Update today with Samsung UN55ES8000 LED TV

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Update today and now the Samsung UN55ES8000 LED TV looks amazing. It very Slim LED TV and Smart Interaction lets you access entertainment like never before. You are never miss a moment with  UN55ES8000 LED TV. Watch your favorite movies while you browse the web or explore the Smart Hub and Full HD 2D or 3D. Find more content you love by searching for shows, movies, and videos across vudu, Hulu Plus, YouTube, and other digital content providers. Movies are handpicked for you through recommendations based on your viewing history and ratings. Access all your apps and download new ones such as Netflix, Facebook, YouTube, Hulu Plus, and Twitter! Browse the web while you watch movies and TV shows, and enjoy TV while you chat with friends and family online, all on one screen. With Samsung Social TV, you can use Twitter, Facebook, and Google Talk to make comments, crack jokes, and share all the fun.

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Samsung UN55ES8000 LED TV have Voice Navigation and Gesture Control let you say commands and control TV functions with your hands, while Face Recognition automatically logs you onto your Samsung Apps account. Smart Content includes new ways to explore and locate your favorite shows, movies, videos, games, and more. A full web browser and innovative apps, along with new Signature Services, enhance your enjoyment. It’s all powered by the Smart performance of a super-fast Dual Core Processor. Brilliant LED images are paired with the exceptional contrast, color, and detail of Micro Dimming Ultimate technology. It’s all in a sleek, virtually edgeless design, which allows for a bigger picture in a smaller frame.

Samsung UN55ES8000 LED TV comes with a built-in camera and WiFi. Enjoy the convenience of logging onto your Samsung Apps automatically. With the built-in TV camera, this unique feature is able to automatically recognize your face so you don’t have to type in your ID and password on the remote control. The camera, built right in the top of the TV, allows you to enjoy Skyping with friends and family all over the world on the big screen. The wireless LAN built right into the TV makes it easier than ever to browse the web, update your Facebook and Twitter, download apps, and stream your favorite movies and TV shows. Your web browser will also be powered by a dual core processor, making your web browsing experience better than ever.

Very Satisfied with Samsung UN40D6300 LED TV

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Samsung’s D6300 LED TV 40-Inch Full HD 1080P resolution offers full HD picture quality and entertainment possibilities galore, with Samsung Apps Internet TV content, network or USB access to your media files, and a wealth of technologies to make it all look great. Pair it with an ultra-thin bezel and sleek, stylish design, and you’ve got a totally immersive way to experience TV.

Samsung UN40D6300 LED TV that’s smart enough to deliver entertainment the way you want it. The advanced technology behind the Samsung UN40D6300 LED TV helps you unlock the power of customizable entertainment. An easy-to-use web-enabled portal, Samsung Smart TV puts the best of the internet right on your TV, lets you search online and an your TV for content, and gives you access to must-have Samsung TV Apps. An ultra slim bezel shows off this advanced engineering with a sleek, sophisticated design.

I was very excited about the Smart interface when I first opened it. The initial interface is nice with big icons and fairly easy navigation. The apps store was interesting and very much like what you see on your smart phone with a nice variety of apps…pretty slick I must say. While I didn’t buy a TV for internet apps, they are rather cool. I use Pandora quite a bit and it’s great. The Social TV would probably be pretty cool for those into social networking since you can watch TV and mess around on Facebook at the same time. I’m not much into this stuff and I still found it to be a nice feature.

The Smart Hub user interface is a bit clunky but gets the job done. The internet browser is useless without a way to point-and-click. Entering text for web sites or logging into online services is painful without some type of keyboard. I downloaded the Samsung Smart TV remote app for my iPod Touch and that works pretty well, but still is quirky at times.

Speakers for Samsung UN40D6300 LED TV – Built-in speakers are pretty bad but I guess that is any LED TV. I can imagine how difficult it must be to fit a nice set of speakers in a 1″ thick TV. I went out and bought a soundbar for additional 100 bucks. It sounds great now!

The apps available are plentiful but again hope and expect the number available to greatly increase in the future. I can think of many potential sites like ESPN3 where an app would be an obvious popular add on. I have long ago done away with cable and it’s bill and rely on OTA local network stations in glorious HD (and free). Along with the available apps like Netflix, Hulu and VUDU, I have more than enough to watch for minimal cost. A Smart TV makes going without cable a logical choice and a trend in the making.

