Samsung LN52A630 52 Inch 1080p 120 Hz LCD HDTV with Red Touch of Color
Posted by HDTV in Electronics Jul 23rd, 2009 | no responsesSamsung LN52A630 52 Inch 1080p 120 Hz LCD HDTV with Red Touch of Color
Samsung 630 model HDTVs offer an ecxellent value in a full-featured 1080p LCD HDTV, offering a substantial price savings compared to their sister 650 series, with only a moderately lower dynamic contrast ratio (40:000:1 compared to 50,000:1 on the 650 series) and one less HDMI port (three, as compared to four on the 650s). But the 630s offer the same blazing-fast 4ms response time and rich connectivity features as the 650s, Seris 7, and Series 8 LCD HDTVs, as well as the same stylish “Touch of Color” color-infused bezel. Enjoy MPEG and JPEG files stored on external devices by connecting through a side-mounted USB 2.0, turning their LCD into a full-scale home viewing gallery, or connect their MP3 players for a dynamic audio experience.
Key Features
- New — 40,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio:up from 25,000:1 on 2007 models (Learn more)
- New — Blazing 4ms response time: down from 8ms on 2007 models thanks to a new high-speed liquid crystal
- New — Transparent and Opaque Color (TOC) bezel with infused color creates an ultra-sleek shape and appearance (Learn more)
- New — 3 HDMI 1.3 ports (Learn more)
- New — Sports and Game modes boost on-screen performance and interaction with the latest gaming systems
- New — Side-mounted USB 2.0 port: connect USB devices directly to your HDTV to view JPEG photos or MPEG movies or easily listen to your MP3 player through your HDTV’s audio system or your home theater system.
- New — Compatible with Samsung’s Home Digital Media Adapter (sold separately) for playback and navigation of Internet and stored PC multimedia
- Full 1080p HD (Learn more)
- Automotion Plus 120Hz image interpolation technology provides smoother motion Learn more)
- 178-degree viewing angle from all four axes with Super Patterned Vertical Alignment (Learn more)
- Better clear panel technology for deeper blacks and more vibrant colors (Learn more)
- Hidden speakers with SRS TruSurround XT audio (Learn more)
- Cold Cathode Flourescent Lamp (CCFL) and Wide Color Enhancer technology offer a wider color range (Learn more)
- Picture-in-Picture (PIP) enables convenient simultaneous viewing of TV programs and video or PC sources
- V-Chip system1 allows blocking of rated TV and movie programs determined by the parent to contain objectionable content.
- Trilingual on-screen displays in English, Spanish or French.
- Variable sleep timer to turn the TV off in varying time intervals.
- Auto wall mount compatible: 3-dimensional operation via TV’s remote control; no external IR receiver required.
- Swivel stand included
- 1 year parts and 1 year labor warranty (90 days parts and labor for commercial use), with in-home service, backed by Samsung toll-free support.
Step-Up Features
- Series 6 (650 Models): 50,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio; 4 HDMI 1.3 ports
- Series 7: Internal flash memory (1GB) with pre-loaded interactive content such as cooking recipes, children’s entertainment, HD artwork and more; DLNA-Compatibility for better interopability with electronics, computers and mobile devices from many different manufacturers
- Series 8: Super-Slim 1.9-inch depth
What size TV should you get?
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Touch of Color
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Inspired by designs from the automotive and fashion industries, Samsung’s unique unique Transparent and Opaque Color molding process creates a clean, smooth finish infused with a hint of a translucent color during the manufacturing process for an ultra-sleek appearance. |
Auto Motion Plus 120Hz
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This technology doubles the frame rate from 60 to 120 frames per second (120Hz LCD panel) without repeating the same image to make more frames. Instead, the TV intelligently calculates the ‘middle’ image between frame A and frame B and inserts it in between (Auto Motion Plus 120Hz processor), making a fluid transition from one frame to the next. |  |
Super Clear Panel
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Samsung enhances the clarity of select LCD HDTVs by replacing the light-diffusing plastic face of traditional LCD HDTVs with a natural black panel with a clear anti-glare shield. Reduced reflection of external light creates a new dimension in image clarity, highlighting black and darkened areas, enabling vibrant, more compelling colors and a brighter, clearer picture. Black will never again appear grayish. Black details will show in vivid black even in dark scenes.
The latest version of Samsung’s breakthrough super clear panel technology makes colors appear more vibrant and blacks even deeper than ever. Enhanced films reduce glare and optimize off-angle viewing. |
50,000:1 Dynamic Contrast Ratio
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50,000:1 Dynamic Contrast Ratio will give you a picture better than you ever thought possible, with whiter whites, blacker blacks and a nearly infinite subtlety of gradations in between. As two of the most important determining factors in overall picture quality, contrast and brightness levels achieve new heights in this latest generation LCD panel. Samsung’s new LCD TV’s give the most stunning realistic picture quality ever. |
Full HD 1080P
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Full HD, or 1080p, contains 1.5 times more scanning lines than conventional HD TVs. More scanning lines mean more pixels, more details and a better picture. The new Samsung LCD TV with resolution that is approximately 2 times greater than conventional HDTVs, creating the most perfect picture imaginable.
