LN52A850 Sound Issues I am seriously looking at this TV but several of the discussions have me concerned about the sound. Are the internal speakers sufficient for 'normal', average TV viewing? I don't really want to invest in a surround sound system at the present time if I don't have to. Is the sound 'tinny' or muffled without external speakers? I could really use the forum's advice on this. LN52A850 Sound Issues I am seriously looking at this TV but several of the discussions have me concerned about the sound. Are the internal speakers sufficient for 'normal', average TV... » Read More LN52A850 Sound Issues I am seriously looking at this TV but several of the discussions have me concerned about the sound. Are the internal speakers sufficient for 'normal', average TV viewing? I don't really want to invest in a surround sound system at the present time if I don't have to. Is the sound 'tinny' or muffled without external speakers? I could really use the forum's advice on this. « Show Less
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Thank you Donald for the response and the information! My only concern about the LN52A750 is no swivel stand. I may have to bite the bullet. Do you have any thoughts on the Samsung HT-X810 2.1 Channel Soundbar Home Theater System? The description talks about hanging, but says nothing about 'sitting' (which I would rather do). I can't handle a 7-piece surround-sound set. I definitely need more simplicity. I live in a historically registered home that is definitely not conducive to modern electronics! And this is one girl who loves her electronics! Any help you can give me on a soundbar would be once again, sincerely appreciated. Thank you Donald for the response and the information! My only concern about the LN52A750 is no swivel stand. I may have to bite the bullet. Do you have any thoughts on the Samsung HT-X810 2.1 Channel Soundbar Home Theater System? The description talks about hanging, but says nothing about 'sitting' (which I would rather do). I can't handle a 7-piece surround-sound set. I definitely need more simplicity. I live in a historically registered home that is definitely not conducive to modern electronics! And this is one girl who loves her electronics! Any help you can give me on a soundbar would... » Read More Thank you Donald for the response and the information! My only concern about the LN52A750 is no swivel stand. I may have to bite the bullet. Do you have any thoughts on the Samsung HT-X810 2.1 Channel Soundbar Home Theater System? The description talks about hanging, but says nothing about 'sitting' (which I would rather do). I can't handle a 7-piece surround-sound set. I definitely need more simplicity. I live in a historically registered home that is definitely not conducive to modern electronics! And this is one girl who loves her electronics! Any help you can give me on a soundbar would be once again, sincerely appreciated. « Show Less
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If TV-based sound is important to you then the LN52A750 is the right model to purchase. That model has subwoofers in the 2-speaker system and it has the best sound of the 6,7,8-series samsung models. In my opinion, you are getting your money's worth (DLNA and USB interfaces, better sound) for the extra $100 over the 650 model. Also, check out the $150 blue-ray discount feature, you can get a blue-ray player with the TV for net-net, $50 extra !!
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Not sure of the closed captioning, but for being in back, we have never had an issue with the speakers. We have 4 LG HDTV's of various sizes, and we've never felt the need to add a sound bar. I know people often complain about other brand's speakers when they are in back, but the LG's have been perfectly adequate for our needs. When the volume is up to only 10, it is quite loud. Most all the HDTV's have the speakers in back. If your mom had trouble with LG's speakers, she would have trouble with any other one's too. Hope this helps.
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Great TV, not a bit of problems with it. However, the speaker system is very poor. You'll need an external speaker out, preferably with a Sub Woofer.
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Would any of you who own this TV please speak up your experience? I'm considering a buy until seeing this thread. Please help. Thanks. Luan
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Thanks, Tolik - you helped me decide- upgradability and the game modes are big things. The Samsung seemed to have more power but I've learned you can't really rely on what they say the wattage is. I haven't owned enough Samsung equipment in the past to know what to expect - the TV is great but a sound system is another story.Mark - thanks for the CD info - for some reason I thought I'd get even better sound with a dedicated player ... if you can give me the model # on the Kenwood I might be interested (with over 400 CDS, a changer is sweet.).Don
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I didn't find it that bad....but I just move it around a lot. We have it attached to a hinge that hangs down from under the cabinet, so it's suspended and moves around easily on the hinge. We love it. The audio was a bit poor, but I changed the audio options under "menu", like the bass level, and now it sounds pretty good. This is not a huge TV with great speakers....this is a tiny TV for watching while doing dishes, working in the garage, etc. You can always plug in a boom box to this tv for better/louder sound.
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While all that is true, I find it odd that someone buying a 4k TV would be using TV speakers at all. If you actually care about sound you'd have a separate receiver. I personally wouldn't want the side speakers as the first thing I do with any TV is disable the internal speakers to use my 5.1 surround speakers. Seems aimed at people that just want to brag about an expensive fancy looking TV while not actually knowing/caring about their setup. Now if they make a version without the ugly speakers, I'd consider it. Also assume there will be a lot of revisions to the 4k standard once more content comes out, and will wait for a 'real' 4k set rather than one designed primarily for upscaling 1080p sources. While all that is true, I find it odd that someone buying a 4k TV would be using TV speakers at all. If you actually care about sound you'd have a separate receiver. I personally wouldn't want the side speakers as the first thing I do with any TV is disable the internal speakers to use my 5.1 surround speakers. Seems aimed at people that just want to brag about an expensive fancy looking TV while not actually knowing/caring about their setup. Now if they make a version without the ugly speakers, I'd consider it. Also assume there will be a lot of revisions to the 4k standard once more... » Read More While all that is true, I find it odd that someone buying a 4k TV would be using TV speakers at all. If you actually care about sound you'd have a separate receiver. I personally wouldn't want the side speakers as the first thing I do with any TV is disable the internal speakers to use my 5.1 surround speakers. Seems aimed at people that just want to brag about an expensive fancy looking TV while not actually knowing/caring about their setup. Now if they make a version without the ugly speakers, I'd consider it. Also assume there will be a lot of revisions to the 4k standard once more content comes out, and will wait for a 'real' 4k set rather than one designed primarily for upscaling 1080p sources. « Show Less
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I honestly don't know and have not experienced this issue. I guess now that you mention it, I did feel like when people talked on this tv it did seem a little low. I would mess around with the audio settings and see if anything helps in there. If not, I would reach out to LG or research on some forums on the internet.
