VERY pleased with Samsung...

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Just thought I'd share my recent experience with anyone who's looking at buying an LCD TV soon. I've just bought a Samsung LE37A656 after about 2 years (yes, really) of umming and ahhing and I just have to say it's fantastic! I was torturing myself about getting a 1080p set after reading many times that the SD performance could suffer on these sets compared to HD Ready. I have to say - when I first plugged everything in, HD performance was actually better than I had expected it to be! I don't know if this is the same for everyone, but the way it moves stuff around the screen is so smooth it's breathtaking - it's like they've been coated in oil they're so smooth! Games and Blu-Ray are equally impressive. Then came the bump back to Earth. SD was very dissapointing. TV pictures were very pixelly and ill-defined (not just compared to HD, but just, well, anything). Also upscaled DVD pictures were not great. However, after a little time playing with the menus I'd pretty much got SD TV and DVD pictures up to the level they used to be on my CRT set. I found the best way was to set the picture to movie mode and turn the sharpness way down. A few more alterations and I was as happy as a pig in.... a sty. So now I have a 37" 1080p LCD TV which is awesome with Hi-Def, great with SD and looks absolutely beautiful into the bargain - and I only paid about £630 for it (about a month ago). By the way, if anyone thinks I work for Samsung or something, I don't - I'm just offering my view on my purchase because I have read a few negative things about samsung sets from other readers. Good hunting!

 

[D.J.KRIME]

I to am a happy Samsung owner only a wee bit bigger and a Plasma

Oh and kids have a Samsung 32"" LCD in the games room.

Samsung do offer great VFM compared to some other brands but this obviously differs from screen to screen.

 

[Messiah]

I too adore my Samsung TV(s) and I am still amazed at the picture quality every day!

 

[Anonymous]

I think I'll join in on this Samsung appreciattion society too!

I bought a Samsung LE40A656 40' LCD back in July and haven't regretted it one ounce. SD has been a massive improvement over previous freeview offerings I have encountered,very smooth with no ghosting or trailbacks. Upscaled DVD through my PS3 looks really good, especially after the latest 2.5 update. Then there's Blu Ray......OMG, phenominal picture, excellent detail, no judder, fantastic colour and contrast, with great blacks. I can't stop buying new Blu Rays to keep 'testing out how good it is. True eye candy!!!

 

[Anonymous]

Bro just got himself a Samsung 32A456, very good deal from Currys, and in the 5 minutes I saw after we plugged everything in this evening I was very impressed with the quality of the SD image from cable and DVD. So much so that I reckon I can go for a 26" for the bedroom instead of the 22/23" I thought I would have to make do with.