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Technical Details
- Ultra-slim 32-inch LED HDTV with full HD 1080p resolution and Auto Motion Plus 120Hz technology for a sharp, smooth picture
- LED technology enables a true-to-life range of picture brightness; uses 40 percent less energy than conventional LCD TVs
- InfoLink RSS feeds of news, weather and sports from your broadband connection
- Inputs: 4 HDMI, 1 component, 2 USB, 1 Ethernet, 1 PC, 1 optical digital audio output
- Includes detachable swivel table stand; measures 31.5 x 22.8 x 9.4 inches (WxHxD) with stand
Product Details
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Product Description
From the Manufacturer
(March 3, 2009)
Redefining the standards for viewing quality, energy-efficiency and home entertainment decor, the Samsung 6000 Series LED HDTV deliver unparalleled picture quality and enhanced connectivity while also helping you reduce your carbon footprint with the reduced power consumption of the LED screen. Using Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs) as its primary light source--rather than traditional Cold Cathode Fluorescent Lamps (CCFL)--this cutting edge HDTV also offers the benefits of an ultra-high contrast ratio and a slim depth that allows for a more artful design.
Samsung's 6000 Series LED HDTV line-up boasts high dynamic contrast ratios, complements of the ground breaking LED light source. It also incorporates a number of innovative features to reduce the motion blur and image judder, which traditionally plague LCD HDTVs when displaying fast movement. The Auto Motion Plus frame interpolation technology utilizes a 120Hz refresh rate helps ensure crisp, easy viewing of sports, video games and movies.
The 6000 Series also includes access to Samsung's InfoLink RSS service, which can instantly display updated news, sports, weather and stocks information with a touch of the remote. And this HDTV is accented by Samsung's TOC (Touch of Color), which offers a hint of a translucent color around the edges of the unit for a uniquely fashionable look.
Redefining the standards for viewing quality, energy-efficiency and home entertainment decor, the Samsung 6000 Series LED HDTV deliver unparalleled picture quality and enhanced connectivity while also helping you reduce your carbon footprint with the reduced power consumption of the LED screen. Using Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs) as its primary light source--rather than traditional Cold Cathode Fluorescent Lamps (CCFL)--this cutting edge HDTV also offers the benefits of an ultra-high contrast ratio and a slim depth that allows for a more artful design.
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The 6000 Series also includes access to Samsung's InfoLink RSS service, which can instantly display updated news, sports, weather and stocks information with a touch of the remote. And this HDTV is accented by Samsung's TOC (Touch of Color), which offers a hint of a translucent color around the edges of the unit for a uniquely fashionable look.
Key Features
- Screen Size: 55 inches
- Full 1080p HD (Learn more)
- Breakthrough LED picture quality with true-to-life brightness ranging from the purest black to pristine white. (Learn more)
- Energy Savings: Samsung's LED TVs use up to 40 percent less power than conventional LCD TVs. (Learn more)
- Ultra-slim Design: 1.2-inch depth
- Blazing 4ms response time minimizes blurring of fast motion in sports programs.
- Mega dynamic contrast ratio
- HD-Grade Pixel Resolution: High-resolution pixel density is combined with a built-in image scaler to handle inputs from a variety of digital and analog audio/video sources.
- Auto Motion Plus 120Hz: Advanced processing that reduces blur and enhances image detail when viewing fast motion video sequences. (Learn more)
- Ultra Clear Panel: Advanced LCD technology lets you enjoy crisp image details, natural skin tones, excellent shadow detail, and vibrant colors.
- Game Mode enhances dark areas, sharpens the picture, speeds up the image processing response and enhances the sounds of your games. Picture and sound quality optimized for the special needs of gaming systems at the touch of a button.
- Side-mounted USB 2.0 port: connect USB devices directly to your HDTV to view JPEG photos or MPEG movies or easily listen to your MP3 player through your HDTV's audio system or your home theater system.
- Touch of Color (ToC): Samsung's unique manufacturing process accents the surrounding bezel with a stylish red tone. (Learn more)
- Wide Color Enhancer Pro optimizes a given color's hue, resulting in more natural rendering of colors.
- Picture-in-Picture (PIP) enables convenient, simultaneous viewing of TV programs and video or PC content sources.
- Audio: Two 10-watt stereo speakers (for 20 watts of total power)
- SRS TruSurround HD creates an immersive, feature-rich surround sound experience from two speakers, complete with rich bass, high frequency detail and clear dialog.
