Samsung A8xx (2008) Series

80% of the reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.

87% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

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Excellent picture contrast. Network multimedia streaming. Thin cabinet design.

Poor picture uniformity compared with other Samsung models. Incorrect scaling on some test video files.

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Auto Motion Plus 120Hz technology effectively reduces motion blur and offers multiple settings to tailor the motion to your liking ; The Ultra Clear Panel's reflective screen does help blacks look darker and create better contrast in a room with some...

The Ultra Clear Panel makes reflected images more visible (even more so than many plasmas), which can be distracting when trying to watcher dark content in a very bright room ; This TV falls at the higher end of the price spectrum for a 52-inch 1080p LCD

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To top it all, Samsung’s distinctive Touch of Color bezel design adds a new sparkle to your home theater system. Being new to the market, the Samsung LN52A850 is as high priced as it will ever be. Unless you’re a cutting edge HDTV nut or impulse...

At around $2500 this 52" LCD offers a ton of value. It's got a great feature set and picture and the 1.9" depth is a premium feature. This LCD sells at a nice discount to its Sony competition KDL-52XBR6 and just a slight premium to its own brother the...

Impressive blacks, great colours, sharp image, lots of features, ultra-thin design

Some noticeable uniformity issues, a little detail lost in dark areas, large screen reveals more of the flaws in standard-definition footage

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