Samsung LN40A650 40-Inch 1080p 120Hz LCD HDTV with RED Touch of Color Get it now!

I have had this "entertainment hub" for just slightly over a month now and it's about as close to perfect and I could have expected. Before I get down on all fours to occasionally kiss the televisions stand in between singing its praises let me first cover the few problems there are.

First and I know it's been a point of complaint in many of the other reviews but they are spot on, the remote scroll wheel is obnoxious. Its response time, although fluid, is delayed by almost a full second. Leading to you scrolling well past what you intended to click about half the time. Fortunately it allows you in most instances to forgo the scroll wheel for standard downward and upward click buttons, much like the new Zunes allow you to both touch and click scroll.

The ultra clear gloss glass panel does pick up glare very easily, so make sure you have a place away from the sun to put this if you want to really enjoy the picture. Personally once I closed the blinds in the living room and turned the lights down (which is how I would be using this set, glare or no) it disappeared.

It seems that the 120Hz generates mixed felling among people. I have had many friends over to watch various movies and about half (including me) love the look it creates. The added frame rate makes it seem almost real to me, like looking through a window. Well others had me turn it off complaining that it looked like we were watching a video game.

The first thing I did when I got the TV set up was pop the Orange Box into my 360 elite and started a new Half Life 2 campaign at Ravenholm. My hands started to shake as I walked, crowbar at the ready, through the first building. The image clarity was breathtaking. Gordon Freeman kicked the bucket often as I spent more time just taking in the scenery and all the colors I had been missing instead of focusing on the firefights.

This television has breathed life back into my movie collection. The added clarity allows me to catch subtle extra in favorite movies that had gone unnoticed in the 50 previous viewing. The greens, blues, and reds almost jumped off of the screen. The only complaint I can find is that with such a high resolution it's a pain waiting for inputs to catch up. With most games running natively at less than 720p and only still subscribing to basic cable the up scaling can leave you feeling very disappointed. About 75% of the time I feel like my television just isn't being used to its full potential. The only saving grace is Blu-Ray, outside of that it's a matter of waiting for technology to catch up.

On top of the wonderful picture the TV produces the menus are colorful and easy to navigate. It doesn't take much fiddling at all to get the settings just the way you like it. The preset modes are also very nice with my personal favorites being the game and cinema. The USA Today RSS feeds are a nifty feature at first but after bring it up a few times the novelty wore off and I went back to just using my laptop witch is far easier to navigate. It would have been nice to see the ability to update firmware over the Ethernet cable but I can understand it being left out to save off crashes half way through.

The television itself is pleasing on the eyes with the red touch of color adding band of deep red across all sides of the televisions but far more pronounced along the top and bottom. The color is very difficult to detect when the TV is on prevent it from being a distraction.

For anyone looking for a wonderful 1080p TV for multiple inputs I can't state enough this is the TV you need!
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