- InfoLink: Get free RSS feeds of news, weather and sports right to your HDTV with a built-in Ethernet port (Learn more)
- Anynet Plus (HDMI-CEC) allows peripheral AV devices such as a DVD player to be controlled by a Samsung TV remote control.
- Energy Star Compliant: Reduces energy consumption by up to 25 percent compared with standard TVs.
- V-Chip system allows blocking of rated TV and movie programs determined by a parent to contain objectionable content.
- Trilingual on-screen displays in English, Spanish or French.
- Variable sleep timer can be programmed to turn the TV off at different time intervals.
- Crystal Neck Swivel Stand
- Warranty: 1 year parts and 1 year labor warranty, backed by Samsung toll-free support.
- HDMI (version 1.3): 4 side
- USB: 2 side
- Component video: 1 bottom
- PC input: 1 bottom
- Ethernet: 1 bottom
- Optical digital audio output: 1 side
- TV without stand: 51.5 x 32.1 x 1.2 inches (WxHxD); 48.5 pounds
- TV with stand: 51.5 x 34.4 x 12 inches (WxHxD); 60 pounds
- What size TV should you get?
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Full HD 1080P
 | Full HD, or 1080p, contains 1.5 times more scanning lines than conventional HD TVs. More scanning lines mean more pixels, more details and a better picture. The new Samsung LCD TV with resolution that is approximately 2 times greater than conventional HDTVs, creating the most perfect picture imaginable. Samsung’s 1080p panel uses a new high-speed liquid crystal to cut response time to 4ms. The fast response time, coupled with Samsung’s Auto Motion Plus 120Hz motion blur reduction technology dramatically reduces motion blur and judder. |  |
Breakthrough LED Picture Quality
| Compared to a traditional CCFL, LEDs produce darker blacks that appear endlessly deep to the eye. Whites also remain crisp and bright with vivid colors. The result is picture quality that measures up to the natural beauty of life. For instance, Samsung's Wide Color Enhancer Pro feature lets consumers enjoy a broader color palette. The Ultra Clear Panel further allows the preservation of every detail even in brightly-lit, imperfect viewing conditions. This is done by effectively allowing more light to pass through the screen and simultaneously reducing reflections from ambient light. And with an adaptive "Natural" mode, Samsung's LED HDTVs can combine the recognized brightness advantage of LCD displays with the cinema-like viewing experience of plasma displays by automatically optimizing picture settings. |
Eco-Friendly
| The benefits of using LEDs include not only improved picture quality, but also reduced power consumption levels to easily meet the stringent new Energy Star v3.0 guidelines. The LED modules are mercury-free, which makes for cleaner manufacturing and safer recycling when compared with backlight technologies currently available. In the LED HDTV line, energy consumption is reduced by 40 percent versus traditional LCD HDTVs of a similar size. The LED HDTVs also include a power indicator menu, and an optimized energy savings mode. In addition, these TVs require less material to manufacture and are thinner, reducing packing material and consumer waste. The smaller packaging allows for more units to be shipped and less fuel to be consumed at a time which potentially reduces Samsung's carbon footprint. |
Auto Motion Plus 120Hz
| This technology doubles the frame rate from 60 to 120 frames per second (120Hz LCD panel) without repeating the same image to make more frames. Instead, the TV intelligently calculates the ‘middle’ image between frame A and frame B and inserts it in between (Auto Motion Plus 120Hz processor), making a fluid transition from one frame to the next. |  |
Touch of Color
 | In 2008, Samsung created its unique Touch of Color (ToC) design, which uses dual-injection molding to coat a translucent, colored surface to achieve an attractive crystalline appearance. The latest evolution of Samsung's ToC design begins with a deep piano black bezel that fades into distinct chrome that finishes as light ruby highlights on the 7000 and 6000 Series LED HDTVs. The intensity of the color subtly changes depending upon the viewing angle, and further accentuates these TV's slim bezels. |
InfoLink
 | Up-to-the-minute access to weather, news, sports and stock information is just a cable and a click away through the HDTV’s Ethernet port and new InfoLink RSS service. An all-new user interface with digital contents management guide provides intuitive navigation and access to both internal and external content. |
Which Size HDTV is Right for My Room?
 | With standard-definition TVs, the rule used to be that viewers would feel comfortable watching a set from a distance of 3 to 6 times the screen size in inches. With HDTV, the resolution is so much better that you can sit closer to a larger TV without noticing the pixels. So with HDTVs, the rule tends to be you can sit anywhere from 1.5 to 3 times the screen size (in inches) for the best experience.If you know the size of the room you have already, where you want to sit, and where your new HDTV should go once you get it, you can figure out the size HDTV you should get.
