Meet My New Cigarette Buddy...... (Samsung LE-37A616)

Member Name: mythdata

Product:	Samsung LE-37A616
Date:	03/12/08 (588 review reads)
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Advantages: Sleek and stylish, pack full of features....

Disadvantages: None to report....

INTRODUCTION

Having recently added a conservatory to the back of the house to give us a bit more space, we decided that it was time to bite the bullet and buy a new LCD television for this room as all of our other televisions are rather big and bulky we wanted something that was slim line and would fit in with the decor.

As I am the only smoker in the house and I have now been banished to the conservatory for my quick puffs, but as I am a soap addict I had to have a television in there if I was to stick to this rule.

My husband said it was my choice and I spend days trawling the internet to find the best television with the best features at the best prices. I have to say this was a challenge as I didn't have the first clue about televisions, I would normally think that you plug it in and off you go, how wrong I was.

WHAT INFLUENCED MY CHOICE

I finally settled for the Samsung 37" this trumped any ideas of a plasma screen as I had read so many horrific reviews on how plasma screens get damaged easily, lost picture quality and the pixels die easily leaving you with little black patches. I looked into what it would cost to replace the every failing tubes on a plasma and to be honest I would have been better buy a new Television, so I thought that the plasma was defiantly the wrong way to go.

Once I had settled for the LCD versions I needed to figure out the size I needed, some were so small I would have to squint to see the picture, so I wanted a telly that would not get lost in my new space.

After an hour with a tape measure I settled with w 37" size, this wasn't as big as the television in the living room, but in my opinion the one we already had is far to big at 50", this was my husbands choice so it just goes to show that boys love their toys.

I opted for the Samsung brand as this it a name we have gone with for years and never had a problem, so quite frankly Sony and every other brand didn't even get a look in. The only thing I knew when I started to look was that I wanted to stick with Samsung.

THE SAMSUNG LE37A616

The first thing that attracted me to this television was the way it looked, it has a very high glossy black frame that sits perfectly on a steel silver stand. When you buy a television you pay for the screen size and this little baby actually has a 37" screen that is perfectly flat and this size does not include the frame so you will have to allow for that if you are squeezing it into a tight spot.

The television came in a much bigger box than I expected, I had to lower the back seats just to get it into the car. The size of the box was down to all of the protective packaging around the television.

Once I un-boxed it I sat and read through the instruction manual to try and get my head around it, but as my husband was home at the time he took over and plugged it all in within minutes, so the set up was really simple, if he can do it with out instructions I am sure anyone could do it.

The thing that took the time was the channel tuning as there are so many channels because of the free view and the terrestrial channels, but thankfully this was done automatically by hitting one little button on the remote. All I had to do was sit back and admire as my new television did all of the hard work.

This would fit in lovely in my newly decorated room but I had to see what else this fantastic television had to offer.

FEATURES

This comes with full 1080 HD and a built in free view, which has benefited me already as it has saved my buying an additional free view box, as I could not stand cables running from the other box through the house to my new television.

Another thing it has is a PC input, so I can hook up a PC if I wanted to watch anything from the internet, I could also surf the net and it would all be displayed on the television, This is something that I would never do but I know I have the option if I wanted to.

These are some of the other features it has to offer, integrated digital tuner and SRS Trusurround XT, movie plus, 3x HDMI, S-video, 2 x scart connections and PC connection.

The 37" screen is made up of 1920 x 1080 pixels that make up the screens resolution giving you a perfect and precise picture at all times. This really made a difference, I could not believe it when I watched the football you could even see the fine blades of grass on the pitch.

Even the colour seems to be much better than anything I have ever watched before, it picture just seems a lot brighter but I am not sure if it is just me.

This has a 220 volt power cable so it is compatible with any UK mains supply.

SIZE

The televisions dimensions a 923mm in width, 300mm in diameter and lastly 658mm in height.

This is a very compact television that is very slim line and stylish to look at, I have found this to be very practical and serves the purpose it was purchased for and more.

PRICE / AVAILABLITY

I spend days looking around the internet for this model and I found many places such as amazon.co.uk that do this exact model, but as I wanted to see it before hand I took a walk to Currys just so I could look at it.

Here it was £649.99, which is roughly £50.00 more than the price online, but when I walked into Currys a friend of mine had just started to work for them, so she go me the television at 20% off of its original price, so I got this for a little over £420.00.

So all in all the television has been an exceptional buy as I also got a years warranty from Currys and a three year Manufacturers warranty, all for the bargain price of £420.00. I did buy my friend a bottle of wine and a box of chocolates for getting such a great deal.

You can even buy wall brackets for this model to hang the television on the wall, these are very expensive at 70.00 each but if it is some thing you want then you have no choice but to pay out for them.

I personally sit the television on a glass TV unit and I think it looks great, although it does take some dusting.

MY OPINION

The huge box it came in was a little bit over the top but has also served a good purpose it is now wrapped up in silver paper and supports my Christmas tree, which stands beside the television and I love it as the fairy lights reflect off of the high gloss screen.

I am amazed at how sharp and precise the picture is, as I have said in my review you can see every little detail even on little things like blades of grass, it is truly amazing. I now spend all of my spare time in my cigarette den with my new television.

I am so glad I got this television I am completely happy with my buy and what makes it better is the fact that I have three years warranty with it, so I know if I have any problems I am covered.

I would recommend this to anyone who is in the market for a new television, as it offers many neat features that I am still getting to grips with.

Summary: A muct for any house hold.....

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