I have this TV and another 42" Samsung plasma.... thought I'd give the LCD a try. It has a nice picture on HD feeds.... but on "normal" cable channels the picture is less than stellar. I would have thought the larger 42" plasma would have shown this inadequacy more, but it actually seems more forgiving and the picture from the plasma is richer and crisper.... and it's only 720p rather than the 1080p.... two different animals I suppose. I just picked up a blu-ray player but have yet to run it through this TV, should be interesting.

All in all, a great TV, and I do notice less heat generated off the screen... a bonus in the summer heat of AZ in my bedroom.... so I'm definitely happy with the TV, just not "blown away" as I kind of expected to be.Get more detail about Samsung LN37A550 37-Inch 1080p LCD HDTV.