Samsung UN46C6300 46-Inch 1080p 120 Hz LED HDTV (Black)
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Manufacturer: SamsungRelease Date: 2010-03-05
Model: UN46C6300
Color: Black
Product features:
- 10Wx2 audio output
- Wide Color Enhancer Plus
- ConnectShare? Movie
- 4 HDMI (ver 1.3), HDMI-CEC
- Reduce blur with Auto Motion Plus
- ConnectShare Movie
- Images pop with Mega Dynamic Contrast Ratio
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Digital Cameras Photo Reviews of Samsung UN46C6300 46-Inch 1080p 120 Hz LED HDTV (Black)
Customer Review: Oh. My. God. (aka, OMG)
Summary: 5 Stars
Let me start out by saying "WOW."
I'll get into the actual product review here in a minute. First, I want to describe my purchase and delivery experience.
On a whim, I decided to just go for it, and buy this TV that's been sitting in my Wish List for months now. So, on Thanksgiving, while sitting at my desk at work... ummm... doing... work... I said "what the hay," and I placed the order.
I did plenty of research prior to my purchase, and I almost got suckered into buying a Samsung 46-inch LED TV (UN46C5000) from another store (rhymes with "doll-fart") for $899.99; however, this particular LED TV was 60Hz, and if there's one thing I knew, it's that I wanted at least 120Hz. (And I'm glad that I purchased when I did, as I got the TV for $1,099.99, and only two days after my purchase the price went back up to $1,599.99.)
But, I digress... So, I placed my order, and I scheduled my delivery date with Pilot Freight (the company that transports and delivers your TV) for Thursday, 02 December, 2010 (between 3:00 PM and 5:00 PM), even though I could've gone for Wednesday, 01 December, 2010, (between 12:00 PM and 5:00 PM), I would be at work both days, from 6:00 AM until 4:30 PM, so it seemed more logical to book the delivery time with the smaller window as I would have to leave work early and make up the time away from work on another day.
The following day, I checked the status of the order and found that the TV shipped just a couple hours after I placed the order (on Thanksgiving and everything!). As the weekend rolled around, Thursday was lookin' pretty far away, and I started getting antsy, having second thoughts ("should've just eaten the sales tax and purchased locally"), etc. These feelings were amplified when I checked the tracking info on Sunday and found that the TV was within the city limits, just a few miles from my place.
On Monday, I got this crazy idea: Call the shipping company, and see if it's possible for them to deliver the TV earlier than I originally scheduled! I did just that... And what do you think happened? They told me that the earliest they could get the package to me was the following day! Suffice it to say that I was stoked; I don't work on Tuesday, so I'd be home all day.
The TV arrived the following day (Tuesday, 30 November, 2010), around 2:15 PM. I helped the delivery guy carry it up, and I told him about my concern regarding the powering on of a TV of this magnitude that's been sitting in freezing temps for prolonged periods of time. He totally agreed that the TV should not be powered on for a good twenty-four hours, and told me to give a call if I had any problems powering it on; if so, I could file a claim, the TV would be shipped back (free of charge) and a new one would already be on its way. So, I unpacked the thing, and placed it in a room where it could "thaw."
As soon as I got home the following day, I got to work setting up this beautiful work of art. Assembling the base was quick and easy, involving a set of five long(ish) screws. The hardest part was lowering the TV into the base and securing it, but even this task was moderately simple, and only took five minutes max. (Please note: do NOT attempt this step by yourself. Unless you want to crack the glass, or snap the TV in half, have someone help you lift the TV and guide it into the base; once it clicks into place, you're okay with supporting it using one hand or an elbow while you secure it with the second set of five screws).
After disconnecting my PS3 from my old, and now obsolete, LCD TV, and reconnecting it to The Beast (aka, Black Beauty), I commenced the launch ceremony...
Until you see Old Snake's face rendered on an LED TV (I have the Metal Gear Solid 4 theme installed on my PS3), specifically *this* LED TV, you can't really comprehend the absolutely stunning, jaw-dropping, visually orgasmic image that presented itself to me; and this was something I'd seen before, hundreds, maybe even thousands, of times on my LCD. I was literally shocked when I watched Avatar... And Modern Warfare 2? Gorgeous. Perfect. Astounding. I could go on forever. Seriously.
