angle - 178 x 178 Degrees DNIe (Digital Natural Image Engine) delivers a crisp, lifelike picture that is closer to film Auto volume leveler Audio amplifier - Watts per channel - 10 Watts x 2 channels to bottom downfiring speakers SRS TruSurround XT sound delivers virtual surround using built-in speakers 4 HDMI, 2 Component video, RF antenna inputs S-video, A/V, PC inputs Hook up your MP3 player or digital camera via the Wiselink USB 2.0 connection Headphone output HDMI-CEC allows peripherals to be controlled by remote control Stereo broadcast reception (MTS & SAP) with 181 channels Picture-in-Picture V-Chip Auto wall mount compatible - 3-dimensional operation via TV's control Swivel stand Wheel key remote control English, Spanish & French on-screen displays Variable sleep timer Dimensions - without stand - 50.2 x 31.7 x 4.1; with stand - 50.2 x 34.1 x 12.8 Weight - without stand - 64.6 lbs.; with stand - 76.7lbs.
Samsung adds a Touch of Color to a blazing-fast 4ms response time and rich connectivity features to redefine the role HDTVs play in the home with its forward-looking Series 6 (A650) and Series 7 (A750) LCD HDTVs. Utilizing the award-winning technologies found in all Samsung HDTVs, Series 6 and 7 HDTVs deliver unparalleled picture quality and enhanced connectivity and networking capabilities that create a true entertainment hub for any home. Series 7 takes networking and multimedia management to a whole new level. Consumers can easily enjoy MPEG and JPEG files stored on external devices by connecting through a side-mounted USB 2.0, turning their LCD into a full-scale home viewing gallery, or connect their MP3 players for a dynamic audio experience.
50,000:1 Dynamic Contrast Ratio/500 nit Brightness
Digital Natural Image Engine
Super Patterned Vertical Alignment
SRS TruSurround XT technology delivers an amazing, simulated 3D effect with clear dialog and powerful bass.
TruSurround XT audio also adds three audio enhancement technologies to produce an amazingly immersive sound experience.
Key Features
- New -- 50,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio: up from 25,000:1 on 2007 models (Learn more)
- New -- Blazing 4ms response time: down from 8ms on 2007 models thanks to a new high-speed liquid crystal
- New -- Transparent and Opaque Color (TOC) bezel with infused color creates an ultra-sleek shape and appearance (Learn more)
- New -- InfoLink: Get free RSS feeds of news, weather and sports right to your HDTV with a built-in Ethernet port (Learn more)
- New -- 4 HDMI 1.3 ports: Simplay compliant, and up from 3 on 2007 models (Learn more)
- New -- Sports and Game modes boost on-screen performance and interaction with the latest gaming systems
- New -- Side-mounted USB 2.0 port: connect USB devices directly to your HDTV to view JPEG photos or MPEG movies or easily listen to your MP3 player through your HDTV's audio system or your home theater system.
- New -- Compatible with Samsung's Home Digital Media Adapter (sold separately) for playback and navigation of Internet and stored PC multimedia
- Full 1080p HD (Learn more)
- Automotion Plus 120Hz image interpolation technology provides smoother motion (Learn more)
- 178-degree viewing angle from all four axes with Super Patterned Vertical Alignment (Learn more)
- Better clear panel technology for deeper blacks and more vibrant colors (Learn more)
- Hidden speakers with SRS TruSurround XT audio (Learn more)
- Cold Cathode Flourescent Lamp (CCFL) and Wide Color Enhancer technology offer a wider color range (Learn more)
- Picture-in-Picture (PIP) enables convenient simultaneous viewing of TV programs and video or PC sources
- V-Chip system1 allows blocking of rated TV and movie programs determined by the parent to contain objectionable content.
- Trilingual on-screen displays in English, Spanish or French.
- Variable sleep timer to turn the TV off in varying time intervals.
- Auto wall mount compatible: 3-dimensional operation via TV’s remote control; no external IR receiver required.
- Swivel stand included
- 1 year parts and 1 year labor warranty (90 days parts and labor for commercial use), with in-home service, backed by Samsung toll-free support.
Step-Up Features
- Series 7: Internal flash memory (1GB) with pre-loaded interactive content such as cooking recipes, children's entertainment, HD artwork and more, Integrated woofer for an enhanced audio experience, DLNA-Compatibility for better interopability with electronics, computers and mobile devices from many different manufacturers (Learn more)
- Series 8: super-slim 1.9-inch thick profile
- Comparison of Features for various Samsung LCD HDTV models
- What size TV should you get?
