Since I could not wait I have not ordered from Amazon but even picked up. Be sure to pay attention to a big car and a person here who will help the bear. The package dimensions are 1490x840x165 mm, which is for two already easier to grip. The staff gave me credible insures indicated the 200Hz Samsung 55zöllers would make an effective 125Hz panel, of the existence of such, I had never heard. Possible that he simply did not know and called the plump impressive number has occurred to him. But when comparing the device next to it with all sorts of prices and technical specifications is not large bagged the current program guide in the store of Samsung. He gave me subjectively even liked better than some twice as expensive equipment. Against the high-end range of course he did not arrive.
The construction home runs smoothly. A first point deduction but there is at the stability: the unit is level, at every touch he teeters but from left to right and back and forth takes a few seconds until it has settled down again. I have no comparison with other devices of this size and weight with only a central pedestal, but from a certain width appear to me but then 2 feet from a physical standpoint meaningful, even if the course does not look so good. Otherwise: black shiny plastic flat. No more and no less. Other units look certainly noble. Costs but also correspondingly more. At least there are no messy transitions or other quirks.
The initial setup is done easy and self-explanatory. All relevant settings can be reached intuitively and clearly. Compared to a 3-year-old Philips with its catastrophic Senderumschlichtung tremendous progress, perhaps depending on the manufacturer. Is seen via satellite through the built receiver.
The HD channels are phenomenal and beieindruckend, class colors and sharpness. Also, I find the screen evenly illuminated. The SD channels sag because starting a bit. That's not so much struck me when Philips due to the smaller screen. I think as you should get even a HD + module nevertheless. Subjectively, I would take a seat pitch of 3.5-4 meters do not want to fall short even in HD. I do not use Internet, I want HbbTV a TV to watch TV, so I can on the subject of "fake" or Smart TV not say anything. This point is indeed in many other, a main point of criticism.
Performance generally: average speed when changing channels. Sound output compared to Philips here now worlds better. When Samsung nothing sounds more tinny, no hissing sibilance, almost dynamically. Of course, still no comparison to be connected to an external receiver. The remote is clearly laid out, logically structured and is for zapping comfortable to hold, the TV responds very well to it. Through the huge inscription it acts very elegant, but appears thus -although not beleuchtet- also suitable for seniors. The only complaint: the teletext invites quite cumbersome and can be switched off only by repeatedly pressing the Teletext button again - after having clicked through all modes. In the Exit button the title bar remains displayed.
Gaming performance is disastrous, as with any TV which I had previously, because I been playing only for sentimental reasons from time to time on the PS2 ner old can be connected only via Scart. From the age of something new, I'm outta here, so skip this rating point.
So and now the highlight. As with any new purchase, the Lord of the Rings Extended run first as a reference on DVD. And that's the hammer. Maybe it's the specified 200 Hz instead of 100 at Philips, but also in the wildest battles and fastest movements the backgrounds are crystal clear and no longer easily washed out. Nothing jerky. Razor sharp image in close-ups. And without Blu Ray with a normal Sony DVD player without upscaling. And very important: no clearly recognizable color gradations for example at transitions of different shades of blue as the sky. Instead, a smooth transition.
Maybe the purists, the Blu Ray standard on high end devices used to continue would turn up their noses. But for me, subjectively this unit is compared to its predecessor a sensational compromise between affordability and the expectable at this price technical optimum. Better it is always, but also poor and especially expensive.
