Samsung UE40C6530 TV reviews

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Score 9.2/10 Read 21
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+ This TV scores high on image quality. - It scores poorly on sound quality.

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Samsung UE40C6530 with 40" Full HD 1080p LED screen, 4 HDMI ports and Freeview HD. See full product description

Ease of use	9.3
Image quality	9.6
Sound quality	7.6
Design	9.5
Value for money	9.0
Overall rating	9.2

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Joanna, Harlow Film and documentary lover

Score 10.0/10

Good points:: Excellent television, I own another tv from another popular brand no comparison as Samsung much better especially in sound quality. Very happy with my purchase.
Bad points:: none

Ease of use	10.0
Image quality	10.0
Sound quality	10.0
Design	10.0
Value for money	8.0
Overall rating	10.0

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Confirmed purchase: 27 Feb 2011

Adrian, Abingdon Film and documentary lover

Score 10.0/10

Good points:: Image quality is excellent, blu-ray movies look so vivid. Whilst the sound isn't brilliant when compared to an A/V amplifier, it really isn't bad for a flat screen TV.
Bad points:: No actual off switch, only standby.

Ease of use	10.0
Image quality	10.0
Sound quality	7.0
Design	9.0
Value for money	10.0
Overall rating	10.0

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Confirmed purchase: 25 Mar 2011

Hirdial, Hayes Middlesex Sports and games fan

Score 9.0/10

Good points:: Fantastic picture quality, very clear crisp sharp picture.
Bad points:: Sound on tv needs to be revisted, tv is a very slim design, hence sound quality will suffer.

Ease of use	10.0
Image quality	10.0
Sound quality	5.0
Design	9.0
Value for money	9.0
Overall rating	9.0

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Confirmed purchase: 16 Feb 2011

Gareth, Surrey Film and documentary lover

Score 9.0/10

Good points:: Great looking TV. Generally superb picture quality. Plenty of connections. Ability to access iPlayer and play HD (mkv) files from an attached USB drive is fantastic. Very thin.
Bad points:: Sound is tinny. Some clouding on the screen is visible in dark scenes when played in a dimly lit room. Wireless dongle is an expensive accessory.

Ease of use	7.0
Image quality	9.0
Sound quality	6.0
Design	9.0
Value for money	9.0
Overall rating	9.0

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Confirmed purchase: 11 Mar 2011

Sean , London Film and documentary lover

Score 8.0/10

Good points:: HW pic quality, how sleek it is
Bad points:: sounds not great, but tolerable

Ease of use	9.0
Image quality	10.0
Sound quality	5.0
Design	9.0
Value for money	9.0
Overall rating	8.0

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Confirmed purchase: 11 Feb 2011

Rob, Wolverhampton Film and documentary lover

Score 10.0/10

Good points:: Picture quality, build quality, connectivity, design, just a brilliant bit of kit. My son in law has just bought the same set, having sat in front of ours only once!
Bad points:: None

Ease of use	9.0
Image quality	10.0
Sound quality	9.0
Design	10.0
Value for money	10.0
Overall rating	10.0

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Confirmed purchase: 09 Feb 2011

Kevin, Nottingham Multi-purpose viewer

Score 9.0/10

Good points:: Ultra slim
DLNA system
Networked, and built-in BBC iPlayer etc.
Design
Bad points:: Sound, but not really a reason not to buy.

Ease of use	9.0
Image quality	9.0
Sound quality	7.0
Design	9.0
Value for money	9.0
Overall rating	9.0

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Confirmed purchase: 03 Feb 2011

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Product Features

Screen size (Inches)	40
Screen size is measured diagonally from corner to corner.
Type of screen	LED
Most small flatscreen TVs have LCD screens. Some larger TVs have plasma screens. Some very new TVs have LED screens. Traditional TVs are called Standard or CRT.
3D	No

HD TV	Full HD 1080p
‘HD Ready’ is a Europe-wide standard designed to made HD technology less confusing. HD Ready TVs must have • Minimum resolution of 720 horizontal lines (in widescreen format) • Ability to display 720p and 1080i formats • An HDMI or Digital Video Interface (DVI interface) Full HD is a higher standard. Full HD TVs have screen resolutions of 1080p and can output at least 24 frames per second. Full HD is becoming common, but you won’t see Full HD on normal TV channels for a long time, so it remains optional for many people.
Built-in disc player	No Disc Player
Some products come with built-in DVD players or Blu Ray players.
Freeview or Freesat tuner	Freeview
Freeview is free digital terrestrial TV. FreeSat is a free digital satellite TV service, which gives you HD programming from people like the BBC without having to pay for a subscription to a service like Sky. You need a dish to receive Freesat but not Freeview. For more information see the Freeview site or the Freesat site. FreeSat is a free digital satellite TV service. The main benefit is that you can get HD programming from people like the BBC without having to pay for a subscription to a service like Sky. You’ll need a dish to recieve the signals though.
Freeview or Freesat tuner	Freeview HD
Freeview is free digital terrestrial TV. FreeSat is a free digital satellite TV service, which gives you HD programming from people like the BBC without having to pay for a subscription to a service like Sky. You need a dish to receive Freesat but not Freeview. For more information see the Freeview site or the Freesat site. FreeSat is a free digital satellite TV service. The main benefit is that you can get HD programming from people like the BBC without having to pay for a subscription to a service like Sky. You’ll need a dish to recieve the signals though.
Number of HDMI ports	4
Like a scart interface but capable of carrying HD signals from or to other devices. You’ll need these to link your Playstation 3 or your Blu-ray player to your HD-ready TV.
Number of scart ports	1
Scart sockets are places where you can connect other devices to your TV. If you already have a DVD player, a VCR and a Playstation you might want to make sure your new TV has enough Scart interfaces so you don’t have to keep crawling round the back of the TV.
Connections	Ethernet

