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Review Samsung LN52B630 52-Inch 1080p 120 Hz LCD HDTV with Red Touch of Color
With the Samsung 52-inch HDTV LN52B630, you’re investing in a high quality LCD TV that offers top-of-the-line picture quality with 1080p high definition. Enjoy sharper detail and vivid colors with a dynamic contrast ratio of 80,000:1 for more realistic images and 3 Samsung Wide Color Enhancer technology for more natural colors. It also incorporates a number of innovative features to reduce motion blur and vibration of the images, which have traditionally plagued LCD HDTV for viewing fast motion. Read more …
This HDTV B630 series combines an ultra-fast 4 ms (milliseconds) response time with Samsung’s Auto Motion Plus frame interpolation, which uses a 120Hz refresh rate helps ensure crisp, easy viewing of sports, video games and movies.You get superb connectivity and networking with 2 USB ports – for playback of MP3 music and display JPEG / MPEG – and four HDMI 1.3 ports, and also includes access to Samsung InfoLink RSS service, which can instantly see current news , sports, weather and stock information with a touch of the remote. This Samsung HDTV is accented by TOC (Touch of Color) designed bezel, which offers a hint of red translucent on the edges of unity for a unique look fashionable. Furthermore, it is ENERGY STAR compliant, which allows you to be green, while saving on electricity bills.
Customer Reviews
By William N. Harris III “wnharris” (Providence, RI)
After spending too much time on searching and viewing of these televisions to big box stores, I finally bought this set from Amazon and could not be happier.
I was in the plasma vs. LCD debate for a while ‘and decided that I needed / wanted the brightness of an LCD, does not want to worry about any burn in problems (I know they are almost nonexistent today, anyway). I wanted 1080p and most 1080p plasma sets are close to this price point as well. I debated for about a month between ln52a630 and ln52a750 recent years, and which one to buy. The matte screen on the 630 was his highlight for me, but there was a sacrifice in contrast ratio and various other little “bells and whistles.” The A750 is the most expensive, the price point has decreased so much, was practically a swap, too. Heard of the problems associated with glare 750 including Halo and TOC scaling issues, I decided the 630 with its matte screen is the TV for me.
So, I shopped price the A630 for a couple of weeks until I came across a new version of the set, the ln52b630. A little ‘money is well spent and more with the upgrade to this TV. The contrast ratio is 40,000:1 vs 80,000:1 twice, and also dominates in recent years, the contrast ratio of 50,000:1 A750. Again, this TV also has the matte screen! Almost no problems with reflections in my room very bright vision, which has more windows and a sliding glass door.
The quality of TV pictures is the best my friends and I have seen so far from an LCD. Deep blacks and brilliant brights are the comments I heard when people see this TV in operation. Clarity on Blu-ray 1080p 120Hz is breathtaking, almost do not want to look away from the screen. I have it connected to the service of Dish Network’s HD in 1080i and the PQ is superb, a slight loss of clarity and blur in fast moving sequences that exists in 1080p. Standard def programming also looks great as well.
As for the audio, I’ve setup via the surround sound, so I can not comment.
I still have to connect an Ethernet cable to use these features.
** UPDATE ** I connected the Ethernet cable and the InfoLink “features work as advertised. It is a nice feature, news, temperature / weather, stocks all positioned in the corners of the screen. Can I ever use it, probably not. But works as advertised. I wish that was a way to update the firmware on the television, rather than for these features.
Links to the USB port is another excellent feature. Allows you to play movies, music and pictures directly from the side of the TV with a USB flash drive or an external hard drive. It will play almost any codec you throw at it, presumably, x264 (HD), have not been able to verify this.
The remote is well designed and easy to use. Samsung has eliminated the dreaded “click-wheel ‘in this year the new models.
Delivery: Pilot was my shipping service, and I can not say anything bad about the service. Delivery early and made the necessary phone calls to arrange delivery. The box was in great form, as well as the television inside.
