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Samsung UN55B6000 Review
The Samsung UN55B6000
Whether in terms of physical figures or in gadget styles, thin is definitely in. Just take the Samsung UN55B6000, for example. It is one of Samsung’s thinnest LED-lit LCD HDTV displays, but that is just the tip of the iceberg.
Design
The Samsung UN55B6000 measures only 1.2 inches thick at the center, and is even thinner around the edges where the display seamlessly finishes off with a slim black bezel, a red border and a transparent edge. Albeit an eyecatching piece, those who don’t particularly like red might have to look elsewhere since, like many of Samsung’s previous models, the border is only available in red and the same goes for its graceful stand that swivels to either side.
The red and black scheme continues in the on-screen menu, which offers large text against transparent backgrounds across the entire screen and helpful explanatory text along the bottom, making it easy to navigate. Its remote, though, has a plain glossy black finish, as well as large, backlit buttons.
Screen/Picture Clarity
Like the models in the 7000 series, the UN55B6000 offers deep black levels, thanks to its LED backlight which also allows it to run cooler than other sets. The shadow detail is excellent, as well, while both the primary and secondary colors are highly accurate. The images would have been better, though, if the colors were more saturated instead of appearing a bit washed out in bright scenes, and the fluctuating backlight is an issue Samsung should fix.
As for dejudder processing, Samsung continues to excel, adding even a fourth mode to its Auto Motion Plus called Custom. The Custom mode applies blur reduction to video-based sources and judder reduction to film-based sources, rendering both in amazing quality even during fast-moving sequences. Up to 700 lines of 1080p sources are displayed, which is good enough, while 1080i and lower-resolution sources are properly deinterlaced.
Features
The UN55B6000 may not be the best interactive HDTV around since it lacks Yahoo widgets or DLNA compliance. In fact, it doesn’t even have the media library that so many Samsung models come with. Still, it offers its own interactive add-ons like the InfoLink, which provides access to basic online information like news headlines, local weather and stock market updates. This Samsung HDTV is also capable of directly receiving firmware updates from the site so you don’t need to use a USB drive, although it still offers two USB inputs for convenient file sharing, as well as four HDMI inputs, which can all be found on the rear panel, a PC input and a component-video connection.
Indeed, the Samsung UN55B6000 is more than just another ultra-thin HDTV. Rather, it is an excellent LED-lit HDTV which can offer great images while cutting down your power consumption. True, it is a bit expensive, but then again, the combination of beauty and substance rarely comes cheap.
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I just purchased the 6000 model of the TV after returning an open box 7100 model. I’ve only had a chance to watch HD TV (no blur ray or games yet), but I must say that I am amazed with the picture quality. I’ll keep this review short and only mention what I believe are the shortcomings of the TV.
1 - Corner lights - yes this a side-effect of this type of television, but I found it really annoying. You don’t notice it at all if you are watching a full screen picture, but for movies in letterbox it is extremely noticeable. When I first started watching the TV I had it set to the “Natural” setting, which made the corner lights very apparent. I have since changed the setting to “Standard” and the color temperature to “cool.” In my opinion this minimizes the effect. The lights are still there, but much less of a nuisance. However changing the settings to “Standard” does wash out some colors (such as BRIGHT whites and yellows), however I find this to be an acceptable trade-off.
1 - Auto Dimming - Apparently the TV will automatically change the gamma settings when the TV switches to a really dark picture. This causes the TV to go too dark for a second, then brighten back up. I have only seen this once or twice and it hasn’t bothered me too bad. Apparently there is a fix for this (WHICH I HAVE NOT TRIED AND CAN NOT ENDORSE). ***With the TV off, push Mute, 1, 8, 2, Power. Scroll to “Advanced”, press 0000 - don’t hit enter. Scroll (down arrow) to CE Dimming and hit Enter. Select Movie or Standard, and hit the left or right arrow to switch it off. Done, hit power. Turn on the TV like you normally would and Auto-dimming is now off***
If it weren’t for the uneven lighting this would be a perfect TV. Personally I think I have found an acceptable solution, but that is all in the eyes of the beholder.
