Same here.
Samsung is the worlds biggest MFG of glass for LCD's and keep the best for themselves and sell the rest to the others like SONY, Dell, HP and many others. LG is next in line, sorry Joey. Samsung even makes Apple products.
I worked for Samsung for 2 years and needless to say ALL my stuff (tv, fridge, stove and more) is Samsung. I did get a heck of a deal on it too so why not buy some of the best stuff out there. Now, it's been many years sice I worked there and everything is going as strong today as the day I got it.
You will need a HD box from bell/rogers and a HDMI cable (audio & video in 1) or 2 or 3. Make sure your suroundsound amp can take HDMI and you should be good to go. I had to go get a new amp but it wasn't much at all. Good luck.
Geoff