Samsung LA46A650 Series

Good black levels and natural colours ; Clean, sharp pictures ; Sleek, unique Crystal Design styling ; Four 1080p/24-ready HDMIs ; USB port for JPEG/MP3 playback ; Versatile, backlit remote ; Abundant tweaking options

Stain magnet ; Backlight clouding ; Mediocre stereo imaging ; Sound distortion when bass is driven hard ; Unnatural 100Hz for some film-based materials

There's a fair mix of hits and misses for this AU$3849 46-incher. Taking everything into consideration, we felt the LA46A650 somehow lacked that unique X-factor — design can be very personal — and the cheaper 610 may offer a slightly better deal.

Good looks, Invisible speakers, 4 HDMI ports, USB connectivity, 50000:1 DCR, Great picture quality, Noise Reduction techniques

Sound quality could have been better

Amazing blacks ; Full HD ; Future proof

Weak sound when compared to the picture

Everything

picture quality looks to real

Fantastic clarity

haven't found anything bad yet

Can't fault the picture quality when there actually is a picture. I've tested it with TV, PS3 and upscaled DVDs through the PS3

A hand sized, "whitish spot" appears in the bottom left corner when it has been on for more than five minutes and is displaying all black. Somehow I don't think the "cloudiness" is a "batch" or a "one off" problem as this review has suggested. A bit...