Bashar
I’ve had this TV since Sept. 2009 and love it. Easy set up, great picture even with standard def cable channels. The interactive USB owner’s manual is really cool, and once done you can delete the manual and you have a free thumb drive! The “widgets” and widget gallery are a very nice interactive compliment and picture in picture is a must have. Nothing like being able to track your stocks, check the weather, and browse news blurbs while the wife or kids are watching their shows.
The only con for me is that you can NOT use cleaners on the screen. I have two 3yr olds and a 6yr old at home, so cleaning the occasional finger print off of the screen is quite a task. Last month I bit the bullet and purchased the wall mount for this unit. Great idea and easiest wall mount I’ve ever installed.
Believe it or not, I returned four, yes four tv’s before finally deciding on this one. I am absolutely thrilled with it. After doing extensive research and learning that the Plasma market share has dropped to an all time low, that Vizio and Pioneer completely abandoned Plasma, and having an image burn into my Panasonic Plasma (this is Plasma’s dirty little secret, if you don’t believe me, google it!) screen two days after I bought it, trying a Sharp LED which was a piece of junk to be completely honest, and 2 different Samsung LCD’s, I went for this. Yes, it was expensive, but definitely worth it! For starters, the blacks are so much better than a standard LCD and rival Plasmas, which was the only thing Plasma used to have bragging rights on (along with better viewing angles which Plasma still has a slight edge. Plasmas supposed bragging rights about 600 hz processing are mute - when you are up to 240hz motion blur is long gone by then) Secondly, the brightness is amazing, and the crispness is unsurpassed by Standard LCD or Plasma. I saw Transformers II on Blu Ray being demonstrated on this tv at HHGregg and all I can say is I was blown away. I saw it side by side next to a Samsung standard LCD and the difference was significant. If you are a videophile, this tv is a must. I do not have an unlimited budget, so I went with this model. The higher models had 240 hz processing, which according to research I’ve read, is not noticeable unless you get into gaming and I am not a gamer. If you want the latest and greatest, you will not be disappointed with this set. The CHASSIS ROCKS! So thin and sleak and the touch of color is very pleasing to the eye. I guess I can’t say enough good things. Samsung has proven again why they have 52% of the market share. That is no coincidence!
Last week while watching this tv with my grandkids it went dead.I had just purchased it less than 2 months ago. After unpluggging the unit 3 times for about 10 each I decided to call Samsung. They said they needed it needed a service tech to look at it. It’s been 4 days so far and not a word from a repairman yet. My guess is it will be almost a week at the earliest before I get a call for an appointment. After spending over $3500 for the tv and other Samsung products to accompany the tv. One would fiqure that the customer might be treated somewhat better. When I first bought the unit I told my family about it and one actually cosidered buying one but since it went dead less than 2 months later and the customer service that was nonexsistent. They changed their mind and decided to buy another brand instead.
Like most of the reviews, I found the picture quality to be awesome. The only picture quality issue is automatic backlight adjustment during dark scenes. I notice it, and it bothers me a bit. I would like to turn it off somehow, but I have not figured out how to do that yet (if possible).
One large aggravation is the optical audio out from the TV does not push Dolby 5.1 surround when it is being sent from an HDMI connection. According to the manual it will only push 5.1 “when the TV is displaying a DTV(air) signal….” I am not sure why this is so, and it is a bit frustrating.
but if you start adding motion, all i can this is the MOST AMAZING piece of junk ever. with amp on, it looks like a cheap video camera filmed content. but if i turn it off, it looks better, until you get a lot moving content on screen like an explosion or race cars. i can’t decide to to turn amp on or off. so i decided to turn the tv off and give plasma another turn. what’s the point of paying an extreme premium, to get less screen and features you don’t want on, can’t decide to leave on, or have to turn on/off to watch this or that? let’s not mention the poor lighting issue. damn tv can’t make up it’s mind. i could go on and on about couple of other issues, but i’d rather just let you know that samsung uses 2 other companies panels on these tv’s and it’s makes for horrible, and i mean HORRIBLE viewing angles. if for some reason you like lcd’s deficiencies and samsungs, make sure you get a SQxx or SSxx panel, but preferably a SQxx. it’s on the side of the tv, and hopefully on the outside so you can be sure.