Connections	HDMI

Smart TV	Yes
TVs with internet capability allow you access to a range of online services.
Frequency (Hz)	100
A TV’s frequency is how often the picture is updated per second, and is measured in Hertz (Hz). A higher frequency, such as 100 Hz, means that a TV is more likely to show fast-moving images with high detail.
Type of LED screen	Local Dimming
LED-backlit screens can either be ‘edge-lit’ or ‘local dimming’. Local dimming means that diodes in different areas of the screen can be independently switched on and off, allowing better contrast and black levels. Edge-lit screens lack the deep blacks and extreme contrast of local dimming, but can be even thinner.
Screen aspect ratio	16:9
This is a ratio of the horizontal to the vertical size of the screen. 16:9 is standard widescreen format for TVs, replacing the older 4:3 format.
Contrast Ratio (X:1)	5000000
This figure is designed to tell you how much difference there is between dark and light colours on the TV. It is quoted as a ratio, between the brightest white and the darkest black. 500:1 means the brightest white is 500 times more bright than the darkest black. Plasma screens have historically boasted better contrast ratios than LCD screens.
Horizontal resolution (Pixels)	192

Vertical resolution (Pixels)	1080

Electronic Program Guide (EPG)	Yes
TVs with this feature have an on-screen guide to all the programmes that are currently showing or coming up, so you can find your way around all the extra digital channels easily.
Headphone Socket	Yes
Weight (kg)	12.6

Release date	2010-03-17
The date the product was originally made available for purchase.

Also known as: Samsung UE40C6530UK, Samsung UE40C6530U

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Manufacturer's Description

The Samsung 6530 LED allows you to achieve a new level of comfort. New features bring your entire multimedia world to a one-touch control, while amazing new LED visuals will leave you spellbound. Take this opportunity to streamline your life and transform your television into a one-stop entertainment hub.
Infinite entertainment with Internet@TV.
Infinite entertainment with Internet@TV.
The new Internet@TV platform provides viewers with a gateway to a multitude of entertainment ranging from Video, Music, Social Networking, News and Games amongst others. Samsung’s Internet@TV offers users a diverse range of content to bring something for everyone in the family. Simply connect your new Samsung device to the internet via Ethernet cable or Samsung wireless dongle to access great services such as LOVEFiLM, BBC iPlayer, Twitter, YouTube and many others.
All Share keeps you connected.
All Share keeps you connected.
Samsung HDTV takes the struggle out of sharing your talent with the world, or at least with your family. Transfer your videos, music and photos from your PC or mobile device. Wirelessly and effortlessly. It even connects with multiple PCs. Who said you need connections to get on TV?
Anynet+
Anynet+
Take the drama out of enjoying your home theatre. Anynet+ delivers one-touch control for all compatible Samsung audio and video devices connected via HDMI. Now one touch is all it takes instead of a coffee table full of remotes.
Wide Colour Enhancer plus
Wide Colour Enhancer plus
The challenge of any TV screen is to recreate reality through colour and light. We met this challenge with our Wide Colour Enhancer Pro feature. After analyzing each pixel, it stretches them to their 3-dimensional limit. What you get is the fullest, most lifelike colours you’ve ever seen on a TV that is.
4 HDMI
4 HDMI
All it takes is one cable to connect your TV to your other audio and video sources. Our HDMI slot allows you to import all kinds of content without compression including pictures and videos from your digital camcorders and multimedia PCs. Now enjoying it all on a wide HD screen couldn’t be easier.
Full HD 1080P
Full HD 1080P
Anyone can say they have the clearest picture. But only Full HD 1080p has twice the detail and twice the resolution of regular HDTV. It delivers dazzlingly, rich colour and vivid details. And even corrects the errors from standard definition content. It’s definitely not your father’s HD.
Connect Share Movie
Connect Share Movie
Theres no excuse anymore for leaving all those great digital pictures and videos in your cameras. All you need with the Samsung HDTV is USB connection cord. Just plug it in then instantly play.
It even works for your music collection. So now anytime is showtime.