Samsung 40" 1080p Flat-Panel LCD HDTV
Samsung
- LN-T4061F
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BACKGROUND INFO:
I am an extremely picky perfectionist with a degree in computer science that is especially picky about TV/computer screens. I have also owned this TV for about 3 months and am very happy with it!
I don't like to watch TV, commercials, or any other such nonsense. Therefore, I do not have regular network TV of any kind. Instead I use this TV in conjunction with a media center computer (temporarily a laptop).
In my opinion, computer screens usually feature a higher level of sharpness and quality than ordinary TVs. I therefore was looking for a TV that was basically a big computer screen. I looked at many many brands and ended up settling on Samsung. They seemed to offer the highest degree of sharpness, best color, and most inputs over any other brand. And compared with the rest of Samsung's lineup (January 2008), this TV offered the best picture at the best price.
SHARPNESS / RESOLUTION 10/10:
This is the FIRST TV I have ever seen that meets my standards in terms of text
I am an extremely picky perfectionist with a degree in computer science that is especially picky about TV/computer screens. I have also owned this TV for about 3 months and am very happy with it!
I don't like to watch TV, commercials, or any other such nonsense. Therefore, I do not have regular network TV of any kind. Instead I use this TV in conjunction with a media center computer (temporarily a laptop).
In my opinion, computer screens usually feature a higher level of sharpness and quality than ordinary TVs. I therefore was looking for a TV that was basically a big computer screen. I looked at many many brands and ended up settling on Samsung. They seemed to offer the highest degree of sharpness, best color, and most inputs over any other brand. And compared with the rest of Samsung's lineup (January 2008), this TV offered the best picture at the best price.
SHARPNESS / RESOLUTION 10/10:
This is the FIRST TV I have ever seen that meets my standards in terms of text
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Eagle has got to be one of the dumbest delivery companies around. I purchased this set on Feb. 28th. As of March 3rd. it has made it's way from Reno, NV to Sacramento ,Ca. A grand total of 132 miles EAST. I live 204 miles SOUTH of Reno!!! HELLO Eagle. Look at a map! From Sacramento it is headed south to Los Angeles. THEN back north to Bishop,Ca. It will have traveled 800 miles before it gets here. It would have been cheaper, and taken less time, to just have one of the employees throw it in the back of a pickup truck and drive it down here.
Eagle gets a BIG "F" for delivery. This will be the LAST item I purchase from Amazon that requires a truck to deliver.
Eagle gets a BIG "F" for delivery. This will be the LAST item I purchase from Amazon that requires a truck to deliver.
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I am a first time consumer in the Flat Panel HDTV market. My goal was to achieve a setup with XBOX360, PC, Cable TV, and DVD all in one system. And make no mistake, I have been looking for many months b4 finally pulling the trigger with this Samsung LNT4061F 40inch LCD. I have had this LCD for the last 2 weeks, and here are the results...
Why did I choose this particular model???
I did ALOT of eye shopping at BestBuy and Circuit City to determine my choice. By far, this model and Samsung in general had the best color quality I could see. I am by no means an expert in LCDs, but when I am looking at different LCDs side by side, it is fairly easy for me to determine which set is better. I am sure you can too! So go to BestBuy or any other places, and look at different models. You will see what I mean when I say that Samsung seems to have it right overall.
To start off, I ordered the Samsung LCD on a Sunday evening, and it arrived on a Tuesday afternoon!! The dilivery was through
Why did I choose this particular model???
I did ALOT of eye shopping at BestBuy and Circuit City to determine my choice. By far, this model and Samsung in general had the best color quality I could see. I am by no means an expert in LCDs, but when I am looking at different LCDs side by side, it is fairly easy for me to determine which set is better. I am sure you can too! So go to BestBuy or any other places, and look at different models. You will see what I mean when I say that Samsung seems to have it right overall.
To start off, I ordered the Samsung LCD on a Sunday evening, and it arrived on a Tuesday afternoon!! The dilivery was through
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The Samsung LNT4061 LCD TV is first class. High Definition pictures are sharp and clear, side viewing is excellent, action is not blurred and colors are excellent. Analog pictures are also very good. It also has a matte screen, which does not reflect room and outdoor light, so you don't need the dark room the latest TVs need. I didn't want the annoyance of screen reflections, so I picked the 4061 over the latest models which all seem to have the reflective screens. This TV is also picking up HD channels from cable without a HD cable box or a subscription to the HD channels, and HD over-the-air is also excellent.
