Full HD goodness (Samsung LE-40M87BD)

Member Name: agewills

Product:	Samsung LE-40M87BD
Date:	16/09/09 (40 review reads)
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Advantages: beautiful glossy tv, full 1080p, lots of inputs, easy to use

Disadvantages: settings suck out of the box

This is a fine HD tv. A beauty to behold in fact. Anyone thinking of buying a large HD tv will know its an expensive business and not one you should just jump into willy-nilly.
Being sensible and prudent, I did alot of research before i spent my money.

Every review I read had nothing but good things to say about this Samsung TV. I was semi-wary, as I had never had a Samsung product before and was loyal to Sony. However, the price was good.
Anyone who knows about HD TV's knows there are a few important points to consider.

Firstly, you have to think about whether you want Full HD (1080p) or are happy to setlle for something less? (720p) Standard tv's are 420p.
These numbers refer to the number of pixels which run horizontally on the set. The more there are the crisper the image. So in the case of 1080p the number of pixels is 1920 by 1080. Hence the name. I was sure that if i was going to get an HDtv, i wanted the best. As in, i wanted 1080p. This TV ticked that box.
Secondly, you need a good contrast ratio. This is the difference between the lights and darks. The better the ratio, the darker the blacks will be and you will notice a crisper, more pleasant image. Again this TV is a cut above the rest in that department with a whopping ratio of 15000:1.

Thirdly, at least for me, was the number of inputs. Especially via HDMI. For some odd reason, most HDtv's only have 1 HDMI input? Which is lovely if you only have one HD source, but what about the future? I knew that I wanted to get a PS3. My DVD player also had an HDMI output for upscaling DVD's. We only have SKY+ box but might be getting a SKY HD one at some point. Then there's my PC, which also has a HDMI output. So that's potentially 4 HDMI outputs and only 1 input? Which means changing the leads constantly. Not much fun. Luckily, Samsung have put not 1 but 3 HDMI inputs on this tv. 2 on the rear one on the side. Very very handy. There are also a number of other inputs, including your classic SCART (x2) and even a VGA pc input.
So, on all that basis, this TV looks like a bargain and it is too.

But be warned, out of the box, the settings are fuzzy and garish. Its best to visit www.avforums.com and search there for the best settings. Tweaking them to perfection doesnt take long and before you know it you will be dribbling at the beauty.
The tv comes with a stand, but splash out a bit more and buy a wall mount. There is nothing nicer than this TV on your wall. Its a beauty.

Buy one, your eyes will love you.

Summary: A brilliant samsung HD TV

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