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Product Description
It’s time to change your view – Samsung’s brilliant new LED experience starts with the UN32B6000. Look to the 32-inch LED screen for the most vibrant contrast providing blacker black tones, whiter whites along with the richest color possible. The versatile 1.2-inch Ultra Slim Design stands alone as the slimmest HDTV on the market today and that’s including the tuner! The accented Touch of Color™ bezel adds a graceful flair. Samsung’s InfoLink™ feature puts up-to the-minute RSS info – including weather, stocks, sports and more – right at your fingertips, without missing a beat. USB2.0 lets you quickly and easily connect your media player, digital camera, or other devices to your LED TV. Auto Motion Plus 120Hz™ technology keeps even the fastest onscreen motion smooth and natural. With the ultra slim wall mount (sold separately), your Samsung LED TV extends only 1.8 inches off of the wall – in virtually any room. And with the same passion we have for delivering groundbreaking HD excitement and style, Samsung is dedicated to preserving the environment with LED TVs, through reduced power consumption (up to 40% savings versus 2008 Samsung conventional LCD TVs) and eco-friendly manufacturing techniques.
Samsung UE40B6000VW LED LCD TV Review
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Does LED lighting have the edge? Phil Hinton examines Samsung’s slimmest TV…so far! Obviously that question could be the basis for an interesting forum thread, after all you don’t watch a TV for its slim looks, rather the picture quality said telly produces, or at least I do. I have no doubt that a big advantage of such slim TVs is that some enthusiasts will be able to convince the better half that they are buying a piece of art work for the living room as well as a new large screen TV. And indeed it is available online at reasonable pricing from the likes ofAmazon, 1stAudioVisual and review supplier Direct TVs.   Because this screen is so slim, some might be mistaken for assuming it is just a monitor with an outboard tuner box. But surprisingly this is not the case; both TV tuners and the audio system are hidden within the TV's belly with no impact on its waist line slimness. However there have been some changes for hooking up devices using scart or component cables. Samsung do not have any physical scart or RCA connectors available on the back of the TV, instead they use break out cables which plug into the set using 3.5mm jacks at the TV end, with female scart and component connectors at the other. This is a unique approach to solving this particular issue, although the actual break out cables are not the highest quality items we have ever seen. At the rear are 4 HDMI V1.3a inputs which are neatly positioned on the slightly raised input platform and parallel to the rear panel. This does, however, create one slight issue if you are using high quality HDMI leads, as they can end up sticking out from the side of the panel if they are too thick to bend downwards before spilling over the edge.   So once set up and connected it was time to power up the screen and auto tune the digital channel line up. This was pretty straight forward to do and even the biggest technophobe on the planet will have no issues in setting up the Samsung to receive TV channels. The layout of the EPG and information buttons is also well thought out with a nicely designed table of contents, 'now' and 'next' and 'channel line up' list. You have a choice of two on screen information bars; pressing the info button brings up the synopsis of the content you are viewing, whether it’s HD or SD and how long it has left to run. By pressing the guide button we are presented with the full EPG table. Guide Button EPG   Menu system and Set upMoving on to the menu system we are greeted with a slick design that is easy to follow and navigate. The main page opens with picture settings first, with sound and other options including media player listed to the left. In the main picture menu we are greeted with the now standard front panel controls. These range from Picture Mode, ‘Dynamic, Standard, Natural and Cinema’, Blacklight, Contrast, Brightness, Sharpness, Colour, Tint and then advanced settings and picture options. We then have a CMS system called Colour Space which has three setting to chose from, Auto, Native and Custom. The Auto setting attempts to produce colour points accurate to the material type being shown (Pal, NTSC or HD). Native is overblown and oversaturated to match the panel's extreme performance capabilities and Custom allows set up of RGBCYM colour points manually (providing you have the correct equipment to do this – it is impossible by eye to get close to any standards). Next up is the White Balance (greyscale) which offers full adjustment over the Gain and Offset controls to get the greyscale mix correct. Don’t confuse these controls with setting up the colour points as some have recently done. Read up on how these work to set them correctly (there are threads in the calibration forum), and of course this cannot be done by eye. Finally we have flesh tone, edge enhancement and xvYCC all of which are best left in the off position.  