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This was one of the most nerve racking purchase decisions I have ever made. I poured over reviews, worried that I would regret not waiting for the next gen product, fretted that I should go for plasma after all.
Well, I took the plunge, and now I can't believe I waited so long. This product is gorgeous. If you, like me, want to watch your TV, not measure it with test instruments, this thing will surpass your expectations. Not only that, it will do it at half the price of "this year's model".
I studiously input all the settings advised by CNET and didn't like the results. Then tried those much maligned factory settings (Standard, in a room with the blinds closed), and found them to be perfect for me.
There may be better sets out there, but if you are above a "certain age", I'll bet your eyes couldn't see the difference anyway. So place your order, relax, and think about what to do with the $1400 you just saved!
Well, I took the plunge, and now I can't believe I waited so long. This product is gorgeous. If you, like me, want to watch your TV, not measure it with test instruments, this thing will surpass your expectations. Not only that, it will do it at half the price of "this year's model".
I studiously input all the settings advised by CNET and didn't like the results. Then tried those much maligned factory settings (Standard, in a room with the blinds closed), and found them to be perfect for me.
There may be better sets out there, but if you are above a "certain age", I'll bet your eyes couldn't see the difference anyway. So place your order, relax, and think about what to do with the $1400 you just saved!
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This is the most wonderful yet impractical purchase I have ever made. Samsung did a great job on this one. The first impression is that your living room has become a movie theater. Yet this home cinema is without a doubt a totally unnecessary luxury. Having said that let me share with you a few useful remarks that'll help set your expectations.
Attributes & pointers:
1- Picture Quality: it is so awesome you can see a blemish on someone's face as if they were standing in front of you. You can see every drop of sweat on Kobe's (Lakers!) biceps with such definition; you would think he is playing in your living room. You get the point...
2- Watching Movies: you need a DVD player with upconverting capability to watch movies in full HD (1080p) - under $100
3- Computer Monitor: you need HDMI-DVI cable [$5 or less] & 1/8' miniplug to red & white RCA cable [$10-25] to transform your TV to a computer monitor which operates in full HD (1080p). It only works with "HDMI in1" port. The shock effect
Attributes & pointers:
1- Picture Quality: it is so awesome you can see a blemish on someone's face as if they were standing in front of you. You can see every drop of sweat on Kobe's (Lakers!) biceps with such definition; you would think he is playing in your living room. You get the point...
2- Watching Movies: you need a DVD player with upconverting capability to watch movies in full HD (1080p) - under $100
3- Computer Monitor: you need HDMI-DVI cable [$5 or less] & 1/8' miniplug to red & white RCA cable [$10-25] to transform your TV to a computer monitor which operates in full HD (1080p). It only works with "HDMI in1" port. The shock effect
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In purchasing this TV, I had in mind that I would use this for all of my multimedia needs--using it as a PC display, my 360 display, and as a regular HD cable TV display. Simply put, this TV met every one of these challenges.
First up on my agenda was hooking up the PC. I hooked this up via a DVI to HDMI adapter. My PC recognized it immediately and I quickly had my PC looking as vivid as ever on this Samsung. However, I did have some driver issues in attempting to set a resolution of 1920x1080, but after a few tweaks, I had it running flawlessly. My only complaint is that 1920 resolution is kind of hard on the eyes from a distance--more pronounced during web browsing and text reading. I do, however, always use 1920 res for gaming as it looks quite marvelous and requires little to no squinting for text reading (many games such as WoW allow you to increase the font size anyway)! I tested Half-Life 2, Quake 4, World of Warcraft, and a multitude of other games. In a word, it was simply breathtaking.
First up on my agenda was hooking up the PC. I hooked this up via a DVI to HDMI adapter. My PC recognized it immediately and I quickly had my PC looking as vivid as ever on this Samsung. However, I did have some driver issues in attempting to set a resolution of 1920x1080, but after a few tweaks, I had it running flawlessly. My only complaint is that 1920 resolution is kind of hard on the eyes from a distance--more pronounced during web browsing and text reading. I do, however, always use 1920 res for gaming as it looks quite marvelous and requires little to no squinting for text reading (many games such as WoW allow you to increase the font size anyway)! I tested Half-Life 2, Quake 4, World of Warcraft, and a multitude of other games. In a word, it was simply breathtaking.
