The Samsung UE55B7020 Model Reviewed
Initial Views: By far the most notable aspect of the UE55B7020 is the depth of it. Less than 1.5 inches, in actuality.The black sheer finish to the surround of the television looks good, as does the thin translucent connection between the screen and the stand. An added plus point is that Samsung has integrated all of the key parts within the TV – several manufacturers have required viewers to find a site for a separate box for such things as the Freeview tuner.
Audio Quality: Nearly all modern TVs have inadequate quality sound outputs and the UE55B7020 is no exception. The UE55B7020 is too slender to permit a reasonable audio system. Look to linking it to a separate sound system to get decent audio to hope to match the picture quality.
Display Quality: This is the central advantage of the UE55B7020 over its competitors, in that it has replaced fluorescent backlighting with Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs). What several reviewers haven’t understood is that the television itself still uses tried and tested LCD know-how. The advantages of LEDs as opposed to fluorescent tubes are:
* Traditional backlighting is rather uneven. LEDs use a lattice system to backlight the complete display
* Only plasma TVs have created faultless blacks until now – this enables LCD ones to do so as well.
* Response times (when viewing a fast shifting image) are quicker.
* Further colours can be displayed.
Socket connections: The UE55B7020 has all the connections to connect to other appliances and computers that nearly all of us are expected to need – an LAN port, 2 USB ones and 4 HDMI connections. The LAN one allows the UE55B7020 to access files on your Computer network that you might wish to utilize. And the USB connections make available many file formats to be played when a USB stick is put in. As well as facilitating a wireless connection to your home network – a separate dongle is needed for this.
The UE55B7020 comes with 2 remote controls. Of use if one gets misplaced! The larger one looks fairly bizarre. It curves over at one end, a bit reminiscent of a shoe horn. Unusual to use at first, but OK after a bit. Just on / off, volume and channel controls are on the second remote – generally OK for everyday use, however.
Energy efficiency: LEDs draw on a good deal less power (between 100W and 130W) than the traditional fluorescent backlighting so the TV will be less expensive to own than its competitors.
To wind up, the UE55B7020 is a Best Buy TV in its category. Even though, as with all flat screen TV, it’s let down by its sound output, the intense deep blacks and lively colours it makes are better than other similar models.
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