Samsung UN40B7000 40-Inch 1080p 120 Hz LED HDTV

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Samsung UN40B7000 40-Inch 1080p 120 Hz LED HDTV
 
Manufacturer: Samsung
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List Price: $2,199.00
Sale Price: $1,254.99
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Product Description
HDTV just raised its game to a whole new level. Samsung LED technology provides brighter colors, deeper blacks and sharper images than we've ever achieved before. It also features our slimmest design, advanced media functions, and is our most environmentally friendly HDTV yet. With stats like that, you can't lose.

Product Details
  • Ultra-slim 40-inch LED HDTV with full HD 1080p resolution for the sharpest picture possible
  • LED technology enables a true-to-life range of picture brightness; uses 40 percent less energy than conventional LCD TVs
  • Internet@TV online content service from Yahoo!, Flickr, YouTube via your broadband connection
  • Inputs: 4 HDMI, 1 component, 2 USB, 1 Ethernet, 1 PC, 1 optical digital audio output
  • Includes detachable swivel table stand; measures 39.2 x 27.2 x 10 inches (WxHxD) without stand and 44.4 x 30.2 x 10.8 inches (WxHxD) with stand

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Unbelievably Stunning
 
Review Date: June 12, 2009
Reviewer: BA, BKNY
I have been researching televisions for quite some time now and was originally going to go with a Samsung 4 months ago but when I found the 2009 line would be coming out I figured I'd wait and boy am I glad I did. When I first saw some reviews on Cnet I was a bit concerned, even though they listed the 40B7000 as their top choice they stated some cons regarding the viewing angle and some issues they noticed with the LED's being visible sometimes. This made me decide that I would view the screens in person as opposed to just purchasing on Amazon as I intended to do and really didn't think I needed to see in person. Never the less I'm glad I did because any fear I had was immediately irrelevant once I saw the set in person. Needless to say I saw none of the issues mentioned on Cnet and the set blew me away that I couldn't wait any longer and purchased right then! I have had the set for about 2 weeks and I kick myself every time I turn it on, everything looks just AMAZING!! It is the most beautiful TV I have ever seen. My mother and 2 of my friends who were in the market for TV's came over and all of them are purchasing the same set. I plan on getting the 55'' when I move into my new house! There are so many features I haven't even been able to figure out yet. You will not be disappointed with this product. Thank you Samsung!!!
Samsung LED B7000 beat the Sony XBR9 in picture quality
 
Review Date: August 20, 2009
Reviewer: Austin, Southern California
After having a Sony 27" CRT and then moving up to a Samsung LCD LN S3296D in my bedroom I was ready to move up to a 40" inch TV. The Samsung S3296D picture was amazing but I wanted a bigger size and 1080p picture quality vs the 720p in the Samsung. My dad currently owns a Sony 46XBR2 and my brother a Sony 40XBR4 and every time I look at their TV's I couldn't believe how better their TV's were compared to my Samsung but yes their TV's are 1080p vs my 720p but the features and the look was better. So I decided even before I began my search that I wanted the most current Sony XBR TV. After some research I fell in love with the new Sony 40XBR9 in paper the TV is amazing 1080p, 240hz motionfow, Bravia 3 Engine video processor, 24p True Cinema and 100,000:1 dynamic ratio, much better than my current Samsung S3296D. When I walked in to my local Best buy I looked at other LCD TV's and none could match what the Sony XBR9 had until I came across the Samsung LED 46B7100. The Sony and the Samsung was right next to each other and the picture quality of the Samsung was much better the color just popped out and it almost matched all of Sony's features and inlcuded Edge LED, 4ms response time, 3,000,000:1 dynamic ratio and yes it is only 120hz vs the 240hz on the Sony but you couldn't tell at all on fast pace scenes. BB didn't carry a 40" B7100 but I found out that Samsung made a 40B7000 that were sold by Amazon same features but the only difference was the bezel color. The price on the Samsung was less than the Sony so it didn't make sense why I would pay more for a picture that wasn't as good, so I decided to pick up the Samsung over the Sony even though I had my mind already set but sometimes you have to go with what looks better to you in person vs what is written on paper. Now both my dad and brother look at my TV and can't believe how far LCD TV's have gone in just the last 2-3 years. The Samsung LED TV is only 1.2" thin and can connect to the internet via Samsung Linkstick and the picture quality beats any LCD TV's out at this time, I'm sure in the next few months something newer and better will come out but for now, no LCDTV can match the features and picture quality the Samsung LED B6000,B7000, B8000 in my opinion.

