Buy Samsung LN40B630 40-Inch 1080p 120Hz LCD HDTV with Red Touch of Color Friday, September 18, 2009

UPDATE: I had this TV a few weeks and was becoming disappointed with the picture quality (ghosting, pic not punchy)but found by adjusting the NR (Noise reduction- found in the menu under Picture Options - Digital NR) to High for a bad cable signal it significantly improved -so much that it is like a different TV ! WOW! Just a tip to help others. Also - if you get a Samsung DVD player with Anynet coordination be sure and turn on the BD Wise (on TV menu) and your movies will be great. A nice user friendly perk on the menu is that when you highlight an item it tells you at the bottom of the screen what that function does.
Original Review: Delivery: (Am emphasizing this because some reviewers had an issue with delivery) When I purchased the TV and checked out there was an option for Standard Delivery or Scheduled Delivery (for large and heavy items). I chose Scheduled and it was a snap. I picked my delivery date & time - it was 7 days later which I would expect. They called me that day and delivered the TV an hour early. The delivery person was aces. He set the TV up, put the batteries in the remote and even set up the channel scan and waited to see the picture come up and that all was working well. (And he even moved my old TV upstairs.) The only thing he could have done better was if he made the popcorn and got me a cold drink. I tipped him and rated him A+ - very nice man, also.
Now - the TV - the picture is great. I do love the non-glare screen as I have a lot of windows. The shiny frame practically disappears when you are watching it. To my relief the red hardly shows at all. The sound is good- the "Clear Voice" feature is excellent for my slight hearing loss. I have a sound system, but use the TV's sound. I am still learning about the advanced net features. A nice little thing is that on most TV's the idiot light (power on or off lt.) is on when you are watching it. I always taped this up as it was distracting. With this set the little red light is off when the set is on and shows when the set is off. I don't find the obscurity of the controls a problem, cause who doesn't use a remote?! There is a pleasant chiming sound for power on and off. One thing that is great: when Time Warner Cable updated their software my old TV (Panasonic and a nice TV) would not keep the screen aspect consistently. Every time I changed channels I would have to reset the aspect to fill the screen. But this Samsung LN40B630 is such an improvement - if you choose to set the screen size (eg. full screen) it maintains it even if you turn off the set and turn it back on. (That is the way it should be!) Now every channel fills up the screen. A nice bonus is the optional backlight in the remote. Even non-hd channels are much better than my other HD TV.
The pic is clear and bright. I use the Natural setting and tweaked it. For the lady with artifact problems - I had that too until I turned down the sharpness. Watching Nemo on the Dynamic setting was awesome...such beautiful colors. This set is hard to find sometimes. I had a nightmare with BestBuy...they told me they had when they didn't and kept my money until it cleared days later.
This is the 2nd HDTV I have purchased with Amazon and I am totally happy with them.Get more detail about Samsung LN40B630 40-Inch 1080p 120Hz LCD HDTV with Red Touch of Color.