I was searching for a television at my local HH Gregg when I came upon this television. They were playing “Speed Racer” in Blu-Ray and it was the most AMAZING picture I had ever seen! I waited and found it priced well below any brick and mortar or online shop through [...]. I purchased the tv and had it within a week. The contrast is amazing and details are crisp. Picture is beyond belief (especially in HD and Blu-Ray). Have not noticed any problems with the set that I researched before buying it. If you are in the market for a television with great black levels and AWESOME color, then buy this tv. Samsung has truly out performed all other models this time! I paid less for this set when it was on special than the LN model of comparable specifications and I could not be happier with my decision. I also have an XBox 360 attached with an HDMI cable and I do not notice any lag. The gaming system seems to work just as well on this television as any other. Don’t listen to the people that tell you it is not as good as a plasma! This tv goes above and beyond any plasma I have ever owned or seen. Plus I have the tv sitting in front of my bay window and have no problem with the light on the set when watching it in the middle of the day. The best money I have ever spent!
Amazon delivery was awesome. No complaints on the TV, Works perfectly for me. Watching HD is completely different experience. I would recommend this TV.
I bought this TV after seeing it at Best Buy. In many ways, it’s a great TV - with the appropriate program material. For football and the vast majority of network programming, the TV’s great. Bright, beautiful, crisp colors which grab you unlike a plasma. However, when watching movies with certain scenes that have dark and light areas together (say a bright moonlight shining over a dark field), the TV exhibits a so called “flashlighting” effect. The TV can’t seem to decide whether to compensate for the bright or the dark area and will abruptly darken or lighten the entire screen, sometimes back and forth. I’m not the only one to see this as this has been noted by other consumers and even professional reviewers such as C-Net and Gizmodo. Unfortunately, Samsung refuses to acknowledge the problem.
No problems as of yet but havent really gotten to the bells and whistles but I would say that the high def picture looks great !!
We’ve had this TV for about 3 months now and it has been perfect. I can’t imagine having a better image quality at any price.
This TV doesn’t have to be tilted or angled in any way to get awesome picture quality. You can use the less expensive flat wall mounts instead of having to buy the expensive tilting mounts. No matter where you are standing or sitting the picture is perfect. You can actually stand beside it and see the picture.
We have 1 wall that is solid windows and we never notice a glare even with the blinds open in full daylight.
To the people that say it may not last long enough…Get an extended warranty!
What’s great about it: Light Weight, Looks Stunning, Great Features
What’s not so great: Off angle viewing, dark scene viewing, corners glowing, backlight is not uniform
“I WISH I LOVED THIS TV!
After being a plasma fan for years, I gave an LED-LCD a chance. Set-up was great. Features-a-plenty! Picture quality… AMAZING!!!…. sometimes. I played ‘UP’ on blu-ray. It blew my mind! Full screen, and bright colors; you will not find a tv with a better image. There is a definate sweet spot for viewing. Which leads me to my first complaint.
-Viewing angle: When your in the sweet spot. It looks great! When your one couch cushion over, you start to loose it. Contrast is lost, and dark images turn into a washed out blueish color. I was used to the viewing angle on my Samsung plasma, and deeply missed it after setting up the LED.
