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Reviewed by UK Guest, 17th Mar 2007. |
| Review Summary: Good, but could do better |
Overall Score: 4/5
 
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Review: Aesthetically the Samsung LE23R71 hd ready TV is lovely. Well constructed in a good quality white plastic which suits my bedroom well and blends into the wall unobtrusively. Construction is very good and solid and there were no dead pixels on the TV which was a bonus. Looks wise, the TV is really good! The remote is small and nice with the menus easy to use.
I use SKY so i didn't need to set up the channels so I can't comment on terrestrial TV quality. Although this is a HD ready TV, I don't have SKY HD so can't comment on this ability either, but bought it for the fact that I may upgrade to this in the future so at least it's future proof. With normal SKY tv pictures the TV is lovely, the pictures have a nice, realistic colour to them and there are plenty of options to change the settings to tweak the picture for how you prefer it.
But! And this is where the TV doesn't perform well, the balcks are not black, but grey and obvoiusly so, especially watching it in dark conditions. The quality of the picture is fine, but the blacks could be much better, shame really, I was expecting more.
I bought this as a TV for the bedroom and it's leaps above what I was using so in this respect it is a good TV. I'm going to purchase a DVD player with a HDMI output and the ability to upscale pictures. Fingers crossed it will perform well!
All in all, a good TV, but don't expect too much for the price.
Amazon, as ever, delivered quickly and even refunded me some money as I noticed the price dropped by about 30 quid just after I bought it. Well done Amazon, your service really is top notch! |
Ratings
| Value For Money: |
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4 |
| Review Score: |
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4 |
| Recommended? | |
Yes |
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DVD, TV & Video