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Nice lcd
Rated 4 stars.

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Unbelievable!
I decided to replace a 5-year old 15″ analog LCD TV in my computer hutch - the digital reception with a converter was not bad, but I decided to go with a slightly larger HDTV in hopes of receiving an even better picture. I researched 19″ and 22″ TVs extensively for several months before ultimately deciding on the Samsung LN22B650 (despite the lack of reviews at this time.) I do not have cable and am only using an old antenna that I mounted in the attic 28 years ago.

I’ve had this TV for a little over a week now and although I can usually find fault with anything, I cannot find a single thing about this unit that I don’t like! With the Super-Saver shipping from Amazon, it was on my doorstep 5 days after I placed the order. Minimal assembly and setup was easy and within minutes I had over 30 channels, many of which the digital converter had not located. The picture is absolutely stunning - the HDTV broadcasts are like nothing I’ve ever seen before on a home television set, to the point of being almost three-dimensional. I haven’t owned a plasma or HDTV before, so for those of you that are already used to this type of great picture, please bear with me. The factory defaults for color, brightness, etc. deliver a very life-like and pleasing picture (actually, it can be too life-like - every wrinkle, hair out of place, and even the makeup on newscasters is far more obvious.) There are many user-changeable options if something doesn’t quite suit you. The picture size can be changed from 16:9 to 4:3 for older shows, and the unit will “remember” this for that particular channel until you change it. The sound can be changed to one’s liking with the built-in equalizer and is of good quality for a TV of this size. I didn’t expect, nor do I need a sound system on a small TV that will rattle the windows - the sound from this unit’s two speakers is perfectly adequate for my needs. Bear in mind that I’m sitting about 4 feet away; across a large room, the sound may be a little weak. As with any LCD TV, it needs to be sitting about eye level for optimal viewing, and the screen tilts as needed (oddly enough though, the tilt mechanism is actually in the body of the set rather than on the stalk or the base as is typical, but once you figure that out, it works just fine.)

At the risk of sounding like an ad for Samsung, I cannot say enough good things about this unit. The picture quality is truly amazing - you must see it to believe it. I hate to say it, but even the commercials look really good.

By the way, the Amazon listing (and many other sellers as well) is erroneous on the “red touch of color” - it’s charcoal, not red. From what I understand the “A” series units from 2008 were red and the “B” 2009 units are charcoal. Not a big deal for me personally though - it looks quite good. Also the depth measurement is shown as 15.9″, but it’s actually slightly less than 8″.

If a 22″ HDTV is what you’re looking for, I don’t see how you can do any better than this. The Amazon price was low as well (although they came out with a $50 off coupon a week after I bought this, which currently makes it the lowest price anywhere!)