Sunday, February 28, 2010

Samsung UN55B8000 Review - Samsung UN55B8000 55-Inch 1080p 240 Hz LED HDTV

I have only Sony TVs for the last 30 years in possession. I was replaced in the market for a new TV to my old Sony 50 "Grand WEGA LCD projection. I always new technologies in consumer electronics and LED backlight so was the way to go. One day I visited Best Buy to see new models Sony.
I was particularly interested in the Sony Bravia XBR8 LED TV. He has a fantastic screen, but I could not go to a party with $ 5K for a TV. High Price was a big disappointment. I knew that Samsung LED models so I decided to check it. I was immediately crushed. It looked much better than the more expensive Sony and LEDs for $ 2K less. But I was really ready to buy something other than a Sony television? would have to convince. I have a lot of research on these sets by Samsung. The demo in one of the many shops and see how many votes as possible. IMO, the Samsung LED TVs are by far the best technology currently available. The ad must be seen to be believed. The most obvious is the fact that Samsung achieves this in a series is only 1.2 mm thick. Check for lowest prices

Well, I was finally convinced and decided to buy the UN55B8000 Samsung. I am almost a month now in possession and I am in awe every time I see him. This set is beautiful, even if it is off. But do not want to turn off, because the clarity, detail, brightness, contrast and colors are absolutely extraordinary. For the first time I have a TV, I did not make any adjustment of the original factory settings - it looked right out of the box. In fact, I bought a DVD and calibration was surprised, I'm not one of the adjustment controls.

Of course, the most beautiful thing on this record, and the first thing that attracted me for its quality. And 'difficult, the level of the individual, is produced to explain. I have the programming cable HD (1080i), which looks fantastic. Games on the Xbox 360 comes out of you. But the image of a Blu-ray source is produced absolutely amazing. I was pleasantly surprised to see how the display looks bright in my family room serene. I thought I had to adjust the brightness to see the amount of light and again, even if only at night, when I was with our old Sony television. Although the screen on UN55B8000 a glossy surface is to reduce a fantastic job to get the glare and reflections.

Will answer to the negative comments that others have more uneven backlight or display vignetting effect caused by the onboard LED lights up when the television shows dark images. The only time I noticed this is when the crowd shows a completely black background, as in film titles. At best, it appears as a very faint light from a corner. But even then I was really looking for her. I do not think this is a problem for everyone, even to discourage anyone from buying this amazing television. I believe that those who experienced this anomaly could lay eyes on a calibrated, which is its brightness became too high.

I took advantage of the elegant design of this series and bought a thin wall. The TV is hung like a frame and looks like a masterpiece, it is. The box contains speakers Slim adequate production of sound quality good enough standard for television. Of course, you can see the films have a surround sound system.

As far as other features of this series, web widgets are pretty cool, but slow. I especially like the widget YouTube. DLNA networking feature is also a nice addition, but the interface is too slow and not very intuitive. I hope that a future firmware upgrade to improve functionality. The contents of the Library feature is my favorite. You can add a slideshow of pictures or other images with display of soft background music - ideal for parties. You can create additional content for free download from Samsung.

I am very satisfied and pleased with this TV I would recommend it to anyone.
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Saturday, February 27, 2010

Samsung UN46B6000 Review - Samsung UN46B6000 46-Inch 1080p 120 Hz LED HDTV

My invitation to a TV is simple: connect the cable box, and it works, then work on the sporting event of the day, for example, Mets and Yankees, Jets and Giants etc. Samsung 46 inch LED TV, very good. Connects, it works.

Television has more with less. Weighs only 40 pounds plus 10 other books are available for the file. Compare this with the model 950, the same size between the ages of Samsung, weighs 70 pounds. An elegant allows rotation easy. The TV is just over an inch thick! Energy consumption was measured around 105 watts guests. The model 950 is 180 watts.

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The picture is great. The contrast ratio measured at 3000000-1, superior to the old LCD TV. Black areas are dark and the image has an almost 3D quality. There are four preset picture options. I opted for the "normal" setting. To the next higher "default", makes the infield grass look, colors almost glow days. I do not think it necessary to have made a further adjustment for the photo. However, there is a darkening of the brightness in dark scenes automatically. For example, if the claims will be run from a movie on a black background, the writing dimmer. This has no effect on sport, but does not affect the scenes of the film noir.