Learn More
Touch of Color
![]() | Samsung’s Series 6 marks the first appearance of TOC (Touch of Color) design in the 2008 LCD HDTV line-up. Inspired by designs from the automotive and fashion industries, Samsung’s unique unique Transparent and Opaque Color molding process creates a clean, smooth finish infused with a hint of a translucent color during the manufacturing process for an ultra-sleek appearance. |
InfoLink
![]() | Up-to-the-minute access to weather, news, sports and stock information is just a cable and a click away through the HDTV’s Ethernet port and new InfoLink RSS service. An all-new user interface with digital contents management guide provides intuitive navigation and access to both internal and external content. |
Auto Motion Plus 120Hz
![]() | This technology doubles the frame rate from 60 to 120 frames per second (120Hz LCD panel) without repeating the same image to make more frames. Instead, the TV intelligently calculates the ‘middle’ image between frame A and frame B and inserts it in between (Auto Motion Plus 120Hz processor), making a fluid transition from one frame to the next. | ![]() |
Super Clear Panel
![]() ![]() | Samsung enhances the clarity of select LCD HDTVs by replacing the light-diffusing plastic face of traditional LCD HDTVs with a natural black panel with a clear anti-glare shield. Reduced reflection of external light creates a new dimension in image clarity, highlighting black and darkened areas, enabling vibrant, more compelling colors and a brighter, clearer picture. Black will never again appear grayish. Black details will show in vivid black even in dark scenes. The latest version of Samsung’s breakthrough super clear panel technology makes colors appear more vibrant and blacks even deeper than ever. Enhanced films reduce glare and optimize off-angle viewing. |
50,000:1 Dynamic Contrast Ratio/500 nit Brightness
![]() | 50,000:1 Dynamic Contrast Ratio will give you a picture better than you ever thought possible, with whiter whites, blacker blacks and a nearly infinite subtlety of gradations in between. As two of the most important determining factors in overall picture quality, contrast and brightness levels achieve new heights in this latest generation LCD panel. Samsung’s new LCD TV’s give the most stunning realistic picture quality ever. |
Full HD 1080P
![]() | Full HD, or 1080p, contains 1.5 times more scanning lines than conventional HD TVs. More scanning lines mean more pixels, more details and a better picture. The new Samsung LCD TV with resolution that is approximately 2 times greater than conventional HDTVs, creating the most perfect picture imaginable. Samsung’s 1080p panel uses a new high-speed liquid crystal to cut response time to 4ms. The fast response time, coupled with Samsung’s Auto Motion Plus 120Hz motion blur reduction technology dramatically reduces motion blur and judder. | ![]() |
Digital Natural Image Engine
![]() | DNIe™ The Samsung Digital Natural Image engine. This exclusive Samsung technology dramatically improves the picture by enhancing the contrast, detail, white balance and reduces. | ![]() |
Wide Color Enhancer/Cold Cathode Flourescent Lamp
| The NTSC (National Television Systems Committee) has established the color standards all TVs in America try to meet. And typical LCD TVs only meet about 72% of this standard. Samsung LCD HDTVs use Cold Cathode Fluorescent Lamp backlights to give you 92% coverage of the NTSC standard, ensuring truer, more breathlessly vivid colors. Samsung’s exclusive Wide Color Enhancer technology delivers more brilliant colors, even in bright areas of the picture where blues and greens are washed out on conventional screens. The system displays wider color reproduction, showing you truer colors – the fresh green of spring foliage, the intense blue of the summer sky. | |||
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Connectivity
![]() | To make the Series 6 a true entertainment hub for any home, Samsung has incorporated advanced HD connectivity and networking capabilities that expand the HDTV’s functionality. A wide variety of multimedia devices can be connected to the set through any one of the four Simplay compliant HDMI 1.3 inputs (including one on the side), and the handy HDMICEC feature lets you control all your CEC-enabled peripherals using just one remote. Connect HD digital devices like disc players, game consoles, and satellite dish components into the 2 rear connections and use the side-mounted input for cameras, camcorders, and laptops. HDMI is the best performing interface for displaying an HD source on an HDTV. Once connected, users can easily access device menus and manage and display content through the newly redesigned Wheel Key Remote control and the HDTV’s sophisticated content management interface. All Connections
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Super Patterned Vertical Alignment
![]() | Samsung’s Super Patterned Vertical Alignment (SPVA) panel provides a 178-degree viewing angle from all four axes |
Audio Features
TruSurround is a patented SRS technology that solves the problem of playing 5.1 multichannel content over two speakers. TruSurround delivers a compelling, virtual surround sound experience through any two-speaker playback system, including internal television speakers and headphones. It is fully compatible with all multichannel formats up to 5.1 channels. High-quality virtual surround sound can be experienced with just the two hidden, downward-firing side-mounted 2.2-channel dome speakers built into the TV.SRS TruSurround XT technology delivers an amazing, simulated 3D effect with clear dialog and powerful bass.