Samsung’s 1080p panel uses a new high-speed liquid crystal to cut response time to 4ms. The fast response time, coupled with Samsung’s Auto Motion Plus 120Hz motion blur reduction technology dramatically reduces motion blur and judder. |
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Digital Natural Image Engine
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DNIe The Samsung Digital Natural Image engine. This exclusive Samsung technology dramatically improves the picture by enhancing the contrast, detail, white balance and reduces. |  |
Wide Color Enhancer/Cold Cathode Flourescent Lamp
| The NTSC (National Television Systems Committee) has established the color standards all TVs in America try to meet. And typical LCD TVs only meet about 72% of this standard. Samsung LCD HDTVs use Cold Cathode Fluorescent Lamp backlights to give you 92% coverage of the NTSC standard, ensuring truer, more breathlessly vivid colors.
Samsung’s exclusive Wide Color Enhancer technology delivers more brilliant colors, even in bright areas of the picture where blues and greens are washed out on conventional screens. The system displays wider color reproduction, showing you truer colors – the fresh green of spring foliage, the intense blue of the summer sky. |
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Connectivity
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To make the Series 6 a true entertainment hub for any home, Samsung has incorporated advanced HD connectivity and networking capabilities that expand the HDTV’s functionality. A wide variety of multimedia devices can be connected to the set through any one of the four Simplay compliant HDMI 1.3 inputs (including one on the side), and the handy HDMICEC feature lets you control all your CEC-enabled peripherals using just one remote.
Connect HD digital devices like disc players, game consoles, and satellite dish components into the 2 rear connections and use the side-mounted input for cameras, camcorders, and laptops. HDMI is the best performing interface for displaying an HD source on an HDTV. Once connected, users can easily access device menus and manage and display content through the newly redesigned Wheel Key Remote control and the HDTV’s sophisticated content management interface. All Connections
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Super Patterned Vertical Alignment
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Samsung’s Super Patterned Vertical Alignment (SPVA) panel provides a 178-degree viewing angle from all four axes |
Audio Features
TruSurround is a patented SRS technology that solves the problem of playing 5.1 multichannel content over two speakers. TruSurround delivers a compelling, virtual surround sound experience through any two-speaker playback system, including internal television speakers and headphones. It is fully compatible with all multichannel formats up to 5.1 channels. High-quality virtual surround sound can be experienced with just the two hidden, downward-firing side-mounted 2.2-channel dome speakers built into the TV.
SRS TruSurround XT technology delivers an amazing, simulated 3D effect with clear dialog and powerful bass.
TruSurround XT audio also adds three audio enhancement technologies to produce an amazingly immersive sound experience.
- Dialog Clarity brings movie dialog into Focus during the playback of any surround-encoded material to make speech much clearer and crisper.
- TruBass creates incredible deep rich bass allowing a person to perceive significantly deeper, richer low bass tones that are far beyond the physical low frequency capabilities of the speaker itself.
- The SRS WOW feature widens the soundstage by processing standard two-channel stereo material as well as multi-channel encoded material for a dramatic improvement in the playback of any stereo audio over a two-speaker system.
Stereo broadcast reception is offered for MTS and SAP with 181-channel capacity. A sound leveler keeps audio volume consistent during channel changing.
Which Size HDTV is Right for My Room?
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With standard-definition TVs, the rule used to be that viewers would feel comfortable watching a set from a distance of 3 to 6 times the screen size in inches. With HDTV, the resolution is so much better that you can sit closer to a larger TV without noticing the pixels. So with HDTVs, the rule tends to be you can sit anywhere from 1.5 to 3 times the screen size (in inches) for the best experience.
If you know the size of the room you have already, where you want to sit, and where your new HDTV should go once you get it, you can figure out the size HDTV you should get.
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User Ratings and Reviews
5 Stars A good purchase
I replaced a DLP set with the LN52A630. My requirements were 48″ – 52″, a matte screen, and 120Hz minimum, and current in HDMI spec. I have a bit of a trained eye and know how to calibrate, and I’m very particular in general. Wow, I says. Wow. This came from the factory calibrated nearly perfectly. I fine-tuned only the contrast, bright and sharpness only for my viewing distance. The blacks couldn’t get much better for an LCD, and there are ample opportunities for on-screen adjustments. Menus are pretty logical. I’m really straining to find artifacts in the image, and the motion is fluid. Amazon delivered much more quickly than I anticipated and the delivery company was very courteous. Honestly I was nervous about buying something like this online, but it was a good transaction and I’d do it again! Excuse me, I have to get back to watching TV now…
5 Stars Great buy
Checked all the reviews, got a great price from amazon. Have tv for a month now, no problems great picture. Recommend buying!