One last thing I also purchased the Samsung 2.1 HT-WS1R sound bar as the speakers on Samsung LED aren't that good but once I connected the sound bar it didn't make a difference actually the standard speakers on the TV was louder than the sound bar and the wireless sub interfered with my wireless Wifi network so I retuned it and purchased the Sony HTC C100 and couldn't be happier. It meets my requirements and the sound is much clearer and louder than the Samsun. The Samsung looks better but in my opinion we should always go performance over looks and the Sony out performed the Samsung in the sound bar category.
Worth Every Penny
 
Review Date: June 26, 2009
Reviewer: Dave P., Copake NY
I've been researching TV's for the past couple of months now. I own a samsung 26 inch hd tv thats 1080i that I got two years ago and wanted to get an upgrade. After reading numerous reviews I decided to go with an Led backlit TV over a plasma since I play a lot of video games and was worried about the burn in. I like the previous reviewer read the cnet review and was a little worried about the off-angle viewing and the variable backlighting with this most recent model of tvs.
I've had this tv for about a week now and absolutely love it. The TV itself looks amazing. The stand is both sturdy and stunning. The picture quality is absolutely breathtaking. I have little to no problem with the glare. The viewing angle is extremely wide I have yet to encounter a problem and the lighting is very uniform. This tv produces the most true blacks I've seen on any TV. Images really pop out on this set. I can definitely tell the difference between this tv set and my old one.
Another great feature is all the additional content the TV has. It has recipes with step by step pictures, teaches you how to stretch massage etc. I can't say enough about this tv. I highly recommend this tv especially if you own a PS3 and or blu-ray player.
Slim and Sexy Samsung
 
Review Date: July 16, 2009
Reviewer: ChargeSarge, FL
On the recommendation of a relative who also purchased this TV, I researched this model and did some homework on LED-backlit LCDs. The attractive slim shape and lower energy consumption were huge pluses, as saving a few bucks a month is a good thing during this age of high electricity costs. This is my first LCD HDTV (I'm a late bloomer, I guess) as I was upgrading from a reliable (but very bulky and backbreakingly heavy) Sony 29" WEGA CRT. I knew I wanted something light and sleek-looking (I didn't want to deal with a huge monster 61"+ DLP system, that's for sure), and Samsung's 7000 series 40" LED HDTV delivers in spades.

For someone who moves around a lot, this TV is perfect (I can carry it easily by myself if I had to). Larger, older units are a pain to package and move, plus there's a greater chance of damage by the movers. And it just looks sexy! Friends who have dropped by have commented on just how thin it is. The picture is amazingly clear and HD programs and movies look jaw-droppingly beautiful. I haven't experienced any issues with uneven backlighting as with some reports I've read about this model, and even the built-in speakers are adequate until I can get another surround sound system (I have one for my computer, will probably get an all digital satellite 5.1 for this TV).

And the price was just right as I picked this unit up for 1-6-0-0 (my budget was 2-0-0-0 max) right here on Amazon. I still haven't messed with the Internet options yet but should be doing so soon. I have hooked it up to my computer via HDMI/DVI and digital media like Blu-Ray quality movies come in crystal clear. Viewing angles aren't too much of a problem for me as my place is relatively small. This TV is loaded with options and the menu system is very helpful in accessing things like Web content, galleries, playing music, and movies off a digital device like an external hard drive or USB flash thumb drive. Definitely huge leaps forward in making a TV that can be integrated easily with your computer, Internet, games, etc.