Some people are complaining about the sound quality, but what do you expect from a TV that's an inch-and-a-half deep? Personally, I think this TV sounds GREAT. Definitely a lot better than what I expected after reading peoples' reviews.
Set-up is a breeze as well. Very intuitive interface; user-friendly. I'm still trying to figure out, however, what this gauge represents: When you click the "Info" button on the remote, a circular gauge appears in the bottom right-hand corner of the screen, and it's reminiscent of a gas gauge in a car; it has a needle, with a high and low spectrum (the left-half of the gauge, or the "high" spectrum says "LED TV," the right-half of the gauge, presumably the "low" spectrum says "Conventional TV"), along with a little battery-shaped meter or gauge directly beneath the needle. There's absolutely no info about this in the owner's manual. I want to figure out what influences the needle to go "up" (left) or "down" (right).
I've noticed some peculiarities, however, especially when watching movies. I was messing around with the menu while watching a movie, and I turned on the "LED Motion Plus" feature and something really, really, really didn't look right. After enabling this feature, the movie looked beyond weird; it's really hard to explain, but it looked like film that hadn't been finalized yet. You know when you watch deleted scenes on a movie, or when you watch the "Making Of" a film and it has that unfinished look to it? The closest analogy that comes to mind is a Soap Opera; with this feature turned on, the Blu-ray film I was watching went from looking like it cost $500 million to produce, to looking more like a low-budget, daytime episode of "Days of our Lives" or "The Young and the Restless."
The "Auto Motion Plus" feature had a similar effect, and when I did the available comparison demo, which allows you the ability of viewing each of the four modes (Clear, Standard, Smooth, Custom) one at a time on a split screen; one half of the screen shows you what the image looks like with "Auto Motion Plus" off, the other half show you what the image will look like when one of the modes is activated. I found that the image always looked better with the feature turned off.
Something else worth mentioning is that, even with "Game Mode" activated, I still experience "tracers" or "drag," especially in darker areas of a map, and when there's a lot of action on the screen. I was under the impression that "Game Mode" was a function that helped to eliminate "lag" or "ghost images" for high speed gaming.
I also never know what my refresh rate is; although the TV is said to achieve 120 Hz, but when I press the "Info" button, it always states "@60 Hz."
And, the original HDMI cable I used to connect my PS3 to my Samsung LCD TV is one of those thick, braided-type cables, that isn't very flexible at all. When connecting this cable to the HDMI input, the thickness of the cable prevented the actual connector from sitting flush, or parallel, to the body of the TV. Therefore, I purchased an HDMI connector with a more flexible cable so as to prevent damage to the TV's HDMI receptacle. However, I think the new cable has affected the quality of the image, but cannot say for sure. With all the different types of cables out there, and all the hyperbole that goes along with purchasing these cables, I can't tell if the quality degradation is genuine or more a figment of my imagination.
I do wish the manufacturers of these cables would implement more transparency when marketing and packaging their products, and at the very least provide the "Version" (1.0, 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4), if not the "Category" (Category 1 or Category 2) and/or "Type" (Type A, Type B, Type C, Type D, or Type E) of HDMI cable you're going to purchase. When shopping for a cable, I only found a single cable -- out of 20+ -- that stated specifically what "Version" it was; it was a Philips HDMI cable for $5.00 or so, and it clearly stated on the front of the packaging that it was a "1.3a/b version" cable. All the others provided none of this assumingly relevant information.
Personally, I don't think it's healthy to stress out so much over what kind of cable to buy, and I've heard that since the signal(s) is digital, you'll get the same performance and results from a $5.00 HDMI cable as you would from a $130.00 HDMI cable from Monster.
Regardless... BUY THIS TV!!!!!
You will NOT regret it.
Description of Samsung UN46C6300 46-Inch 1080p 120 Hz LED HDTV (Black)
Samsung LED HDTVs combine breakthrough picture quality and advanced connectivity options that will keep you entertained 24/7. This UN46C6300 LED HDTV also makes it easy to be green, and will save you some green, by being ENERGY STAR compliant.Digital Cameras and Photo Categories
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