The LN46B750 includes three power-saver modes and is equipped with picture-in-picture. This year, for the first time in the company’s history, Samsung’s HDTVs can get firmware updates through an online download directly through the set.
Samsung’s LN46B750 has a 240Hz refresh rate and beats out Samsung’s edge lit LED series of LCD TVs, the 6000, 7000, and 8000 in many categories. Its interactive features alone give users plenty of options for viewing, and the set is Energy Star 3.0 rated.
Note: Samsung’s LN46B750 shares the same features and performance as all models in Samsung’s LNB750 LCD HDTV series. This review here is slightly shorter than the Samsung LN52B750 Review. If you want to find out a bit more about this model (especially about its features), feel free to consult that review as well.
Brief Specifications of LN46B750
- Resolution: 1080p (standard), 1920 x 1080 (exact)
- Contrast Ratio: 30000:1 (native), 150,000:1 (dynamic)
- 240Hz TruMotion processing
- THX Certified: NO
- Picture-in-Picture: YES
- Anti-glare filter: Ultra Clear Panel
- 24p cinema mode: YES
- Internet@TV
- InfoLink
- Energy Star 3.0 rated
- Four HDMI Inputs
Pros & Cons
Pros:
- Very accurate Colors
- Great picture uniformity
- Essential dejudder processing included
- Four HDMI and one PC input added
- Vivid black levels
Cons:
- Missing S-Video input
- Dark areas tend to tinge to blue
- 240Hz refresh rate not obvious adjustment
- Reflective screen causes distractions onscreen
Features
Samsung’s added Yahoo Widgets into most of its higher-end sets in 2009. The Widgets are internet-powered nodules that sit in a bar at the bottom of the screen. There are downloadable widgets for weather, stocks, news, and Flickr photos, as well as sports scores, trivia, Twitter, poker, and Yahoo video. The set also has four modifiable picture modes that are independent per input, and five color temperature presets. Its three levels of noise reduction and a dedicated film mode allows for a quality picture.
Black Levels
Beating out the LED Samsung UN46B7000, and last year’s Samsung LN52A650, the LN46B750 has amazing black levels. While most plasmas still perform better than the LN46B750 in black levels and shadow detail, its shadow detail is similar to Sony’s XBR9, both which outperform most LCDs on the market.
Color Accuracy
Like many Sony sets, the LN46B750’s primary and secondary colors provide give users remarkable precision and saturation. Plasmas may be a bit more punchy in their replication, but last year’s A650 or similar sets from Toshiba can’t touch it.
Video Processing
The 240Hz refresh rate on the LNB750 makes such a miniscule difference that most viewers won’t notice. But it does make an obvious change in blurring with test patterns. Also, its dejudder feature sometimes makes motion choppy during a film, so users may not want to use it. Samsungs’ 2009 sets allow users to break up the smoothing effect of dejudder to minimize blur. There is a Custom setting for users to set blur reduction and judder reduction for best results. LG’s LH90 series groups the two features together, not letting users get the best possible processing.
Standard definition
The LN46B750 works great with standard-def picture. DVD sources are not problem at all and the set even reduces jagged edges from video-based sources. As far as noise reduction is concerned, the LN46B750 does just fine with low-quality shots and it accepts 2:3 pull-down with no problem.
Glare and Reflections
When windows are aimed at the LN46B750’s glossy screen or lights on the ceiling are aimed at it, the set can maintain black levels in dark places. But bright reflections from light sources and bright objects can occur when dark scenes come up, so the viewer might become distracted by a glare.
Conclusion
The Samsung TV is Energy Star 3.0 rated, for the green-minded consumer and has a solid list of features and picture quality. Its only suffers from its glossy screen, its tendency to falter towards a blue tinge in certain darker scenes, and a lack of S-video inputs.
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