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We've had the Samsung a few weeks now, and it's perfect! Picture is awesome! Sound, while not a home theater, of course, is extremely good for a TV, with plenty of audio options. The InfoLink works fine, but isn't necessary for me. I only use it for the weather. I know there are a myriad of options I haven't even tried yet. My son-in-law, who installs home theaters, mounted it on the wall and boy, is it ever slim! Looks great up there! And the TOC (red)is very pretty, and very subtle. My wife had her doubts when I ordered it, but she loves it now.

Delivery from Amazon was excellent. It arrived a day early. My wife was at home when it was delivered. Two men carried it in, unpacked it, plugged it in and made sure it worked. I might add that the delivery company they used here (Pilot)was excellent. I was able to easily reach them on the phone, add a phone number, and get a very good idea of when they would come.

Overall, I am very satisfied with this purchase! Now... to stop watching so much TV!!

This is an awesome TV! After an intensive 4 month search, I finally purchased the Samsung 46" 850 TV. I seriously looked at all the major brands and narrowed my search between Sony & Samsung. I must admit, I'm normally a Sony-man, but this time Samsung won out with what I feel is a superior product.
To maximize the TVs potential, I decided to buy the TV, home theater system and Blu-ray player all at once. For ease of use, I selected all the components from the same manufacturer--Samsung, now everything works with only one controller. This set is absolutely incredible when mated to the BD-P2500 Blu-ray player. Razor sharp!
I also bought the HT-X715 home theater sound system, which looks great (red touch of color) and sounds very nice... BUT BUYER BEWARE! If you go with this system, be advised that the DVD player is NOT Blu-ray! You have to buy one separately. Samsung does have a Blu-ray integrated home theater system for around $1,000, but that was a lot more than I was willing to pony up.
The HT-X715 system is advertised as being "wireless" (rear speakers only), but is actually only wireless when you connect the rear speakers to the SWA-4000 wireless transmitter, which costs another $100+. Even then, the rear (surround) speakers must still be "wired" to the transmitter. So much for being wireless, eh?
As for the TV itself. I haven't experienced any problem with glare or been troubled by the red trim or high-gloss black bezel. As a matter of fact, that was one of the things we liked most about the TV. It really looks fantastic. The picture is bright and extremely sharp on all HD channels. My son has hooked up his X-Box and is amazed with the game clarity. We've also been taking advantage of the NetFlix "instant" movie download capability. Although not nearly as sharp as a Blu-ray movie, it's still very clear and a really cool feature.
Purchasing these components through Amazon (vs. Best Buy/Circuit City) saved me several hundred bucks, which I in-turn used to buy the better Blu-ray player. I was also pleased with the home delivery service for the TV. Two guys brought the TV into the house, unpacked it and made sure it worked properly before leaving. All the components arrived without a scratch and you really can't beat free shipping!
I'm very happy with all of the Samsung components and would highly recommend this TV to anyone!

I purchased the LN46A850 after a lot of research. The picture and sound quality are superb for both HD and SD programs and the multiple HDMI and component inputs made it easy to hook up HD cable, DVD-R and computer and still have room to add Blu-Ray in the future. The super-thin profile looks great, although I've not yet wall mounted it. All in all, completely happy with the purchase.

the picture on this tv is awsome, the audio is disappointing if you are not using a stereo system with it.

The picture is good but I am very disapointed the sound quality (wish I had gone with my 2nd choice the Sony Z series).