TruSurround XT audio also adds three audio enhancement technologies to produce an amazingly immersive sound experience.
- Dialog Clarity brings movie dialog into Focus during the playback of any surround-encoded material to make speech much clearer and crisper.
- TruBass creates incredible deep rich bass allowing a person to perceive significantly deeper, richer low bass tones that are far beyond the physical low frequency capabilities of the speaker itself.
- The SRS WOW feature widens the soundstage by processing standard two-channel stereo material as well as multi-channel encoded material for a dramatic improvement in the playback of any stereo audio over a two-speaker system.
Which Size HDTV is Right for My Room?
![]() | With standard-definition TVs, the rule used to be that viewers would feel comfortable watching a set from a distance of 3 to 6 times the screen size in inches. With HDTV, the resolution is so much better that you can sit closer to a larger TV without noticing the pixels. So with HDTVs, the rule tends to be you can sit anywhere from 1.5 to 3 times the screen size (in inches) for the best experience.
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Which Samsung LCD HDTV is Right for You?
Series 3Look at Series 3 LCD HDTVs | 19- and 22-inch Models
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26-inch Model Adds
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32-, 37- and 40-inch Models Add
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Series 4 AddsLook at Series 4 LCD HDTVs |
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Series 5 AddsLook at Series 5 LCD HDTVs |
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Series 6 AddsLook at Series 6 LCD HDTVs | 19- and 22-inch Models
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32-inch Model Adds
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40-, 46-, and 52-inch Models Add
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Series 7 AddsLook at Series 7 LCD HDTVs |
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Series 8 AddsLook at Series 8 LCD HDTVs | Series 8: super-slim 1.9-inch thick profile |
Series 9 AddsLook at Series 8 LCD HDTVs | Coming Late 2009 |
Review by Tool Guy from Phoenix, AZ:
I purchased a 46" in the summer and bought another bigger size (52") recently. I truly believe this is one of the bests sets on the market regardless of price. Make sure you get the 650 series thought, you'll be disappointed if you don't.
Review by J. Quinn from :
It is great to be able to read reviews of people that purchase and use different products. If it wasn't for Amazon and their review system, I would have had no idea what HDTV to purchase out of the thousands available.
Anyway...I received the TV yesterday and spent the day playing with the new toy. I am amazed by the quality of the picture, paired with DirectTV HD...it is AWESOME!
The delivery consisted of 1 guy in a van. There were no problems with having just 1 individual handle this TV. He brought it inside and I helped him unwrap it. He had be plug it in to inspect the screen and to make sure that I was 100% satisfied before I signed.
Overall I have had a terrific experience with this purchase. I am really glad I went with the 52" rather than the 46"!
You will have no regrets that you bought this TV!
Anyway...I received the TV yesterday and spent the day playing with the new toy. I am amazed by the quality of the picture, paired with DirectTV HD...it is AWESOME!
The delivery consisted of 1 guy in a van. There were no problems with having just 1 individual handle this TV. He brought it inside and I helped him unwrap it. He had be plug it in to inspect the screen and to make sure that I was 100% satisfied before I signed.
Overall I have had a terrific experience with this purchase. I am really glad I went with the 52" rather than the 46"!
You will have no regrets that you bought this TV!
Review by Ong from Los Angeles, USA:
I have been using this TV for about a month and a half now. I used this product mainly with Samsung Blu Ray player using HDMI cable connection. The picture quality is just superb. Besides, the on screen menu is easy to understand and it required minimum deviations from default factory setting.
The only minor complain I have is the sensitivity of the remove control unit. I have to point directly at the TV in order for it to work. Other than that, this Samsung TV is as good as it get.
The only minor complain I have is the sensitivity of the remove control unit. I have to point directly at the TV in order for it to work. Other than that, this Samsung TV is as good as it get.
