- 40″ 1080p HD 3D Ready LED Screen
- Freeview HD Tuner
- USB PVR
- 4 x HDMI
- 200Hz CMR
40″ Full 1080p HD 3D Ready LED TV with Freeview HD Tuner, USB PVR, 200Hz CMR, 4 x HDMI Sockets & SRS TheaterSound HD.
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Samsung UE40D6100 40-inch Widescreen Full HD 1080p 3D 200Hz LED SMART Internet TV with Freeview HD Reviews
UE40D6100 Review,
I’d been looking for a new TV for a while and was glad to see the release of the new 2011 (D) Models, especially the 6000 series. I was cautious to start with as there are few reviews and very few forum comments about these TVs, but having looked at the specifications, which I won’t bore you with here, and the general good feedback of the quality of the Samsung range I was confident enough to take a gamble with this TV. I can honestly say that I’ve very happy that I’ve chosen the correct one for me.
I placed the order with Amazon on the Thursday night, which unfortunately meant that I missed the cut off time for me to receive it Friday, however it arrived prompt on the Saturday morning as promised.
The TV is very easy to set-up and is surprisingly light after having a very old and heavy CRT. The stand is good quality and very sturdy. The set-up process takes you through a number of screens which are very easy to follow and takes just a few minutes. It will auto-tune your Free-view channels which takes a further 5 minutes, but once this is done you’re ready to start using it.
The quality of the panel is excellent and the picture looks crystal clear, this, along with the 200Hz refresh makes the picture look very smooth. I’ve seen many people complain that LED bleeding or clouding can be present in some models but I’ve not seen any evidence here. As this is classed as a high end model I was not expecting these issues anyway.
I was concerned that there may be too much image processing which sometimes results in a very artificial picture, but even when up scaling from SD the picture seems very polished. For those very fast action scenes you can very rarely see some evidence that the images are being processed but it’s very difficult to notice and you really have to look very hard to spot it. In no way is the enjoyment or viewing experience affected, and by changing the settings you can eliminate this entirely.
There are numerous features and enhancements to allow you to customise the picture and after spending just a short time playing with the settings there appears to be the ability to customise everything to your own taste. The `standard’ picture and sound settings I find are quite balanced and provide a near perfect setting for me.
I was surprised at the quality of the sound. As my previous TV was a CRT (with some very good speakers) I was expecting to be looking for a home entertainment system to make up for the lose in quality, but I’m very happy that I can save my money. There are a number of modes to suit your preferences, and the `Movie’ mode is particularly impressive. Again this can be customised to your own tastes.
One of the reasons I chose this TV was due to the SMART TV, and although it’s still in its infancy, it looks like it has a lot of potential. There are some very good applications, especially video applications and a whole host of games (which I’ve not tried). There are only a limited number of popular applications at the moment but the ones they do have are of good quality and are easy to use. The only problem I’ve experienced is the ability to type in text when searching. It works in a similar way to a mobile phone, but the remote doesn’t have the letters printed on the buttons so you have to keep looking at the screen. I believe that there is a remote keyboard which can be used but I will not be purchasing one.
The ability to play videos from a USB drive or an external HDD is very impressive and I’ve not had any compatibility issues with any of the files, but I know that I’ve not tried them all. The quality is excellent although it does depend on the source file of course. The files run very smoothly and I’ve not seen any juddering or buffering.
The All-share feature is very good, however the software needs some work. I found that it would take some time to add all your photos and videos and on the first attempt it crashed. It took a while to find out what was happening as it doesn’t have a progress bar, or indicate if is still working. After turning off the service and switching it back on, it finished what it was doing and the TV picked it up straight away. You do have to make sure that you go to the sharing tab and give permission for the TV to access your files. This could have been clearer. Its worth noting that this is an issue with the PC software not the TV.
The TV does not come with 3D glasses or a HDMI cable so they will have to be purchased separately. It does have a converter so you can use a SCART cable with this model.
In summary the quality of this TV is excellent and I would recommend it to anyone. Apart from the ability to type in the search boxes I’m struggling to find any faults, but that in itself is not a major issue. I haven’t tested the 3D as don’t have the glasses. When looking at the various,…
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i ordered the tv on friday and it came on saturday with amazon prime, was going to go for the ue46d6530 with wifi but the the Hama Wireless LAN 300Mbps USB 2.0 WiFi Stick (suitable for Samsung TVs) did the trick for wifi, setup was pretty quick, not used much of the smart tv yet, but had a mess about on it, really good picture standard and hd.
usb – same as my other samsung plays mkv (dts) like a breeze and i suspect just about anything you could throw at it. i have just bought a hdd for direct recording to, but as yet I have not tested it.
loads of apps for smart tv, games, etc. i have a htc desire z and i have just downloaded the remote control app on and it works a treat.
was going to get the 46 inch but i am glad i went with this. sound seems ok, it has srs what ever that means
i award this tv 5*
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