The Samsung UE40B7000 Reviewed
If you are looking for a good television set, then the Samsung UE40B7000 is worth a look. It has consistently been given top ratings by reviewers and owners, and is one of the best of the mid range sets you can buy. It is contemporary in styling, and is done in a platinum black color. While the looks of the electronics are all on par with each other, this one features a clear stem to the stand, making it stand out slightly among everything else, and giving it a more unique look.
This is a next generation of LCD sets, where the back light is placed around the edges of the screen. Marketed as LED sets, they have designed these to make the set clearer and brighter. By doing this, the set is super slim, and only about 1 inch wide. One of the drawbacks top this is the brightness is not really all that noticeable, and those that own plasmas will notice it is roughly the same.
This 1080p HD TV does come with 4 HDMI slots, 2 USB ports and digital audio jacks. It also has Ethernet capabilities, Scart slots and has Free view already installed, so you can watch programs without extra equipment.
The Motion Plus tech in this set helps to keep high action scenes free from blurring and loss of quality in the picture. With the Mega Contrast, the blacks are supposed to be true and rich, although many will notice a plasma set will perform this better. The main problem with the black rendering is the back light, and in dark scenes it is righter at the edges. This is not a major problem, and is not noticeable during most viewing of items on the set.
With these problems it is easy to assume the Samsung UE40B7000 is not a particularly good set. This is a wrong assumption since the picture you see if very exceptional and the colors are very vibrant and many of the problems can be adjusted on your own. The brightness is not a hindrance, unless you are watching it in a very bright room, the same limitations as a plasma set.
You do get plenty of extra features on this set, and Yahoo widget is the newest of them. You can use others to stay in touch with the weather and sports. You an also view other internet content, making this one of the few that fully interacts at the price range. If you want to watch more content, the USB port can allow you to view removable media on your set in HD, too.
The main problem is with the audio. This set is too thin to hold speakers that can give you a true sound experience, and you may find that you will need an external audio system to fully enjoy the cinematic scope of some movies. The sound is good for its limitations, but is slightly tinny sounding at high volumes.
The Samsung UE40B7000 does use less energy to run it. On average, it uses between 100 and 130 W of power, which is considerably less then competitors and this will definitely save you money running it. Over all the quality of the set is excellent from picture and value, and the few minor problems with dimness should be overlooked for all the great extras and additional features you get at this price point.
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