Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I don't normally write reviews without owning a product, however.. I have ordered (the 4661) based off the following: If you've never been to avsforum .com, it is a purely message board/forum style website where every manner of A/V is discussed. There are entire forums dedicated to discussing the various technical aspects of LCDs to Plasmas to projectors. Long story short, there is a month old, mile long thread that has nothing but glowing things to say about Samsung's LNTXX61 and LNTXX65/66 series of TVs -- how it's refreshing to have a TV that doesn't have clouding/banding issues. AVSForum is pretty much the site for technophiles, and the positivity is consistent, so it's not just one or two jokers from Samsung trying to make their product look good. THAT is the reason I placed the order for this. It has been a long time since a product line has received that much positive review on that site. Most have said the detail improvement by bumping up to the XX65/6 over the XX61 is subtle. The 4661 has more of a matte finish around the edge whereas the XX65 has a shinier edge -- which most have said is not bothersome when watching a show (some were concerned at first because they could see themselves while watching TV but have said overall it doesn't bother them). DO NOT get wrapped up in the whole "15000:1 versus 10000:1 contrast ratio" marketing difference. The differences are again much more subtle than manufacturers would have you believe. There are whole articles about how anything over 500:1 in anything but a _completely dark_ room is not noticeable to the naked eye. Probably the main reason to perhaps go with the XX65 series is due to the apparently "lacking" speakers on the XX61 series. If you do NOT plan to hook this TV to an external sound system, then it may be worth considering the XX65 for the improved built-in speakers. The 65 has them on the sides, the XX61 has them underneath facing downwards and apparently the sound isn't ideal. Although one might say for the 300 price difference between the two, buy the 61 series and apply that 300 towards a nice stereo receiver like a Yamaha. I hope this information is helpful, I will add once I receive one myself. But if you're on the fence, rest assured you are buying the latest and greatest at a great price (come on.. <2500 for a 46" LCD! Just a year ago that was unheard of) and will NOT be disappointed. If you need more reassurance, head to AVSForum and read the forum on this TV, but let me save you the trouble, I've summarized everything of interest in the above and you'll find pages and pages of "What a relief it is to have a TV that doesn't have the problems that plagued the last generation of LCD panels". The technology has definitely matured with this release. Take a look at Sony's V462500, which is a year old. It was a great model from Sony, but at a year old it's still several hundred more than this set. So the point I'm trying to make is you can feel good about this price.