It is worth pointing out here that all these controls in the main menu can be set per input, which allows perfect set up and calibration of your various sources connected to the TV. There's also another picture menu under the Tools button on the remote control which allows access to the likes of the Eco mode which we left switched off for the best picture quality. The other controls under the left hand headings help you set parameters such as sound options. Talking about sound, this is one area where this TV suffers from its slim design. The speaker system leaves much to be desired in terms of audio quality and the various presets and EQ system do little more than make what already sounds bad, sound bad in different ways. The sound is too shrill and abrasive with lots of distortion even at low volumes. There is no mid bass frequency response of any description, so an out board sound system is highly recommended with this TV. Out of the Box and Calibrated resultsAs always it was time to get out our measuring and calibration gear to see just how well this new LED backlit TV, would perform against the industry standards for broadcast and film playback. Of course, it’s the importance of these standards that we take the time to make sure every display is capable of the very best, accurate images so you can see everything at the right levels for colour and black and white performance.In measuring the B6000 we found our first issue with this new technology. To achieve the desired black levels that Samsung are aiming for with the LED system, they are using an automatic dimming system (not local dimming- that is only available with an LED backlight). The effect of this dimming, which cannot be turned off in the main menus or service menu areas, is to adjust the screen luminance in such a way that it makes greyscale set up very difficult. I will cover the other issues with the dimming later. In the best out of the box settings and with contrast and brightness set for our review room, I set about measuring its performance.   As you can see the results are not great with red well under in the mix which can be seen on screen with an overly blue hint to whites. The gamut performance was far better out of the box and proved that the auto setting was working as it should. Colour points and luminance are also good with DeltaE under 10 across the various points.   Overall, I was happy with the results obtained from my calibration, however some issues do add to inaccuracies within the image. The main culprit is the auto dimming system for the LEDs and not only its effects on the greyscale and Gamma, but also the screen uniformity issues that are blatantly obvious with low light scenes. This is an effect of using edge LED technology as it is very difficult to illuminate the entire screen surface with the same amount of light. It is difficult to capture this effect in any media format to show you the exact issue, but I did capture three frames below that show what’s going on, just remember your monitor settings will affect the appearance of these screen shots.    As you can hopefully see from those frames, going from 0ire (complete black) to 10ire (10% luminance) gives you an idea of how the LEDS work. What is noticeable is the lack of uniformity of the backlight, especially close to the centre of the image. Of course without local area dimming which this technology cannot employ, the engineers have a hard task to make sure that they can keep the blacks relatively low while adding on screen luminance. In my opinion this is certainly the Achilles heal of this approach to the technology and as I am not an engineer, I’m not sure that I can give any qualified response as to how this issue could be overcome. The main thing is that there are processing tricks being employed to achieve the screen's black levels and you need to be aware of this. But does it affect the image quality when watching normal material and not 10ire rasters from a video pattern generator? Picture performance – SD and HD out of the box and CalibratedLet’s answer that question about auto dimming and normal TV and Blu-ray images first. Yes, you can see the auto dimming and screen uniformity issues watching normal material. It is clear that it is a downside of the technology and simply something you have to either live with, or find something else that suits your needs. Backlight bleed in dark scenes is also an issue as it is with some other LCD technologies, although it is more obvious towards the edge of the screen. I noticed it more with 2.35:1 material where the black bars were brighter towards the edge of the screen and if the scene was dark, this change in luminance moved into the image. With bright, daylight images on screen, the uniformity issues are less obvious as you would expect, although if you look carefully, they are still there and it appears that the gamma in brighter scenes is below the 2.2 level, which we were hoping would remain uniform. So with the obvious downsides covered, how do the images otherwise look?I was impressed with the SD performance of this screen and even with fairly low bitrate freeview channels, it was very watchable from normal viewing distances. It is here where some of Samsung's picture processing technology really does work above the average. The scaling performance was extremely commendable on the B6000 with the TV set up correctly. There is a distinct lack of edge enhancement or ringing to SD football coverage, especially in long shots that can ruin the usual flat panel experience. Indeed, the images look just as clean as our reference Kuro in terms of performance with the normal image noise issues almost non existent, or at least very well hidden. I suppose it’s no surprise given the rumoured costs of Samsungs picture processing tools, that in my opinion, they produce some of the best SD images I have seen for a while on an LCD panel. In terms of cadence detection and the usual HQV tests, the B6000 passes the entire Pal and NTSC tests with flying colours. So the picture processing is certainly very well implemented here, doing a very good job indeed with SD material. Moving to Blu-ray material and making sure we have the screen in the 1:1 pixel mode, again the image (barring my previous comments about the auto dimming and gamma) looks very detailed and offers a bright looking picture. Again we are in out of the box settings and although there are points where the image can get slightly overcooked in some scenes, colours and skin tones did hold up reasonably well without too much of a false look to flesh. The