(Model number added) I bought the LN52A750R1F for my wife's birthday--not the red Touch of Color, but the shiny all black one with Black ToC.
The picture is AWESOME. This TV is off the hook. Outrageous...
We have DirecTV in SD transmission because much of what we watch is still in SD transmission. The SD programs from Russian Channel 1 are a bit grainy when examined from 3 inches in front of the screen. From the other side of the room, i.e. 15 feet, the image is fabulous. Other SD transmissions from here in the States have the same effect. It's the SD transmission quality, not the TV.
DVD's are outrageous even in standard DVD quality. For about $80 you can find a major-brand up-grade converter to transform standard DVD's into near-HD quality. Be sure to use a quality HDMI cable available for <$10 on-line.
Now, when you go to TV broadcasts in HD, eg. the local news, Fox Sports, Robin Meade on CNN, then you see what looks like a 3-D image that blows you away. We watched National Geographic's "Inside the Vietnam War", MLB, Nascar, various music performances, and were very impressed. They ran a "Burn Notice Marathon" on USA Network--it's like looking through a window.
There is a reflection issue around the screen, but all you have to do is dim your lights at night. It's so cool to watch the TV in the dark, like at the movies. The easy way to kill the reflections is not to put black tape on the set. RECOMMENDATION: just set the unit further back in your furniture enclosure and the reflections will disappear since the ambiant light will no longer reach the screen from the sides.
The TV looks so stylish, similar in style to my wife's Toshiba laptop. It completely fills the open space in our huge furniture home entertainment center. A killer TV.
BTW, our big room measures 16' by 32' and the kitchen looks out into the room. Now I can wash the dishes and enjoy the show. The sofa is at about 15' from the screen and is just perfect.
As for the speakers: many people complain that they don't like the sound, whine, whine, whine. 1) I did a custom settings myself (for free) and the sound is excellent! 20W speakers sound fantastic, no need to turn it above 25 on the scale 0-100. 2) For a bigger-than-life experience, I connected it to our "old" Sony 200W home entertainment system which has several pre-set sound mixes (large/small concert hall, automatic, 5.1 surround sound, game, jazz, "house music", etc.) which does the job with ease. Rock on Wayne, with AC/DC's tour videos.
Forget the reflections, watch the show.
Also, I did a custom settings myself and the picture is a quantum-leap better viewing than with the standard settings. You can always revert back to the out-of-the-box settings. The remote control menu settings is very intuitive, extremely well thought out.
Party on, Garth....
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