View Full Version : Samsung LED TVs - anyone got one?
sparkyrob
09-07-2009, 19:56
Been looking at these as an alternative to the Panasonic plasma I still haven't got round to buying yet :D
Has anyone got one? The reviews seem pretty positive:
http://www.whathifi.com/Review/Samsung-UE40B7020/
http://www.techradar.com/reviews/audio-visual/televisions/plasma-and-lcd-tvs/samsung-ue-46b8000-597354/review
And the 9000 series is out this autumn by all accounts. The question is, do I wait for it? The biggest criticism of these edge-lit LED TVs is the dimming which is being sorted for "localised dimming" in the 9-series. But will it be worth the extra cash? In fact, is the 8-series worth paying extra for over the above 7-series?
I'm looking to use it mainly for HD gaming, DVD and Blu-ray, with limited SD viewing.
Advice/opinion on these models is appreciated!
sparkyrob
14-07-2009, 15:59
No-one seen/heard of these, or had any experience? :(
I have only seen these demoed in a few shops so perhaps not setup the best. I thought that while they did look bright there where some picture flaws (running HD demos) and I would have also thought that as the tech is fairly new the bugs will be ironed out in later models.
If I was buying again now I would still go for a decent plasma.
sparkyrob
16-07-2009, 09:35
Out of interest, what picture flaws did you see?
I'm tossing up between this and the Panny V10, but since I appear to be sensitive to phosphor trails (at least, I could see them clearly on the G10 so assume it's the same for the next model up), it's probably not worth going down the plasma route :(
I spotted blocking and just got the overall imression that it was still an LCD at heart, a nice LCD admittedly. Maybe I am just biased towards plasma?
I had a look at one in John Lewis that had an HD Source rigged upto it. It looked absolutely stunning I must admit. I'll be in the market for one of these come the tail end of the year.
dysfunction
16-07-2009, 11:43
I'm going to wait for the OLED TV's to come out and get one of those instead...
I am in the same camp, the 50" and 42" plasmas I have are pretty good and I can see no sufficient increase in size or quality to justify another outlay for a long while yet.
i have the 7 series led tv and it looks very good with HD material. It has one or 2 bugs though, as it has edge dimming on realy dark images you can notice a bit of clouding coming from the leds, however with a bit of adjustment you can get it so its hardly noticeable. The other is the auto dimming the set has, what happens if a realy dark image appears on the screen the tv dims to improve the black, however in doing so the whole image is dimmed you can notice it more with logos on the screen where you can see bright white logos go much darker. The dimming can be switched of, but in doing so it can make the clouding from the leds more noticeable, thus i leave the dimming on.
Not disappointed with the tv though as the nature programmes and footy in HD look amazing and i prefer the picture on this tv to my old samsung series 4 lcd tv and series 4 plasma tv.
sparkyrob
16-07-2009, 16:53
How does the dimming effect films which are generally dark a large portion of the time (e.g. Sin City, the Dark Knight)? Must say, it is one of the main reasons I'm wary about getting it.
I'd like one, being in the market for a new telly towards the end of the year, but would like the bugs to get ironed out first.
It will have the same problems all LCDs have.
I'd go for the Panasonic V10.
I'm suprised how many people put up with the motion on LCD. Especially when you consider how often a camera moves in a film/TV programme.
It will probably be fine if you watch in a bright room from 12 feet away.
Ah, but, you'll remember, I don't notice the blur ;) I do notice phosphor trails, so will be looking for something thats not an issue with.
Seriously won't be looking until the end of the year-ish, so will see what the current state of play is then. If these are reasonable then, and no issues, I'll be very tempted.
http://www.hdtvtest.co.uk/news/samsung-ue40b7020-ue40b7000-20090502147.htm
This is a pretty in depth review:)
How does the dimming effect films which are generally dark a large portion of the time (e.g. Sin City, the Dark Knight)? Must say, it is one of the main reasons I'm wary about getting it.
had a look at sin city on bluray and it looked superb on the samsung and didnt notice any problems due to the diming, the only thing th tv does which some folk might find annoying iswhen the fade to black screen with no light it actualy turns of the backlight which you can notice.
I mainy got this tv for watching hd tv programmes and footy, i have no intention of watching movies on it as i watch any films on the projector.
Its best to try and get a demo and try many different films to see what you think.
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