As HDTVs become more regular, TV makers go to greater lengths to justify higher price tags. No one is going as far as Samsung this year. The company is the only one thus far to announce a full line-up of edge-lit LED-based LCDs, that is priced at a more affordable range but offering the most advance technology within the most stunning outlook available–at least until OLED comes along. The following write-up is a short review of the HDTVs by Samsung and it is recommended to read the complete HDTV reviews for the models that have caught your eyes. The two Samsung models in this review are the thinnest production TVs ever made and they measures just 1.2 inches thin. Using Samsung’s optional wall mount, it is possible to mount these TVs so that they hang only 2 inches from the wall. Also, the two Samsung HDTVs are, without a doubt, efficient when energy is brought into the equation as they are both LED-based.

Provided that your AV system does not have many analog components, the Samsung UN55B7000 provides an excellent connectivity. The focus, positioned vertically down the back of the TV, are the HDMI inputs. You also get two USB inputs, a VGA-style PC input, and a single component-video input that can be changed to accept composite video instead. An RF input for antenna or cable, an optical digital audio jack, and the Ethernet port complete the picture. Compared with the Samsung UN55B8000, the Samsung UN55B7000 loses out in its refresh rate of 120 Hz to its bigger brother’s refresh rate of 240 Hz. Still, 120 Hz is twice as fast as any typical LCD TV and allows the TV to reduce or stamp out motion blur that can occur while watching anything with fast motion. The colour performance of the Samsung UN55B7000 is also outstanding, coupled with a cluster of picture controls that brings excellence into the picture. One of the concerns is the off-angle viewing which isn’t the best, so viewers sitting far to the side won’t get the finest picture. But, the Yahoo Widgets and the ability to stream media from a networked PC irons things out.

The Samsung UB55B6000 doesn’t come equipped with local dimming like its older brother, but still manages to fabricate respectable contrast ratios. Keeping the digital buff on cloud nine is the 4 HDMI inputs that enables you to keep the Xbox, cable box and other digital gear connected at the same time without having to unplug any to plug in another. The Samsung UB55B6000 includes the InfoLink, which is a much more basic portal to Internet-updated information than Yahoo Widgets, and limited to only showing news, custom stocks, and local weather information. Similar to the Samsung UB55B7000, the Samsung UB55B6000 is fitted with a refresh rate of 120 Hz and dejudder processing with boasts more adjustments than any other display of such so far. As expected from a 1080p TV, one of those modes, called Screen Fit, lets the Samsung UB55B6000 scale 1080i and 1080p sources promptly to the panel’s pixels with no overscan.

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