Features
The HD-ready LA40S71B offers high-definition inputs for the 1080i/720p/576p standards, with a maximum resolution of 1,366 x 768 pixels. A wide 178-degree viewing angle won't receive any complaints from audiences, while image detail is improved thanks to the 3,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio combined with a 500cd/m2 brightness level. The 8ms response rate, which allows fast-paced action sequences to appear more fluid, is on par with most screens on the market and the display also comes with a 3D digital comb filter.
Four different picture modes can be selected, ranging from custom to standard, dynamic and movie, which are combined with the Korean company's DNIe imaging engine that supposedly analyses any kind of input signal and optimizes it for the specific display type, in this case a 40-inch LCD. Samsung provides its own Game Mode that's designed to improve the sharpness and sound effects of HD gaming, in addition to SRS TruSurround XT sound reproduction. Other features include picture-in-picture technology--despite the fact that there's only a single tuner--as well as a host of other adapters including an HDMI port and PC inputs, besides composite, S-video and component-video inputs.
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