The screen surface reflection is reduced but not completely ruled out. The glossy black frame and is also in a certain light. By turning the screen with the best angle to help.

The remote has four options for the variations in size. I use the 16:9 "" for the HD format or "major" non-HD, 4:3, making the video fill the screen. Loses something in the 4:3-image up and down, but the image quality is still good.

The sound also has four pre-defined selection. While the internal speakers are not bad, I decided that my sound system for audio use. The TV has an audio output port, but the volume of the TV remote control only for differences in volume of internal speaker. Audio output remains at a stable level. I did, with the sound of my cable box directly to my audio system and control device with the wired remote. This works.

Although Samsung provides a version of the manual on a USB drive with the TV, I found it easy to download and print a PDF file of the manual from the Samsung support center. According to the printed manual is helpful. (See my comment in the web address of the Center.)

After a month I still really want this TV. It 'great for the sport. An added bonus is really reduced my electricity bill.

Note that this is 7000, a similar pattern. The model 7000 is different from its 6000 model features I / O Recently, some people have reported that the 7000 has a better image. If you do not need extras that go with the 6000 and save a few dollars.Read more Reviews

Friday, February 26, 2010

Panasonic VIERA X1 TC-L26X1Review - Panasonic VIERA X1 Series TC-L26X1 26-Inch 720p LCD HDTV

We have a 50 "SXRD Rear Projection TV, where you pay more than $ 5000 for the state, including, I love television, but if the electric bill over $ 300.00, you must cut public services found. In addition, This television has replaced the projection lamp once a year at a cost of over $ 300! also discount local, this lamp is still over $ 250! that the body of this lamp per year. In a short time you spent enough to buy a brand new 40-50-inch LCD TV. Panasonic TV is not only smaller, but Energy Star, so that some should save on energy costs.

In the room, an old Toshiba 13 "CRT TV type, and the film was that it was not funny, which makes it a better time to replace a bedroom TV. Since I am retired and have low income, my budget was under $ 350, which corresponds perfectly to the budget. Check for lowest prices

I read somewhere that it should be the size of TV you buy should be based on the distance (in cm) of the TV, where you sit, divided by 2.5. After the completion of the distance, I use 80 ", were divided by 2.5 and 32 cm. A 32" TV would be perfect, but too big for that I wanted to sit, I left the TV and I I am a happy camper! Furthermore, it was beyond my budget! I wonder if this is your just another ploy for publicity, this is a larger entity? I think it works equally well from 3.

In comparison, Sony has a softer softer image while the image on the TV is alive and has more contrast. After working in an electronics store, I noticed that most people, a bright picture full of contrasts, when it comes to televisions and monitors prefer. I still prefer the Sony because the image is (for me) a little realism, but it's a small complaint.

One concern was the choice between a 720p and 1080p display. But from what I hear, that makes a difference on a larger TV (40 inches or more), but not so with the small screen. I am inclined to think that because they are all on the number of pixels (pixels IE), the distance between each pixel and its size. Have you ever noticed that the smaller of the old CRT TVs, the better the image quality?, Because (without being too technical), there is a fixed number of pixels horizontally and vertically on a CRT and the smaller, more points, the better the image. Done on the smaller screen, the pixels smaller and closer, making images clearer. The number of pixels in a big difference, but only to a certain extent. It was occupied by the region. In this size TV, 720P works well and you will not see much difference if 1080p.

Another concern was whether to buy a new DVD player. Connecting an old standard DVD player to an HDTV does not make sense. I was therefore necessary to consider a Blu Ray or to convert a DVD player. It 'was an easy decision, because we have about 2000 of the standard DVD. Replace all those involved with the Blu Ray would be equivalent to a high cost (about 10-20 Great), was one of these places to convert a DVD player, the obvious choice

So I bought the Sony DVP NS710H HDMI up-converting player, and combined with this TV, great works! The picture is superb, and I could not be happier. No, not as good as Blu Ray, but did not significantly improved the image of a standard DVD. However, the up-conversion only works if you using an HDMI cable. So be careful!

