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I did my homework before deciding on my Samsung TOC in red.Buying from Amazon because I've been very satisfied with their service and no one else could beat their price.I saved over $100.00 through them on this TV comparitively and as for the top of the line compared to the store brand (& who knows what company makes them!) it ran me $82.00 more to have the set with the best reputation.Needless to say I am most impressed with the picture as is any one who sees it,company comes and stares and loses interest in our 53" big screen! The color & contrast are out of this world! It is in my kitchen & only hooked up to an antennia, it immediately pulled in more channels.The touch of red is seen from the side, it is subtle, but this TV is beautiful in design.

We bought this HDTV for use in our small travel trailer. It is a perfect size and weight. The picture is clear and crisp. We are quite happy with our choice. It is a great value.
I also support those commenting on the TOC red. It is almost not visable. Don't let it scare you off. I was afraid my wife would freak out, but she did not even know it was there until I told her.
A couple of folks complained the picture was too small (it's 19" - it won't be any bigger than that - do your homework).

I use this TV in my bedroom. The picture and features are great! I'm very happy that I decided to make this purchase, although the screen does look a little smaller than I thought it would. You may wish to consider a 20" or 22" instead. The 19" does work OK for me, though, because I'm only about 5' away from it.

I wish Amazon would be more careful with their packaging. The TV came in its original box from the mfg'er, which was put into a box about twice as large with very little packing material for cushioning. Very poor job, Amazon!

This is my first digital TV. My existing TV is a 19" RCA XL-100 I bought new in 1976. It has the old two-button remote using ultrasonic, no batteries. Still works great but I thought I'd just get a new TV and have both. Join the 21st century kind of thing. I heard that Samsung was the best brand for quality, and Sony was the same because Sony used Samsung parts. That's what I had heard. I almost bought a 19" Sony Bravia, I mean I was *that* close to buying one, but saw a picture showing the lame way it stands almost vertically (!) on the counter with a shaky center of gravity, ready to topple, and read a review that talked about that, where Sony expects you to tether the TV to the wall with a strap to prevent tipping. Very lame. So, it was a Samsung for me.

The Touch of Color thing was never explained well in the advertising. You pay more money just for a different color of case, it seems to be. Yeah, that's what I did. It is a tiny bit pretty, a good thing, when compared to the funereal black of other digital appliances.

I took it out of the box, the stand was already attached even though the manual read like I needed to attach it. The instructions to attach it looked a bit confusing so I'm glad it was already attached. I placed it on the counter, read a little more, the first thing to do is have your TV scan for stations. Ok, did that. I am not on cable so I knew I had to attach external rabbit ears. My antenna had two U-clips while the TV had a protruding female coax jack with screw threads on the outside. My adaptor to convert the U-clips to a male coax connector was a push-on type and I think I had to damage a few threads on the TV jack, not sure, when I pushed the coax connectors together. But it worked and I get great digital picture.

You know, the thing no one points about about through-the-air digital reception is how perfect it is. We all know that through-the-air analog gives you various amounts of snow/static/fuzz at times, depending on how close you are to the source and how you position the antenna. That is, you will experience degrees of reception. We all grew up knowing that. However, with digital, there are no degrees of reception. No fuzzy. You either get no signal, or a perfect and beautiful HD picture. I bet the cable companies don't want you to know that. After all, they got their start as the answer to snowy analog reception in remote areas. And how many people who currently are paying for cable would ever disconnect their cable to discover what I am saying? Might save a few bucks in this economy. And, at least where I live, there are several extra through-the-air digital channels that are not advertised anywhere! Who knew they even existed? I was pleasantly surprised! I watch them!

Anyway, the remote control looks standard, lots of buttons, the major ones are obvious and user-friendly. Again, my last remote had only two buttons: 1) channel changer clunk-clunk-clunk, and 2) ON, volume high; volume medium, volume low; OFF. So, all these new buttons on this new rmeote are so much fluff to me.

There is one slight bother about the case. On the front right, you can touch the case and change channels, do the volume, and a few other controls that I haven't played with. Ok, but only the on/off button has an LED to guide you. For all other controls, you cannot see them or the labels for them unless room light or sunlight reflects on them just right. I had to shine a flashlight on them to see them. After a few weeks, I can guess their position, but sometimes I turn down the volume when I really wanted to change the channel. It gets slightly annoying. If it's late at night or I am in no mood to fuss with it, I just grab the remote from whereever it is and use that.

Yes, I would get another Samsung, hands down. I am thinking about buying another flat screen TV soon. But, I also think not all Bravias have that bad design flaw of which I spoke, and maybe getting a Bravia might be an equally good idea for my next TV.

Hope this helps.

I bought this TV for our kitchen, the first HD TV I've owned so nothing to compare it to. I'm pleased with the picture quality when the programming is HD, nice and sharp. However, the vertical viewing angle for optimum picture is very shallow. Even a little up or down difference changes the picture quality drastically. The side to side viewing angle is adequate. I like the various options for changing the picture size, depending on the broadcast. On the down side, the power cord falls out of the socket on the back of the TV with the slightest movement, but this can be fixed by wrapping a couple layers of duct tape around the plug for a snug fit. The TV is too quiet with Dolby broadcasts, even at full volume. The fix is to use amplified computer speakers. They have to be plugged into the headphone jack in back for the volume control on the remote to work. Unfortunately, the headphone jack is a piece of crap; the miniplug to the external speakers has to be situated in it just so. Otherwise, I don't get sound out of both speakers, or I get hum. I don't have a fix for that. Another annoyance is that when I change channels, the channel information in the upper left corner doesn't stay on long enough to read, and there's no adjustment for that. All in all I am reasonably happy with my purchase, despite the cheapness of some of the connectors and the other flaws.