From the Manufacturer (April 20, 2009)
With the Samsung 52-inch LN52B550 HDTV, you're choosing a high-quality Lcd television which offers top-of-the-line display quality with 1080p hi-def resolution. Like the sharpest details and vivid color with 70,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio for even more realistic images and then a 6ms (millisecond) response time--virtually eliminating any blurring and providing smooth motion while watching fast-paced sports and action movies. Superb connectivity and networking using USB port and four HDMI 1.3 ports with Consumer Electronics Control (CEC) means this HDTV plays well wonderful your other electronics.

The stylish Samsung LN52B550 1080p HDTV with innovative Touch of Color design.

This HDTV is accented by Samsung's TOC (Touch of Color) bezel design, that provides a hint of red translucent color through the edges of your unit on a uniquely fashionable look. Plus, it's Energy Star compliant, which will help you be green while saving within your power company bill.

In addition for this 52-inch model, the Samsung B550 series also includes the 32-inch LN32B550, 37-inch LN37B550, 40-inch LN40B550, and 46-inch LN46B550. (Find out more on what size TV should you get.)

Key Features

• Screen Size: 52 inches
• Full 1080p HD (Learn more)
• Fast 6ms response time minimizes blurring of fast motion in sports programs.
• Mega dynamic contrast ratio (Learn more)
• HD-Grade 1920 (H) x 1080 (V) pixel resolution: High-resolution pixel density is merged with a built-in image scaler to take care of inputs through the various digital and analog audio/video sources.
• Built-in digital tuner: No external box needed
• Anynet+ (HDMI-CEC) allows the TV's far off to figure inside the push of just one button, peripheral AV devices maybe a DVD player featuring HDMI-CEC.
• Game Mode enhances dark areas, sharpens the picture, boosts the image processing response and enhances the sounds from the games. Picture and sound quality optimized to make the special needs of gaming systems about the touch on a display screen.
• Side-mounted USB 2.0 port: Connect USB devices with the your HDTV to locate JPEG photos or MPEG movies or easily pay attention to your Music through your HDTV's speakers or your residence theater system.
• Touch of Color (ToC): Samsung's unique manufacturing process accents the surrounding bezel by using a stylish red tone. (Learn more)
• Wide Color Enhancer 2 optimizes confirmed color's hue, bringing about natural rendering of colors. (Learn more)
• Audio: Two 10-watt stereo speakers (for 20 watts of total power)
• SRS TruSurround HD creates an immersive, feature-rich multichannel experience from two speakers, that includes rich bass, high frequency detail and clear dialog.
• Energy Star Compliant: Reduces energy consumption by to as much as 25 percent balanced with standard TVs.
• Swivel stand included.
• Warranty: 1 year parts and labor with in-home service, backed by Samsung toll-free support

Connections
A wide variety of multimedia devices could very well be attached to the set through one of the following four HDMI 1.3 inputs (including one on the side), additionally , the handy Anynet+ feature (HDMI-CEC) helps you to control the required CEC-enabled peripherals--such in the form of DVD or Blu-ray player--using one particular remote. Connect HD digital devices like disc players, game consoles, and satellite dish components in the two rear connections and use the side-mounted input for cameras, camcorders, and laptops. HDMI the proper performing interface for displaying an HD source when using HDTV.

• HDMI (version 1.3): 4
• Component: 2
• Composite A/V: 1
• USB 2.0: 1
• PC input (15-pin, D-Sub): 1
• Digital audio output: 1 optical
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Dimensions

• TV without stand: 49.5 x 31.4 x 3.1 inches (WxHxD); 54.9 pounds
• TV with stand: 49.5 x 33.6 x 12 inches (WxHxD); 63.3 pounds
• What size TV in case you get?

Accessories

• 2010 LinkStick: Connect wirelessly for a playing field of digital content from Samsung. The LinkStick wireless LAN adaptor eliminates the problem and cluttered look of wires. Read additional info on the Samsung WIS09ABGN LinkStick Wireless LAN Adapter.

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Full HD 1080P

Full HD, or 1080p, contains 1.Half a dozen times more scanning lines than conventional HD TVs. More scanning lines mean more pixels, additional information plus a better picture. The Samsung Television with resolution this is approximately Twice more than conventional HDTVs, creating the ideal picture imaginable. Samsung's 1080p panel works on the new high-speed liquid crystal to chop response a chance to 6ms (milliseconds).

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Wide Color Enhancer 2/Cold Cathode Fluorescent Lamp

The NTSC (National Television Systems Committee) has established large standards all TVs for the majority of make sure to meet. And typical LCD TVs only meet about 72 percent from this standard. Samsung LCD HDTVs use Cold Cathode Fluorescent Lamp backlights to provide you with 92 percent coverage with the NTSC standard, ensuring truer, more breathlessly vivid colors. Samsung's Wide Color Enhancer 2 technology delivers more brilliant colors by expanding the gamut of color expression right into a third axis, setting up a 3D diagram of luminance. This creates a dynamic display of on-screen color and allows traditionally weak colors, which include green and blue, that will lasts vivid and deep. As well as, red colors are enhanced to provide strong colors on the spectrum and the perfect balance of RGB.

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70,000:1 Dynamic Contrast Ratio

70,000:1 Dynamic Contrast Ratio offer you a images more advanced than you believed possible, with whiter whites, blacker blacks rrncluding a nearly infinite subtlety of gradations throughout. As two of the biggest determining factors in overall image quality, contrast and brightness levels achieve new heights in our latest generation LCD panel. Samsung's new LCD TVs provide most stunning realistic image quality ever.

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Touch of Color

In 2008, Samsung created its unique Touch of Color (ToC) design, which uses dual-injection molding to coat a translucent, colored surface to achieve an appealing crystalline appearance. The next evolution of Samsung's ToC design starts with a deep piano black bezel that fades into distinct chrome that finishes as light ruby highlights. The concentration of space subtly changes to match the viewing angle, and further accentuates the TV's slim bezel.

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Which Size HDTV is Right for My Room?

With standard-definition TVs, the rule once were that viewers would feel relaxed watching an established on a distance of 3 to 6 times the screen size in inches. With HDTV, the resolution is extremely significantly better that it's possible to sit closer to a better TV without noticing the pixels. So with HDTVs, the rule often times you're able to sit between 1.5 to 3 times the screen size (in inches) to get the best experience. If you're certain the strength of the room you may have already, for which you would like to sit, and where the HDTV should go as soon as you understand, you can actually pinpoint the length and girth HDTV you have access to. Minimum size = Viewing distance/3 Maximum size=Viewing distance/1.5