By D. McIntosh (Jersey City, NJ, USA)
I was looking for and participation in a new update television in the last 2 years. Samsung was one of the few manufacturers that offered to non-glare matte screens, which is necessary in our sun-filled living room. But I was always waiting for the right price. So when I was about to get the LN52A630, I heard about the new B series to be released in 2009. So I had to wait with 120Hz refresh rate and an upgrade from a dynamic contrast ratio of 80,000:1 to 40,000:1. Besides the look and shape of the series B seemed so much better to me that the series A. So Amazon had offered a Sony Blu-ray Free with the purchase of certain models of Samsung (including LN52B630), and that was my cue to finally place my order on 7/4/09.
Delivery:
When I placed our order I originally set the date of delivery for 7/15/09. Once I had the tracking number from Amazon and CEVA-mail notification of shipment, I started to monitor our TV. The result is one of their stores is located in very close to the PA and NJ. Our TV was right in our neighborhood on 7/7/09. CEVA so I gave him an invitation to provide information on early and were more than happy to deliver TV on 7/10/09. The delivery went well, and the communication I had with CEVA has been great. The kids have the TV up three flights of stairs, set the TV on the stand, gently put the TV on our console, then plugged in and turned on …
Product:
Photos – We started to change channels to see how it seemed. The image is really amazing. The default settings are really the film seem like a soap opera, which is really strange and fascinating at the same time. It takes time to find the right settings for the environment and the type of input. It ‘great that once the settings are set for a specific input maintains the settings. There are so many different settings, which allow a lot of flexibility to adapt to a particular input device. We have cable TV on their natural and AMP transparent. Cable HD is great and the standard is pretty good on a large screen LCD. XBOX is in game mode and it seems wonderful. My husband was dying to try Call of Duty on it and was totally blown away by the colors and the image on the screen. When it was time to look at the Blu-ray, we played Baraka (which I totally recommend the experience to appreciate 1080p). E ‘was unreal! The picture was extraordinary and the detail was incredible. E ‘be like we were there in person.
Sound – Even though we have our B630 hooked to our surround sound receiver, I tried the sound from the TV. It’s not bad and the volume is pretty decent, actually pretty strong even halfway.
Other – The B630 is a very interesting television. Everyone has commented touch of red and think it’s really cool. The inputs available are more than enough. Swivel stand is fantastic for when you are cooking or just turning around depends on my luck. The swivel stand is a plus, when you get to the back of the television to easily work on cables and inputs. Viewing angles are pretty good. Matte non-glare screen is wonderful too, no need to close the shades during the day anymore. Experience the USB input with an external hard drive media game and found the response time very fast for a TV. The media play mode is fairly intuitive and easy to use. Photos look amazing as well. I noticed the car blackout during the credits of movies and screens blacks. This happens when the option of saving energy is used. We set the option off and now darkness is nonexistent. InfoLink via Ethernet is a nice feature, but limiting. I hope that Samsung makes an update to enable widgets and viewing online. BTW, the Ethernet is great for getting firmware updates available from Samsung. V1009 firmware was available for download and the update was quick and seamless. Since I have not had the TV long enough, do not know what the firmware update improved, but the TV is working well.
We love our Samsung LN52B630. I must shamefully admit that I fell asleep watching television almost every night for the last 12 days. My husband would normally be jealous, but also shares the same feelings I have for our new TV. We recommend it to anyone and everyone. The TV has exceeded all our expectations. Amazon has allowed us to have an incredible price and free delivery service of large white gloves as well. It ‘a winner and we could not be happier.
By P. Butler
We were looking for a 55 “matte screen LCD TV, but does not seem to be any. I came across this 52″ and has had a chance, I could not find in our local shops. I’m very pleased, the picture is great. I am not an expert, so I can not give a thorough examination. I can say that my husband said he had a lot of pictures (the HD is great).
I also wanted to comment on the delivery. I read the reviews on other TVs that gave bad reviews of the pilot service. When I received the e-mail saying he would be handed to the pilot, I was expecting the worst. There service was great, they set it in the room I requested, attached the support and control to a blue screen and have no damage occurred before I signed. They also took away the packaging.
Also, Kudos to Amazon. I ordered the TV on Wednesday and Friday it was delivered. I could not ask for more. I am happy with the TV and Amazon’s service.