Samsung LN37A330 37-Inch 720p LCD HDTV

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Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 4 x 40 x 24 inches ; 48 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 54 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item can only be shipped to the 48 contiguous states. We regret it cannot be shipped to APO/FPO, Hawaii, Alaska, or Puerto Rico.
• ASIN: B0015AYTRY
• Item model number: LN37A330
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #31,568 in Electronics (See Bestsellers in Electronics)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: March 3, 2008

Product Description

Manufacturer's Description, May 5, 2008
For anyone looking for a great value on a 720p HDTV, Samsung'sentry-level Series 3 LCD HDTVs are an excellent choice. Crisp, clear 720p resolution offers outstanding HD image quality; the 8,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio ensures vivid colors and deep, dark blacks. Two HDMI inputs provide hassle-free connection to your DVD player, Blu-ray player, or other devices. Call up a variety of on-screen menu options and preferences via a smart user interface. Samsung combines HD fun and functionality in an attractive design.

What's New?

• 8,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio: up from 7,000:1 on 2007 models (Learn more)
  
• 6ms response time: down from 8ms on 2007 models thanks to a new high-speed liquid crystal
• 178-degree viewing angle from all four axes with Super Patterned Vertical Alignment (up from 170 degrees on 2007 models) (Learn more)

Features Overview

• 2 HDMI 1.3 ports: Simplay compliant (Learn more about Connectivity)
• Hidden speakers with SRS TruSurround XT audio (Learn more)
• Wide Color Enhancer technology and Cold Cathode Fluorescent Lamp (CCFL) offer a wider color range (Learn more)
• V-Chip system allows blocking of rated TV and movie programs determined by the parent to contain objectionable content.
• Trilingual on-screen displays in English, Spanish or French.
  
• Variable sleep timer to turn the TV off in varying time intervals.
• Auto wall mount compatible: 3-dimensional operation via TV’s remote control; no external IR receiver required.
• PC Input Port
  
• Swivel stand included
• 1 year parts and 1 year labor warranty (90 days parts and labor for commercial use), with in-home service, backed by Samsung toll-free support

Which Samsung LCD HDTV is Right for You?

• Click here to see step up features for Samsung Series 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 HDTVs.
• What size TV should you get?

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8,000:1 Dynamic Contrast Ratio

8,000:1 Dynamic Contrast Ratio will give you a superb picture, with whiter whites, blacker blacks and subtle gradations in between. As two of the most important determining factors in overall picture quality, contrast and brightness levels achieve new heights in this latest generation LCD panel. Samsung’s new LCD TV’s give the most stunning realistic picture quality ever. Note: models 26 inches or less have lower contrast ratios 32-inch, 37-inch, and 40-inch models = 10,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio 26-inch model = 5,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio 19-inch and 22-inch models = 3,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio

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Wide Color Enhancer/Cold Cathode Fluorescent Lamp

The NTSC (National Television Systems Committee) has established the color standards all TVs in America try to meet. And typical LCD TVs only meet about 72% of this standard. Samsung LCD HDTVs use Cold Cathode Fluorescent Lamp back lights to give you 92% coverage of the NTSC standard, ensuring truer, more breathlessly vivid colors. Samsung’s exclusive Wide Color Enhancer technology delivers more brilliant colors, even in bright areas of the picture where blues and greens are washed out on conventional screens. The system displays wider color reproduction, showing you truer colors – the fresh green of spring foliage, the intense blue of the summer sky.

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Connectivity

A wide variety of multimedia devices can be connected to the set through two rear Simplay compliant HDMI 1.3 inputs, and the handy HDMI-CEC feature lets you control all your CEC-enabled peripherals using just one remote. Connect HD digital devices like disc players, game consoles, and satellite dish components into the 2 rear connections and use the side-mounted input for cameras, camcorders, and laptops. HDMI is the best performing interface for displaying an HD source on an HDTV. Once connected, users can easily access device menus and manage and display content through the newly redesigned Wheel Key Remote control and the HDTV’s sophisticated content management interface. All Connections 2 HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) 2 rear Component video: 2 rear (Y, Pb, Pr) Composite Video: 1 rear PC D-sub: 1 rear

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Super Patterned Vertical Alignment

Samsung’s Super Patterned Vertical Alignment (SPVA) panel provides a 178-degree viewing angle from all four axes

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Audio Features

TruSurround is a patented SRS technology that solves the problem of playing 5.1 multichannel content over two speakers. TruSurround delivers a compelling, virtual surround sound experience through any two-speaker playback system, including internal television speakers and headphones. It is fully compatible with all multichannel formats up to 5.1 channels. High-quality virtual surround sound can be experienced with just the two hidden, downward-firing side-mounted 2.2-channel dome speakers built into the TV.

SRS TruSurround XT technology delivers an amazing, simulated 3D effect with clear dialog and powerful bass.

TruSurround XT audio also adds three audio enhancement technologies to produce an amazingly immersive sound experience.

