Samsung UN65H7150 65-Inch 1080p 240Hz 3D Smart LED TV
- Refresh Rate: 240Hz (Native); Clear Motion Rate 960 (Effective)
- Backlight: LED (Edge-Lit w/Local Dimming)
- Smart Functionality: Yes – Voice Control and Motion Control with Camera Accessory (sold separately)
- Dimensions (W x H x D): TV without stand: 57” x 32.9” x 1.4”, TV with stand: 57” x 34.9” x 12.5”
- Inputs: 4 HDMI, 3 USB, 1 Component, 2 Composite
- Accessories Included: Smart Touch Remote Control, 2 Pairs of 3D Active Glasses (SSG-5150GB)
1080p HDTV: Better picture quality
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Finally! A LED TV I can live with.,
Anyway, according to my wife, I started hyper-ventilating when my 2011 Panasonic 55″ GT30 (and lots of other equipment) was damaged by lightning. You see, having researched LCD/LED TVs every year since 2009, I knew exactly what I was in store for. I was going to play the panel lottery (e.g. lots of lighting, color and sharpness issues). I was going to go cross-eyed watching all the motion blur and judder. I was going to spend my evenings looking at people who spent way too much time in the makeup room (i.e. flat, lifeless skin tones). I was going to suffer the dreaded “black crush” (i.e. no detail in shadows or with dark clothes, etc.) . And I was probably going to receive a tan from the overly bright LED backlighting even though it makes the LEDs look so good in the showroom. Well, guess what? I got rather lucky on my second attempt.
The first LED TV I brought home (from another manufacturer) only lasted 12hrs before it was packed up and shipped back to the hall of junk. Then, reluctantly, I tried again with a 55″ 7150 from Samsung. Full disclosure: My TV has the Samsung TS02 panel. I guess I got luckily with the panel lottery because I read that Samsung uses different panel manufacturers for this TV based upon panel size. The 55″ gets pretty good marks for consistency because it’s thought to be a genuine Samsung panel (panel code TS01 or TS02). Well, I can certainly report that I’ve never seen a LED panel with such uniform backlighting as my TS02.
Anyway, time is short so I will just say that I’m really growing to like this TV. It has several advantages over the Panasonic Plasma in usability, while sporting a picture that to my eyes is very competitive with my GT30 (now repaired). So, while I still plan to do more picture tuning (maybe with white balance) the settings I’m posting below appear to work really well in medium to well lit rooms with both Cable TV and Blu-Rays. Incidentally, I found the ‘Dynamic’ picture mode on my new F7500 Samsung Blu-ray player was best for maximizinng the additional color information available on Blu-ray disks. This setup also means that I don’t have to toggle back and forth between pictures modes like I do with my Plasma TV.
Picture Mode Standard
Backlight 9 – 10 (update: I now use 8 for 2D and 13 for 3D)
Contrast 98
Brightness 45
Sharpness 15
Color 49
Tint 50:50
Dynamic Contrast Off
Black Tone Dark
Flesh Tone -6
RGB only Mode Off
Color Space Auto
White Balance (factory settings)
Gamma -1
Motion Lighting Off
Color Tone Standard
Digital Clean View* Auto
MPEG Noise Filter* Auto
HDMI Black Level Normal
Film Mode* Off
Auto Motion Plus* Off
Cinema Black Low
* A global setting for all picture modes on the same HDMI input (not clear from the manual)
Incidentally, quite by accident I found that you can almost totally eliminate motion blur and judder by just switching to the ‘Standard’ picture mode and turning the ‘Auto Motion Plus’ to OFF. I know, not exactly intuitive, is it? If you use a picture mode like ‘Movie’, you may find that you need to turn it back on, but with mixed results. In the past, I have always had better luck with using the Standard mode on Samsung TVs for most of my viewing.
Well, that’s it. Others have discussed the Smart features, etc. but, for me, picture quality comes first and all other things a distant second. I think I now have a TV for movie watching that should last me until OLED comes down in price and makes us Plasma owners a little less sad about the end of the line for that technology.