You can use the video out for PC, telly 15-pin VGA cable and the picture is quite good, but you need to adjust horizontal and vertical for the TV, and the resolution of graphics card. The native resolution of this TV is 1366 x 768, but you can see the different resolutions that your video card has to offer and try one for your needs. The process is fairly simple if you have the correct cables and have a 15-pin VGA output connector on your PC. But some of the latest graphics cards only have DVI outputs, so you need to get a DVI-VGA converter. When I put my Netflix movies on TV output

(Addendum dated 16 January 2010, I), now have a HD player for watching movies Roku Netflix and Amazon, and it works wonderfully. Now, I do not fight with mirror back and forth from computer monitors to television, has always been a pain, and the PC is unusable because it was used as a flux in the film. The only thing we have to remember is that you are some kind of router does not require access to the Internet and use an HDMI cable instead of the composite cable to get the best results.

As for the prospect of the poor, it is disturbing that the description of this television states that the viewing angle of 178 ° to obtain clear images even seen a corner. This is clearly not the case, as my TV is concerned. Be ', perhaps, to their point of view, because a clear picture is washed on an image, two different things. But again, it's a minor complaint, because, as often you want to see on the pages?

Image quality (when connected to cable, DSL, satellite)?
Very good, if you get a good reception from your supplier. But keep in mind that if your reception is bad, this TV will not improve image quality. In the print world, it is purely rubbish shouted. "This simply means that if you try and not copy an image or text to read, do not expect the copier suddenly clearer. I am not known whether the television, what you need for the image of" Scout, "but may also be possible in future. But now we know that all the terrestrial channels and one time only if they are TV-out, comes in.

Volume? Has much to a room. In fact, I had a little 'more than half and my wife was given another room on the ground floor, he asked me to do the volume. However, it is only 10-watt audio (output 5W 5 W) and the speakers are located below the left and right of the state. So this is a TV room or similar environment. It is not the main TV in a large room with a surround sound system connected. I did it on my 50 "Sony TV. It is not intended for a noisy environment like a garage while you are on your table saw or laundry or kitchen, while you leave the trash or run the dishwasher. No, it is intended to compete with the noise of others. So do not hesitate to place your purchase.

TV audio output of a sound or speak: it has a headphone jack, and please note that this can be done via an optical cable. Whatever you need to connect to an optical (Toslink) have input. You can purchase a converter to third parties, such as Geneva, but we know that does not convert the two versions (the cheapest model, Hi-Def (5-1 Dolby Surround) audio. Another option is to buy one of the MS Behringer speakers , which has an optical input.

Viewer SD card would have been nice if you have a USB port to the place where you can connect a flash drive or SD card reader does. There are many different types and sizes of SD cards, if you have not the right fit, does not work. For example, I used a Nikon D200 (SD card) and an Olympus Camedia C3040 camera (using a SmartMedia card), and neither fits into your TV card. I could buy the right size of an SD card, insert it into my SD card reader to transfer photos and go home, but because the additional cost and effort?

The iPod dock I have no iPod, but I'm willing to bet that is a very interesting feature that many people can. Many people out there with iPods! I hear the music Sandisk cheap, while I work outside or standing, and that's okay.

The controller: simple, large buttons for eyes tired READABLE Old read as mine! Two of my favorites are the last (before returning back from the Last viewed channel) and Mute (for these annoying ads!)

I know it's been a long discussion, but I hope I did not hit enough information for a decision to buy smart. I love this TV and recommend for its image quality, stylish and has not been too long that you could not touch an LCD TV of this price! Read more reviews

Thursday, February 25, 2010

Panasonic VIERA X1 Series TC-L26X1 Review - Panasonic VIERA X1 Series TC-L26X1 26-Inch 720p LCD HDTV

I have this TV yesterday and I can only say that so far is WOW!

It in our room and find out how (the image and the aesthetics of a watch). The iPod dock is also very beautiful. The sound is excellent for a small (?) TV.

One thing to note. If you're not magicians, you must use a long pair of pliers to tighten the entry into the cabin base / when he does television. Very difficult to do, with only a screwdriver. Check for lowest prices

My only complaint so far is that the timer has no dedicated button sleeping on the remote. Need in 2 different menu screens to go forward. My path is that each of the timer 5 and the TV is that everyone goes on Sundays at 11 Thursday night is set. And 'obviously a problem if you use a different room.

PS - Leaving the debate about the size of the television and distance affect the viewer. The 26 "has the perfect size for our bedroom (5 drawers sitting about 12 meters) from my pillow. Tickets for LCD TVs is in love with a 42" minimum, which is not true IMHO. Read more Reviews