Samsung LE40M86BD Review

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Samsung LE40M86BD
4.1 stars
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KH1096's Review of Samsung LE40M86BD LCD Television

30th Sep 2007

Overall Rating

2.5 stars
  • Value for money
    2.5 stars
  • Image Quality
    2.5 stars
  • Features
    4 stars
  • Time LCD Television Owned
    1 - 6 Months
  • Sound Quality
    2 stars
Good Points

Very attractive set with excellent build quality. Full HD panel (1920x1080 pixels.) Extensive menus to facilitate picture and sound "tweaking" for the best picture for you.
Superb performance with external digital,Sky and DVD sources, particularly HD DVD.


Bad Points

This LCD TV is identical to the M87 in all but minor cosmetic considerations. The set has a major fault with its internal Freeview tuner which causes a "judder" in the Freeview picture. this can be as frequent as every few seconds or over a period of minutes. The fault has been identified by over 66% of AVFORUM member/owners, so, returning it will in 2 times out of 3, result in it being replaced by another with the same fault.
The sound is a little weak as the loudspeakers face backward.


General Comments

Samsung are aware of this fault and promise an "over the air" fix which will be transmitted sometime this October. Until that has been completed, this set fails to carry out its basic function i.e. to show clear, stable pictures from its own Freeview tuner.
That is why I have rated its image quality as merely average.
I would stress, that in most other respects (sound aside) this is a superb set, but not one that I can recommend. I look forward to the "over the air" fix, when this LCD will be able to perform as it was intended.

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