If one decides to buy an LED LCD TV, or even for that matter, any television, one of the first thoughts that occur in their mind is about the range of quality TVs from Samsung. Why not? Samsung has been a wonderful stalwart in the field of the production of electronic goods and particularly, the televisions. Even though there has been a stiff completion of lately from other electronic giants like LG and Sony, Samsung has got nothing to lose as it only got better and also got the better of the other two. Its continuous series of TVs has become a great hit and almost each of its latest TVs is being sold as the red hot model in the market at present. The attractive thing regarding the 6 series LED TVs is that, they are neither costly nor cheesy. One such series is the 6 series, and in particular, the UE40B6000. What is so special about this TV then? Well, almost everything.
Design:
A cool looking one:
Keeping up the traditions of Samsung’s previous LED TV models, the UE40B6000 40-inch LED Television is also a real beauty. A stylish design along with a wonderful red tint enclosing the curvy outer bezel makes the UE40B6000 one of the coolest looking LED TVs today. This TV looks very good statistically as well. Measuring about 983 mm wide, 688 mm high and 255 mm deep, this is really slim TV. And also weighing about 18.4 kg, this has to be one of the light weight TVs considering the fact that it is an LCD TV. It can be mounted on the wall as well stood upright on the table. The former is a better option since then it makes your living room livelier and also gives you a kingly feeling of possessing such a slim and wonderful TV. These points may be enough to convince even the narrowest minded person in the world that the UE40B6000 is one of the best looking LCD TVs in the world.
Display:
Now clearly, any TV in the world will have to face an acid test when it comes to the aspect of display. Since it is the most important thing regarding a TV, Samsung seemed to have taken all the more care this time around in making its TVs provide very good pictures. For the first time in the history of its TVs, Samsung has introduced the 1080p resolution for its TVs. This means that your pictures come with a screen resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels, or in other words, you will get HD pictures from the UE40B6000. The backlight system is really good for this TV and it holds the key for the great pictures and very good balance of luminosity all over the screen. The uniform brightness of the screen is also a cool feature. This means that there is no fading away of certain dark colours and especially black from the centre of the screen towards the ends. Another very good feature of this TV is that, it has very good viewing angles, which means it would be very comfortable to watch it even from very acute angles and still experience almost no loss in the colour intensity or picture quality.
Features:
Processor:
The Processor is a very essential part of a TV. Most of the TVs that you see today are coming with the 100Hz processor, just like the UE40B6000. This special and also the latest processor is really a very good mechanism whose main function is to blend the pictures seen on TV, and blend them so beautifully that you get a cinematic view of the videos. Now, the Samsung UE40B6000 40? Widescreen LED TV has got a frame rate that beats the human eye since the blending of the pictures is very rapid and also smooth at the same time. Such a good feature has also the ability to eliminate picture diseases like any trails of tailing of pictures. This makes the pictures so crystal clear. These pictures are also produced after fine calibrations to the received signals are made. Thus, this processor can really be ranked to be right there at the top.
Response Time of UE40B6000:
Like most of the LED TVs from Samsung, the UE40B6000 has got one of the best response times, and this means that there is a very small time lag of only 4 milliseconds, while the average is near to 6 milliseconds. It means that there is almost no time gap between the input and the output signal. This very factor plays a cameo in making the TV a very good monitor for all your high end games, which you can play on your gaming consoles. This 40 inch beauty is tested as a monitor for various consoles that are in the market such as the Microsoft Xbox 360 the Nintendo Wii and the Sony PlayStation 3, and the results showed that the Samsung UE32B6000 1080p LED LCD TV is real time quick and also even at such high speeds, these games can be played very comfortably since there is also no tailing. This feature also turns out to be another plus to the Samsung UE40B6000 TV over the other good LED TVs in the market, which always clearly show you a considerable time lag between the input and output signals. Hence, this may mean that you can always have great experiences like an uninterrupted game play and as a result of it, continuous entertainment.
