Samsung LN52A850

 

52" HD LCD 1980 X 1366 Resolution
Reviewer: Robert Wiley with Jack Burden

The Menu system for the LN52A850 has excellent tutorial on features but is a little slow and cumbersome to use with the scrolling wheel. It's a cool looking menu though. The 120Hz feature should be turned off when viewing film based content such as DVDs and TV show programming to avoid detracting background set information. Otherwise, for fast motion images such as sports programming this feature is great and decreases motion lag and jerkiness in the picture. This Samsung TV has very good black levels for an LCD and rich color producing accurate vibrant images. At 1.9” in depth it's excellent for wall mounting and the Touch of Color adds class (as long as red fits your decor).

Below are our ratings for the Samsung LN52A850, please read the full review for detailed discussion of these ratings.

PICTURE QUALITY RATING: 93/100

FEATURES RATING: 92/100

VALUE RATING: 85/100

OVERALL RATING: 90.75/100