Samsung UN55C7000 55Inch 1080p 240 Hz 3D LED
Wednesday, June 16th, 2010 at
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Samsung UN55C7000 55-Inch 1080p 240 Hz 3D LED HDTV (Black) List Price: Sale Price: $1,369.99 You save: $1,930.00 (58%)  |
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Samsung LED HDTVs combine breakthrough picture quality and advanced connectivity options that will keep you entertained 24/7. This UN55C7000 LED HDTV also makes it easy to be green, and will save you some green, by being ENERGY STAR compliant.
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Awesome TV!
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
Love this new TV! My boyfriend and I were debating which TV to buy for our new place and this was one of the 3 TVs we considered. (The other 2 were Samsung plasmas). Through process of elimination we chose this one. Amazon had such a great deal for this TV when we bought it (about $900 less than retail) and it was relatively new to the market. The picture quality is amazing! Whatever that shows on the screen look so real! The couple things I dislike about the TV (but does not take away the brownie points away from this) are (1) that the sound isn’t as loud. When we watch a movie we had to increase the volume to almost max to fully hear the dialogues of movies so we bought a sound system for our house. Number 2 is that (my opinion) the lighting of the TV depends on the lighting of the room. If the room is dark the TV screen will be dimmer. If the room is bright it will light up. For me, I didn’t like this feature because it wasn’t bright enough for my liking so we had to keep some lights on in order for me to stay lighted and not dim. Overall this is a nice TV for the price we pay for. LED saves a lot more energy than other TV, especially since it’s 55″. This TV has its physical appeal..very slim and modern-tech. Thanks Amazon!
What’s not to like?
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
Picture quality is excellent, the 3D technology has a way to go! I like the fact that you have so many inputs avaliable. It’s a no brainer to set up the TV as an entertainment piece as well as a computer monitor, using wireless keyboard or mouse, it works well with control4′s new home automation system. I haven’t found any drawback to this set!
Awesome TV never before seen technology
Rating:4 out of 5 stars
This TV is the greatest piece of electronic equipment I have ever bought. It has taken my Media viewing to a brand new level (That might not be a good thing). Movies, Sports, Gaming is all a new experience. I cannot wait until football season comes around. For the price the TV rocks. The light issue around the TV is not even an issue just a lot of brats who like to complain. I know this is a good TV when my wife is into it just as much as I am. I have not tried the 3D part of it because I still can’t get over the great picture quality. The only con to this TV is that there are not a lot of inputs for you electronic equipment.
Not perfect but still great
Rating:4 out of 5 stars
I’ve had this tv for a few weeks now. When Amazon posted the $2299 price with free shipping and no tax plus 24 months 0% interest on their card, I couldn’t resist but get it right away.
I agree that there were some lighting issues when the room is dark, you can see the lights on the corners. It doesn’t really bother me but I do agree that when you’re paying this much for a tv, it has to be “perfect”. Im not a videophile, im a regular guy who works 9-5 and wants to come home to a nice house and to a nice tv. Every since we took deliver of this bad boy, i got to score a free HDTV receiver from DirecTv, it hasn’t been the same. Im always in the living room watching tv. I d/l and installed the latest usb firmware so I can use the netflix app (worked like a charm) which fixed the lighting issues a little bit but not to the point where it’s gone throughout.
When my wife tells me she regrets getting the tv cuz’ I don’t watch tv with her anymore in our bedroom, it shows im enjoying the tv wayyyy to much! Don’t get me started when I have friends over to use the PS3 on it. Just absolute amazing.
3d Experience with Avatar the game. ???
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
My Samsung UN55C7000 arrived in great condition despite it being listed as “used with small cosmetic damage.” I couldn’t find any scuff, crack or anything. After finding out that Avatar for PS3 was already made with optional stereoscopic 3d, I had to get my hands on a 3d tv to try this feature out. I also purchased a hdmi 1.4 cable and the rechargable samsung glasses(extremely light and comfortable, 30 hour battery life). I booted up my ps3 and reconfigured my display settings (for some reason, i could only output in 720p???) and started up the game and went into the menu display settings changing it to the side-by-side (sensio) 3d display and did the same with the tv and alas, the menu was displayed in 3d. You are able to configure how much “pop” effect you want out of your 3d from the game menu and the tv menu. I’ve played about 10 hours of the game and I’ve enjoyed every minute of it. You can immediately see the depth of the game from the jump, but it’s not until you get further into the game where you are standing on what seems like 300 ft ledges to realize the effect that depth perception can have. Eyestrain wasn’t that big of a problem for me(wore glasses for 12 years and contacts for the last 12). Initially, your eyes may take 5-10 minutes adjusting to what your seeing, but the more time that went by, the more comfortable my eyes seemed to become. Overally, from a gaming standpoint, I can’t wait for the 3d games coming in the future.