images when bright and vivid, look like any other LCD TV, but with slightly oversaturated primary colours. However, I just can’t help getting annoyed with the auto dimming, which with some scenes, completely falls apart with luminance cut by as much as 30 percent. It may be that some viewers will never notice this effect, but I would find it hard to believe that would be the case. These shifts in luminance and gamma do introduce issues with the image looking slightly overcooked in terms of colour, brightness and white clipping. Moving to our calibrated settings also introduced a very strange effect with the colour points we had set correctly. It would appear that with the amount of fluctuations with luminance and gamma, the images also introduce issues with the colour balance. Skin tones that should now be natural and well resolved, still appear to be oversaturated and red in appearance. And even colours like the yellow school bus in 'The Dark Knight' are too strong and look over processed. Indeed, even though we attained the calibration results in the graphs above, the actual onscreen performance of the set seems to either completely bypass them in real time, or more likely, the TV with all its trickery and processing lacks a uniform ability to resolve colour energy at the correct levels. Very strange! Again I have done my best to try and let you see the actual effects I had on screen with the following screen captures. In terms of fairness we are obviously comparing two different display technologies and even calibrated images on one, can look slightly different on the other. However, skin tones and colour balance should be expected to remain similar in tone and intensity across the display technology gap. This comparison is not the most scientific or controllable way to show you the issues as perfectly as I can see them here on this TV, but it should certainly illustrate the main points of what I have found. Remember your monitor and graphics set up will affect the results and these images should be used for illustration purposes only.   So does this affect the onscreen images to an extent that will ruin the picture quality? Well that all depends on the individual and what they want to obtain from their LCD TV images. If you are looking for a perfect reproduction of film and broadcast material as it is intended to be shown, (at D65 and Rec.709), then no, this TV fails to perform as it should. However, being honest, I’m sure that the slim design, vibrant and occasionally slightly overcooked images, along with good picture processing and scaling will mean that the B6000 finds quite a few new homes. I’m sure the subjective reviewers will tell all how fantastically slim this screen is and that SD looks good on it. It's pushed colour performance and black levels, in a bright living room might not be as obvious or critical for those who just want a nice looking TV with a bright picture. In terms of uniformity, colour balance and intensity issues (along with the auto dimming gamma and black level cheating), I just can’t bring myself to recommend this for enthusiasts or videophiles who want the best images at home for critical viewing. In terms of performance against other LCD TVs, the B6000 stands up in an acceptable manner for comparative picture quality with good SD quality in terms of scaling, and looks sublime in terms of design. So, a mixed bag and certainly a screen to divide opinions. ConclusionIf you have made it this far and just finished the last paragraph you will quite rightly assume I can’t recommend this screen for those who want the very best in picture performance – you see I can state the obvious! However that doesn’t mean that this screen won’t sell and that people won’t think it’s fantastic. Obviously, AVForums members will want the very best their money can buy, and may well have doubts about the B6000. I really wanted to like this TV and its slim design does look stunning. Indeed, it is almost a piece of contemporary art. Obviously, we would always recommend a screen that can produce accurate images to the standards for film and broadcast when properly calibrated. To watch it in any other way, is to choose your personal preference over what is defined as 'correct'. That is definitely not something we would ever recommend, but understand that there will be many that do.With bright and vibrant images and set up in its standard mode, it will look good in a retail environment to the casual consumer. And as such it will find its market if used as just a living room work horse with freeview by a customer not looking for the ultimate in image quality or accuracy. It will do well in most homes where normal LCD screens would fit the bill and it will fulfil its promise. But this LCD TV will never look accurate due to these flaws. The UE40B6000 is a frustrating product that is likely to split opinions over its picture attributes. On the one hand its design looks stunning, the thinness of the screen is sublime and the SD picture processing is first class. On the other, it fails to produce accurate images, (even after calibration), and it’s auto dimming with gamma shifts just causes more issues than it solves. I have never been so enthralled, yet so utterly disappointed with a display product so far in my reviewing career. It will find many new homes and sell very well, of that I have no doubt, and I would be surprised if it didn’t. And for a new technology it is also reasonably priced at £1260 online from suppliers Direct TVs. But for me and based on testing, retesting and watching hours of material, the B6000 is just too much of a compromise to recommend it to anyone looking for accurate image quality. And that’s an outcome we could have done without, because as a TV and technology statement, it should have been so much better. Pros
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Stunning design and seriously thin!
