This is another high-end Samsung HDTV released last year that continue to be in demand due to its superb performance and excellent features. One of the best and most advanced HDTVs when it came out last year, the LNT4671F is a 1080p full HD resolution piece packed with a lot of oomph to justify its pricey tag. But if it was a bit expensive last year, buyers may snag this jewel for much less these days as manufacturers tend to slash prices to clear out inventories.
Design
The 71F series has a shiny frame and screen with clear and silver-grey strips on both sides that contrast with the high-gloss finish. The super sleek design also features touch-sensitive controls in the silver-grey
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strips while the clear strips deflect the sound of the side-mounted speakers. With the side frames wider than the top and bottom ones, the TV looks wider and more balanced, especially as it sits atop the swivelling stand.
Last year’s Samsung remotes were easy to use and the one shipped with the LNT4671F is no different. Unlike this year’s remotes which are fully backlit, the earlier remotes only has backlighting for the three most frequently used controls: volume, channel and device – the latter affording control of other devices attached to the TV. But we’ll prefer that with the user-friendly menu system, over the complicated new designs of the 2008 Samsungs.
Screen/picture clarity
The strength of the LNT4671F lies in its top-notch picture quality. While LCDs still lag behind plasmas in black levels and image contrast aspects, the LNT4671F certainly closes the gap even more, as it affords ‘never-before-seen-in-LCDs’ blackness, which makes images brighter and more lifelike. But even with this cutting-edge technology, there are instances when the blacks in this HDTV have a bluish tinge, affecting the otherwise superb color accuracy.
The LNT4671Fis is one of the first Samsung TVs to offer 120hz. frame rates and dejudder processing, smoothing out jagged edges and minimizing motion blur. This TV also outperforms other LCDs in delivering uniform brightness across the screen, and the picture still looks good even at off angle position. However, the shiny screens Samsung uses are reflection magnets, and it is quite distracting to see reflected images off the TV when watching on a brightly lit room.
Features
The LNT4671F has numerous options for picture adjustment and color temperatures. The Auto Motion Plus 120Hz dejudder has three settings – low, medium and high – which progressively smoothes out the onscreen action. There are energy saving modes that let the user conserve power by limiting the TV’s light output. With full connectivity options including three HDMI ports, USB port and RGB connector for PCs, the LNT4671F definitely gives users the best in home entertainment.
The LNT4671F may not be the latest HDTV in the store, but it is certainly one that has shown impressive showing that outperforms even newer sets. Thus, it is absolutely not a bad idea to settle for this TV, especially if you can get it for much lesser price than the newest models.
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