The quality of Samsung computer monitors was indisputable as my workplace has upgraded to all new 22" Samsungs recently, and my own office had a 32" Samsung (non-LED) LCD TV that I was fairly impressed with. I knew I had to purchase this TV after seeing the 6000 series in action at my local Best Buy (they didn't have the right size for the 7000 series I wanted, and were more expensive than Amazon to boot). For the price, it's a great TV and truly an integral part of one's all-in-one entertainment system. If and when I ever move to a bigger place, I might consider moving my 40" into the bedroom and upgrade to a 55" for the living room. Samsung has done it again!
Not Really LED-Backlit
 
Review Date: September 7, 2009
Reviewer: Arthur Zhang, New Jersey, USA
I got this at ABT Electronics on a deal for 1408. It's an amazing tv, I'm fully satisfied. But its not LED-Backlit (It's a edge-lit led tv, the real local dimming ones are the 8000 series). This does cause a loss in image quality, and I knew this. But the features more than make up for it. I was considering this and the LG 47" model with local dimming, but many of the local dimming tv's have their own problems, and they didn't have the style and features of the Samsung, plus the size was too big for my living room. So I ended up getting the Samsung and I've been extremely satisfied. The picture is amazing, most shows look TOO realistic, I'm actually bothered by it. It makes it look as though you're actually on the set. The speakers aren't too bad either. They're not HD, but the sound is actually quite crisp and clean if you're not too picky about all the audiophile stuff. The SRS-TruHD works alright, speakers sound just fine as long as you're not picky. If you are, and you have the cash, just buy the Soundbar accessory (way overpriced....) or a real surround sound system.
LED TV is the way to go
 
Review Date: September 2, 2009
Reviewer: Greg P. Dugi, Texas USA
We waited for years to be able to afford an LED HDTV. We needed the LED set due to health issues using normal LCD televisions. (One of our family members is sensitive to fluorescent lighting (used as backlights in LCD) and has heart problems when exposed to these TV's). We purchased the Samsung UN40B7000 and could not be happier with it. LED TV uses much less power, does not generate much heat and gives off none of the radiation from the backlights found in most LCD televisions. Our family member with the fluorescent sensitivity is now able to watch television without problems. And, since there are no fluorescent bulbs, there is no mercury to put into the environment when the TV is beyond its useful life.

This television produces very good black colors and can also be quite bright as needed. Samsung's Anynet feature is great when using it with their other components such as their blu-ray players. The extra content features such as Yahoo! widgets are nice add-ons. We bundled our TV with Samsung's best blu-ray player that includes Netflix and Pandora over the internet. We use these features all of the time.

The set is attractive and very very thin. Technically, it holds us very well against the best LCD's.

We highly recommend the TV.

LOVE IT!!!!!
 
Review Date: November 3, 2009
Reviewer: M. Shah, Houston, TX USA
Absolutely love this TV!!! One of the best purchases I've made, value for price. Amazon delivered it intact. My problems were with FedEx (had multiple problems with them before), who refuse to deliver to my house/guard station in my absence, requiring my having to pick-it up. When I thought the TV stand was defective, they immediately shipped me a replacement part. Assembly was super easy! Up and running in minutes. Great as a computer monitor.
So far so good, once I turned off Auto Motion Plus
 
Review Date: December 11, 2009
Reviewer: Dave™,
I got this recently as my first HDTV and I'm highly impressed. I use it mostly for movies on an LG BD390 via HDMI and so far everything looks great. The only gripe I had was that I saw very noticeable motion artifacts (sort of like halos) around people's heads and bodies in Blu-ray and DVD movies, for example when someone walked quickly across the screen. I couldn't believe that the picture quality could be so flawed so I did some searching on the internet and found a suggestion to turn off Auto Motion Plus 120Hz in the Picture > Picture Options menu (by default it was set to Standard). This seems to have fixed it, PHEW. The Clear setting seems OK as well. The rest of them introduce artifacts. I'm not sure what this is for, maybe sports or video games. Anyway I wanted to post that in case anyone else has the same issue because it was driving me up the wall.
Pure picture power.
 
Review Date: January 10, 2010
Reviewer: Mr. H. C. Orr, England
I was persuaded to buy a B7020 for several reasons (I must emphasise this is a review of a UK B7020, which does not seem to differ in any significant regrads to this model). I already own a Samsung 40-inch A656 LCD, which I love, so going for a Samsung is as good an assurance of quality as any electronics brand. The full HD and 2,000,000:1 contrast ratio were major enticements. Seeing as I wanted to put the set on my bedroom's chest of drawers, the mere 20kg weight (including stand) and rated power output of 98W were far better than that of a 40-ich Sony Bravia Z4500 (rated at 25.5kg and 235W respectively).

