Samsung LNT2653H 26-Inch LCD HDTV

With its sleek shape and thin frame, Samsung's LN-T2653H enhances your d?cor even when it's off. Turn it on, and this 26" LCD TV comes to life with brilliant colors and intense blacks, rendered in a 5000:1 dynamic contrast ratio. Moving images flow naturally, thanks to the fast 8ms response time. SRS TruSurround XT audio, emanating from hidden bottom speakers, fills the room with clear, nuanced, virtual surround 3-D sound. Enjoy the versatility of a wide range of A/V inputs, and 2 HDMI ports that allow connectivity to many of your digital devices.

Offering an unparalleled sleek design and one of the best 720p LCD panels available, Samsung's 2007 model LNT2653H 26-inch flat-panel LCD HDTV is an updated successor the super popular 2006 model LNS2651D. Compared to the previous year's model this one offers an updated cosmetic design, a better contrast ratio at 5000:1, hidden speakers, side A/V inputs, and 2 HDMI connections. The Samsung Digital Natural Image engine (DNIe) Video Enhancer refines all analog NTSC and wideband video inputs for an overall improvement in picture quality. DNIe improves contrast, white level, picture detail and incorporates digital noise reduction to improve lower quality video inputs. The 3D Y/C digital comb filter constantly analyzes the three dimensions of picture height, picture width, and picture changes-over-time to dramatically reduce edge image artifacts while improving transition detail. High-quality virtual surround sound can be experienced with just the speakers built into the TV. SRS TruSurround XT technology delivers an amazing, simulated 3D effect with clear dialog and powerful bass through hidden side speakers. TruSurround XT audio adds three audio enhancement technologies to produce an amazingly immersive sound experience. Dialog Clarity brings movie dialog into Focus during the playback of any surround-encoded material to make speech much clearer and crisper. TruBass creates incredible deep rich bass allowing a person to perceive significantly deeper, richer low bass tones that are far beyond the physical low frequency capabilities of the speaker itself. The SRS WOW feature widens the soundstage by processing standard two-channel stereo material as well as multi-channel encoded material for a dramatic improvement in the playback of any stereo audio over a two-speaker system. Connections: HDMI (High Definition Multimedia Interface) 2 R/F in 1 Component (Y/Pb/Pr) in 2 S-Video input 2(1 side/1 rear) A/V input 2(1 side/1 rear) PC input 1 Headphone jack 1 What's in the box: Samsung LNT2653H LCD TV, remote control, 2 AAA batteries, Power Cord, wall mount kit, cleaning cloth, owners manual, warranty card.

I love this TV. Used it for half a yr AWESOME. Use it as my monitor for my desktop. Play all my playstation 3 games on it, watch all my blu ray and dvd on it. Watch all my sports tv with in. Perfect for a small room, great color, great quality, GREAT PRICE. I enjoy every second i use this tv.

I purchased this tv on Jan. 22, 2008 and had no problems at all until about Mar. 11, 2008. Just a few weeks over the time limit to send it back to Amazon and get a replacement. Then the high pitched sound started. Once the tv was on for an hour or two it would develope a high pitched whine coming from the back of the set and continued the whole time the set was on. I contacted Samsung and they had me send it to NJ for repairs. Well, I got the set back from NJ today (after almost 3 weeks) and it doesn't even look like the same set. When I sent it in for repair I sent it in the original box with all original packing and it arrived today in a different box with different packing. My brand new tv (barely 3 months old) that left here without a mark or scratch on it, was covered in scratches, back and front.Further unpacking revealed a 1" diameter hole in the front left corner that was broken out of the set along with pieces of plasitc that just fell out of the packing. I was also completely missing the oval base plate that I originaly sent. I contacted Samsung again and they said to return it once again to the repair shop in NJ to see what they had to say about it ? So much for Samsung's warranty and customer service, it's beginning to look like I'm out almost $700.00 for a beat up, broken, missing parts tv. It's really a shame too because before the noise started up and I had to send it in for repairs it was a nice tv and I thoroughly enjoyed watching it. All I can say is "Good Luck" if you purchase this set and I hope that you don't encounter the noise and have to send it to NJ for repairs.

Once it is properly installed, this TV is top-notch! Its color is superb, definition unbeatable, and it has full controls of all parameters. It was very complicated to set up, and I had a professional do that for $100 plus. Even he had to come back three times to get it straight and to make it work with my VCR and DVD units.

After much research I bought this TV through Amazon, and after 3 days it had a snowy picture. After spending a great deal of time confirming that the problem was in the set, not my cable set-up, I had to send it to a repair shop (at my cost!). While the Samsung customer service people were friendly and apologetic and the vendor (BuyDig) refunded the shipping, I have been without the TV for 10 days now and the parts are on backorder until who knows when? This policy, whether its Amazon's or Samsung's, sucks. I pay almost $700 and get left hanging, waiting for a defective TV that will now always be suspect. DO NOT BUY A TV FROM AMAZON IN THIS WAY AGAIN! DEMAND THAT DEFECTIVE SETS GET IMMEDIATE REPLACEMENT, NOT A REPAIR NIGHTMARE!

I'm new to HDTV's, and was reluctant to take the plunge, however a switch from Dish Network to Direct TV HD service encouraged the change. First, I was really impressed with the light weight of this unit... then I realized that the 26" wide screen is actually larger than the letterbox mode on my 37" traditional tube set. The picture is incredibly crisp and clear, it works perfectly with DirectTV HD. I don't yet have a bluray player, however the free Samsung DVD that Amazon shipped with this unit, which has "upconversion" really looks spectacular. I had some challenges finding the correct settings on the TV and Direct TV DVR to make sure *most* broadcasts appear undistorted to fit the wide screen. I say most because sometimes programs are stretched to fit widescreen by the broadcaster, not by the equipment. As a rule, however, most things look correct, and either fill the screen, or "bars" are placed on the sides by the broadcaster or by the DVR unit. Make sure to set "native/original format" and to choose the widescreen ratio in your DirectTV receiver, then things will work fine. I also set the Samsung to automatically sense the right size rather than force one mode or another. I haven't heard any whining or humming from my unit, as some people have reported. However, this purchase is almost a year after some of those reports. Also, I'm not using the built-in speakers, but I am rather sending my audio via toslink to a stereo surround receiver. I've already recommended this unit to several friends, and can't wait until I get the 40" unit for our family room set in the near future.