Samsung LN52B630 52 Inch 1080p 120Hz LCD HDTV with Red Touch of Color

Samsung LN52B630 52 Inch 1080p 120Hz LCD HDTV with Red Touch of Color

52.0″ screen (measured diagonally) * widescreen 16:9 aspect ratio * Touch of Color high-gloss finish — black with red accents * built-in digital (ATSC) and analog (NTSC) tuners for over-the-air TV broadcasts (antenna required) * built-in QAM cable TV tuner receives unscrambled programs without a set-top box (cable service required) * 1920 x 1080 pixels *

User Ratings and Reviews

5 Stars A beautiful picture – we love this TV
We purchased the LN52B630 as it is the highest model with a matte screen – it has outstanding picture quality, even better than any of last year’s “A” models.

The matte screen makes a HUGE difference in areas with lots of windows or other light sources. Our previous TV had a relflective screen guard, and the change is SO nice.

The speakers are adequate for daily TV viewing, but use an external sound system for movies and music if you can.

Very easy to set up and use! Great remote control.

It does have touch controls in the center of the lower bezel for basic operation , but the are very hard to see – they do not light up or anything, at least on my set. The On/Off control is easy to find if you forget where the remote is or it walks off after watching for a while

The user manual comes on a USB stick or you can download it from Samsung (ahead of your purchase if you want to). There might be a couple of pages you would want to print out from your PC – you don’t need the whole thing. And there is onscreen help for the different setup selections, so we rarely need the manual.

We would have liked DLNA capabilty (not available with matte screen) to stream our family music/ photos/ videos to the set, but with the USB port we just hooked up an external hard drive to get access to all of this. Might be less hassle in the long run??

It does have an ethernet connection though – I hope Samsung adds more web capability or even some DLNA features in future firmware releases.

(The prices on these change almost weekly – watch the Samsung blogs on Amazon for specials, or use a price watching service on the web like dealnews)

5 Stars Awesome TV
We were looking for a 55″ matte screen lcd tv, but there doesn’t seem to be any. I came across this 52″ & took a chance, I couldn’t find it in our local stores. I am very pleased with it, the picture is great. I am not an expert, so I can’t give a detailed review. I can say that my husband said it has a heck of a picture (the HD is great).

I also wanted to comment on the delivery. I have read reviews on other tvs that gave bad reviews to pilot service. When I first got the email saying it would be delivered by pilot, I expected the worst. There service was great, they set it up in the room I requested, attached the stand & checked for a blue screen & I verified no damage before I signed. They also took away the packaging.

Also, Kudos to Amazon. I ordered the TV on Wednesday & it was delivered Friday. I couldn’t ask for more. I am happy with the tv & Amazon’s service.

5 Stars Excellent TV
I have done a lot of research on LCD TV. End up I decided to go for the new B series of Samsung LCD TV. Own it over a month and it performing very well. The only thing don’t like is the connection panel is located closed to the right back edge of the TV. You can see cables behind it from the front.

5 Stars Still debating what model to buy, THIS IS IT!
After spending way too much time researching and viewing these TVs at big box stores, I eventually 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, didn’t want to worry about any burn in issues (I know they are almost non-existent today anyway). I wanted 1080p and most plasma sets with 1080p are close to this price point as well. I debated for about a month between last years ln52a630 and the ln52a750, and which one to buy. The matte screen on the 630 was its highlight for me, but there was a sacrifice in the contrast ratio and other miscellaneous little “bells and whistles”. The A750 being the more expensive model, the price point dropped so much, it was now pretty much an even swap. Hearing about the problems associated with the 750 including glare, halo and TOC flaking issues, I decided the 630 with its matte screen was the TV for me.

So, I price shopped the A630 for a few weeks until I stumbled across the new version of the set, the ln52b630. A little more money is WELL spent when upgrading to this TV. The contrast ratio is double 40,000:1 vs 80,000:1, and even dominates last years 50,000:1 A750′s contrast ratio. Again, this TV also has the MATTE SCREEN! Almost no glare issues in my very bright viewing room, that has multiple windows and a sliding glass door.

The TV’s picture quality is the best my friends and I have seen so far from an LCD. Deepest blacks and brightest brights are the comments I have been hearing when people see this TV in operation. The clarity in blu-ray 1080p with 120hz is breathtaking, you almost don’t want to take your eyes off the screen. I have it connected to Dish Network’s HD service and the PQ in 1080i is also superb, a slight loss in clarity and blur in fast moving sequences that is non-existent in 1080p. Standard def programing also looks great as well.

As far as audio, I have it setup through surround sound, so I cannot comment.

I have yet to connect an ethernet cable to use those features as well.

**UPDATE** I have attached the ethernet cable and the “infolink” features do work as advertised. It is a nice feature, news stories, temperature/weather, stocks all positioned in the corners of the screen. Will i ever use it, probably not. But, it works as advertised. I wish it was a way to update firmware for the TV rather than for these features.

The USB media port is another excellent feature. It allows you to play movies, music and pictures directly from the side of the TV with a USB flash drive or external hard drive. It will play almost any codec you throw at it, supposedly even x264(HD), have not been able to test this.

The remote is nicely designed and easy to use. Samsung eliminated the dreaded “click-wheel’ on this years new models.

Delivery: Pilot was my shipping service, and I cannot say anything bad about the service. The delivered early and made the necessary phone calls to arrange delivery. The box was in great shape, as well as the TV inside.

3 Stars Happy With TV, Disappointed with Delivery
We received this TV yesterday. While we are happy with the TV, we were very disappointed with the delivery service. The tracking said the TV would be delivered by Pilot, but a different company called us to confirm the delivery date/time. We were given a 6-hr window (10am-4pm) and when it approached 3:45, we called Pilot, who called their subcontractor, Forward Air, and were told it would be delivered ‘within the hour.’ A totally different subcontractor called (sub-subcontractor?) to say they would be late. Finally at almost 5pm, they showed up with the TV. Totally in a rush, they took it out but installed it incorrectly. We had to spend two hours later that night to get it to work correctly. If I were to do it a second time, I would buy *this* TV locally, NOT from Amazon.

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