Samsung UN60H7150 60-Inch 1080p 240Hz 3D Smart LED TV

Everything I was disappointed about on the 2013 Samsung 75″ 7100 seems to be improved on the 7150. It’s thinner, is more vibrant picture, has no washout from angles, and has less glare on the screen in well lit rooms w/ windows, etc. Blacks are really black. Did I say it has a great picture? The only drawback in my book is HDMI 4 sticks directly out the back, so if you have an ultra slim wall mount, get an angled hdmi cord if you need to use this 4th input. PS….there is nothing better than 3D on a 75″ tv. It Really pops.

I must preface this first with a somewhat embarrassing fact. In 2014 I still had a Sony Trinitron 36″ CRT television that was heavily used daily. Finally came to grips with reality and figured that this television will outgrow my lifetime and will continue to operate long after I’m dead!? I did not want to burden my children with the logistics of moving/removing this behemoth of a TV!

Anyways, I thought I’d put my 2 cents on this Samsung LED TV after spending about 2 weeks with it. As I mentioned before, I’ve spent 12+ years with a CRT TV so as far as image quality is concerned, I’m completely biased. Any newer modern TV for me will look absolutely great, no matter what! Image quality on this set is sharp, bright, and nicely vivid. There are some oddities with moving images that seem to produce a slight stutter, about maybe every half second or less. Doesn’t really bother me now, but I do notice it. It does not occur all the time, very intermittent.

I like this TV’s styling too, very thin and nice modern stand.

Originally, I had so much trouble using the TV’s smart features, I thought I had a defective unit and was very close to returning the product. The first few days using the Smart Hub features and apps was a very unpleasant experience to say the least. The TV’s Smart Hub was extremely lagging and slow, simple operations like turning the volume up or down would take about 1 to 2 minutes to to respond–(not making this up). Certain apps failed to stream or load all together, Amazon, Netflix, Vudu, pretty much everything I attempted to use was or became almost unresponsive. Sometimes the TV would reboot on its own multiple times. I spent a few days trying to figure out if I had a lemon, or if it was a buggy 1st-2nd release of firmware. Luckily, I found a parameter that I disabled that made the TV smart features perform as intended. Disabling the “Instant On” feature on this TV really made a positive difference in the overall performance of basic and advance features. It probably adds another second or two powering up the TV, but no big deal. Smart Hub and apps still do occasional flake-out here and there, but doing this really improves things two-fold!

The smart remote was much better than I expected and functioned very well. The “Wii-like” pointing feature also works great, I like the fact that the pointer only shows up when you lay your thumb on the remote’s touch pad. I found myself inadvertently confirming different areas of the screen because the pointer always resets to the middle of the screen, no biggie, something else to acclimate to. I use a Harmony Touch remote and it also works well in controlling the TV… No pointer obviously.

Overall, this TV’s picture and smart features are excellent. Very satisfied!!