Samsung UN40EH6000F Pro Reviews

Although it's cheaper than Samsung's ultrathin edge-lit models, the EH6000 series's value proposition is hurt by mediocre picture quality.

I ended up really liking the UN40EH6000. In the Movie picture mode, its color and grayscale are very close to the industry standards without doing a full calibration, which few buyers would pay for with a set this inexpensive. The detail and color are superb, and I love the dark-scene uniformity of full-array LED backlighting. I don't like that the LEDs turn off completely in interstitial black screens, which is somewhat distracting. However, I don't see this as a major problem because it doesn't happen all that often, and when it does, it's only momentary. And you definitely want to feed this TV a signal better than 480i, which is no big deal in my book, since this is only seen now with standard-def broadcast programming being watched by fewer and fewer people. I was surprised that the shadow detail was good on Blu-rays, but not on the DVDs I tried. And the black level was certainly adequate but not super-deep on real-world material. Would I recommend the UN40EH6000 to my friends and family? Yes—in fact, I already have. And those who wanted to save a few bucks have gone with the step-down UN40EH5000 ($750), which is essentially identical to the EH6000 except with a refresh rate of 60Hz and no frame interpolation, which is no problem, since I found that feature to be fairly ineffective. If you want Smart TV functionality, go for the UN40EH5300 ($800). Based on my experience with the EH6000, any of these sets should provide a very satisfying video image for under $1000.