Its black-level and color performance equals or exceeds that of most more-expensive LCDs, and while there was a bit more motion blur on test material than with Hz models, we didn't find it objectionable or even noticeable in normal program material.
Screen uniformity is worse than many models we've tested, but still better than others and not a deal-breaker in practice. As usual with Samsung HDTVs, the extensive picture setup options allowed us to really hone color accuracy during our calibration. We employed the user-menu white balance controls to bring grayscale variation to within an impressive 50K or so see the Geek Box below , meaning the set hewed close to the K standard from the darkest to the lightest areas.
Although there are controls available to adjust primary and secondary color points, the default "Auto" color space came close enough to the HDTV standard that we didn't need to use them. We also tried using the blue-only mode see this tip for details to set the color control, but it resulted in colors that looked too de-saturated compared to our reference, so we used the traditional filters instead to set color, with better results.
Check out our full picture settings for all of the details. This time around we watched Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix on Blu-ray played via the trusty PlayStation 3 for our main image quality tests. As Harry and his friends ascend on broomsticks over night-shrouded London, for example, the shade of black in the letterbox bars, the shadowed trees among the streetlights, and the forms of the fliers looked as deep as that of the A and the Sony Z, deeper than the Vizio, and not quite the match of the W or the two plasmas.
Details in the shadows, such as the apartment steps and the leafy bushes as they approach the gateway apartment, also looked solid, although not quite as well defined as on the displays with deeper blacks.
Color accuracy: The solid, post-calibration grayscale and accurate primary colors of the Samsung LN46A came across well in the film. As the group leaves in the wagon after meeting Luna Lovegood, we that noticed her pale skin tone, and the slightly more apple-cheeked face of Weasley, looked as natural as on any on the other displays, without the slight blue or red tinge that can come with an uneven grayscale.
Later, during a flyover shot of the forest around Hogwart's, the green trees and blue sky, for example, appeared as natural as the reference Samsung A and Panasonic plasma. Color decoding was also spot-on, and after we'd adjusted saturation to our liking, the image looked rich and vibrant, albeit not quite as good as on those displays with deeper shades of black.
We were also impressed that the A's color stayed relatively true in very dark and near-black areas, not veering too far into blue or green as we've seen with so many other LCD displays. Video processing: The LN46A properly de-interlaced i material from both film and video, according to the HQV test disc, and, as expected, it resolved every line of a p resolution source as long as we engaged the Just Scan aspect ratio mode.
We used a special test disc, designed to reveal motion blur caused by the display, and, again as expected, the A didn't fare as well as the plasmas or the models with a Hz refresh rate, introducing more blur than those sets. On the other hand we didn't notice objectionable motion blur while watching Potter , for example, or on any other fast-moving program material.
Uniformity: Like many LCDs we've tested, the Samsung A50 evinced some unevenness across the screen, with brighter areas visible to either side compared to the darker middle. This issue was more obvious on the A than on any of the other displays in our comparison, including the A, although its effects were subtle but still noticeable in the darkest scenes.
Off-angle performance was fairly good, although the A seemed to preserve its black levels better when seen from either side, an of course the plasmas beat the LCDs in this category. Bright lighting: Samsung clad the screen of the less expensive A series with a less shiny surface, and in a bright room we could appreciate the difference. The set's screen prevented the reflections of the lights and windows from becoming too distracting in darker scenes, while the shinier screen of the A proved much more distracting in bright rooms.
Samsung claims that the shiny screen preserves black levels better in bright rooms but we had a hard time appreciating any improvement through the A's highly reflective screen. For bright rooms, the A is as good a choice as any other non-shiny LCD, including the Sonys and the Vizio in our comparison, and it outperformed both plasmas and the A in this area. Standard definition: The LN46A performed a bit below average in our standard-def tests.
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