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You want to use a in-house speaker system for sound. The sound is just ok, a little tinty and on the high side for the TV itself. I run everything through a Sony STR-DN1040. There is and advantage to my setup, the STR-DN1040 does upscale to 2160 at 30HZ (4K) which this TV can display. . So any blu-ray I run that was recorded at 24hz will upscale to that 4K.I get a great picture. True 4k is supposed to be 2160 a 60HZ, but I have not seen any issues with mine.
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You know, it's kinda funny because I started this discussion because I was so worried about the picture of my new tv. Our picture so far is great, however, it was the sound that crapped out within only days. It has a lot of static and you have to turn it up really loudly to even hear it now. It is still within the 90 return time, so it will be going back the first chance we get. Now I am worried about if the new tv that we get will have anything wrong with it's picture. Other than that we love the tv. There is part of me that wants to slap on some external speakers and not worry about returning it and the hassle. You know, it's kinda funny because I started this discussion because I was so worried about the picture of my new tv. Our picture so far is great, however, it was the sound that crapped out within only days. It has a lot of static and you have to turn it up really loudly to even hear it now. It is still within the 90 return time, so it will be going back the first chance we get. Now I am worried about if the new tv that we get will have anything wrong with it's picture. Other than that we love the tv. There is part of me that wants to slap on some external speakers and not worry about... » Read More You know, it's kinda funny because I started this discussion because I was so worried about the picture of my new tv. Our picture so far is great, however, it was the sound that crapped out within only days. It has a lot of static and you have to turn it up really loudly to even hear it now. It is still within the 90 return time, so it will be going back the first chance we get. Now I am worried about if the new tv that we get will have anything wrong with it's picture. Other than that we love the tv. There is part of me that wants to slap on some external speakers and not worry about returning it and the hassle. « Show Less
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Hello, Did you ever figure this out? I just bought this TV last night and I'm very happy with it, but I use a surround sound system and have to keep the TV volume on 0. There should be a way to turn the speakers off - right? Thanks for any info.
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Speakers are terrible, tinny sounding and not loud. Sound seems to come out the bottom of TV. I plugged a small pair of computer speakers into the headphone jack and they sound good. I just have to manually turn them off (they have an on/off switch on them) when I turn off tv.
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Not sure. Didn't care. Never seen a TV below 32" that had speakers worth a crap and anything above that size they are only half worth a crap. I'll say that you can certainly hear it and it has 3 sound modes. Custom movie and standard. I use custom. It has a headphone out jack and when I am really watching something I plug in some cheap computer speakers and it sounds fantastic and the volume controls with the remote. Can't ask for much more. But I don't think you will really hear it well in a noisy environment. Just opt for external speakers or sound bar plugged into the headphone stereo out jack.
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The audio is OK. This is a kitchen TV and therefore, I mostly watch news or talk shows, no action or music where sound would count. I have a great surround sound in my main living area, and that is where I will watch a movie or regular show. I did have to make some adjustments to the sound, I think the default settings made it sound tinny. But like I said the sound is OK, maybe a B- rating.
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I've checked out other websites besides YouTube on my LG 32LM6200 TV and all have sound where appropriate. If the website doesn't have a separate sound icon on its screen, then I would check to make sure you have all updates installed. Maybe that would help.
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I have the same issue with my two-week old 42B450, as well. The plastic bezel makes faint crackling noises as the unit warms up (lasts for about 30 minutes). It is definitely the plastic bezel since I can duplicate the sound by pressing the bezel along the top edge of the TV. Another Amazon post said that they had the same issue and so they returned the TV for replacement and the second one did not make the sounds. Am curious if the Samsung rep mentioned above actually has a fix for the problem.Except for this issue, the TV is excellent in every way.
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I have the LN46A650 and had the same delay problem between the tv and the home theatre system. This was corrected with the help of the cable installer. He told me to go to my settings in the home theatre system and find the audio setting and there should be an option for sound delay to set up each speaker. There was and I set each speaker to zero delay, and it has been perfect ever since. Try it out, it worked great for me. It matches the tv's audio, home theatre audio, and the peoples lips when talking. I can now listen to the home theatre speakers only, or add a little tv volume to fill in the gaps and it all sounds great. Sweeeeeet! Hope this helps somebody like it helped me. I have the LN46A650 and had the same delay problem between the tv and the home theatre system. This was corrected with the help of the cable installer. He told me to go to my settings in the home theatre system and find the audio setting and there should be an option for sound delay to set up each speaker. There was and I set each speaker to zero delay, and it has been perfect ever since. Try it out, it worked great for me. It matches the tv's audio, home theatre audio, and the peoples lips when talking. I can now listen to the home theatre speakers only, or add a little tv volume to fill... » Read More I have the LN46A650 and had the same delay problem between the tv and the home theatre system. This was corrected with the help of the cable installer. He told me to go to my settings in the home theatre system and find the audio setting and there should be an option for sound delay to set up each speaker. There was and I set each speaker to zero delay, and it has been perfect ever since. Try it out, it worked great for me. It matches the tv's audio, home theatre audio, and the peoples lips when talking. I can now listen to the home theatre speakers only, or add a little tv volume to fill in the gaps and it all sounds great. Sweeeeeet! Hope this helps somebody like it helped me. « Show Less