P.S. Despite what you read on forums, I would try setting Digital Clean View* and optionally ‘MPEG Noise Filter* to Auto. In my back-to-back testing with my GT30 using the 2003 Last Samurai and other older Blu-rays, the Auto setting made a huge difference at eliminating “snow” in scenes with the sky, etc. Most forums tell you to turn these features off to speed up processing. However, I have never knowingly had a processing problem with any Flat panel TV using these features unless you are gaming using a game console or PC.
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|Beautiful TV, super slim and light! *updated*,
// Update June 15 2014 //
** Smart View function **
I just wanted to kind of go into what someone can do with the Smart View function of the TV. I’ve had time to play around with it a little bit and so far am quite impressed. I’m using an iPad and iPhone with this app, I’m certain that the same type of function is available if you have a compatible Android device as well.
+ You can watch TV on the portable device, while you do other things on the TV, for instance I have my Mac Mini attached to the TV and am editing this right now while watching TV on my iPad. I have also played my game consoles on the TV screen while watching TV on the tablet.
+ You can walk around the house with the portable device, for instance if you need to do something while watching your favorite show you won’t miss what is happening. I’ve been able to walk all around the house and it worked everywhere I went. For me, I can see this being super useful during football season!
+ You can control the TV remotely, it has a very nice remote control screen and it works well.
Things you cannot do:
– You cannot use two portable devices at one time to view TV.
– You cannot view game consoles or a computer on the remote screen and watch TV on the TV monitor. This would be super nice if they would add it.
Minor issue:
– There is a few millisecond difference between the TV and mobile device, so if you’re watching in the same room it’s a little weird. I guess this is really to be expected though.
** Game Mode **
There is a game mode in the Menu selection. This mode makes video games SUPER smooth. I just thought I would mention it since I don’t believe anyone else has. When I switch to PS4/PS3 I turn on this mode and it really makes the action smooth.
** 3D **
You can adjust the 3D depth in the settings, the 3D looks great depending on the source. I’ve watched several 3D movies and these active shutter glasses aren’t as annoying as some of the other manufacturers glasses out there. 2D to 3D works as well as you can expect it to, it does add a neat depth to sources without 3D. I don’t use that very often. One thing that is nice about the 3D glasses for this TV is the cost, they are only around $20 per pair, so it’s not a big lift to buy extra ones.
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Edited Review Follows
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I just upgraded to this TV from a six year old Mitsubishi TV which unfortunately began having a LCD issue. I really didn’t want to buy a new TV yet, but as it is…
I decided on this model due to price and features. Important features to me included being at least a 55″, LED backlighting, Wi-Fi, 3D, and HDMI 1.4a for the Audio Return Channel (ARC). This TV met all of my requirements and includes many extra features as well.
The TV itself is super slim, it’s about 1/3 as thick as my Mitsubishi TV was (it was a CCFL backlight LCD), it’s also really lightweight and has a really super-thin bezel — and I thought the bezel on my Mit was thin!
The contrast and clarity of the screen is very good, much better than my old set. The LCD runs on the cool side of the color spectrum — which is what I like. When set to “cool” in the settings it comes out too blue, I usually set my LCD’s to cool but on this one I went with the normal setting as it is already cool enough.
There are tons of built in features with this TV, however I’ll discuss some of the ones I’ve already ran into problems with below.
* Unboxing *
Well packaged, Apple-esq packaging. I received this with the Amazon Enhanced service, so it was unboxed, assembled, and tested by the delivery person (nice touch). In the box is the TV, Stand, a Standard Remote, a Smart remote (which functions a little like a touchpad in the air), an IR extender, and two sets of active shutter 3D glasses. Included also is a user manual and all the usual paperwork.
* Installation *
Easy. I watched the delivery guy assemble — it had two stand pieces that had to be installed on the back of the unit with bolts, then attached to the stand with bolts. It took him about two or three minutes to assemble and it was ready to plug in and go.
With the Audio Return Channel there are few wires actually going to the TV. I have two HDMI cables, the one from my receiver and one from a security camera DVR, the power cord, and the included IR receiver extender.
* Setup *
Again, easy. It walks you through the usual internet connection settings, and other settings. It’s truly Apple-esq…
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