The Samsung LN37A550 was my first flat screen TV, and I do not use it as the center of a vast, complicated web of interlinked entertainment devices, but I am capable with various computer applications and technologies, including digital photography. I have had the TV for nine months and it has delighted me in every respect. I paced the aisles at stores comparing screens and concluded that the Samsung displays deserve their high recommendations. I still believe that.

One of the features that seemed like a big plus before I made the purchase was the TV's User Guide. I downloaded it, studied it, and asked myself: "Does this manual contain clear, well-written explanations of ALL of the TV's features and functions? Does it have enough diagrams and illustrations that I am unlikely to have to call customer service, or give up on finding an answer or fixing a problem?" In some ways, the manual sold the TV. Not only did it tell me a great deal about the TV's features and operation, but it reassured me that I would be able to get the most out of it. I compared it with manuals for equivalent models from other manufacturers and, in my view, the Samsung manual was the best written and organized.

Thanks to the manual, as soon as I got the TV, I had no trouble exploring the device and setting up everything to suit my tastes. The onscreen menus, while necessarily somewhat complex given the level of control Samsung gives the user, are set up well and it doesn't take long before the user can navigate them easily.

But in the end, a TV is all about the picture. Every time I watch something, whether TV or DVD, it's great. For anyone using over-the-air signals, the TV gets the most out of the digital conversion. One of the remote's buttons makes it easy to toggle between picture formats/sizes, allowing the user to get the most out the screen area.

I have no comments on the speakers' sound quality because I always listen with wireless headphones (a great way for an apartment dweller to get great sound quality and never, ever disturb a neighbor).Get more detail about Samsung LN37A550 37-Inch 1080p LCD HDTV.