Good combination: PC Monitor & TV ... no more than that!

I have chosen this device after much consideration, because I was looking for a larger PC monitor with integrated TV function. I was at this point also important that I can watch TV without having to take the PC into operation. I hoped that this equipment will meet my needs.

But now comes the big "but":

Some Abtriche I had now but bring in experience. A big drawback, which I also find deeply regrettable is that in the instructions (partly online) described recording function via the USB interface. This is completely missing in this device and was not available !!! After consultation with the Samsung hotline they could not put me in prospect for. As a recording function could be enabled by a software update. Only the statement that no shipments can be recorded with this unit, I was very shocked. Especially since two USB ports are available on this unit and you can see the station list z. B. Write / export on a USB stick. Why then allows therefore recorded no program and also to write to a USB storage device ?!

A further hook is in the display as a PC monitor. With a 27-inch big screen, I was also believed that my screen resolution would face my previous 22-inch model and a larger I thus have more space on the desktop. I had tried different modes, but could not find a promising solution. The native resolution is adapted to the HD format, correspondingly large then act the icons on the desktop or the application window.

In conclusion, I can only say that the basic functions such as TV and Monitor mode are fine on PC. I could just sign up via WLAN and run the programs offered in Samsung's own portal "Smart Hub". Whether you need them all, is and remains questionable. Therefore, there is of me, unfortunately, only two stars. I would have rather wished here is that you would have invested in the development of the recording functionality and presentation. But "If, would ... if" benefit at this point nothing, if that's possible / Policy on the product philosophy attributed by Samsung and was ultimately saved at the wrong end.