Samsung LN46A850: 46″ 1080p LCD TV

December 19, 2008

Samsung LN46A850 Specifications

Display: 45.9″ PVA (Patterned Vertical Alignment) TFT LCD
Aspect Ratio: 16:9
Pixel Format: 1920 x 1080
Contrast Ratio: 50,000:1 (dynamic)
Viewing Angles: 178/178
Response Time: 4ms
Video Processing: DNIe
Frequency: 120Hz
Tuner: ATSC, NTSC
Connectivity: HDMI (4), Composite (2), VGA, Component (2), Anynet, Wiselink Pro
Dimensions:
44.1 x 29.3 x 11.1″ (w/stand)
44.1 x 27.3 x 1.9″ (w/o stand)
Weight: 55.1lbs (w/stand), 46.1lbs (w/o stand)
Price: MSRP US$2599.99 ($1799.98 at Amazon.com)

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Samsung‘s LN46A850, a 46″ LCD TV, has every­thing. Well almost. The 46″ LCD TV sports a 1920 x 1080 pixel for­mat allow­ing for unscaled 1080p HD input. The four HDMI ports should be plenty for most of you out there: satel­lite TV, PlayStation 3, Slingbox, Apple TV… con­nected them all. The PVA (Patterned Vertical Alignment) LCD panel from Samsung has some very good fea­tures such as a 50,000:1 dynamic con­trast ratio, excel­lent view­ing angles (178/178), a fast response time (4ms), a clean design that’s fairly thin at just under 2″.

The LN46A850 also has a 120Hz fre­quency: dou­ble that of nor­mal ones. 120Hz reduces motion blur con­sid­er­ably and that means if you’re the type that likes this equa­tion: TV = ESPN, then you’ll enjoy this Samsung TV. The fast move­ments will be crys­tal clear with­out motion blur.

There is just one thing miss­ing to make this LN46A850 a per­fect TV: a LED back­light. But you do save a bit of money with­out it. So what will you miss? With a LED back­light you get sig­nif­i­cantly bet­ter con­trast. But even with­out a LED back­light the LN46A850 packs in a lot of ooomph. With power comes… a hefy price. The MSRP on this beau­ti­ful 46″ LCD TV is $2599.99; Amazon.com has it for just $1799.98 and that’s with free ship­ping.

Source: Amazon.com, Samsung

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