Samsung LE40B550 Crystal LCD TV Monitor

In the past we often difficult for Samsung to send its low-end tellies more to go. He was tempted to see what his thoughts cheaper Samsung TV, a couple of poor quality and do not want to be pummeled in journals results led to a decline in sales. But now that our perseverance has finally led to the hand of one of Samsung current mass-market models, LE40B550 we are suddenly re-evaluate our previous thoughts on the Samsung budget “embarrassment. “

You see, the 40B550 is pretty good. So, unless Samsung has a sudden jump in the quality of its products to entry, we begin to think that the previous mark visible only want to send our premium spec-TV in May for review are a paranoid obsession to be involved with the tip of functions and performance, rather than a desire to avoid negative comments.All conjecture, which is very interesting (of course!) But you’re probably more than ready for me to the company to explain why television has both Eliot pontificated today.

Let’s start with his appearance, although much less glamorous than Samsung ultra slim LED models, are still very attractive for television costs only a few pounds more than £ 550. Is particularly pleasing to the presence of Samsung is customary glass as “Crystal” upper ring, the subtle curve along the bottom edge of the TV, and how the upper layer of Crystal is to extend a bit more than the black border around a low light diffracting part out.

This is a very good TV, too. Kicking things off in fine, HD-loving style four HDMIs to acknowledge the support of a VGA PC input and a USB jack lets you play JPEG and MP3.Unlike Samsung B650 LCD and LED series of models, 40B550 no Ethernet port for access to the media, Samsung 2.0 “Internet” service, or content stored on a DLNA PC. Nor is the USB manipulate video files, such as USB from higher spec models. But that 40B550 costs £ 555. So what do you think? A built-in cappuccino machine?

Even if I’m on the subject of things 40B550 not, it is not 100Hz processing found on the Samsung B650 series. Although certainly not say that the TV is completely devoid of video processing, multi-purpose for Samsung Digital Natural Image engine (DNIe) is within reach, such as a wide range of colors of the system, noise reduction routines, and improving the system.

It must be said that all these tools are particularly useful; Improvement edges can look forced and against nature, and systems for noise reduction can make photos soft unnecessary if not used sparingly. But the presence of so many options at least suggest that the 40B550 is a TV with ambitions above his station £ 550. [viritech]