Immediately upon taking it out of the box you will notice the sleek design and after enjoying the easy set up, you will be taken away by the brilliant picture. The clarity and color is astounding and brings the action to life in your favorite programs, movies and video games.

Full HD at 1080p coupled with a lightning fast response time of 5ms, keeps the picture sharp and free of blurring and judders. The color enhancer, along with the cold cathode fluorescent lamp, presents a range of colors that is remarkable. A slightly matted screen ensures no reflections or glare – even when placed in front of a window. The 178 degree viewing angle allows for everyone in the room to view the TV comfortably.

TV is most often the entertainment hub of our homes and Samsung has included all the necessary connections to make assembling your entertainment center a snap. While composite video connections may be limited, you’ll have no problem finding a place to connect all of your HD equipment such as disc players, gaming devices and satellites.
With 3 HDMI ports, you’ll have more than enough access for all your extras. Enjoying picture slide shows, movies and music from your computer equipment is easy with the Wiselink USB connection. These are just a few of the eleven connections that are offered on this unit.

When the connections are complete, you’ll enjoy easy access to all of your equipment through the newly redesigned Wheel Key Remote control. You will be impressed by the content management interface provided by Samsung. It is easy to navigate allowing you complete control without any headaches.

Hidden speakers are equipped with SRS TruSurround XT audio offer excellent sound for the average room. While the factory settings for the sound are a bit weak for this high quality set, the easy to use menu allows you to make all the necessary adjustments to find the right tone to satisfy even the most delicate ears. Hook it up to your home theater system and you will find that the sound coupled with the amazing picture truly enhances your viewing experience.

Samsung understands what consumers want in their entertainment and they have bundled all those features into this unit. When you compare similar LCD HDTVs on the market you will no doubt find that the Samsung LN40A550 40-Inch 1080p LCD HDTV exceeds them all. It has numerous features, all of high quality, and a reasonable price that make it a prime selection for anyone.

The LNT4042H by Samsung has a panel with a response time of 8 ms. “Response time” refers to the time it takes for the screen to go from the darkest color to the lightest color and back again. It’s measured in milliseconds, and a response time of 8 ms is on the higher end of the spectrum in terms of speed. Another feature that helps keep the display clean and clear is the 3D Y/C digital comb filter. The comb filter is perpetually analyzing the picture’s dimensions – picture height, picture width, and the picture’s changes over time – to drastically reduce edge image artifacts and enhance the transition detail. The 8 ms response time and the 3D comb filter work together to provide smooth viewing of quick action sequences in movies or any other things that move rapidly.

Excellent virtual surround sound is built right into this HD TV, thanks to the two hidden side mounted speakers. You get a high quality, simulated surround sound effect by way of Samsung’s SRS TruSurround XT technology. This technology brings three amazing audio enhancements to your home theater – Dialog Clarity, which helps bring out speech during the playing of any surround encoded media so you can hear the dialog more clearly; TruBass, which enhances bass in a rich and vibrant way, so that you can hear tones deeper than the speaker is actually physically capable of; and finally, the SRS WOW technology, which processes media for the two speaker system in the unit to “widen the sound stage,” and dramatically enhance sound quality. There’s even a headphone jack. In terms of other jacks and connections, this unit has 3 HDMI ports (High Definition Multimedia Interface), one RF in, two Y/Pb/Pr in connections, one S-Video input in the back and one on the side, a PC input, and two A/V inputs (one on the side, and another in the back).

All in all, the Samsung LNT4042H 40-Inch LCD HDTV is an exceptionally great value. It combines a cabinet design that will look great in any room you want to put it in, with a 720p resolution high definition display, dynamic virtual surround sound from hidden speakers, and full connectivity that will allow you to plug in your PC, video camera, DVD player, and more, for a much lower price than you’d expect, making it the perfect model to get you into HDTVs.