- Low Light: This is a Great TV for daytime viewing. Colors stand out. At night, in a dark room? Not so much. You start to notice that the blacks are not as black as they were during the day. Also, you will notice the corners of the screen starting to light up with a bluish tinge. Extremely distracting especially when watching a movie or show with a 1.85 or 2.4 aspect ratio.
-Backlight uniformity: What uniformity? In a very dark scene, you will really start to notice hot spots and cold spots when it comes to backlight. On an all black screen, it looks like black and blue camo. I even noticed Hot Spots during the olypics in very white areas. Again, distracting. This is most likely due to the side lighting as opposed to the full array lighting.
OVERVIEW! When you find that sweet spot, and play somthing full screen or with a native 16X9 resolution, the picture will blow your mind. But when you stand up, walk around, watch in a dark room, or watch movies that are matted on top and bottom? You will really start to notice a dissapointing amount of distracting problems.
I wish I didn’t have to return it, but unfortunately I am going back to plasma.”
This is an awesome TV despite some of the negative comments you may read. I have to mention that Amazon offers quality products, same as your local store (Best Buy, Sears, etc.) but at much more cheaper prices. Their service is excellent, super fast shipping and no surprises as far as the product condition and/or description, you can rest assure that you get right original product every time.
Back to the TV, looks beautiful On or Off. The contrast ratio is AMAZING, super blacks and pure whites, the quality of the image is superb! Just make sure you have HD content available to really appreciate the picture quality. No problems so far with corner light issues, you will have to be extremely picky and force yourself to find this type of issue. Samsung has the best design in the market, so thin, lightweight and energy efficient, it produces NO heat whatsoever.
Perhaps the only negative is the speaker sound, it’s not great but good enough for regular TV programming. However, this is not a problem to me, I have always used a home theatre system for music concerts or movies with all the TV’s I have owned.
The 120Hz motion effect is very cool; it may not work with all types of programming but for nature or sport events is pretty neat! The good thing about it is that you decide when to turn it on or off or how much of it you want.
I will definitely recommend this TV.
Had to recently return my 50″ Samsung plasma TV (PN50B860). Although the quality of the plasma TV was breathtaking the excessive buzzing was a deal breaker. This TV is bigger (by 5″), lighter (by 10 lbs), cooler (plasma got burning hot), quieter (zero noise) and more energy efficient (40% more efficient than LCD which are already more efficient than plasmas). Again the quality of the LED is not as superb as the plasma but it is still fantastic (black levels are actually blacker in a lit room). VERY happy with my purchase, would recommend to anyone.
I bought this when it went on sale and, aside from just being gorgeous overall - thinness, great design, lots of connections - this TV has a fantastic picture! I have HD (720p) content off iTunes and it looks absolutely stunning on this TV. My friends and I were stunned when I played HD Star Trek on this TV, we just stood there staring when we were supposed to be moving my old TV out.
The other day we watched District 9 on regular DVD and the picture upscaled was awesome. This TV inspired me to buy a Blu Ray player - the Samsung BD-C6500 1080p Blu-ray Disc Player - because I want to see full 1080p content on this baby. Also the InfoLink stuff works great, we get news and weather any time. I bought the Buffalo Technology Nfiniti Wireless-N Dual Band Ethernet Converter WLI-TX4-AG300N so I could hook it up to my wireless network along with other wired-only devices I’ll get in the future.
Basically, this TV completely rocks, and as a bonus our electricity usage has gone WAY DOWN so we’re saving money there as well, the LED technology makes great colors as well. I could gush longer but basically, if you’re considering buying a cool current-gen LED HDTV you can’t go wrong with this one, in my opinion and experience with it!
Bought this television after shopping multiple brands and types. I looked seriously at Vizio LED and Sharp LED tvs along with regular LCD and Plasma. I bought this because no matter the store I visited, the Samsung LED always looked great. I love the television. I know the tv has a great picture because my wife even makes comments about the quality of the picture. I have a BluRay, HD Satellite box and HTPC Media Center to play HD content on the television. I have no issues and would recommend this television to anyone.