• Dialog Clarity brings movie dialog into Focus during the playback of any surround-encoded material to make speech much clearer and crisper.
• TruBass creates incredible deep rich bass allowing a person to perceive significantly deeper, richer low bass tones that are far beyond the physical low frequency capabilities of the speaker itself.
• The SRS WOW feature widens the sound stage by processing standard two-channel stereo material as well as multi-channel encoded material for a dramatic improvement in the playback of any stereo audio over a two-speaker system.

Stereo broadcast reception is offered for MTS and SAP with 181-channel capacity. A sound leveler keeps audio volume consistent during channel changing.

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Which Size HDTV is Right for You?

With standard-definition TVs, the rule used to be that viewers would feel comfortable watching a set from a distance of 3 to 6 times the screen size in inches. With HDTV, the resolution is so much better that you can sit closer to a larger TV without noticing the pixels. So with HDTVs, the rule tends to be you can sit anywhere from 1.5 to 3 times the screen size (in inches) for the best experience. If you know the size of the room you have already, where you want to sit, and where your new HDTV should go once you get it, you can figure out the size HDTV you should get. Minimum size = Viewing distance/3 Maximum size=Viewing distance/1.5

• Series 3 720p LCD HDTVs are available in 19-inch black, 19-inch white, 22-inch, 26-inch, 32-inch, 37-inch, and 40-inch models
  
• Series 4 720p LCD HDTVs are available in 19-inch, 19-inch white, 22-inch, 22-inch white, 26-inch, 32-inch, 37-inch and 40-inch models
  
• Series 5 1080p LCD HDTVs are available in 32-inch, 37-inch, 40-inch, 46-inch, and 52-inch models
  
• Series 6 1080p LCD HDTVs are available in 19-inch, 22-inch, 32-inch, 40-inch, 46-inch, and 52-inch models
• Series 7 1080p LCD HDTVs are available in 40-inch, 46-inch, and 52-inch

Which Samsung LCD HDTV is Right For You?

Series 3 Look at Series 3 LCD HDTVs	19- and 22-inch Models 3,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio (Learn more) 8 ms response time HDMI 1.3 port: Simplay compliant (Learn more about Connectivity) PC Input port 2 Hidden 3-watt speakers with SRS TruSurround XT audio (Learn more) Wide Color Enhancer technology and Cold Cathode Fluorescent Lamp (CCFL) offer a wider color range (Learn more) V-Chip system allows blocking of rated TV and movie programs determined by the parent to contain objectionable content. Trilingual on-screen displays in English, Spanish or French. Variable sleep timer to turn the TV off in varying time intervals. Auto wall mount compatible: 3-dimensional operation via TV’s remote control; no external IR receiver required. 1 year parts and 1 year labor warranty (90 days parts and labor for commercial use), with in-home service, backed by Samsung toll-free support
	26-inch Model Adds 2 HDMI 1.3 ports 5,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio 5-watt speakers
	32-, 37- and 40-inch Models Add 8,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio 6 ms response time: down from 8ms on 2007 models thanks to a new high-speed liquid crystal 178-degree viewing angle from all four axes with Super Patterned Vertical Alignment Swivel stand included
Series 4 Adds Look at Series 4 LCD HDTVs	10,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio Third HDMI 1.3 port (3 total, 2 rear/1 side) A/V inputs: 1 rear/ 1 side DNIe Digital Natural Image Engine improves the picture by enhancing the contrast, detail, and white balance (Learn more)
Series 5 Adds Look at Series 5 LCD HDTVs	50,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio AutoMotion Plus 120Hz image interpolation for smoother motion 4ms response time Transparent and Opaque Color (TOC) bezel Ethernet port with Infolink free RSS feeds 4 HDMI 1.3 ports Compatible with Samsung's Home Digital Media Adapter for playback and navigation of Internet and stored PC multimedia
Series 6 Adds Look at Series 6 LCD HDTVs	19- and 22-inch Models New -- Transparent and Opaque Color (TOC) bezel with infused color creates an ultra-sleek shape and appearance (Learn more HDMI 1.3 port: Simplay compliant, and up from 3 on 2007 models (Learn more) 5,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio (Learn more) 8 ms response time 720p HD Stereo Speakers (3 Watts per channel)with SRS TruSurround XT audio (Learn more) Cold Cathode Flourescent Lamp (CCFL) and Wide Color Enhancer technology offer a wider color range (Learn more) V-Chip system1 allows blocking of rated TV and movie programs determined by the parent to contain objectionable content. Trilingual on-screen displays in English, Spanish or French. Variable sleep timer to turn the TV off in varying time intervals. Auto wall mount compatible: 3-dimensional operation via TV’s remote control; no external IR receiver required. Swivel stand included 1 year parts and 1 year labor warranty (90 days parts and labor for commercial use), with in-home service, backed by Samsung toll-free support. Rear-mounted USB 2.0 port: connect USB devices directly to your HDTV to view JPEG photos or MPEG movies or easily listen to your MP3 player through your HDTV's audio system or your home theater system.
	40-, 46-, and 52-inch Models Add New -- 50,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio: up from 25,000:1 on 2007 models New -- 4 ms response time: down from 8ms on 2007 models thanks to a new high-speed liquid crystal New -- InfoLink: Get free RSS feeds of news, weather and sports right to your HDTV with a built-in Ethernet port Full 1080p HD Automotion Plus 120Hz image interpolation technology provides smoother motion 178-degree viewing angle from all four axes with Super Patterned Vertical Alignment Ultra Clear Panel technology for deeper blacks and more vibrant colors Hidden, downward-firing speakers Picture-in-Picture (PIP) enables convenient simultaneous viewing of TV programs and video or PC sources Sports and Game modes boost on-screen performance and interaction with the latest gaming systems
Series 7 Adds Look at Series 7 LCD HDTVs	Full 1080p HD up to 30,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio 5 ms response time USB 2.0 port: connect devices directly to your HDTV--view JPEG photos or MPEG movies or easily listen to your MP3 player through your HDTV's audio system or your home theater system
Series 8 Adds Look at Series 8 LCD HDTVs	super-slim 1.9-inch deep profile
Series 9 Adds Look at Series 8 LCD HDTVs	Coming Late 2009

