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Samsung LN40B650 40-Inch LCD HDTV Review from Layuger. Beautiful, Feature Rich and Future Proof, I returned the 40A630 that I bought last month because of one dead pixel, and I replaced it with this spanking new model. This LCD TV is really beautiful – the “Red Touch of Color” is not quite subtle but I’m sure you’ll like it as much as I do (it will match whatever furniture you have). The picture quality of this model (100,000:1 contrast ratio) is quite stunning compared to the 40A630 (40,000:1) that I returned.

This TV offers the newly introduced Internet@TV. Currently, only Samsung B series has this feature, other manufacturers will incorporate this feature in their future models. This feature is better than the first generation Infolink (RSS feed) that’s offered by the A series. You can actually add all sorts of TV widgets, which in the next couple of months will include some of the big online content providers (NY Times, Netflix, eBay, Twitter, Google, etc). Currenly, only Yahoo widgets are available (news, weather, Flickr, finance). You can connect your TV to the internet via ethernet, or you can plug Samsung’s Wireless USB adaptor (sold separately) in one of the 2 USB ports.

Other notable features:

a) 2 USB 2.0 slots – I use one slot for the included flash drive which contains the TV manual, and the other slot for my 8GB flash containing pictures, music and video.

b) Content Library – Intenal flash with preloaded content like cooking recipes, artwork screensavers, games, and pre-school children contents. You can download more contents from the internet. I don’t find this feature interesting. I tried it twice during the first week, and I haven’t explored it again since.

c) Swivel base – I think Samsung is the only brand that offers this feature, which I find really useful.

d) Firmware upgrade via direct internet connection.

Get this TV, you won’t regret it. Your friends will be envious if you tell them about the great features of this TV, which are not yet available in LCD TVs prior to March 2009.

I bought this from Electronics Expo, one of the most reliable merchants of Amazon. The company is located in New Jersey — a) quick delivery because I live in New York City, and b) no sales tax because I live in New York.

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