The study of many posts in Imains and explorations by several Elektrof (l) achmärkte showed that you do not deal with the current Samsung LED TVs wrong. The range of entry level to super luxury version suggests choosing the golden middle class, and since we are in the Series F 6500, the good image, comfort, tangible everyday utility value and lots of bells and whistles has for art lovers to offer. The technique of the related series seems to me always more or less to be the same, the differences are often only in small details, the picture itself appeared to me at all next to each other established TVs from Samsung at identer setting equivalent, even with different sizes. The sometimes violent surcharges for "800 Hz instead of 400 Hz" and double-satellite tuner does not open up to me.
So F 6500th
The built-in analog and DVB-T as well as satellite tuner with CI + slot, allowing many HDMI and USB 3.0 ports and WLAN, LAN, Toslink (SPDIF), SCART and component input almost every connection request. The two remote controls offer the "classic solution" with IR transmitter and keypad as well as the Bluetooth-connected operation with "zeitgeist" touch control panel. Existing external (audio) devices can be at least rudimentary with the TV Fernbedieung an IR transmitter control (volume, mute, on / off).
The unit is on the silver, X-shaped base as far as reasonably stable, but neither appear with this as child- and pet-safe, nor is space creative the last word. (25 mm Hama) mounted on the wall by ultra-thin wall mount the new gem is already better advantage!
A pivoting and tilting thanks to the relatively stable viewing angles display under normal conditions not required, also reflections from windows, lamps, etc. hold by the "semi-matte" surface of the display within tolerable limits. One thing is clear: The larger the size, the more likely is something reflected in the screen!
That brings me to the selected size. After much back and forth and - for better visualization of the wall pasted newspaper sheets - I increased my desires (from the 100-cm-CRT) more and more, until I was finally arrived at the 55 "device I regret this choice. Now, a month after the purchase, in 5.5 m deep living room for a second. This is just the right size, it begs a cinema experience without too "killed" or even to provoke dizziness during rapid panning.
The image itself is amazing, "variable" ...
The on CRT TVs as always "felt good" scaled analog image signal from the central satellite system of terraced houses showed a really bad, muddy picture at the new LED TV. Only one and a half times the size of the display I do not like to write, I strongly suspect that the analogue tuner does not represent the forefront of technological development.
So quickly bought a satellite dish, it should be small and unobtrusive, so I stumbled upon the offer of Technisat "Satman 45" with twin LNB. Good quality, decent, good reception quality although well below the recommended dish size. The SDTV picture via satellite is against the muddy analog signal nothing less than a revelation, quite appetizing to look at some distance. The integrated satellite tuner in the TV makes installation, connection and setup a breeze, even for beginners. Details in the local review.
With HDTV channels such as the German public broadcasters or by CAM module and ORF digital card then shows the technology, how it is able: impressive detailed Overview, fascinating (motor) sports and mercilessly uncovered makeup errors in the Moderators ... ;-)
Also you can see that HDTV is not HDTV. The bandwidth used and therefore reproduction of detail is not available on all channels the same, the same program looks at times on different channels is not equal good. With old film material's naturally fast borderline ...
A downside is the color representation of skin tones. What never occurred to me at the tube TV as so problematic that bothers me now quite often: faces often seem simply not nice, sometimes pale, sometimes blue-violet, sometimes orange, sometimes right. Depending on the broadcast quality of the bandwidth of the events offered is amazing striking. Recommended image settings are of course a warmer white balance with some reduced contrast and saturation and "natural reproduction", but it is difficult to "really about".
The uniformity and depth of black is okay so far, at constant backlight can be very gentle with intent irregularities. I for something not really have time in the current picture is not a trace of it at all to discover. The local dimming for improved contrast is with an EDGE-LED little sense possible, is in the black evening dark living room accordingly quite recognizable as a dark "anthracite gray" and not Tiefschwarz.
3D funktoniert with shutter glasses, ie glasses where each eye alternately "covered" by the LCD glasses. This works quite well in practice at 3D movies on Blu-ray, but is a bit more strenuous when regarded as a normal film. Who wear glasses there with the glasses on the glasses of course, not really fine ... of course a somewhat lush selected size of the LCD is certainly no disadvantage for good 3D effect.
The Sound.
The sound of the speakers in the TV is indeed bearable and for normal television absolutely sufficient in fairly good speech intelligibility, but it also sounds thin and very dynamic. For movie enjoyment so unattractive.
The tentatively ordered Samsung HW-F550 / EN 2.1 Soundbar by over 250 Euro I packed again after a short sample: way too much money for such poor sound ... it need not be. See the rapporteur's review.
The connection of the classical "2.0" -stereo to the TV shows straight to the outrageous lack that there is no RCA output. The Internet is recommended to connect via SCART adapter, which although wonderful works and sounds good, but fails because of the flat wall mount ... so quickly a small hole in the wall akimbo, because there is no really shallow angle adapter for SCART and the plug beech in TV shows now times to the wall.
The pleasure lasts a while until we push the first Blu-ray in the external player and hopefully turn on the stereo. The longer the faces, as though we see the image of the Blu-ray, but the Stereo via SCART continues to play the sound of the TV receiver, and not those of the feature film.
After a long research and patient counseling in HiFi-Forum.de I found the solution in a Toslink / analog converter, purchased here at Marketplace. The small box is generated from the optical audio signal is an analog - and match the picture in any situation. Also recommended here a Toslink-angle plug and the connection of power to the adapter via USB to the TV. The only catch: The audio level is quite low, you have quite strong "turn up".
And furthermore ...
Toll is the timeshifting and recording pretty mature way of TVs, in our case a little more expensive USB 3.0 USB flash drive with 128GB was unhesitatingly accepted as a storage device. Is much better than an external hard drive, no delay and no wear, disappears behind the TV! For timer recording, the screen remains from the way.
The possibilities of Smart TV system I have to tell the truth, not all tested, but it is distinguished a "much of anything" from. From the Web browser on games and Bildschrimschoner (from Aquarium to open fire) to the video on demand via credit card payment there seems to be everything. The operating system is itself a technophile mid-forties quite a challenge ... In general, see the nested menus but all quite similar and a real manual does not exist, only a better installation instructions. Also on the German translation could be improved still a lot at Samsung ... You have the whole thing probably more in the sense of "the journey is the reward" comprehend.
Oh, my MacBook Pro feels HDMI adapter also quite well, the holiday come to 140 cm screen diagonal very good effect. The color reproduction is a little contrast and very colorful, but since you can safely turn off a little ... no time for it ... and shame about the portrait images. 8- /
The next stage of learning was that you can only record the satellite program with a single satellite receiver, of course, which is being seen. So the Blu-ray player with satellite connection, CI + slot and hard drive is the better choice, of course, makes a second ORF digital card is required. The summit is that one (from the HD Austria package) can not record many HD broadcasts. Here more than disdain is handled with the consumer already ...
Conclusion.
The bottom line is there were lately stormy days with many instructive ups and downs for me as an in satellite and HDTV technology ingenuous. The cost of satellite dish, Blu-ray satellite HD recorder and various adapters, cables and HDTV keycards are not entirely negligible in the sum, the result, however, convinced me over and over again.
So Immediately again!