Product Description
Experience your favorite shows and movies in stunning high definition. This LCD TV delivers bold, brilliant color with an 8,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio and a 720p resolution. Enjoy a more realistic, sharper picture and crisp, crystal-clear sound. The Samsung LN37A330 LCD TV makes adding high-definition entertainment to your home, easy and affordable.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Really nice LCD... good customer service, July 31, 2008

By	A. Williams (Fort Myers, FL (formerly New York, NY)) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I received my tv with a damaged panel. Thankfully, Samsung provides free in-home repair for their products through their authorized repair agents. It was a good experience, relatively hassle free, and now the TV looks as good as it should have to begin with. It has all of the basic functions that you'd look for, including 2 HDMI and 2 component inputs, and a host of picture settings. The sound is fine but not thrilling, and chances are it's a bedroom tv (my situation) or you have a surround sound hookup through the digital audio out. I am very pleased with the depth of the blacks, as at 8,000:1 the contrast ratio is as high as many plasmas were just a year ago. The color accuracy is quite good (once you do some calibration to your tastes) and the dedicated brightness setting helps you customize it to the brightness of the room you are in. I haven't noticed any false conturing nor any motion blur, as the refresh rate is also good. Though maxing out at 1080i/720p, at this size the extra dollars for 1080p are really wasted. Save your money there and get a 19-in LCD for the kitchen! My simple, yet favorite, feature is the input recognition. No cycling through all possible inputs to get to the one you want; only active inputs come up when cycling through your sources. Nothing really negative to say... other than the lag between turning on the set and getting a picture, but that is a common LCD trait. The TV's design is attractive, has all of the features you really need, and was a really reasonable price (thank you Lightning Deals!). I recommend it.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Among the best at this size ..., January 8, 2009

By	M. C. Sample (SW Oklahoma) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Having worked previously as an electronics salesman, I have a working knowledge of HDTVs. I always recommended the Samsung models as "among the best," but never had seen one within a home and running as most consumers would. Until recently ...
My mother owns this model and has for a few weeks now. It's classy-looking with a glossy outer bezel and an oval stand (included). The TV itself seems larger than the competitors, simply because the speakers are located on the sides. This helps give a more natural-sounding stereo effect without the extra cost of a home theater system. It's just got a high-end, quality look to it. Samsung LCDs are renowned for having a top-notch viewing angle. This holds true with this model. Stand nearly 180° to the side, and the picture is still bright and clear. LCDs have come a long way in a few short years.
The remote is well-marked and easy to use. TV-accessed menus are simple and quick to navigate. My mother, not well-versed in knowledge of consumer electronics, was able to configure the settings herself with very little help.
Unlike lower-end competitors, though, this 3-series Samsung does not offer any separate composite hookups (the 3 red, white, and yellow plugs). One of the component hookups must be used in place. If you have, say, a DVD/VCR combo, Dish Network (non-HD), and a Nintendo Wii to all hookup, you're out of luck. There simply isn't room for more than 2 non-HD inputs. It can be annoying to have to repeatedly unplug and replug items into your new TV. If you plan on using at least one of the HDMI plugs, though, this problem is avoided. However, be aware that most direct competitors do offer more non-HD hookups.
For the price, you can find larger TVs. Big retailers are often willing to sell last year's models at cheaper prices (ie 720p TVs) because most people spending $700+ want the latest and greatest. If you just want a quality TV and you plan on using the HDMI hookups for true High Definition viewing, this is probably the best picture you'll find. I made sure my mom knew what to look for when she went shopping - and she agreed by getting this one.
Best of luck to you!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent!, July 28, 2008

By	D. Matthews - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Sharp, beautiful picture. My daughter and I set this up in minutes. Lightweight set, yet large picture image. Very slim! Excellent white glove delivery, also.