Contrast:
Picture Contrast is also a main factor considered while estimating the picture quality. But sadly, most of the LED TVs today are facing this problem of picture contrast. Almost each of their pictures obviously lacks contrast and hence the outcome of this is that the final pictures are not really candid in a way they are expected to be. But since the Samsung UE40B6000 is a new TV that boasts a mega dynamic contrast ratio, it never faces problems regarding the picture contrast and another thing here is that owing to the fact that it uses LEDs for backlighting, it makes things better when it comes to the picture contrast. This mega dynamic contrast, which means that it is about 100000:1, is surely going to provide you with a mega experience from the UE40B6000.
Colour Engine:
You will normally find that one of the main problems with the LED televisions today is the truth that they are not able produce natural colours or the exact colours seen by the human eye. For some reason or the other, the lifelike resolution of the colours and also the contrasts is missing. This problem arose probably due to the fact that the LEDs are inefficient when it comes to producing quite sharp and lifelike pictures. With the objective of overcoming this very little but significant inability, Samsung has now introduced into the UE40B6000, a new very special colour engine technology, which is nothing but just a colour engine that tries to copy the colours just as they are and then it again reproduces these pictures in the same manner, so that you will almost get the exact colours of the objects replicated. It also takes care in order to make sure that there is nothing like a shift in the frequency of the light and this means that the details of the colour are kept intact even while they are being transmitted. This is what exactly the thing that makes you feel the difference between the artificial and the exact natural colours. This is in fact a very nice idea from Samsung because, even though the pictures on the UE40B6000 are really good, colour aberration for an extended period of time is likely to cause discomfort to your eyes and they strain faster than normal.
Safety Measures:
Samsung’s TVs have never caused any hazards to the health of either the people or the environment around them in the past and the UE40B6000 is obviously not an exception to this. As a matter of fact, using LEDs in for the purpose of backlighting the television screens has reduced a lot of pollution and health hazards recently. Many television manufacturers in the world have now replaced the traditional CCFL backlight system, which is very widely used in the LED TVs. This is because such a system consists of mercury, which is regarded as hazardous to health. But it is not in use now and this means that you, your family and also your surroundings can be healthier now.
Miscellaneous Features:
There are a few miscellaneous features that particularly do not come under any special category. One such is the customisation option. With this option, you can now customise the different options that are featured on the TV and then you can set the TV to perform the way you want it to. Then, there are also different picture modes available and they are characterised by the different features and options they possess. You are now allowed to switch between the modes at your will and experience the difference for yourself. A couple of games are also included in the TVs features set and they are very entertaining for your children. We are also happy and hope you will also be happy to hear that the UE40B6000 comes with batteries, which are provided with the TV, just in case of power cuts. An easily fixable wall mount is also provided and this means that it will be easy for you to mount the TV on to the wall yourself in simple steps, without ever waiting for the assistance from a technician. Since Samsung’s TV are sold in many countries of the world, there are 25 languages loaded in the TV and almost all the major languages of the world are featured on the menu so that it will be easy for the local people to operate the TV.
Thus, though the features are not too many in number, but they can still be considered to be very effective, considering their range of application. They also try and make the UE40B6000 look very promising while they add to its beauty at the same time. Now, the question comes whether the TV is equally effective and attractive when it comes to its performance.
Performance:
As the performance of the TV is a deciding factor, it must definitely be taken care of and that is what Samsung has exactly done. When compared to its previous LED TV series, the 5 series, you will find a lot of difference in aspect of performance. More advanced video and audio technologies are used in the 6 series televisions to make sure that it becomes a real hit in the market, and this is exactly the reason why the UE40B6000 is one of the TVs that are very highly rated in the market.
Video Performance:
Three Dimensions:
This may be the best feature of all. The TV gives you the opportunity to watch your TV in three dimensions, which means that an extra dimension is added to your television world. This makes the pictures on your TV very lively and more natural than the conventional two dimensional pictures. As Samsung quotes, this TV gives you depth without depth. The embedded LEDs are responsible for producing pictures that have depth as well. Watching pictures of great depth in a TV that is pretty slim is a wonderful experience to tell you the truth. Although there are some concerns regarding the health of human eye watching this 3D TV, Samsung does not make any remarks regarding this. However, children are advised not to watch the three dimensional pictures for longer periods as this may disturb their vision for short intervals. Excepting this, everything else is very good regarding the video performance of the Samsung UE40B6000.
