Customer reviews from Samsung US
Samsung - 55" Class / 1080p / 120Hz / LED-LCD HDTV
Average customer rating
4.6
(158 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 158 reviews
5 Stars
123
4 Stars
22
3 Stars
7
2 Stars
2
1 Star
4
92%of customers recommend this product.
(
141 out of
153)
Customer Reviews for Samsung - 55" Class / 1080p / 120Hz / LED-LCD HDTV
Customer Rating
5
HD IS Jaw Dropping
on August 5, 2010
Posted by: Grody
from Brunswick, GA
Expertise:Expert
I purchsed this unit to take advantage of the HD capability. I was floored this first time I turned on Sports Center in HD. The picture was flawless in every detail. I am spoliled and will never watch anything less than it appears in HD. This set was comapred side by side against spec and in person and every comparision brought me back to the SAMSUNG.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Features
5
Performance
5
Design
5
Value
5
Written by a customer while visiting Samsung US
Customer Rating
4
Good product. Good features
on September 25, 2010
Posted by: fstv
from Aurora IL
Bought it last week and am happy with the performance.
Pros: Built-in speakers, Bright display, Durable, Realistic color, prompt tech support.
Cons: room light reflection seen in tv., manual could be better explained for a novice., power input on tv very hard to locate.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Features
4
Performance
4
Design
4
Value
4
Written by a customer while visiting Samsung US
Customer Rating
5
Incredible TV at any price
on December 2, 2010
Posted by: Fnash
from Michigan
Expertise:Expert
I just bought this yesterday but I've been researching it and looking at it for quite a while now. I've looked at other TVs but just kept coming back to this and really wanted to find a way to validate getting it to replace my aging 720P Plasma. Black Friday came rolling around and several places had this on sale for a huge amount off the regular price all weekend. I simply couldn't resist any longer.
First, getting it home and out of the box. I don't have a truck or van so had to have it delivered. Getting it out of the box and putting the stand on was very simple. I put it on a side table and basically yanked the HDMI cable out of my old TV to plug into this to see how it looked. I knew it looked good in the stores and really wanted it there, but there is nothing that compares to seeing it in your own home. After about 10 seconds of watching to see what it would look like I got a grin on my face that probably didn't go away for an hour. In it's default setting, it was a little heavy on the red and a small amount too bright. I dropped the back light brightness from 14 to 10, and dropped the color saturation from 58 to 50, then changed the picture from standard to natural, and that's all I had to do. Colors are vibrant but not overstated. Skin tone is natural, and picture looks absolutely beautiful. I could describe the picture to you all I want but there is simply no way to fully comprehend how good this set looks. Perhaps the closest you might come is comparing a color picture in a newspaper to one on high gloss photo paper.
One of the things that makes this set so nice is the extremely high contrast ratio. Now, some stores you go to these days, they will tell you contrast ratio doesn't matter (the ratio between the lightest light, and darkest dark). Well, that's not exactly true. If you get a low end LCD TV that has a contrast ratio of 4000 to 1, it's not going to be near as nice a picture that has a contrast ratio of 50,000 to one, and a 100,000 to one ratio is even better. Depending on your needs, any of those may be acceptable, but when you get into the 4 MILLION to 1 contrast ratio of this TV, you're entering a totally different game. The difference between 4 million to 1 or 5 million to 1 is most likely never going to be even slightly distinguishable for most people, even most experts, but each time you add a zero to the end of that number, you enter a new area in picture quality, and you can easily notice it. The 4 million to 1 contrast ratio of this TV basically means the TV can display the darkest of darks, and the lightest of lights, all in the same scene, and have a smooth graduation from one to the other without any haloing effects. That's one of the things that bugged me about my old plasma but this TV is absolutely perfect! This is also what gives your picture such an incredibly real quality and makes the people look like they could literally crawl out of the TV and into your living room.
Sound - I can't comment on this since I run everything thru a sound system, but when I did try the volume control it has the coolest volume on screen display I've ever seen. It's not that old style bar running across the bottom that looks like it's from a TV from 20 years ago (slightly exagerated but you understand). It's a circular style with the circle getting smaller the lower you turn the volume. As you look thru the menu and other features, it's easy to notice it's lots of the little details like this that really make this TV special... as if the picture wasn't enough!
Anyway, hope this has been helpful. Enjoy... I know I certainly am!!!
Pros: Built-in speakers, Realistic color, Lightweight, extra touches
Cons: that i didn't get it earlier
I would recommend this to a friend!
Features
5
Performance
5
Design
5
Value
5
Written by a customer while visiting Samsung US
Customer Rating
5
New HDTV
on July 30, 2010
Posted by: Trailblazer
from Canton, GA
Expertise:Expert
The Samsung 55' LED_LCD HDTV is stunning without any adjustments right out of the box. Great buy-I'm thrilled with it.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Features
5
Performance
5
Design
5
Value
5
Written by a customer while visiting Samsung US
Customer Rating
5
Great T.V.
on September 22, 2010
Posted by: GREAT2GO
This is the best t.v. that I have ever owned. It has a great picture, easy to set up, and had a great price.
Pros: Bright display, Inexpensive, Lightweight
Cons: cannot program remote to oporate satellite
I would recommend this to a friend!
Features
4
Performance
5
Design
5
Value
5
Written by a customer while visiting Samsung US
Customer Rating
5
Great Picture
on September 28, 2010
Posted by: TAman
from Chesapeake VA
Expertise:Intermediate
Size & picture quality the best I have seen.
Price ok, but a little high.
Price ok, but a little high.
Pros: Bright display, Realistic color, Lightweight
I would recommend this to a friend!
Features
5
Performance
5
Design
5
Value
4
Written by a customer while visiting Samsung US
Customer Rating
5
Very Happy!
on September 30, 2010
Posted by: Judie414
This is the best pic ever for a HD tv..would recommend to anyone. We bought from a local independent store and their price was the same as a big box store and they are noted for having excellent service! Going to buy the extended warranty from them just in case..going to look for a small one for in our bedroom..want a good pic in there also..Thank you Samsung!! Keep up the good work!
I would recommend this to a friend!
Features
5
Performance
5
Design
5
Value
5
Written by a customer while visiting Samsung US
Customer Rating
3
Almost.
on December 10, 2010
Posted by: 2K4SL
from Cleveland, Ohio
Expertise:Intermediate
Simply put if Samsung would have provided a firmware upgrade that eliminated the video lock by now I would have rated the set five stars, but unfortunately it has not. When the video is not locking the picture is flawless, which leads me to wonder why Samsung has been so slow to resolve the video locking issues with this set.
Pros: Built-in speakers, Bright display, Realistic color, Lightweight
Cons: Did not meet expectations, needs new firmware upgrade
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Features
4
Performance
4
Design
3
Value
3
Written by a customer while visiting Samsung US