Purchased the Samsung 55″ 1080p Ultraslim as christmas present for my wife. It came with the Samsung BlueRay. The item was delivered to my home as Amazon promised. Delivery company contacted me to accomodate schedule delivery date to my convenience. Product arrived in perfect condition. The picture is just crytal clear. WalMart and BestBuy are no match for Amazon and can’t beat what Amazon offer to shoppers. Thank you Amazon!
Sharp picture great contrast, this is a fantastic TV.
Buying a large TV from Amazon is the only way to go. They delivered it right to my living room. Price was almost $200 cheaper than any local store, even when they were having a sale. Plus you don’t have to figure out how to get the TV home.
The only annoyance was that it didn’t come with any cables. So make sure you order some HDMI cables with your TV if you don’t have some already. I went to Target to get one. Didn’t want to wait. Twice the price of what you can get on Amazon.com.
For the price, tv qualitiy doesn’t get any better! Going from 50in Samsung DLP 1080p to this, is like night and day. Didn’t think Bluray could look any better than on my old Samsung, but boy was I wrong. DVD’s on this tv look like bluray’s did on the old tv, and Bluray looks 3D… 100% Satisfied! It actually takes a little getting used to, because of how good the quality is. It almost has a documentary type feel to it. I can’t rave enough about this product!!!
This Samsung UN55B6000 55-Inch 1080p 120 Hz LED HDTV is one of the very good HDTV I’ve ever seen.I’ll buy one more for my son if I get a best deal on its price dropped again
I replaced a 46″ 1080p LCD Samsung with this TV. Difference in picture quality is amazing - I did not know the 4 year old Samsung was so bad! Colors, sharpness, all are way better. Amazon shipping was also very good 0 the shipping company contacted me a couple of days before the delivery, they arrived on time, the driver was very nice. Looks like brick and mortar stores should be really worried - I never thought I would buy a large TV online. Amazon rocks!
Love the TV and the image is amazing! One thing I didn’t like is the additional wireless USB adapter that MUST be purchase separately and it cost $73.
So far, been using for a month and it works great and it could pick up a lot of channels from Comcast (if you just have the local basic service from Comcast)
Just adding some kinda-important notes about the UN55B6000 (actually the whole line of UNXXBXXXX LED backlit ultra thin Samsung TV’s. A lot of folks will mention that the internal speakers are really crippled by the fact that the TV is so flat (the main speakers fire down and back from the left and right sides of the bottom of the TV). Most peoples’ first reaction is to grab an inexpensive add-on surround speaker system like the Yamaha NS-SP1800BL and plug it into the audio output from the TV. The problem is that Samsung has designed their TV’s to not allow the user to control the audio output volume from the remote. You can set the TV to disable the internal speakers, but the volume control does nothing. It’s called a Fixed Output audio output. This may sound nit-picky, but not being able to use a good, simple fix for the poor internal speakers means that you start having to buy much more expensive solutions. On top of it all, the work around to this issue means you get to add another remote or more complex universal remote programming.
It turns out that people have been complaining about this to Samsung for a year or more (search for “Audio Outs are fixed” on CNET’s Samsung blog). I wish I had seen that before I bought this TV.
When I first received this unit I was stunned by how thin it was. As always, Amazon did an excellent job of getting it to my door. I went with free shipping and when CEVA called me and gave me a 4 hour window, I asked if they could call me 30 minutes in advance. They obliged. They unpacked it and set it on my stand, after removing my (3 great years and then 3 lights of death victim) 61″ Samsung DLP paperweight. I plugged in my existing HDMI cable and fired it up. The bright HD channel feed looked excellent in the daylight. I gave the delivery guys a much appreciated Hamilton for some after work brews (hopefully boosting my karma and luck with this new tech).