5 Stars OUT-FRIKKIN-STANDING!! Cannot Believe I Waited So Long
For years I was on the bleeding edge of technology and gadgets and such, but had fallen well behind the curve and actually enjoying it. The past couple years I purposefully avoided going to folks houses that had nice HD tvs — as I knew I’d get the itch. Welp, after watching the entire BCS championship at a friends … I started my research. Reviews from CNET, Amazon, Best Buy, etc. Plasma vs. LCD. Sizes. Resolution. Everything we all go through when trying to make a major purchase…
I decided on this Samsung LN52A630 in mid-February.
I have never been more pleased with a major electronics purchase.
Personally, physical dimensions played a big role for me actually. I had a ‘slot’ that I needed to replace my decade-old 60″ rear-projection tv, and wanted to minimize what I would need to accommodate a new tv. This particular tv fit perfectly.
Beyond physical dimensions, I had initially decided on the 550 due to price and middle-of-the-road contrast ratios and features. Reviews on the Samsungs were all great. I obviously went with LCD over plasma (just personal preference). I visited stores to look at the side-by-side comparisons. I watched prices. And finally pulled the trigger on the 630 (with the non-glossy screen and the 120Hz) at a price dip. The higher end 700, 800, 900 series have some more bells and whistles and contrast ratios and such, but the 500-600 series looked great in the stores. And here’s they kicker: they look even BETTER at home!!
It looked GORGEOUS out of the box. Literally. Was not believing my eyes. A friend with a Sony Bravia commented ‘I think this looks even better than my picture’. Indeed. I played with various video settings, and finally opted for the ‘movie’ preset settings (even after comparing to the very thorough CNET settings). Cannot believe the clarity of the images. Really looks great!!
AutoMotion Plus is a personal taste. I wavered for a couple weeks, and have decided to leave it off. It is a neat effect — makes things look like you are watching hidef home movies (even theatrical releases), almost a 3D effect even. But, I personally prefer leaving it off.
Sports in hidef are amazing. Upgraded my cable package for HD. And, honestly, I don’t even watch non-hidef channels anymore. The difference is night and day!! Like going from VHS to DVD, or Atari/NES to Playstation. A-Mazing!!
Upgraded to a PS3 … and: UPCONVERT WORKS!! Was REALLY concerned that my 100s of standard def DVDs would look like VHS tapes. But — they do not. They look BETTER!! All my ‘old’ movies are new again!! And, side-by-side with Bluray (The Dark Knight and 300), my eye could not tell a discernable difference. I’m sure there were, but I was more than pleased with the results.
Grabbed HDMI cables from Amazon at a fraction the cost of the local store cables, and they work fantastically!! Already had a 5.1 surround system, so audio was never a concern.
The ‘Touch of Color’ is not terribly noticable in the 630. Even in stores it seemed darker and less pronounced than on other models (700-900 series). Not a distraction at all. A very nice television all around. Plenty of inputs/outputs, and even makes analog/Wii images look great!!
Cannot believe I waited so long to move to HD. The Samsung LN52A630 is a fantastic HD television. I will be purchasing a smaller Samsung for a bedroom soon as well. Great quality, great picture, you will NOT be disappointed!!
5 Stars Glad I went with the A630 over the A650
I did a lot of research before I bought this TV. When I first started it was between the Sharp Aquos, Sony Bravia W-Series, and Samsung’s A650. After reading many reviews and in store viewing sessions I decided that Samsung provided the best TV for the money. The only problem that I had was that I was hesitant because of the glossy screen on the A650. Fortunately I found my answer in the A630 and I never looked back.
I must say this TV has been nothing short of great. The picture is wonderful and as many others have vouched, I have not had any problems with glare. The sound leaves a little to be desired, but after picking up an Onkyo receiver and a Polk Surroundbar 50, that is no longer an issue. Also with the addition of the receiver their is definitely no concern about the amount of HDMI inputs that I have.
All in all this is a great TV and would give nothing but the highest marks for it.
5 Stars Very happy with this LCD TV…
Bought the Samsung LN52A630 together with Sony’s BDVIS1000 system and am very happy with combination.
Originally was going to order Sony 52 XBR6 model since it had better audio specs for the built-in speakers — instead when Sammy LN52A630 and Sony BDVIS1000 together were priced lower than Sony’s 52 inch XBR6, was happy to hit the Buy Now button.
Cheers,
Mehrdad
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