* Poor colour handling - lights appear white and greys appear dark, depsite contrast, brightness & gamma tuning. Mid-tones are fine. Suspect this is typical of edge-lit LED.
* Dark frames show very dark around the edges, causing a "tunnel" appearance.
* Remote has very poor feel - many buttons feel the same so it takes a quite bit of getting used to before you can use the remote without looking at what button you are pressing. Remote is poorly weighted too - hard to get the buttons at bottom of the remote.
* Web browser struggles to load many common pages due to multimedia content - this locks up the TV which is very annoying.
* Update process is poorly managed - updates occur without showing progress and TV cannot be used during the process.
* Guide is inconsistent - sometimes you get the good one (new), sometimes you get the poor one (old).
* Youtube does not play smoothly. Forces HD versions if available. Keyboard does not work in the Youtube app.
* Timeshift requires manual activation.
* PIP is limited due to no second tuner, and no PIP button on the remote makes it mostly unusable.
Pros:
* PVR feature works well, the TV "sleeps" while waiting for scheduled recordings.
Overall:
Despite the above points it is a good TV, but the "Smart" side is not quite there. Windows Media Centre provides quicker & easier access to Guide and timeshifting. A dual-core model would likely be worth the extra cost.
[Update]
After a week or so of operation some of the niggling issues are turning out to be real annoyances and I cannot recommend this TV. Occassionally it won't change channel or respond to the remote - obviously doing some background process and takes a few MINUTES to start responding again.
Skipping forward through recorded movies produces an incorrect message ("Mode not supported") and causes the movie to start from the beginning again. Contacting Samsung support got a reply saying I needed a new firmware, they provided a link to a page that has NO FIRMWARE!
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