Audio Performance:
If you take a slight peek into the history of the LCD TVs, or the LED TVs, you will find that the one major problem with them is their audio performance. While the quality of their pictures is top notch as always and about which there is not almost anything to complain. But, there has definitely been quite a concern over the fact that the LCD TVs are not capable of producing very good acoustics and also clearly the sounds do not complement the pictures that are exhibited by these HD TVs. This is really a widely known truth. Looks like the worries regarding the audio on your LCD TV is over. Even though previously LED TVs are not able to produce great sounds and especially lacked vigour when it comes to surround sounds, Samsung has this time made sure that its 6 series LED TVs are very much capable of solving this problem. In spite of all the aforementioned problems, Samsung has shown its mettle by using the latest and the best audio technology available till date. With the help of its down firing type 2 x 10 W speakers; it gives you really qualitative and good sounds. It has also introduced a couple of robust audio systems like the Dolby Digital plus HD and SRS TruSurround HD, which make the sound all the more emphatic.
Interfaces:
One of the very good things that are found on the TVs from Samsung is its interfaces or ports, which are of great importance when it comes to modern entertainment. The UE40B6000 never looked like an exception from this and there are quite a few options for you to get your TV connected to various external devices and sync them for the purpose of data exchange. The various interfaces that are found at the back side of the Samsung UE40B6000 are as follows: 1 PC input, 1 PC audio input, 1 DVI Audio Input, 1 component mini jack, 1 mini composite, 1 RF input, 1 USB port, 1 Optical Digital Audio 1 CI slot, and 1 mini scart. This is really quite a list of ports that any LED TV can have, considering their slimness. They all help you in making things easy for you in terms of connectivity. Although this can be a great list, it would have been even greater if there was the option for you to connect to the internet, either wired or even wireless. Leave alone wireless, but at least there should have been an Ethernet port. Particularly, when the prime competitor to the UE40B6000, the Sony Bravia LED TV, is having such a facility that connects you to the internet directly, Samsung must have considered providing that option. But, otherwise, it is really great to see the multitasking ability of the UE40B6000.
Thus, looks like as if the Samsung UE40B6000 is a trend setter. With all the best features and options on earth, Samsung has also not compromised in providing very good performance aspects, which is really great to hear. Such a high performing television will always make one very happy and also very proud of its possession.
Power Consumption:
It is a widely known fact that the LED TVs consumes very little power when compared to their LCD, and Plasma counterparts. This is because; these LEDs are simple and also small diodes that require a small voltage for their functioning. Hence, at almost all the conditions, the Samsung UE40B6000 consumes just about 100 W of power. This rating is pretty good and clearly, it saves your money. There is also a power saver option provided, which when switched on, puts your TV in the standby mode. In this mode, all the sundry functions and operations of the TV are turned off and as a result of it, the TV consumes only about 0.1 W of power on an average. The TV, as an additional feature, has also got a label against environmental pollution, and is called the eco flower label, which literally means that it consumes little energy. This means that both your money and your surroundings are protected better than they were ever before.
Warranty:
Samsung offers the UE40B6000, parts and labour warranty for a period of one year. Although there is no direct process for extending your warranty period, you can still try and extend this period up to five years by subscribing on the internet from a few websites like Amazon, and also get a few offers.
Verdict:
What more do you need? After having a look at all that is discussed above, it must have been pretty clear to you that if all that you need is an excellent performing TV then the Samsung UE40B6000 is really the one for you. You may think of complaining about the fact that the TV is a bit highly priced, but it really deserves that amount. Hence, if you are not thinking of budget, then the UE40B6000 is a wonderful choice in front of you. Otherwise, there are cheaper options as well in the market, but with lesser promising performance.
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Samsung UE40B6000 LED LCD TV – Technical Specification Table
SRS TruSurround HD & Dolby Digital plus4 x HDMI1 x USB
1 x Digital Audio (Optical)
1 x PC input (D-sub)
1 x PC Audio Input (Mini Jack)
DVI Audio Input: Common Use for PC Audio Input
1 x Component (Y/Pb/Pr)
1 x composite (AV)
1 x RF input
CI Slot
1 x mini ScartPower Cable
Vesa Wall Mount
Slim Gender Cable Scart / Component / AV IN
Instruction Book
Batteries
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