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I have made 2 inquires to Samsung UN40D6300 LED TV about features on the TV via email and their response was within 24hrs each time. That is also important. All that is left is hope that they continue to add new apps when they are available and that the TV lasts longer than my previous TV lasted. So far, it has been a very positive experience.

Overall, buying experience, great Sony BRAVIA KDL46HX820 46-Inch LED TV Reviews

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Overall, buying experience, great Sony BRAVIA KDL46HX820 46-Inch LED TV Reviews

I spent a long time reviewing Sony BRAVIA KDL46HX820 46-Inch LED TV before making a purchase and I’m very glad I took a chance on this relatively new Sony. It appears to have all the features of the more expensive XBR series but uses local-dimming edge lit LEDs rather than back-lighting. This makes it thinner, which was more important to me than image quality for my application. I also like that it has a uniform thickness and looks great mounted on an island in my home. It is strange how few companies care about the view from the back…

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Sony BRAVIA KDL46HX820 46-Inch LED TV monolithic screen design with the Gorilla glass / Opticontrast panel is totally black when the set is off. When it is on, the image is stunning. Pair this with a nice Blu-Ray player and it will knock your socks off. It’s bright and clear with great colors and the blackest blacks I’ve seen on a TV. The MotionFlow 480 makes for extremely smooth motion with no snapshotting that you see in sets with lower frame rates. It’s also very light. One person can pick it up with no problem as long as your arms are long enough to reach.

Sony BRAVIA KDL46HX820 46-Inch LED TV thing also synthesizes 3D from 2D images. You can watch regular TV or DVD’s/Blu-Ray, or any of the streaming functions in 3D if you want. It actually does a pretty good job and for the life of me I couldn’t tell you how they pull it off. It’s basically magic. For true 3D input it is absolutely amazing. You also have the ability to adjust the apparent depth to the 3D effect.

I looked at other 3D sets and the images on the Sony LED TV don’t pop out into the room like some of the others. (Edit – this is a setting and you can bring images out into the room.) It’s almost like you are looking into the 3D scene as opposed to having it come out into the room (on the default settings). I think looking into the 3D scene is a bit more natural though not as startling or stunning as having things look like they are basically in your lap. That has lots of wow factor but seems more gimmicky and less realistic. There are a number of adjustments for the 3D image and it’s possible the Sony will push them out into the room too. (It can.)

One other thing about the 3D effect – the Sony uses active glasses to produce 3D. Most others do too but one manufacturer does not – LG. Their 3D uses circularly polarized glasses just like the ones at the theater with the RealD 3D. Those are cheaper, lighter, and you can even turn your head sideways and still see the image perfectly. I liked the Sony’s features better than the LG which is why I went Sony. One was that the set with the plain polarized glasses is only 120 Hz while the Sony is 480. On the Sony with active glasses, and again most others, if you lay down where your head is 90 degrees from vertical, the images go dark. It’s surprisingly tolerant of head tilt, though, and stays bright until you are just about horizontal. This will also be a function of the glasses and I did not use Sony glasses. I used Xpand Universal X103 3D Glasses Compatible with Active 3D TV’s, Black.

Other points – Sony BRAVIA KDL46HX820 46-Inch LED TV is very well packed but the shipping box is almost as thin (6″) as the set itself (1.1″). As far as shock damage if you have this unit shipped, I doubt there will be much of a problem unless the shipper is extremely careless. Something sticking through the box is going to stand a good chance of hitting the screen or the back of the unit though the cardboard box itself has very thick walls. Even the box was is great shape and the TV was perfect.

WiFi connectivity is great for NetFlix and Amazon movie purchases. Amazon Prime even has a great selection of free movies and price specials on new releases. Bravia Sync hooks right up to my Sony Blu-Ray player through the HDMI cable allowing full controls.