For my needs, the B7020 delivers. I must emphasise that I don't watch television on this set, nor am I particularly interested in sound quality. I can't respond to criticisms of the quality of TV reception for the B7020, seeing as I haven't used the set for TV, and I probably never will. But I can say that the second criticism levelled at the B7020, that of thin sound, is especially true with mono soundtracks and 2.0 stereo mixes. I have found the sound to be sufficiently full and balanced from DVDs and Blu-ray (played through HDMI with a Pioneer BDP-320), especially when the TV's Movie sound mode is enabled.

As for the picture, black levels are fantastically deep, and the 100hz settings are sufficiently varied to give enough customisation for even the fastest-moving scenes. Blu-ray films like "Gone With The Wind" and "Zulu" have amazingly dark varied palettes, and the level of picture detail provided especially in the Blu-ray format is remarkable. Of course, the picture settings of Samsung TVs are infamous for being difficult to set up, but a bit of experimentation reaps very worthwhile results (see my prefered cinema set-up, below); the annoying auto-dimming feature can also be easily turned off by accessing the engineer's menu (there are plenty of forums on the internet detailing how this can be done).

Response times for games are apparently not as good as for some of the Sony models (such as the W and Z 4500s), but Game Mode is far less invasive than that for the A656 (it only ties you down to having to use Standard picture settings), and is a tool that apparently cuts response times from about 85m/s to about 25-30m/s.

Another draw of this series is the amount of multimedia features. I'm not hugely interested in the InternetTV feature that the Sammy LED series boasts, but it is handy having two USB sockets to play most video formats (including AVI and MKV) as well as their attendant codecs: the menu system for this is very handy as well.

Right, on to the downsides. Although the Slovakian-made set is in itself well-built, the ultra-thin build of the set has led to some irritating inconsistencies in the layout of sockets. While the front of the set is beautifully sleek, the back is a very asymmetrical affair, with all the inputs loaded onto one side. It can be tricky reaching the ethernet and component connections, especially as the TV is so light: if you have screwed the stand on yourself, make sure you have secured it VERY thoroughly, as the B7000 isn't the most stable thing in the world, especailly when trying to disconnect that awkward USB that just wont come out. And of course, the thin sound is going to be a problem for audiophiles; most irritating in this context is that there is NO headphone socket, although there are various solutions to this (see http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B002KHA1J6/ref=ox_ya_oh_product).

Overally, the B7020 is a fantastic, versatile creation, keeping in line with Samsung's reputation for elegance and innovation. It is designed for multimedia, style and HD performance rather than standard TV functions or audio excellence. (I must also add that the set seems to kick out remarkably little heat, even with the Power Saving feature turned off.) If you want an affordable machine for pure picture excellence and can't afford either the price or the size for a Pioneer plasma, then you could do a lot worse than this.

My Movie settings.
Energy saving: Off; Backlight: 2; Contrast: 95; Brightness: 55 to 60; Sharpness: 50; Colour: 50;
Black level: Dark; Dynamic Contrast: Low; Cinema Mode: Auto 1; 100hz: Custom (Blur reduction and judder reduction both set at 3)
Fantastic HDTV
 
Review Date: December 6, 2009
Reviewer: Arthuroleary, Monroe, CT
I have had this TV for about six weeks and I am still amazed at the picture quality - simply fabulous. At first I was reluctant to make such an investment without actually seeing the equipment (as it is not yet in retail stores in my area); but after reading many reviews (on Amazon and elsewhere), I decided that there was little risk in buying this TV -- I was right. Basic setup was quick and easy (plug it in and connect the HDMI to the cable box/DVR), though the TV has many features and it can take a while to get through all of them. I bought the Samsung Wireless LAN adapter along with the TV and it has been very useful in updating the firmware. The internet icons are interesting, though I'm not sure I will use them very much. Some reviews that I read criticized the sound; I don't know why -- the sound is typical of all current TVs. One can always add external home theater features to enhance the sound to suit one's needs. To summarize, this is a great TV and worth every penny.

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