Very Satisfied
Purchased the LN46C650 model 3 weeks ago ($1167 thru Amazon) and absolutely love it. I was not sure how much added value the internet TV would provide but after having it for a few weeks I am very glad I went with this model over the non-internet models. I haven't tested every feature yet so this review is based on taking the usual features for a spin.
Delivery: White-glove service was fantastic (on-time no damage) but then again it would be pretty hard to mess up walking the set 15 feet inside the doorway. Nonetheless they did great.
PROS:
- Pandora rocks. This is by far my favorite internet feature to stream music through the TV. I don't have a big stereo system and FM reception is spotty so this really was a welcome feature.
- The sound is just fine. I know some say the Samsung sound isn't up to Sony and that may be true but how often are you blasting the volume past say 20? The room we have it set up in is relatively small (15x20) so it suits us just fine.
- YouTube Vudo Yahoo Associated Press Weather and Flickr feeds are pretty cool. You can download movies from Netflix and Blockbuster but i'm not sure this is any better (cheaper) than most cable services. I guess if you don't have cable this would be great.
- I have AT&T U-Verse and the SD picture is great when tuned to non-HD channels. The HD is amazing.
- The Automotion is great but only for sports in my opinion. We turn it off for regular programming as with HD and Automotion on the scenes look a little on the cheap side (maybe too real??). It is like you are in the room which i don't like. This is probably just a personal preference thing.
- The TV itself looks amazing and the lack of the red-touch-of-color I think is a good thing.
- Controls to tweak the picture seem more than adequate to suit anyone's preferences though I'm not a A/V guru.
- AllShare feature lets you access music photos and videos contained on networked computers through your TV (after downloading/installing samsung software on your PC). This worked flawlessly and setup was intuitive.
- Plug-N-Play media contained on a thumb drive works great too.
CONS: I can't think of any major ones but I'll list a few initial thoughts...
- AnyNet+ seems before its time (you have to have all Samsung devices to use as far as I can tell)
That's about all I have. If anyone has any questions I will try to answer. All in all I have to give this TV a 5. The potential uses for the internet connectivity seems huge.
UPDATE: 4 months in and we still love this TV. No problems whatsoever. There are some new Samsung Apps i thought I'd mention...
- Google Maps App can get live traffic just like the web version. Hard to get any accident data though.
- Other new apps (but haven't tried): Napster Hulu Plus Facebook CinemaNow? DailyMotion?More detail ...
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