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I've now had this TV for 3 weeks and it's fantastic. The HD picture is just amazing. I just wish I had some more HD channels via Comcast cable. So far, I've found no issues with the picture quality at all. The contrast is great, no problems with choppy picture (at least not from the TV).
I find myself watching anything I can in HD, including now stuff I usually don't watch. For example, not a hockey fan at all, but I've watched more hockey the last 3 weeks than I've ever watched in my life. It's nice to be able to actually see the puck. Flipped between that and the NCAA Women's College World Series (softball), which looked great in HD (but that's not just because of the picture quality ;-). The Yankees aren't doing well, but even their losses look good in HD. And now I have to go back and watch Discovery Channel's Planet Earth series again in HD.
I think the SD quality isn't that bad in most cases. That may be due to the cable box doing some up-conversion of the picture.
I find myself watching anything I can in HD, including now stuff I usually don't watch. For example, not a hockey fan at all, but I've watched more hockey the last 3 weeks than I've ever watched in my life. It's nice to be able to actually see the puck. Flipped between that and the NCAA Women's College World Series (softball), which looked great in HD (but that's not just because of the picture quality ;-). The Yankees aren't doing well, but even their losses look good in HD. And now I have to go back and watch Discovery Channel's Planet Earth series again in HD.
I think the SD quality isn't that bad in most cases. That may be due to the cable box doing some up-conversion of the picture.
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I absolutely love this TV.
I did a lot of research before buying... LCD vs. Plasma, 720p/1080i vs 1080p, Sony, Toshiba, Samsung, Sharp, etc... I ended up deciding on this TV and after having it for a few weeks now I can categorically say I don't regret it.
The picture quality is superb (after a little tuning of course), and it has inputs galore. Right now I'm running an Xbox 360 (Component), an HD-DVR (HDMI), a laptop computer (VGA), and a PS2 (S-video). I love that it upsamples all of the audio inputs and will output them over the digital optical cable (just stereo, not 5.1 unfortunately) so I can run a single wire down to my stereo receiver, since the speakers on the TV are a little on the weak side.
Although there is very little content out there right now in "full HD" resolution, I decided to go with 1080p, primarily for future compatibility, and for better picture quality when connecting to my laptop or a HTPC in the near future. It looks fantastic as a monitor, with clean,
I did a lot of research before buying... LCD vs. Plasma, 720p/1080i vs 1080p, Sony, Toshiba, Samsung, Sharp, etc... I ended up deciding on this TV and after having it for a few weeks now I can categorically say I don't regret it.
The picture quality is superb (after a little tuning of course), and it has inputs galore. Right now I'm running an Xbox 360 (Component), an HD-DVR (HDMI), a laptop computer (VGA), and a PS2 (S-video). I love that it upsamples all of the audio inputs and will output them over the digital optical cable (just stereo, not 5.1 unfortunately) so I can run a single wire down to my stereo receiver, since the speakers on the TV are a little on the weak side.
Although there is very little content out there right now in "full HD" resolution, I decided to go with 1080p, primarily for future compatibility, and for better picture quality when connecting to my laptop or a HTPC in the near future. It looks fantastic as a monitor, with clean,
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PROS: HDMI v1.3, great picture w/ deep blacks, lots of calibration options, minimal profile
CONS: glossy finish, annoying menu quirks
I've had this TV for a few weeks, and now that I've gotten the set calibrated I've been amazed by the picture. I had a Sony Wega CRT HDTV (30") that had a fantastic picture but I wanted a bigger TV. I also have a relatively bright room, so I wanted to see how a matte screen LCD would perform with a lot of ambient light. (This is why I didn't go with the Samsung LN-T4065F which has a highly reflective glass screen.) Having the matte screen has been great, there is considerably less glare that I have to deal with which makes up for the minor reduction in PQ going from CRT to LCD. Also, the hidden speakers on the bottom give this set a fairly minimal profile; it doesn't have big speakers along the sides or bottom which - in my opinion - make a TV look bulky. Other folks have mentioned poor sound quality from the hidden speakers but I haven't been disappointed.