I continued to scrutinize this set under various conditions. Obviously, because of my low rating, this unit very quickly experienced a catastrophic failure, so I will start with:
The Bad:
* High glare screen–I have a window directly behind my couch, so I had to purchase blackout shades. I realize that a high gloss screen is necessary to achieve the incredible punch and pop of this display.
* Noticeably poor off angle viewing–This was not a huge issue to me, but even standing up just outside of my dining room (30 degrees off axis), colors and blacks were noticeably washed out. I did not even notice this with my DLP, which is known for this issue.
* Motion blur–I realize that this is inherent with LCD tech. I personally wouldn’t use the 120hz functionality except for when watching sports and from what I could see, it made little difference, even when using custom with anti blur high and dejudder low.
The Unacceptable:
* Terrible screen uniformity/cloudiness–I started noticing this immediately during low light/dark sequences and also when switching my receiver input to another source without the feed engaged. It looked like dark and light grey camo. I watched “The Thing” on bluray and played “GOWIII” on my PS3 and what made my skin crawl was not the content, it was noticing this glaring issue during dark sequences.
* Autodimming function (backlight fluctuation)–This is the most inane thing I’ve ever experienced with a TV. Why would anyone be happy with the screen fluctuating when scenes go from light to dark? Maybe the contrast and black levels benefit, but at sacrificing PQ? Trust me, I fiddled with the dynamic contrast and other various settings to no avail…no, I am not willing to watch all sources in game mode (apparently this disables autodimming). Another way to enable autodimming is to go into the service menu, which at the discretion of Samsung, may void the warranty. Why not add this into the regular menu? Because edgelit LED LCD TV’s have no other way of improving contrast. That would be like admitting a poor design.
* Red and blue vertical pinstripes–Whaaaa??? Yeah, that’s what I said (well, perhaps more like, *you have to be freaking kidding me!*). With about 5 days left of being able to return/exchange this set through Amazon, it developed this anomaly across the entire screen–not visible in pure white or black colors. I checked the unit with all input sources, including over air HD and also plugged it straight into the wall outlet. I will post pictures if anyone is curious/mortified.
The Good:
* Cross section–This is one of the thinnest TV’s I’ve seen, and this is just the tip of the iceberg I’m sure. The new 2010 9000 series looks even more mindblowing. If Samsung can manage to produce a unit with excellent PQ and durability at this price point, everyone wins…even Samsung (loyalty is a good thing, right?) Unfortunately, if your best viewing angle is from the side, nobody wins…unless you are a minimalist.
* Picture–The color and brilliance of this display is spectacular. If you plan on watching only sitcoms, sports and bright scenes, then it’s all puppy dogs and ice cream (my apologies for the blatant sarcasm–if Samsung would fix the “unacceptable” during the quality control process, my cynicism would float away like little white puffy clouds in a bright blue sky ; ). I’m picturing some suit drinking coffee, shrugging his shoulders, saying (in Korean) “Meh, good enough for the rich, stupid consumers…they’ll buy anything shiny.”
The Really Bad:
* I purchased this unit, even after reading bad reviews!
Needless to say, I called up Amazon and they will be picking up the unit and refunding my $$ at no additional cost. I am actually glad the pinstripe issue occurred, as it has made my decision to jump the Samsung battleship an easy one. Also, I don’t know if Amazon would have taken it back just based on screen uniformity and backlight fluctuation, as these seem to be design flaws and not signs of a defective unit. Sure, perhaps replacing this unit like for like would give me a screen with better uniformity, but why would I (or should I have to) take that gamble? It is also possible that this unit experienced delayed damage due to shipping. These TV’s are required to be shipped in the upright position…you just never know.
I have been in HDTV purgatory ever since my DLP bit the dust 3 months ago. I really loved that display and have been in mourning (along with my friends) ever since. Regardless of the relative massiveness of it and the fact it needed a breathing buffer behind it, the PQ was excellent. Playing games split screen on the 61″ screen was fantastic. At first I spent many hours researching and reading how to fix it. When I realized that I could easily spend a thousand plus fixing it, I spent many hours researching, reading and trying to decide between CCFL backlit LCD, edgelit LED LCD, LED backlit LCD and plasma.
