Samsung LE-40A557

Samsung have been designing quality TVs for years now, and started selling LCD and plasma TVs around 6 or 7 years ago. The LE-40 is one of their latest TVs in a fantastic range that has been given great reviews over the year for its stellar quality and style. The LE-40 has a fantastic HD picture quality in 1080p, and I was shocked by how good it was when I first turned on my TV, and that was before I had even connected it up to an HD channel. The colours are all vivid and the amount of pixels (there are five times as many on a 1080p TV) gave the picture a really sharp edge. The TV itself looks very nice, the black colours are minimalist and yet ...  Read the complete review

The Samsung Series 5 comes with full 1080P High Definition when compared to the Series 4. I decided to spend the extra cash to make the most of my equipment and go for the full HD model. I ordered the TV from Empire Direct who has now been bought out by Richer Sounds. The TV was delivered in a rather large box containing a 40" TV, remote control, instructions and a cleaning cloth. It cost roughly £600 9 months ago with a Samsung upscalling dvd player included. I believe it's still around the same price... Firstly, due to the piano black gloss design it attracts a lot of dust and finger prints. The anti static cleaning cloth really does the job ...  Read the complete review

Its been a bitter-sweet day - a fond farewell to the outgoing 28in Philips CRT, and a warm welcome courtesy of ARGOS to a very glossy and impressive SAMSUNG Series 5 40in 1080p! Now, I was worried the leap in scale to a 40in tv might be too much for my living-room but the moment this black-beauty was installed to the corner-cabinet where its predecessor once sat it looked immediately at home and not at all oppresive to its surroundings. The unpack and set-up are truly effortless, literally within a minute of powering-up the digital receiver had located all channels and we were off! The remote matches the tv's gloss too, easy to navigate and well thought-out. In terms of ...  Read the complete review