Poll: Touch of Color Red, LNA650 - Page 6

It is the only reason I did not buy a 750. Can't believe all these models have a red ring around them. Dumb!!!!!

i bought an A650 not caring about the ToC as it looked very subtle, but i've actually grown to like it. its only really noticeable in the day time for me.

There are some great masking and paint products at the hardware stores. Thats what I did with my Sony W3000. If I change decor, I'll change colors.

What bothers me more is the highly reflective glossy screen. Any windows opposite the wall you have the set on, you are hard-pressed to see what is on the screen. Although I prefer the Sammy over Sony, I just bought the 52" Sony at Costco instead of the 52" Samsung at Amazon ($300 less than the Costco Sony). All because the Sony doesn't reflect everything in the screen.

I just purchased the LN46A630. Unless your right up near the TV you would think it's black. Great LCD!!!

My LN46A650A1FXZA that I bought at Fry's 11/23/2008 does not have ToC.

Regards,
Robert

anybody color the red in with a black sharpie yet?

Or how about taping it off and spray painting it?

Me, I love it as I also have a TOC 26" monitor for my PC in the same room as the 52" 650. The compliment each other nicely IMO

you are so right.... the TOC may keep me from buying one.

i just got a 25% off coupon at Amazon through American Express... so I canceled me A550 order with Fry's... just in time!

I want to get the A650..... but I don't like the TOC. Don't ask me why Samsung did not play it safe and keep the entire bezel black. So I am going to look at the Sony.... but I also noticed the Sony bezel looks stupid with the open design at the lower section of the bezel.

I have a black and silver computer. I have a black and silver keyboard. I have a black and silver set of speakers. I have a black external hard drive. I have a black and silver Samsung SyncMaster 226BW widescreen monitor and I LOVE it. Most tasteful monitor design I've ever seen. It is black and silver, with a blue glowing power button which matches the blue power light on my external HD and the blue power light on my computer.

Now I would like to get a larger HDMI screen. The Samsung T240HD is PERFECT for me...except for one thing...it has an ugly red stripe across the bottom! I have visited Best Buy a couple of times where they have one on display and the ToC stripe is very visible to me, even in low light--enough so that I simply cannot bring myself to buy it. This is what I don't understand about the ToC campaign: all it does is limit the options of the consumer. Sure, red would blend into a mahogany home theater, but give me a break: how many people actually have that? What I am generally hearing is that people buy Samsungs despite the ToC, not because of it, since the Samsung quality is otherwise so high. I would love to buy one of the new Samsung BW LCDs, which look exactly like the T240HD except in black and silver and without ToC, however none of them are HDMI. Therefore I am effectively shut out from buying a Samsung LCD of this generation.

I am willing to compromise and wait for a blue ToC T240HD to be released because at least that will blend with my color scheme. But honestly Samsung I know you are trying to differentiate yourself from the competitors out there. But you can afford take the high road. Your products consistently look the best (take the Samsung Blu-ray player for example, as well as the LCDs). You don't need to cheapen and limit them by applying artificial colors that may or may not be appropriately generated by focus groups. Instead, strive to set yourself apart by continuing to make your higher-quality, already-stylish products and the market will reward you.

Does the A630 have the blue light too? I saw it on the 5 series at CC. Maybe it was turned off on the 630 I was looking at? I kind of like it, especially if it can be turned off.

The accents in our den are burgundy and the end tables and coffee table are cherry wood finish. Seems like it was designed with our room in mind. Thumbs up.

I like the blue Touch of Color on the 860 a lot more than the 'touch of red' on all the other sets.

I wish Samsung had Touch of Blue available on the 6 Series and 7 Series, i.e. offered a 660 set and a 760 set.

Another vote against TOC. The 52" 650 was excluded from my final list because of this.

And to be fair, the Sony "hole in the bezel" design is even worse. Who thinks up these things? I ended up with the last of the 2008 Sony WL135s from BJs, with a 10-bit display and understated brushed-nickel look bezel. I note that the new 2009 Sonys seems to be going back to a more conservative look.

I'm joining this thread quite late, but I also will not buy a TOC red television. I'm sure it's fine for those who either have red in their decor or are color neutral (in other words, those who like a red accent or really don't care). But for all of us who don't want red in our room decor and do care about maintaining our chosen aesthetic, it's a problem.

and that is why it is pretty retarded that samsung doesn't WIDELY offer other color options as well as a model with no color (ie black) on their TOC TV's imo

Dear all,
I bought yesterday the Samsung LN32B530 and after 1 hour of operation the Red Touch of Color in the bottom of the TV disappeared.

Any ideas how to enable it ?

thank you.

gandrian@vodafone.net.gr
George-Athens

I happen to like the TOC RED very much, but the more SUBTLE RED of the A630 is what I ended up with, not the more vivid red of models like the A650. The actual shape and tone and actual physical placement of the color areas varies from model to model.

There are models out now that don't have the red, and there are even the ones with BLUE TOC.

If you were absolutely dying to get an A650, but didn't like RED, then that would be a limiting factor for you. However, it is now a year later and there are plenty of options.

What I didn't like about the A650 and finally led me to choose the A630 was the semi-matte the A630 offered, and the bezel itself was more matte and not so dare shiny and curvy with the resultant distracting glare "bands".

I didn't like the red toc and wouldn't buy anything with it. I do like the fact that its a glass clear bezel and stands etc. but they ruined it for me and many others with the red. just do clear and black and silver. even clear and white would be cool like the old apple cinema displays. but basic colors of black, silver, clear, white,a nd grey etc. no red.

i guess there are some ppl that like it but it took them so long to have anything other then red toc.

now they have grey toc which is just clear and you dont see any grey so its weird they call it grey toc. they should have just came out with clear bezels from teh start and not had any toc. calling the clear ones grey toc is dumb but they feel they have to stick to this toc line.

i heard blue toc was comign asomeone said its out but i haven't seen it. id like that a littel better then the red but in the end its prob best to stick with just clear that the grey toc is.

they definately dropped the ball by having only red toc for so long and lost abou 50% or more of potential customers that just wouldnt' buy it cus it was red.

I would have already purchased a b650 due to all of its features for the price if not for the red TOC. Is there really a blue TOC on its way?