CNET Asia Review
Very good
The good: Eye-catching styling; smudge-resistant finishing; bright and saturated pictures; excellent shadow detail; cleaning cloth bundle. 7.3
out of 10View score
The bad: Mild low-level video noise; mousy audio; scratch-prone.
The bottom line: The beautifully crafted Samsung LA40R71B is a competent LCD TV that emphasizes aesthetics over performance.
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Average User Rating
from 11 users
Good
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User Reviews
Product Returned On 1st Day
Mar 8, 2007Rating: 3 out of 10 (Poor)
Pros: Attractive design & pricing
Cons: Unacceptable sound & picture quality
Opinion:
I bought it because the design is attractive and the pricing. I have surveyed many plasma and LCD screens and was set on the former but spouse decided that LCD was the choice most other people will make - a bad basis for decision making.
Sound problems noted after linking up the TV's audio output to my amp. The TV's sound appears faster than the sound generated from my amp - creating an echo feel. Also, TV sound was faster than TV video output - lips still in motion when speech has ended!!!
Only 1 SVideo input on the side panel but the User Guide describes 2 with 1 other behind the panel. I needed 2 - for satelite TV (back) and videocam (side).
I tried some PS Games - colour format for the Jap games was very distorted but not for US games (default settings???).
Picture quality not satisfactory - dark scenes and fast moving scene. Coming off a ... Read more
Great Fun while gaming x-box
Oct 3, 2006Rating: 9 out of 10 (Spectacular)
Pros: Good contrast & shrpness, Image details are good
Cons: Prefer more choices of cabinet colors
Opinion:
This is good buy, i trade in my old projection TV & got good bargain on price & redeemed 3yr warranty. Noticed great image quality while gaming with xbox HD games & surfing on the net when connectd to my laptop. They arranged demo call for me & got properly adjusted, tuned by friendly Enginner. Waiting to see the image quality of ch5 when it will start HD transmission.
Gorgeous!!!
Oct 2, 2006Rating: 9 out of 10 (Spectacular)
Pros: Sleek and stylish design; super high contrast ratio; free 3 year warranty(wow!!!); 1080i HD ready
Cons: not 1080p ready (not many TVs are though...)
Opinion:
Seriously... There isn't any other LCD TV in the market that looks as stunning as the R7. I lurrve it. Mmmmm...
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