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Samsung LE40B530

 

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    7.8 7.8 from 4 reviewers
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    8.3 8.3 from 17 reviewers
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    8.7 8.7 from 13 reviewers
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Samsung LE40B530

The Samsung LE40B530 is a 40-inch Full HD LCD TV that has a 1080p ready technology with 1920-by-1080-pixels and a contrast ratio of up to 500:1, Samsung’s DNIe Pro, 24p Real Movie and Movie plus technology (for smooth action picture), equipped with Wide Colour Enhancer 2 technology, built-in Freeview and radio stations; picture in picture (PIP) function and uses A2 / NiCAM plus the SRS Trusurround Sound effect and Dolby Digital Plus system with high quality sound. The LE40B530 has …

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Samsung LE40B530

The Samsung LE40B530 is a 40-inch Full HD LCD TV that has a 1080p ready technology with 1920-by-1080-pixels and a contrast ratio of up to 500:1, Samsung’s DNIe Pro, 24p Real Movie and Movie plus technology (for smooth action picture), equipped with Wide Colour Enhancer 2 technology, built-in Freeview and radio stations; picture in picture (PIP) function and uses A2 / NiCAM plus the SRS Trusurround Sound effect and Dolby Digital Plus system with high quality sound. The LE40B530 has a glossy black bezel enclosure and Clear Panel screen to provide images in any lighting that are much clearer with less reflection and glare.

Features

The Samsung LE40B530 has a 40-inch Full HD LCD TV 1080p ready technology with 1920-by-1080-pixels combines with a dynamic backlight system with proprietary filters built into the screen to deliver high contrast ratios of up to 500:1. It is also equipped with Movie Plus system that provides extra frames to the image while its picture processing comes from the latest incarnation of Samsung’s Digital Natural Image engine processing called the DNIe Pro which provides a more enhanced processing that can boost its black levels, detail levels, colour response and also handling any types of motion. The Samsung LE40B530 also includes three HDMI inputs Digital Link for superb digital pictures and sound plus one SCART socket that makes it easier to connect (up 1080p/24 feeds) to devices with High Definition like Blu-ray Disc and PLAYSTATION3. The Samsung LE40B530 measures at 998mm in width, 620.8mm in height and 78.4mm in depth (without stand) and 998mm in width, 686mm in height and 260.1mm in depth (with stand). It weights in at 18000grams including stand and 15100grams without stand.

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  • sammy le40b530 picture quality

    this tv has amazing colours, blacks and most of all i would say detail, yes the response time is crap but im not a gamer.. does anyone else however agree that the black levels come at the expense whether directly or indirectly, that even with backlight, contrast, brightness, colour etc at max the general viewing experience resembles somewhat wearing sunglasses?.. i wouldn't go as far as to say 'dirty' but for me it has more of a 'monitor-like' picture than a crt like picture like the a-series had?!

    Answered by michael530 2010-05-31:

    oops.. also what the hell where they thinking with the freeview guide thingy.. where you can't press 'prog/chan up/down' to go through pages of channels and instead have to go through channels one by

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