There are lots of features due to the internet capability. The unit can be set-up to work with your amazon movies, netflix, hulu account etc. If you have set-up a media streamer (e.g. Mezzmo) on your PC, the unit can very well connect to the server and display videos seamlessly. However, the quality depends on your network speed and bandwidth. With a wireless n router and my AMD quad-core PC, I was able to stream 720p videos very well, but 1080p videos were choppy. Sony also provides some free internet content (~250 movies, ~400 TV shows etc through a provider called ‘Crackle’), but as you can imagine these movies are not box office hits. A note of caution though – most of these are R rated movies and I havent found a way how to restrict internet content based on rating. You can do that for the cable/antenna program though.

DLNA streaming leaves a little be desired because it doesn’t support MKV files, XVID, or other popular video formats. It also took a long time to start rendering/playing a plain mpeg file I sent via my Windows 7 laptop. Simply plugging in my WDTV Live for DLNA streaming from my laptop solved all that and worked so much better.

Sony BRAVIA KDL46HX820 46-Inch LED TV of pictures and music seemed to work fine however. When hooked up to a Windows 7 Media Center PC via HDMI or DVI, the screen looked better than my own computer’s LCD. It was so clear and crisp that it can easily be used instead of a projector for presentations and Starcraft II looked amazing.

The best part was yet to come. The LED TV when turned off is awesome looking–only 1-1/8″ thick with an all-glass front. The 46″ screen for our size room is perfect–during my research I measured the viewing distance and followed the guidelines for the screen size. We got rid of our old, large entertainment center and ordered a bookcase for the stand, 30″ high–guidelines suggest viewing at eye level. Another successful hurdle.

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Overall, this is the best LED TV I’ve owned.If you want a great viewing and listening system with extremely simple set up this is the one for you!

Watch this weekend’s football games on your new LED TVs in 2012

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I bought Panasonic VIERA TC-L32E5 32-Inch 1080p Full HD IPS LED-LCD for the picture quality (which is outstanding) and am completely satisfied. After reading ump-teen reviews and almost as many evaluations of the available offerings. I pretty much narrowed my selection down to this model and the TC-L32E5 also by Panasonic.

The Panasonic VIERA TC-L32E5 32-Inch 1080p Full HD IPS LED-LCD offered USB ports, and the ability to display MP3 and MPEG as well as using less power. Decision made, I ordered this TV and have not regretted it since. I have not had time to sit down and play with all the options yet, but I have had the chance to at least play with the color/tint/brightness/contrast etc. settings.

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I actually just use the ‘Cinema’ setting with everything in the default position and have been pleased with the picture. I found the ‘Standard’ setting to be a bit dim. Be sure to order whatever cabling or wireless modules you will need if you wish to use it with your computer (for streaming, etc.). I am using this with an RCA flat antenna and have no problems with the tuner. I got this to replace a 32″ Mitsubishi rear projection TV and the Tuner on the Panasonic is far superior.

The Panasonic’s IPS panel makes a huge difference in image quality and viewing angles. The viewing angle is quite wide which would make this a great option for a smaller family room where people are seated at varying viewing angles. Some reviewers complain about the sound quality. I am running the sound through my sound system so it really doesn’t affect me much. However, there have been times that I used the TV speakers and I was completely satisfied with what I heard. Is the sound quality equal to my amp and speakers? Of course not, and I would never expect it to be even close.

Primary purpose bought Panasonic VIERA TC-L32E5 32-Inch 1080p Full HD IPS LED-LCD will be for my kids’ Xbox 360. I have had almost a full day to play with it, and I’m amazed at how far televisions have gone in only the last couple of years since my last purchase. First, it comes with an online access program that is somewhat limited vs. what a computer does, called Easy IPTV. From what I’ve read, it’s a watered down version of the Viera Connect suite of applications that are on higher end Panasonic models, but it is definitely not lacking in content. The applications included with this model are: Netflix , Facebook ,Napster ,Media Player ,Pandora.

This tv was very easy to setup, looks great, plenty of connections – both side and rear, awesome picture.The Panasonic VIERA TC-L32E5 32-Inch 1080p Full HD IPS LED-LCD is so clear and you actually feel that you are “there” in a situation. Football games are extra fun.

Ready To Buy Best LED TV Samsung UN55D8000

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Samsung  UN55D8000 55-inch LED TV are the top of the best LED TV for the brand at this point in time. Samsung UN55D8000 55-inch is one of the most expensive TV on the street and comes with a host of features that you would expect with that price tag. Lets figure out what makes this TV special and what are its pros and cons.