Bottom line:
* I believe this may be all Samsung cares about. From my experience and reading forum posts, they must be satisfied taking an inordinate amount of both informed and uninformed consumer casualties…as there’s a sucker born every minute. Dazzle them with the package and promise of an awesome display, while secretly twisting the knife with planned obsolescence manufacturing and ultimately sub par PQ. I’ve worked as a validation engineer for over 8 years, so I know poor QA and accountability when I see it. Granted, I have not dealt with Samsung directly, but I have heard their customer service is a crap shoot. Perhaps if I get the competition to sponsor “Samsung DLP Destruction Fest 2010″, I can get them to own up to shoddy manufacturing…I have some really great ideas for this event!
I apologize if I’ve offended any loyal Samsung customers who are happy with their purchases. I wish you many years of continued enjoyment. If I’ve offended any Samsung employees…good! Perhaps you will be motivated to do something about it. I’m just not willing to take another chance and purchase a Samsung that craps out just after the mfg warranty or extended 2 to 4 year warranty expires.
What happened to the days of being positive that a TV investment would last 10 to 20 years? I still feel like I’m floating in a sea of uncertainty. Will the next fin I swim towards, be a shark, a dolphin, a dolphin that thinks it’s a shark, or a vegetarian shark that dresses like a dolphin? I can’t even get my “Shark Tale” fix now : (I feel like I’m less than whale poop : )
I’d been researching TVs for a while when I saw this one on sale for a good price. The image is very clear, and the colors are very vibrant (and you can adjust the heck out of them too, if they’re not to your liking)! The TV itself is a nice piece of engineering as well, very thin and sleek-looking. The “touch of red” in the bottom border of the frame had initially worried me, but it is very subtle, and I’ve grown to like the slight accent it adds to the otherwise all-black TV.
If I had to say something bad about this TV, and believe me it’s tough, I’d say that in a very dark room, when displaying a black screen, you can notice the uneven splotchy-ness due to the LED edge-lighting. However, if there is any sort of image at all on the screen, this is completely un-noticable. Besides, how often do you sit at home staring at a blank screen? The very slight unevenness is definitely worth having the TV so thin thanks to the edge-lighting.
Great TV from a great company (Samsung)! Also, Amazon gets some credit too :-P/
pretty much everything I like to say is covered in the review by “Andrew Carney”.
I just wanted my vote to count.
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I purchased this TV from Amazon about 45 days ago. I selected this to replace my perfectly functional three year old Samsung 50″ DLP. I am disappointed at how much of the low light scenes are missing (just black areas on the screen) and I am also disappointed in how frequently there are blurred images during high speed and high contrast scenes. Bright vivid scenery is without question far more brilliant on this TV than my DLP but for this price I expected less noticeable shortcomings in comparison to the DLP technology which has lost its market share.
I was hesitant to buy a LED tv because of the price. But after comparing the bulky looking LCD and plasma, this is much lighter to handle and beautiful to look at and worth the additional cost. I read a lot of reviews on Amazon.com for this product before I bought this TV. A lot of people mentioned something about having problems with images at the corners. I have had the TV for 3 months and have not noticed anything similar to that. The image quality is excellent and the colors are beautiful (specially in the Dynamic setting, the colors are so bright and clear that my eyes start hurting after few minutes of watching. My setting is usually at Standard for watching regular TV programs and ‘movie’ while watching movies.) I didn’t have to make any changes to the TV setting after I removed it from the box. Very easy to setup and has a lot of good features. Have connected my desktop and use it as a PC. So I have not used the infolink features yet. But movies from youtube and other websites are excellent. Very satisfied with the TV. Excellent purchase from Amazon.com with better pricing compared to other retailers.