Crisp Common-Definition Picture/Excellent For Bedroom, October 21, 2011

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Soon after a period of adjustment, I’ve come to be really pleased with the top quality of this Tv. Normal-Definition looks crisp on this Tv – and, soon after getting observed the way other brands of Television render regular-definition signals (when I was trying to see if a various Tv would be a greater fit) – I have to think that this Samsung Television is among the quite very best amongst the recent “entry-level” TVs at displaying standard-definition Tv. It really is excellent to know that Samsung hasn’t totally neglected the consumer who nonetheless watches standard-definition Tv – for I think about that there are many other people out there who need to have a new Television, but can not commit to the greater expense of high-definition Tv.

1ST SET DEFECTIVE, 2ND SET FINE: The original Samsung UN26D4003 that arrived at my door had a couple of issues. There had been a few places on the screen that looked “washed out” (especially when displaying black and/or dark pictures) – as though the “pixels” in these places were not functioning up-to-par. And the overall standard-definition picture left a small to be desired – at least when you stood closely to the screen. Somehow, I thought that it was possible that I had received a defective set – rather of it becoming a issue with all Samsung UN26D4003s. So I contacted Amazon about the problem – and Amazon was amazing about shipping (completely totally free-of-price) another set to me right away. Positive enough, the issues I had with the 1st set have been absent with the replacement set. As soon as points “settled down”, I realized that this set truly delivers on the quality.

Modest FOOTPRINT: One particular of the points I like so significantly about this Television is that – for a Television with a 26″ screen-size – it has a little footprint. You can check out the published dimensions for yourself. The borders of the Tv are extremely thin, and there is no visible “speaker bar” underneath the bottom border. These details contribute to the TV’s simple, sophisticated appear: other 26″ TVs look bulky in comparison. The TV’s smaller footprint saves me precious inches in a modestly-sized, cramped bedroom.

NO Issues WITH Standard-DEFINITION (four:3): There was one more reviewer – Stan – who had the complaint that the Samsung wasn’t displaying the full regular-definition picture of his DirecTV. That evaluation created me hesitate a bit in acquiring this Tv – but right after rationalizing that Stan’s review did not mean that I would have the exact same issue, I went ahead and pulled the trigger on the obtain. Positive sufficient, I was relieved when I had no such problems. The regular-definition picture of my Comcast Cable has fit the screen perfectly. The default display mode is NOT “Zoom” (the setting that gave Stan some difficulties) – but “16:9″. The “16:9″ setting does not cut off any portion of the picture – and it fills the screen when displaying scenes that had been intended to fill the screen. In order to make sure that the picture fills the screen perfectly – be confident that the appropriate setting is selected. With this Samsung, this setting is NOT called “Zoom” – but “16:9″.

BLACK BARS NOT SAMSUNG TV’S FAULT: Occasionally, I will watch shows in which the picture does NOT fill the whole screen – black bars will appear across the best and bottom. Whenever this occurs (and it occurs somewhat often) – I know that this is NOT a flaw of the Samsung Tv, or even my cable organization. It’s due to how the show’s producer, or the Tv station on which the show appears – decides to display its item. It has become a small bit of a trend for firms to broadcast their shows in a widescreen format – with the black bars on the best and bottom. For example, I think Fox Tv is now showing NFL games like this – and ESPN seems to now broadcast most of its shows like this, as nicely. There is no setting on any Television that will “fix” this. I do not genuinely mind when shows are displayed like this – I’m pretty utilized to it, and am barely conscious of it. If anybody has a dilemma with this, there is actually absolutely nothing you can do but take it up with the Tv station or the show’s producer.

CHECK WITH YOUR CABLE/SATELLITE PROVIDER (IF Necessary): Apparently, it is possible to make some picture adjustments by means of your cable’s on-screen menu or DirecTV’s menu – so if you encounter any troubles that you think could/really should be fixable, an additional option is to try to fix the difficulty through your cable/satellite box or business.

LOTS OF Choices FOR PICTURE ADJUSTMENTS: This Samsung provides a vast array of picture adjustments – considerably far more than most “entry level” TVs. This evaluation has gotten extended – so you can check the user manual on the Samsung web site for further detail. But if you are something like me and need to have to have lower brightness levels and “warmer” colors – this is a wonderful Tv to have. It is also excellent if you like your Tv quite vibrant – and/or with vivid colors. There are numerous settings that allow you to “fine tune” the picture to your liking – which includes “Advanced Settings”…

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Shame, October 31, 2011

Wonderful picture and is best as a bedroom set, even so the lack of ports and the reality that there is no Audio out just keeps this from becoming a five Star product. Honestly do not comprehend what Samsung was thinking with so little ports and possibilities. To make issues worst, the pair of speakers are only 5 watts so don’t anticipate significantly.

Decent get, could have been better if the speakers were greater or had audio out port.

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Horrible!, July 27, 2011

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This Television set has NO AUDIO OUTPUT or HEADPHONE JACK.

The only way to hear it is via the tiny rear-facing speakers.

WHAT ON EARTH is Samsung thinking?

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