Review by M. Hebbar from MO, USA:
After I planned to buy an LCD TV, I did lot of research and finally the selection was between Sony 52'' XBR and Samsung LN52A650. However on further analysis, I found that LN52A650 TV was almost equal to Sony in all aspect and is the best value for the money. One option I liked was that this TV has an Optical digital Audio output which I think is really cool when using audio receiver. However the TV outputs 5.1 channel audio only while using ON-AIR (antenna) signal. If the source is digital (dvd, cable) the out put is just 2 channel stereo.
Amazon had the best deals on this TV compared to any other reliable retailers. They shipped the TV the very next day. I was notified that the TV has been shipped via Pilot shipping service.
This is where things started changing.I called Pilot after 3 days to check on the package and they informed that they will be delivering it on Monday and they will be sending two guys since it is a white glove service. Even then, I planned to be at home during delivery and that turned out to be a very good decision. Even after confirmation, they sent only one guy for delivery. I had to help him to lift the 109 lb package. Secondly, I saw a huge hole on the box at the bottom right corner and gashes on the sides. My initial thought was that the LCD must have been damaged. There were couple of holes even on the inside cover. However I couldn't notice any damage/scratches on the panel. Since it was cold outside, he suggested me that I wait for at least 4 hours before switching on the TV.
That was the longest four hours I have spent for quiet sometime now. When I finally switched on the TV, I simply couldn't believe the amazing HD pictures. Both I and my wife were blown over by the clarity and the richness of the picture. If you are a fense sitter, I would suggest you buy this TV in a heart beat. Definitely worth the money.
However I did notice scratches on the stand and the bezel. I called Amazon (1-866 423-5355) about this and they promptly offered 1) to replace the TV or 2) Discount on the sale price.
Even though there were some incidents, I would definitely buy from Amazon. They have a very friendly CSR and they tend to take care of issues very quickly.
AddOn: I am planning to buy the 5 yrs extended service warranty from samsung again on Amazon. I think it is better to have such an insurance on such a large investment. When I called samsung about the service, they said that it is in-home service for all TV's above 32''.
Amazon had the best deals on this TV compared to any other reliable retailers. They shipped the TV the very next day. I was notified that the TV has been shipped via Pilot shipping service.
This is where things started changing.I called Pilot after 3 days to check on the package and they informed that they will be delivering it on Monday and they will be sending two guys since it is a white glove service. Even then, I planned to be at home during delivery and that turned out to be a very good decision. Even after confirmation, they sent only one guy for delivery. I had to help him to lift the 109 lb package. Secondly, I saw a huge hole on the box at the bottom right corner and gashes on the sides. My initial thought was that the LCD must have been damaged. There were couple of holes even on the inside cover. However I couldn't notice any damage/scratches on the panel. Since it was cold outside, he suggested me that I wait for at least 4 hours before switching on the TV.
That was the longest four hours I have spent for quiet sometime now. When I finally switched on the TV, I simply couldn't believe the amazing HD pictures. Both I and my wife were blown over by the clarity and the richness of the picture. If you are a fense sitter, I would suggest you buy this TV in a heart beat. Definitely worth the money.
However I did notice scratches on the stand and the bezel. I called Amazon (1-866 423-5355) about this and they promptly offered 1) to replace the TV or 2) Discount on the sale price.
Even though there were some incidents, I would definitely buy from Amazon. They have a very friendly CSR and they tend to take care of issues very quickly.
AddOn: I am planning to buy the 5 yrs extended service warranty from samsung again on Amazon. I think it is better to have such an insurance on such a large investment. When I called samsung about the service, they said that it is in-home service for all TV's above 32''.
Review by JL from Miami, FL:
as I usually do when I make a major purchase, I researched LCDs on Consumer Reports and this was rated the highest (82/100). It really does have the best picture on the market. We also later bought a Samsung blu-ray player and love the Anynet feature which automatically finds the player among all your components. It took a few days to hook up with the local shipper in Miami and a long day waiting around for them to deliver. Other than that we're very satisfied.
Accessories
- Antennas Direct DB2 Multi Directional HDTV Antenna
- Premium HDMI v1.3 Cable (2M/6ft.)
- Cables To Go - 40320 - 2M (6.6ft) Velocity HDMI to DVI Digital Video Cable (Blue)
- Logitech Harmony 550 Universal Remote
- AudioQuest HDMI 3 cable - HDMI plugs 2m (6.56') braided cable
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