Just a few months back, we had the fortune of
reviewing one of Samsung's 650 Series Touch of Color LCDs ourselves, and now
CNET has taken a look at the higher priced (and more decked out)
750 Series sibling. The 46-inch LN46A750 adds in a few swank extras including support for DLNA servers, network streaming and interactive news / stocks / weather feeds, but unfortunately, those novel extras come at a steep cost. In essence, reviewers were plenty contented with the picture quality (save for a few artifacts when dejudder modes were on), and the unique features were certainly swell for those who care, but critics couldn't wholeheartedly recommend paying the asking price for the small boost in features. Tap the read link to see if you agree.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Shawn parr @ Jun 30th 2008 7:58AM
The Cnet review has a few flaws. For instance the fact that they failed the set in Film Mode. There are a few other reviews out there, one of the best I've seen so far is from Audioholics: http://www.audioholics.com/reviews/televisions/flat-panels/samsung-ln52a750
Of all the reviews I've seen so far, and in my use of the TV, (I own a LN40A750) the film mode works just fine.
That being said, the TV seems to be almost identical screen wise to an A650, so if you don't care about DNLA, or being able to play video content off a USB drive, you might want to research that option.
The price difference in the real world is very small between the 750 and 650 series now though, which is not necessarily reflected in the MSRP pricing used for these reviews.
Clayj @ Jun 30th 2008 11:36AM
I have the LN46A650, and it's awesome. I priced the 750 at the same time and could not justify the price difference, considering the few extras that the 750 offers over the 650.
Nirvan @ Jun 30th 2008 5:26PM
The price difference between the 7 series and the 6 series aren't even close to being correct in the cNet review and that seemed to be one of the bigger reasons cNet knocked the 750. A quick price search will show that the price difference can be as little as ~$80 (and not nearly the $600 cnet claims).
As Shawn Parr mentioned, the 1080i test results were also flawed because of the lack of putting the TV in film mode if needed.
Another, possibly better review, is the one from PCMag:
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2321777,00.asp