CONS: glossy finish, annoying menu quirks
I've had this TV for a few weeks, and now that I've gotten the set calibrated I've been amazed by the picture. I had a Sony Wega CRT HDTV (30") that had a fantastic picture but I wanted a bigger TV. I also have a relatively bright room, so I wanted to see how a matte screen LCD would perform with a lot of ambient light. (This is why I didn't go with the Samsung LN-T4065F which has a highly reflective glass screen.) Having the matte screen has been great, there is considerably less glare that I have to deal with which makes up for the minor reduction in PQ going from CRT to LCD. Also, the hidden speakers on the bottom give this set a fairly minimal profile; it doesn't have big speakers along the sides or bottom which - in my opinion - make a TV look bulky. Other folks have mentioned poor sound quality from the hidden speakers but I haven't been disappointed.
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I've had the TV from Amazon for almost a full month now. Fantastic picture clarity, specially with the HD signals. 90% of the time while watching Sopranos, I feel like I'm in the room with them when they're either wacking someone or just hanging out @ The Bing. Plenty of inputs and very versatile. Extremely easy to use in terms of navigating the menus. If you have common sense, then you should have no problems using this.
The "not so bad" side, while watching a movie...the picture suddenly turned red on me. I immediately blamed it on the DVD player but after switching it with a few other component cable source, I was able to diagnose it the specific issue. After several attempts of switching the component connections between the HD cable box, the Wii, and the DVD player, the component connections (I think) eventually gave out and it does not recognize any signals coming from the component cables. All other connections (S-video) seems to work fine. As of May 9, 2007, I brought up
The "not so bad" side, while watching a movie...the picture suddenly turned red on me. I immediately blamed it on the DVD player but after switching it with a few other component cable source, I was able to diagnose it the specific issue. After several attempts of switching the component connections between the HD cable box, the Wii, and the DVD player, the component connections (I think) eventually gave out and it does not recognize any signals coming from the component cables. All other connections (S-video) seems to work fine. As of May 9, 2007, I brought up
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I've had the LN-T4061 for a week now and am still very impressed. The picture quality is excellent, build quality is solid, and ease-of-use is very good too. I am using it with an HD cable box, a Media Center PC, and a home theater receiver. In all cases, connecting and configuring the various inputs was completely obvious and pain free.
General Image: The colors are absolutely amazing. I've looked at a LOT of LCDs over the past few months and I can't recall any of them looking this vibrant. The 10,000-to-1 contrast ratio really makes for a stunning image. The black level is very good for an LCD too, but not quite pitch-black. Since I like to watch movies at night in a dark room, I can pick out a tiny amount of dark grey if I'm looking for it. Still, it's much better than most LCDs and the high contrast ratio makes dark scenes look much better. If you look at LCDs in a store, you'll notice they always play bright, contrasty video. That's because most LCDs have a problem showing
General Image: The colors are absolutely amazing. I've looked at a LOT of LCDs over the past few months and I can't recall any of them looking this vibrant. The 10,000-to-1 contrast ratio really makes for a stunning image. The black level is very good for an LCD too, but not quite pitch-black. Since I like to watch movies at night in a dark room, I can pick out a tiny amount of dark grey if I'm looking for it. Still, it's much better than most LCDs and the high contrast ratio makes dark scenes look much better. If you look at LCDs in a store, you'll notice they always play bright, contrasty video. That's because most LCDs have a problem showing
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I have been putting this television through its paces since I got it a few weeks ago, and it is by far the best TV I have ever owned, and very difficult to beat. The image quality is really good, with bright, vivid colors and wonderful detail, especially for 1080i/p content, but even lower-resolution 720p content, which is what's more commonly-available on OTA HD broadcast, looks phenomenal. I also have an Apple TV hooked up to it, and even though most of my content is encoded at either 360p, 480p, or 720p, it still looks quite good.
It does take some time to get the image tuned to perfection, and the default settings are way too bright with too much color saturation boost, and the DNIe processing system actually seems to make some motion effects worse. However, it's very easy to change the settings and see immediately what effect they have.
Like all LCDs it does have some slight black point problems; these aren't noticeable for fullscreen 16:9 content, but for older 4:3 content it's
It does take some time to get the image tuned to perfection, and the default settings are way too bright with too much color saturation boost, and the DNIe processing system actually seems to make some motion effects worse. However, it's very easy to change the settings and see immediately what effect they have.
Like all LCDs it does have some slight black point problems; these aren't noticeable for fullscreen 16:9 content, but for older 4:3 content it's
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