As far as the issues I read about in other reviews, this “escaping light” issue was non existent for me when watching movies on my ps3. I still can’t figure out what that reviewer is seeing. The picture is rich and the blacks are amazing(almost as if the tv was off). I enjoyed the remote as well. While the buttons don’t “pop” out, they are optionally backlit and do have brail-like surfaces that while allow you to familiarize yourself with them in time. I wish I could give this tv a 4.8(still confused about the 720 display on my ps3, but does it really make a difference??? probably not) so I’ll just settle for a 5.
I am no expert but
Rating:4 out of 5 stars
This the best tv I have owned in every way but the sound system. At times I have had the sound at full volume to hear programs and movies when they are talking at a normal level. I ordered a home theater sound system(onkyo HT S5300 7.1) and am waiting for its arrival. The 3D is very good and the glasses,eventually,are not even that noticeable on your face as I have got up and walked away and did not immediately notice I had them on. I also wear regular glasses and they fit right over them with no problem. I have not noticed any edge lighting as others have seen. I highly recommend this item.
Samsung UN55C7000 Review from LCD TV Buying Guide
Rating:4 out of 5 stars
HIGHLIGHTS
Strengths
Aesthetics – 1.2″ depth with 1″ bezel. Great looking TV.
New Swivel quadrapod stand
Good deep black levels – Avg. to good contrast.
Excellent color saturation
Optional 240/120Hz feature for sports programming
Great connectivity options for such a thin TV
3-D Enabled for future programming
Weaknesses
Proprietary Wifi Internet TV Network
240Hz feature with Film based content (turn off feature)
Price
Difficult ISF calibration
At times over saturation of colors
Slightly Weak Volume/Audio output
Blue tone inconsistency across gray scales
HD 1080p Picture Quality: There is nothing subdued about this LED TV, from its super thin good looks to its super saturated colors. Blacks are rich and deep and colors vibrant if not over powering at times. Some dark shadow detail is lost and and subtle color notes forgotten. But it’s a colorful picture many will relish. Read our extended picture notes below.
Black Level/Contrast: With color information both light and dark appearing so deeply saturated, contrast effect is excellent. Blacks appear inky and sometimes lose dark shadow detail. White light sometimes is distractingly too bright. Contrast appears more intense on the screen than the average of 191:1 post calibration ANSI checkerboard pattern contrast that we measured – probably due to the effects of the LED backlighting and saturated colors.
Dark Shadow Detail: As a result of the super saturated blacks, shadow detail can get lost in some scenes. In others, it was fine.
Color Rendition/Color Accuracy: Color saturation is a strength of these new LED backlit Samsung LCDs. Colors are super vibrant even if on the unrealistic side at times. It’s what our society (maybe not so much purists) likes these days. On rare occasions there is some over saturation within blacks.
Motion Lag: The UN55C7000 did a good job eliminating motion lag and judder with the 240Hz feature turned on. However, turning the Automotion Plus feature off does introduce some side to side judder (jerkiness). Neverthless, we recommend this action for especially film based DVDs and movies on broadcast TV.
480i DVD and Broadcast Viewing: For any film or broadcast TV non-sports based material start by turning off the 120Hz/240Hz rate feature as follows: Click Menu/picture/Scroll down to Picture Options/Press enter/Scroll down to AutoMotionPlus 240Hz/Press Enter/Scroll or press to Off position. It is important to turn this feature off (see more on this feature under features section below).
Calibration Settings: Calibrating white balance was somewhat difficult on this TV. Blue tones continue to lack consistency in these edge lit Samsung LEDs, To dial in close to D6500 follow the following picture settings: Click here for extended notes and technical information regarding calibration.
Picture Settings
Picture Mode: Movie
Color Temp: Warm 2
Brightness: 44
Contrast: 93
Color: 43
Tint: G47/R53
Sharpness: 10
Backlight: 7
Picture Settings
Black Tone: Off
Dynamic Contrast: Off
Gamma: 0
Flesh Tone: Off
Edge Enhancement: Off
Digital NR: Auto
HDMI Black Level: Low
Film Mode: Auto 1
Color Filter: Off
3-D Content Viewing Note: At CES 2010 we had our first chance to see this TV in action with 3-D content from DirecTV. There was notable eye strain as scenes changed. I found myself blinking a lot and started to get a headache fairly rapidly as my eyes tried to focus and refocus. It was not a smooth viewing experience. The upside to this is that I believe the tired eye experience was primarily due to the content from DirecTV and not the fault of the TV. I believe the content was rapidly patched together for the show and not likely typical of future 3-D content.
