Customer Reviews

Samsung LN-R1550 15-Inch LCD EDTV

5 star:		(1)
4 star:		(1)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(1)

 

 

I originally purchased the LN-R1550 because I liked the fact that it could perform the functions of a tv AND a monitor. Right out of the box, however, my first impression was that it looked too much like a monitor rather than a tv. It's hard to tell from the web pictures, but this "tv" is just a Samsung monitor with an awkward speaker panel attached to the back and sides - not the look I was going for when I purchased for the kitchen.

Picture quality. I must say that the picture quality, when connected to a DVD player was very good. But, as I mentioned, this tv was to live in the kitchen connected to a whole-home video distribution setup via plain old coaxial cable. The satellite picture looked lousy. I even tied it into the receiver with regular RCA cables and it looked no better. These were the same cables that I used when connecting the DVD player (and that picture looked crisp). This last fact is the only reason that I give the tv 3 stars rather than 2.

The small size of this LCD makes it a great candidate for the kitchen. But, kitchen set-ups usually involve coaxial cable. So, the awkward design and poor coax picture forced me to abandon this particular Samsung. During my pre-purchase research, I had been contemplating between this Samsung and the 13" Sharp Aquos. I originally went with the Samsung because it was 2" larger. In this case - in the kitchen - size isn't such a huge deal. I returned the Samsung and got the Sharp. Boy, what a difference!

Not only did the Sharp have a better picture over coax, but it just looks so much more intelligently designed. All the contour lines flow so elegantly. The pictue was better and brighter. I think that the Samsung actually had better depth of sound, but - again - in the kitchen it's not such a huge deal. The smaller size actually was a better fit for the kitchen, too.

The tv performs as expected - the picture is great and the sound is good. The only problem I have had is that occasionally the sound will stop and I have to turn the tv off and then on again. Not often enough to be a big problem, just so long as it doesn't get worse.

For what I use this TV for it's perfect. It's small, has a small footprint which is perfect because it's on my desk. The closed caption doesn't turn off when the volume is being adjusted which doesn't happen on any of my other TV's. The picture & sound are fine and the headphone jack on the front is also nice. A nice bonus happened this week when my computer monitor died so I was able to hook up this TV to my computer and function. It was well worth the money.

I used the 15" 3 times when 1/4 of the pixels went out. I contacted the company to no avail. No help, no response, no resolution. I will never buy a Samsung product EVER again and will tell everyone I know. WORST CUSTOMER SERVICE- NO- NO CUSTOMER SERVICE!!! I had to give it one star. 0 was not an option.