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Samsung LCD TVs offer outstanding picture quality so you can get the most out of your movies and TV shows. The 30,000:1 contrast ratio delivers amazing details in dark or bright scenes and the 8ms response time makes sure action scenes are realistic and smooth. Plus the integrated digital tuner is great for watching over-the-air HD digital broadcasts or connecting to cable/satellite service.

User Reviews about Samsung LN26B360 26-Inch 720p LCD HDTV

Being a college kid and constantly striving to make sure that every dollar spent, is definately worth it, I did weeks of research before coming to the conclusion of purchasing this television. It may be one of the cheaper models that Samsung makes, but personally I believe it so far has proven to be a worth-while purchase. I have owned the TV for about a month now and don't regret it one single bit. Currently, I do not use it as a TV to watch TV, so I can offer no insight to what its compatibility is with standard, mid-western cable service. However, I can review it on its use as a computer monitor and video game television.

As a computer monitor: This television provides crystal clear graphics on computers that can transmit the proper screen format. The computer that I have hooked up to it is a 2006 Dell XPS 400 that originally came with a 19" Flat-screen LCD display in 1280x1024 resolution, so I was not positive on whether or not this hookup would work with the 1360x768 resolution of the TV. Following the owners manual that comes with the television was very helpful in setting this whole process up; however, the use of certain display programs such as ATI Catalyst Control Center may be required in order to change the output to the TV in the correct format. After finally setting everything up, it looks and works like a dream as a monitor. I have watched programming from Hulu, YouTube HD, and other video websites and this TV allows for the full potential of hi-res videos across the internet to substitute for my lack of HD cable service. In fact, as I write this review, I, a very near-sighted man, am typing 6 feet away from the screen and could probably still sit a foot or two back more and strain very little to see what I'm typing. It may be overkill as a computer monitor, but nothing feels better than typing from a futon instead of a computer desk.

As a Gaming TV: Currently pleased with the results, but have not yet hooked up HDMI from my Xbox 360 to reach its full potential. I am using just the component connection that comes with the TV and games such as COD 4: Modern Warfare and Forza Motorsport 3 look stunning. The Xbox 360 originally wants to transmit in 720p, but you can change this manually to 1080i depending on what your preference is between the two. The TV, only 60hz processing speed, does a great job of keeping up with all of the gaming action and explosions with no noticeable blurring of images, so it works perfectly for those faster paced games.

The feature I like the most about the TV is its numerous amount of hookups available in the back. As seen in pictures above, the TV allows for many different electronics to be hooked into. As of right now, I only have a Xbox 360, Xbox, and computer hooked up to it, with the audio out going to the high power stereo I own and still have many other hookups available. Panasonic may have a less expensive TV on Amazon for 26", but it does not have half of the hookups as this Samsung and does not allow for RCA audio-out. So if you are just an entry level LCD TV buyer who does not plan on hooking a ton of electronics up for multi-purpose, the panasonic would be fine, but for those like me, this TV offers many more options to play around with. The picture adjustment is very easy to operate and can help anyone achieve the picture quality they desire whether they want the deep blacks or a little more lighted picture. Customization is almost necessary since Samsung only has provided three picture presets which do not do the TV justice.

Addressing the proposed "squeal" that some people have experienced: Yes, I have noticed that the TV does make what I call a "humming", but it is hardly noticable. The only time that it can be heard is when the room is completely silent and still one has to listen very tentatively to hear it. In comparison to standard televisions which have a much higher "humming" noise, this is nothing. Maybe some of the individuals writing reviews received bad units and this sound is more noticeable, but that is the risk one takes in buying anything, some products can be defective, its the nature of mass manufacturing.

I gave this product a Five star rating because it is very affordable and a great value for those on a tight budget, its versatility to interface with other electronics, and its ease of setup for picture quality and helpful owners manual. -- Overall reasonable choice for good price with little to no issues

I've had this tv for 2 months now, and I have to say it is great. It's hooked up to the ps3 via an HDMI cable, to picture is amazing, also watching bluray movies on it is unbelievable. I don't regret buying it. -- Amazing!!!

We needed this size TV to fit into a cabinet to replace our old TV. It works fine and the price was very good. Given that we got free shipping, we saved about $50 overall. I had the feeling that this size and model was going to be discontinued, since the larger sizes are not much more money. We had some trouble getting the TV set up, and when we called Samsung, their service reps were poorly trained and did not speak good English. Be prepared to read the manual and do the set-up yourself. The experience of buying the TV itself online from Amazon.com, however, was excellent. -- Works well; the price was good too

This television is great quality. Sure, it's "only" 720p - but that's fine. For the size of screen I don't any complaints at all. It's got all the inputs I wanted, including a VGA port for my old laptop, and the panel is pretty spacious so even having a few cables plugged in, you can still reach the cables/ports easily. Not having a side panel might make it difficult to plug ne cables in if you have it in a TV cabinet, but the TV isn't heavy and the panel is offset so you won't have to reach far.

It has a few in-built settings that control brightness, saturation and sound. You won't be spoiled for choice, but there are always custom options. The menus are really easy to use and the remote control is uncluttered and quite simple in design. Put it this way - you won't need the user's manual. If by some chance you do - it's fairly hefty and covers the ground well.

The colour is great, everything looks sharp, and the sound is good for built-in speakers. It works very well as a computer monitor (handling the HDMI output well) and looks great on the movies I've watched so far. The automatic picture adjust/resolution detection is great and really makes using a computer with this screen a treat.

As far as viewing angle goes, this is pretty good - there's a slight drop-off in colour intensity as you go past about 60 degrees from head on, but it's still okay at nearly 90 degrees. It's perhaps a little worse as you view from above the screen, but this is unlikely to present a problem for normal viewing and will be no different from other screens in this price bracket.

Some reviewers have mentioned a high-pitched sound when the unit is on standby - I can only congratulate them on having great hearing; yes, it does make a high-pitched noise BUT that's both very high (beyond most adults' hearing) and very quiet. Besides, it's well known that TVs on standby use a great deal of power, so the easy answer is to turn it off at the socket. (By way of comparison, my mobile phone charger also makes a noise when plugged in but not in use - this is about as loud and will take some time of deathly silence to notice it). -- Awesome TV