Samsung UN60EH6000 60-Inch 1080p a hundred and twentyHz LED HDTV (Black)

Beautiful TV, March 31, 2012

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William R. Weiss “Bill” (Maine USA) –

  

Yes some people will say that this TV is not loaded with features, like all the streaming internet blah-de-blah-blah-blah. But if you have that in your Blu-ray player, you don’t need it in your TV as well. And some of us don’t care about watching streaming movies over the net, some of us don’t have good enough broadband connections where we live to support that anyway. And some of us BUY blu-ray movies that we like. So enough about internet bloody apps.

The biggest complaint about this set offered by some is the fact that it only has 2 HDMI ports. And that could be a problem for some. But if you control all of your gear (like I do) through your A/V receiver, you only need ONE HDMI going into the TV anyway. If you’ve got to plug all of your high-def gear right into the TV, and you’ve got more than 2 HDMI devices, this TV is not for you, find another. So enough about only 2 HDMI ports.

The picture quality of this TV is AMAZING. The total evenness of the backlight, especially during a pitch black scene, or when the background is totally black, is amazing. Total blackness with no uneven lighting at all…ANYWHERE on the screen, even edges and corners. I haven’t seen a TV that can compare to this one in that respect.

The set has MANY full manual picture controls and tweaks, and some advanced ones, or three pre-programed modes that you can still tweak. You don’t have to settle for what the TV maker says is good, although Samsung’s modes are pretty darn good, right out of the box. The “dynamic” mode is a little contrasty for my taste though. But still, it’s easily modified.

The front bezel on this TV is about as thin as they get on LCD/LED TVs. Some would say that this TV is a tad on the thick side depth-wise, considering it’s an LED TV, but it’s still pretty thin, compared to my 3 year old Sony 52″ LCD, which was a tank.

The sound is about the same as other thin LCD/LED TVs. You can’t get huge speakers to fit into these things, let’s face it. Thin with a small bezel means thin, small speakers. If you’re listening through a surround sound system (as I and anyone with a “home theater system” do) it’s not an issue.

The remote control is a bit small, but its backlit buttons can light up in the dark, which is a plus.

I just bought this TV in a bricks and mortar store for $1199, which I think is a steal. Two weeks ago I bought an LG 55″ LCD and it’s going back to the store today. This Samsung totally blows the LG away…the backlighting on the LG was so bad and uneven I couldn’t stand it. It was really noticible how bad it was during dark scenes in movies like the second “Pirates of the Caribbean” movie, any of the “Batman” movies or “Aliens” those movies are chock full of very dark scenes. The LG couldn’t handle them, but the Samsung does them proud…inky rich blacks that still have some detail in them.

Someplace online I read in someone’s comments that this TV doesn’t do 24hz film mode. It most certainly does….set your Blu-ray player to that mode and then press the “info” button on this Samsung TV’s remote and it will display that info on the screen. 24 bloody hz. So don’t believe everything that people say in reviews. (except for mine lol)

If you want a REALLY decent TV that doesn’t have to wake you up, make you breakfast, Twitter and Facebook for you, do your laundry and surf the net for you, this is it.

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Sometimes…Not BEING a Smart TV… is The SMART TV!, June 2, 2012

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F. Maria –

  

UPDATE:

The picture settings that I previouly stated in my review were made while the `Eco Solutions’ settings (found under the `Plug & Play’ tab) is set to `On’.

However, I found something very interesting. If you change `Eco Solution’ setting’ to’ Off’, it dramatically changed the picture. When you first turn the setting to `Off’, the picture turns exceptionally bright. However, it is not as bad as you think. While having the `Eco Solution’ setting set to `Off’, I made the following changes to my settings and I’m updating my review to allow for a choice between the two options. No matter which setting changes you choose, your picture will be greatly improved. It’s just a matter of taste.

Again, my goal all along was to get the clearest, most stunning picture that the set had to offer without comprising the beautiful blacks, nor the brilliant colors, nor the outstanding 3D like effects you can sometimes perceive, all while never having to change the settings between channels or sources, no matter what the lighting of the room may be. I believe that I succeeded in this endeavor.

If you choose to set the `Eco Solutions’ setting found under the `Plug & Play Tab’ to `Off’, then try these settings. I recommend that you do a `Picture Reset’ first. This is found under the `Picture’ settings.

Under The `TV Picture’ settings, I have the `Picture Mode’ set to `Standard’, the `Backlight’ set to `10′, `Contrast’ set to `80′, Brightness set to `45′, `Sharpness’ set to `50′, color set to `50′, and tint (G/R) set to `50/50. Under the `Advance Tab’ settings, I set the `Color Space’ to `Native’, the `Dynamic Contrast’ to `Low’, the `Black Tone’ to ‘Dark’, (and here is a big change), the `Flesh Tone’ to -3, and the `Motion Lighting’ to `Off’. Under the `Picture Options Tab’ settings, I set `Color Tone’ to `Standard’, the `Digital Noise filter’ to `Auto’, the `HDMI Black Level’ to `Low’, The `Film Mode’ to `Auto’, The `Auto Motion Plus’ to `Clear’ and the `LED Motion Plus’ to `Off’.

If you choose to set the `Eco Solutions’ setting found under the `Plug & Play Tab’ to `On’, then try these settings. Once again, I recommend that you do a `Picture Reset’ first. This is found under the `Picture’ settings.

Using the `Standard’ viewing mode settings for everything, I made the following changes. Under `Picture’ settings, I changed the contrast from `100′ to `85′. Under `Advanced Settings’, I set the `color space’ to `native’ the Dynamic Contrast to `medium’ the Black Tone to’ Dark’ and turned the motion lighting `Off”. Under `Picture Options’, I have the color tone at’ standard’, digital noise filter at `auto’, HDMI Black level at `Low’, Film Mode at `Auto’, Auto Motion Plus at `Clear’, and turned the LED Motion Plus to `Off’.

ORIGINAL REVIEW:

First I must say that I didn’t purchase this TV from Amazon. However, I love Amazon and I love this TV!

PROS:

This TV is aesthetically gorgeous and made a solid hand shake with my receiver. It has surprisingly smooth sounding speakers that I can finally hear over my loud AC. The colors are vibrant, vivid, actual, and true. The picture can, at times, appear to look like a 3D TV when viewing certain movie sources. It quickly powers on and off and plays a sweet sound. It comes with a perfectly sized backlit remote that has a sleep button on it. It does not use Edge lit or ARC channel technology. Yea!

CONS:

I had a dickens of a time tweaking this set. Initially, it gave off a bright, ‘reality’ type look. My circle of people thought that this was a cool thing. However, I hated it with a passion and spent the last two weeks trying to get rid of it.

These changes made all the difference in the world and now there is uniformity between all of the source material. Movies, be it cable broadcast movies or Blu Ray movies , as well as primetime cable shows including cable news, all look the way they were intended.

SUMMATION:

In my quest to find the best TV for the money, I’ve discovered that most of today’s LED TV’s are challenged with the aforementioned “soap opera’ effect. In a way, it’s understandable. Networks broadcast their shows using a multitude of lighting choices. That alone can be problematic. Add to that the commercials that are broadcast in a non-HD format and then throw in the desire for TV makers to make TV panels super thin and you get too many options for your backlight to choose from. All I know for sure is that I love the fact that, with this TV, Samsung chose to put the backlights across the whole of the back of the TV and not around the edges. Also, please know that, in my opinion, this TV is easily thin enough, takes up surprisingly little space and has the audacity to look beautiful.

I actually HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS TV and think that it is a fantastic TV and it is being…

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