Samsung LN46A750 Review:

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Aside from color the Samsung LN46A750 is a fairly high-tech-looking TV, lacking the soft, rounded curves of the 650 series but including a clear plastic overlay on the frame that adds an extra level of sheen. While most such accents have no effect on perceived picture quality, especially in a dark theater, the Samsung’s shiny frame introduces a major design flaw. When we turned down the lights we noticed that any kind of brighter image on the screen caused the extreme edges of the frame to light up correspondingly; the clear plastic of the frame was collecting light from the screen and transmitting it to all four edges. We found the extra light particularly distracting during movement.

Especially compared with thin-bezel sets like the Mitsubishi LN-T46148, Samsung’s thicker frame makes this 46-inch set seem a bit bulky. The dimensions and weight for the Samsung LN46A750 total 46.1 inches wide by 11.8 inches tall by 30.1 inches deep and 64.8 pounds including the stand, and 46.1 inches wide by 3.9 inches tall by 28 inches deep and 52.7 pounds without it. Surprisingly, the matching glossy black stand does not swivel.

Interactivity is the LN46A750’s biggest differentiator over the 650 series, but we’ll start with the basics. This set has a 120Hz refresh rate, which allows it to cut down on blur and to affect native resolution of 1,920×1,080.

The Samsung LN46A750 has three adjustable picture modes that are each independent per input. That’s great, but in addition there are three more picture presets, called “Entertainment Modes,” that cannot be adjusted and are accessible via a separate key on the remote and the Setup menu. This arrangement is unnecessarily confusing on a TV with so many settings anyway; we’d prefer to have all of the picture modes, both adjustable and nonadjustable, be accessible together from a single key on the remote and one area of the Picture menu.

The connectivity of the Samsung LN46A750 is excellent. There are three HDMI inputs available around back, while a fourth can be found in a recessed bay along the panel’s left side. There’s also a pair of component-video inputs; a single RF input for cable and antenna (the ‘07 models had two); and a VGA-style RGB input for computers (1,920×1,080 maximum resolution). That recessed bayoffers an additional AV input with S-Video and composite video, a headphone jack, and the USB port.

The Samsung LN46A750 delivered basically the same picture quality, give or take a couple of dejudder differences, as the superb LN52A650. We loved its deep black levels and accurate color, and while we could complain all day about the shiny screen in a bright room–and the shiny accents around the edges in a dark room; see Design–it’s still one of the best-performing LCDs out there.

As we’ve come to expect from Samsung, the initial Movie mode was quite accurate for home theater viewing, but the Samsung LN46A750 still benefitted from a little tweaking. A standard calibration improved the color temperature somewhat over the Warm2 setting, although the tendency of the grayscale to get blue-green in very dark areas was something we couldn’t fix. Primary and secondary colors measured very well on the Samsung LN46A750, to the point where we didn’t bother to adjust the color points. Check out our full dark room picture settings and the Geek Box below for more gory details.

The LN46A750 performed quite well with standard-definition. It resolved every line of the DVD format, and program material appeared relatively sharp. The Samsung did a superior job of removing jaggies from diagonal edges, its noise reduction was very effective in the low-quality shots of sky and sunsets and it engaged 2:3 pull-down quickly.

Samsung LN46A750 made a superb computer monitor. Via HDMI resolved every detail of 1,920×1,080 sources according to DisplayMate, and text looked crisp and well defined. It couldn’t quite hit every line of horizontal resolution via VGA, but the difference was impossible for us to detect in text and other onscreen objects.

Samsung LN46A750 User Review:

I currently have a Sony KDL-40XBR2, and wanted an upgrade, and wasn’t sure wether to purchase a KDL-46XBR4 model or this new Samsung LN46A750 model. After doing extensive research, I decided to go with the Samsung LN46A750. I purchased this TV a few days ago, and this tv is simply amazing. The picture quality is excellent, and I must admit, at least to me, is much better than the XBR2 I currently have.

Just a note…under one of the settings on the TV, the energy saver setting might be set to AUTO, and if that is the case the contrast will fluctuate. Once that feature is turned off, the TV will no longer “flicker”.

By ER

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