Design:The design objective of the Samsung UN55D8000 55-inch LED TV reviews was to make the TV disappear as much as possible and only the picture should be visible. The company almost achieved this goal with extremely thin bezel of 0.2 inches.

One placed on wall, one can barely see the bezel and only picture is visible, which is quite similar to what one would expect from a projector, but with a much better picture quality. With this slim and thin design, Samsung UN55D8000 55-inch looks more of a piece of art than a LED TV. It is arguably one of the most attractive looking best LED TV in the market today.

Samsung UN55D8000 55-inch LED TV Reviews:

1> Vertical Banding – The LED TV has big white vertical bands in the horizontal corners. Basically, its non-uniformity across the panel. Each vertical band is about 5-6 inches thick and is present on both corners. This is very visible on a grey background. I can see the vertical bands easily whenever I open netflix in smarthub or have my PS3 download the latest updates. You can see this vertical bands even in light black backgrounds. But is clearly visible in solid grey backgrounds.

2> Flash Lighting – This is visible in dark room. I saw this while watching dark knight movie. The black bands in upper and topper levels clearly show the flash lighting in the four corners of the screen.

3> Clouding – I initially didn’t observe this. But whenever there are black screens in between movies, you can see cloud like formations all over the screen.

4> QWERTY Remote not included – Samsung  UN55D8000 55-inch Samsung UN55D8000 55-inch LED TV reviews Amazon website says that the new remote is included with the LED TV. But instead you get a voucher which you need to redeem online. Not a big deal but still a hassle. Should have mentioned in the website clearly.

5> 3D glasses not included – Same thing as the QWERTY remote. Have to order through online by redeeming a voucher. When I buy a $2100+ TV, I expect them to take care of all these before shipping. Again, should mention these facts clearly in the Amazon web-page.

6> Browser is slow – The browser included is no where close to the one you see in computers. If you are buying this LED TV for a browser, then you should know this. The browser is pretty slow and tough to navigate. Also, the advertisements and other flash videos make it cumbersome. This is not a major concern for me. But its still an issue.

7> Smart Hub contents are mostly paid – Most of the features in the smart hub…you have to pay for it or have subscription. Nothing is free. Then again, I knew this before I bought it. But people need to be aware of this.

8> Wireless connection not consistently maintained – When I was watching movies from netflix, I was seeing that I was getting disconnected several times. The connection is not maintained throughout. Even the CNET people who reviewed this LED TV saw this issue. If you are using a wired internet connection, this might not be an issue.

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PROS:
* The lack of a bigger bezel really does make a difference. Not only aesthetically, but in terms of functionality, too (better 3D viewing. It looks like you’re looking thru a window.).
* Images are spectacular. Whether it be regular programming, HDTV programming, or Blu-Ray.
* Amazon was the cheapest that I found
* Delivery was pain-free.
* A lot of settings options, so you can set up the TV to your preference and the viewing scenario (i.e. movie, standard, etc.)
* 3D movie watching is stunning! I just wish Panasonic didn’t have exclusive rights on Avatar.
* Many to play with (While time consuming, I like messing around with different features)
* Edgeless screen – I thought this was really cool.
* Hanging the d8000 on the wall wasn’t too hard.

CONS:
Audio – Isn’t great but what can you really expect from a flatscreen
Manual – Could be a little more informational. It does not explain the process of pairing as well as it should.
Screen – Is glossy and gets dirty with fingerprints (while setting the TV up, I put a few of my fingerprints on the TV from holding it). Since it is glossy, the TV may not look that great if you have light hitting the TV. My living room is dark because I like my batcave to be dark so I don’t have any light issues.
Remote – There is a bit of lag time but it wasn’t that noticeable to me. The pairing process is a pain.

Overall,  HD channels and especially Blu-ray look just stunning on the TV. Everything just pops. I feel many of the reviews here are focusing on the “bait and switch” they think happened because of the bezel. Fortunately, I did my research first and knew what I was getting. I did it myself, but I’d suggest a partner. I used a slim wall mount that tilts and it looks great.

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