Aesthetic Considerations: The 55C7000 comes with a 15 to 20 degree swivel quadrapod (our word) table top stand. The stand is heavy, sturdy and gives and expensive quality with its gloss chrome metallic finish. The new 4 legged stand is a gutsy move and I like it. There are accompanying screws to further secure the stand to the TV. The super thin 1.2″ screen depth is accompanied by an improved 1″ bezel frame surrounding the screen. This is an improvement of an inch over last years model. The bezel frame itself comes in a new Touch of Color called Mystic Earth but which is a charcoal gray color. The frame really appears gloss black/charcoal gray.
Remote Control/Menu Funtionality: The backlit push button remote control for the 55C7000 is simple, basic and straightforward without the flash of the highest end Samsung models. This standard remote control contains a discrete button called P. Size for changing the video aspect ratio. The overlaid Menu system is very attractively laid out and thorough, but slow and cumbersome to navigate.
Audio Output: Sound volume levels seem weak from the 15W X 15W built in speakers. We can understand the challenges for speaker placement in a 1.2″ deep TV. For a majority of programming changing the mode to movie, and utilizing the Clear Voice feature will help a lot to improve voice tone in DVD and broadcast material. SRS TruSurround is a useful feature for HD content but it doesnt help voice tone. Overall, audio delivery from the UN55C7000 was slightly better than last years model, which was not impressive.
Features: The Samsung UN55C7000 is loaded with extra features, some surprising, others more useful. AutoMotionPlus “240Hz” Refresh Rate: This is a true 240Hz with greatly reduces motion lag and judder in sports programming. But that’s the only format for which we recommend it. Media Play: Use this feature connected through USB to keep picture and video files. Clear Voice, SRS and Movie sound options are listed above under Audio Output. We mention the new 3-D ready feature under the PQ section above. Click here for an overview of all the new features on this TV.
Internet Connectivity: The 55C7000 series expands the list of potential Internet partners with Blockbuster, USA Today, Netflix, VUDU on Demand, as well as the previously offered Yahoo news, Flikr, witter, Yahoo Finance, Yahoo Video. These options are nice improvements from last years package and make it more viable.. Response time is still a little slow when clicking on the various options. This feature is wireless with an optional accesssory.
For the full review see LCD TV Buying Guide
Best Purchase I Ever made
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
I am very happy with this TV. Before buying this, I was concerned about the negative comments regarding edge light leak. After using this TV for more than 3 weeks under different lighting conditions, I can say that I have not noticed it and it was completely overblown. I am very happy with both the picture and sound quality. I have not used the 3-D features yet, but I consider that as a bonus and I will use it when it becomes affordable and the technology matures. The internet TV is convenient for watching movies. I updated the firmware soon after I connected the TV and that process was pretty straightforward. The TV is very light and the connections are easy to make. I had little trouble mounting the TV on the stand, but figured that doing it in a horizontal position was a lot easier. Overall, this is a great TV and I would strongly recommend it.
This TV is Excellent!
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
Went to BB to purchase a TV to go above our fireplace. Wasn’t looking for a 3D, just sat down to check it out and it blew me away! I could not believe the quality of the 3D movie, it seemed better than seeing it in the movie theater. Needless to say, I bought it! We’ve had it for about 3 weeks now and couldn’t be happier. Would definitely buy again. One of the main things that sold me on this TV was the outstanding quality of the 2D pictures…one of the best I’ve ever seen.
I didn’t read the reviews first, just went into the store and choose the TV I thought had the best picture. After reading some of the reviews, I feel like I should be disappointed. But I’m not….I would buy this Samsung again in a heartbeat!
Awesome TV, also plays Pandora and Netflix
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
I give this TV 5 star rating. Looks absolutely great when mounted on the wall especially when using the low profile mount (from monoprice). Looks like a huge picture frame over my fireplace. Picture quality is also a big improvement compared to my 7 series LCD.
One surprising feature is this TV has the ability to play video/audio from netflix and pandora. Absolutely great and was impressed. I no longer use my PC to play netflix and my FM radio to listen to music.