If the statistics do not lie, then love the Amazon shoppers this TV: Samsung UE40D6500 has been weeks in the bestsellers of the online merchant. When tested in our lab shows the 40-inch TV, why he is asked to Rightly so.
Samsung looks at his flat 40-inch television UE40D6500 on Edge LED backlight. In very dark images we made some slight irradiation fixed at the edge, but otherwise perfectly normal Clouding, then a cloudy black picture shows the TV in the test does not. Beautiful 3D image generated 3D images using the UE40D6500 shutter technique. Necessary for the 3D-mode active 3D glasses, however, are not included and cost around 50 € per piece. The representation of 3D movies we liked in the test well overall. The crosstalk (ghosting) is measured by 3 percent – a pleasant little value.
The image brightness in the 3D mode is also sufficiently Very good picture , too, the picture quality in 2D convinced us in the test – no matter from what source. The TV has four tuners: analog and digital cable (DVB-C), digital satellite (DVB-S / 2) and DVB – T . For HD channels, there is nothing to complain about – the picture in 720p or 1080i looks sharp and smooth. For channels in standard definition can be observed slight motion blur, even tickers do not remain entirely free of artifacts. Overall, these small weaknesses but move in and have not noticed big.
The coloration of DVD and Blu-ray Disc movies is very successful with many details. For movies with black bars above and below, the above-mentioned effect of irradiation EDGE LEDs a little disturbing. The highly reflective front screen of the television viewing experience the other hand, blurs the clear candle on the coffee table are absolutely taboo.
Networkers and media player
on the Samsung portal “SmartHub” You have, if the TV with network and internet is connected, access to diverse content: videos from the Internet, your network or from a USB storage device can be found here as well as Facebook or Twitter apps. Various widgets bring the latest news, weather forecasts or stock quotes on the TV, with the free Web browser with Flash support, you can also use the TV to surf the web. The integrated media player not only supports the most common formats (DivX, MP3, JPEG, etc. ) at the videos for even high-resolution MKVS with DTS audio.
Since the TV also accepts USB drives with NTFS file system, it can also easily play all HD movies. Through the network (DLNA certified) but only run movies in MPEG-2 and -4. clay Satter and moderate consumption of Samsung 40D6500 offers many sound settings, such as a graphical equalizer and five preset tone. sThe overall sound can certainly be heard. The case begins to roar until you level setting the tone well above room level.
In normal mode, swallows the TV pleasantly low 62.3 watts – with the lights sensor actually only about 41 watts, with the brightness of the display with about 140 candelas per square meter fully is in order.
Conclusion
The approximately 850-euro Samsung UE40D6500 is a real bargain: He has a very good 2D image quality and a decent 3D mode. The media player and network and Internet functions can arise rarely bored. Setting the right tone and the low power consumption are seen as something positive. Only the lack of shutter glasses cloud the overall picture -. Who wants to look at second-3D, has to invest an additional 100 € Alternative What does the LG Electronics 42LW650S brings to the small screen, can be both in 2D and 3D view can be – as is every living room the bombastic home theater.
Above all, the quasi error-free 3D TV Bildqualitiät of polarization is really fun. Only the slightly reduced resolution obscures the Blu-ray discs in the third dimension to the overall impression. Priced at around 1025 € the LG TV is more expensive than the Samsung LED TV, but because 3D Polar iStation glasses are getting very cheap, you can loose the whole family or with friends, a 3D movie night in organize their own homes.
