Samsung LCD HDTV Deal

Samsung HDTV at John Lewis

Update: We’ve found another seller offering a great deal on this TV (plus free delivery). Details at the bottom of the post.

As a fan of HDTV’s, you’re no doubt asking “Who makes the best LCD TV?” or “Which HDTV format is better, 1080i or 720p?”. It’s all down to preference, but we can say that this Samsung LCD HDTV offer from John Lewis might just appeal to you. They’ve knocked the price of the 40″ Samsung LE40B550A5 down to £699. As usual, you have two choices: go and take a look at this offer now: LE40B550A5 at John Lewis or you can read on for a far more detailed spec of this television…

This is no cheap LCD TV, it’s been built with quality in mind. LCD TV reviews have given this model a big thumbs up which isn’t a surprise considering the techie bits that Samsung have crammed into it. Sure, some manufacturers will resort to anything to get a sale, according to the Samsung website the LE40B505 range of LCD’s will “…uplift you spirt…”! We’re not sure about that, but it is a pretty stunning HDTV.

Enough! Here’s the specs:

For a start, and if you haven’t already guessed, this TV is HD ready (1080p Full HD as opposed to the sort of the ‘halfway there’ 720p resolution). As you’d expect from a television from Samsung, you get to experience some pretty spectacular rendering of colour and detail.

The Dynamic Contrast Ratio or 10,000:1 isn’t the highest in the HDTV market but it does get significant boost by using what Samsung call their “Digital Dynamic Contrast”. DDC is controlled by a self-adjusting backlit panel that changes the power output to the flat panel This internal dimming or brightening of the LCD backlight means the Samsung LE40B550A5 can control the depth of black hues and bright images = a clearer natural image!

This image enhancement features also get a boost from Samsung’s proprietary DNIe+ technology. Put simply, the advanced colour and motion optimisers creates a pretty stunning depth of detail giving you incredibly lifelike images and a deeper depth of colour.

Entertainment Mode – this feature allows you to optimise the TV for movies, games and sports using 3 preset hot-keys. Simply flick between the different modes and choose the best settings.

The Samsung range of HD TV’s also include Wide Colour Enhancer 2. The blurb from their site says this: “Images are saturated with vivid, natural colour due to the expanded range of colour expression.” Basically, it’s a way of enhancing images that look weak.

With the Samsung LE40B550A5 you get 4 HDMI connections (3 rear, one on the side). Nowadays, you can’t have enough HD inputs for games consoles, media centres etc. One nice touch here is the addition of Anynet+ (HDMI CEC) which lets you you to control all connected AV devices from one remote control, taking away the pile of controls on your armchair!

Want to stream movies and from you PC? Samsung have built a USB / USB 2.0 interface into this HDTV. Simply connect your computer, or pen drive, to the television then you can play music and videos and view pictures on your TV screen. It supports high speeds of up to 480 Mbps. It also supports FAT 16 / 32 files, the file type found on most USB drives, flash devices and SD cards.

Want to save the planet? The LE40B550A5 features Samsung Crystal TV: a flawless finish is created by dual injection technology. This means no spray paint is used in the construction which, in turn, eliminates VOC (Volatile Organic Compounds) emmission. Also the highly efficient power consumption mechanism helps save energy which is also good for the environment and your wallet! Finally, the 5 series range of Samsung LCD HDTV’s come with a free take-back policy and they’re aslo 90% recyclable. Lovely.

Amazon UK have a great price: £648.00 plus free delivery – Samsung LE40B550A5 40-inch Widescreen Full HD 1080p Crystal LCD TV with Freeview

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