The Samsung UE40B7000 - A First Review

First Impressions: The earliest thing you spot is how thin the UE40B7000 is. Just over an inch (and less than 3cm) in depth.The black sheer finish to the surround of the television looks good, as does the slim clear connection between the screen and the stand. An additional bonus point is that Samsung has incorporated all of the key parts within the set - some manufacturers have required viewers to find a site for a separate box for such items as the Freeview tuner.

Audio Quality: As a rule modern TVs have poor quality audio outputs and the UE40B7000 is no exception. The UE40B7000 is too slim to permit a reasonable audio system. Look to connecting it to a separate audio system to get reasonable sound to hope to complement the image quality.

UE40B7000 Image: This is what sets apart the UE40B7000 from other comparable Televisions. It is unusual as it has done away with fluorescent tubes for backlighting and replaced them with LEDs. Notwithstanding different backlighting, the UE40B7000 is a TV that uses LCD technology. The LED backlighting is believed to have the following advantages:

* This technology gives a much more constant backlight across the TV, as it uses a lattice system.

* LEDs can make a faultless black - which has not been achievable with LCD TVs until now.

* The image can respond quicker.

* The array of colours that can be displayed is superior.

UE40B7000Connectivity: The UE40B7000 has four HDMI connections, two USB, and a LAN (Local Area Network) one - future proof at present. The USB connections allow the playing of a range of multimedia file formats as well as to your wireless network (you will require a separate dongle.) And the LAN network connection allows straightforward access to files on your home network.

The Samsung UE40B7000 Remote: The principle remote control is a somewhat eccentrically created gadget, a tad similar to a shoehorn. A little awkward to use at first, but OK when you are used to it. The second, smaller remote just allows volume power and channel changes.

Green considerations: In use the UE40B7000 uses simply as much power as a light bulb - much less than most modern televisions.

UE40B7000 Review - To Close: The UE40B7000 has only distinctly ordinary sound output, as with most flatscreen Televisions. However the rich colours and deep blacks it produces outperform other similarly priced televisions.

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