My first HDTV purchase and I have to say I am very pleased with this set to-date. I am a long time Sony fan and up till this purchase all the other TV's I've Purchased has been Sony's. If Sony had come out with a "Z" series in a 52" that was similarly priced, they may have had me. But when purchasing on what I saw (picture) and not my heart I feel I made the right decision. Here are some quick points on my thoughts about the 52A750.
1)The picture is outstanding right out of the box. This alone should drive most purchases.
2)The complaints about glare from the glossy screen are way over rated.
3)The bezel design looks real nice, however it could of been a little bit smoother, as I notice some slight imperfections in the reflections off of it. Being that it has that nice glossy black finish any imperfection tends to be magnified in the reflection.
4)The small red color at the edge looks nice up close, but can't really be seen past 5 or 6 feet.
5)4 HDMI inputs make for quick set up.
6)The VGA computer input works great.
7)The Remote is well designed for the TV, and the Samsung DVD player I also purchased, but not great for much else. I'd probably recommend a nice Logitech programmable remote if you have more things to control. The back lit keys are nice when it is dark in the room. The response time on the remote seems a bit slow. I think other reviews have mentioned this also. Not bad, just noticeable.
8)The cable hookups on the back are not recessed very much, so mounting it close to the wall presents a little bit of a problem where the cables stick out. I have mine mounted 1 inch off the wall so I had to place a recessed box in the wall right behind where the cables came out of the TV. This works, but made positioning of the box in the wall critical so that it would line up with that spot on the TV. I wish they would mount those connections so the cables hang down parallel with the set instead of perpendicular.
9)The connections on the side are hidden well, but still easy to get to when hooking up the Video Camera, or making any temporary video connection.
10)I have the set wall mounted and have not noticed the halo or edge reflection that some have complained about. I really like the way the clear edge looks.
11) Delivery was quick, but I took the advice of others and made sure I called the Local shipping company to schedule a delivery as soon as I saw it had arrived (two days after ordered) in the local warehouse. Only one person came out to deliver it, so I had to help them get it unpacked and set up, but I wanted to do that anyway. They really did not know how to test it, but they hung around for 30 min while I ran it though a few test, including syncing to all the cable stations (took awhile). I also hooked up my laptop and ran a pixel test to insure all were good for primary color. Needless to say all tests were good. They offered to take the packing, but I'll keep it just in case.
12) Amazon, has refunded be twice, now as the price dropped $100 since I purchased the set. I see though it looks like they are going to stop their "Post-Order Price Guarantee" as of Sept 1, so that's something I'll have to consider on future purchases.
So anyway as I said before, I'm very happy with my purchase and just hope I don't experience any problems with the set for years to come. The year warranty is pretty lame, I see the new "8" series now has an 18 month warranty.
I hope this helps with your purchase decision.
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Ok.. I've had the set now over 30 days and I am still impressed with the picture quality and how good the set looks. But a problem that others have seen has now appeared on mine. It's a small spot about 3/4 of an inch along the left side that looks like the Touch of Red coloring has corroded away. I had read some post earlyer abount "Red Fade" and checked the TV and it was not there. The set is wall mounted so it hasn't moved since, but all of the sudden it it there!
The real problem I have with it is that is really shows up. I've never seen the halo problem that other people talk about, but this little spot now stands out as it is reflecting the light a little different than the rest. I kind of looks like the red coloring has kind of crept away leaving a bit of a corroded look where the smooth red edge was. You can't feel it as the front and back of the frame are still smooth, so it happening internally in the lamination.
I ordered this set from Amazon, and now am wondering which steps to take to get this fixed since some have said the Samsung claims this as COSMETIC and therefore not covered by the warranty. I'll post additional info if I get any more info on this.
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