3D TV Product Review
Samsung LE40C750 3D LCD HD
TV Review
Probably one of the major complaints with 3D TV as the market stands at the moment is with
price. Almost all the best 3D LED TV sets launched have been well towards the £2000 mark and with some that
don't even include the 3D glasses or the sync transmitter. Well it looks like Samsung have set out to cut
the admission price to the much vaunted technology by introducing a CCFL backlit LCD TV that is 3D Ready for
half the cost of the others. Enter the Samsung LE40C750 3D LCD HD TV
Samsung LE40C750 3D LCD
HDTV
Key Features
1920 x 1080 Full HD 40inch
3D Ready
Anynet +
Crystal TV
HDMI v1.4
200Hz Motion Plus
Energy Saving Design
Internet@TV
Wide Colour Enhancer
Swivel Stand
If 3D is going to take off for normal consumers then price will be a factor and whilst there is no denying that
the big ticket TVs in most cases offer great features and 2D pictures, the price tags perhaps relegate the mass
market to delaying, or not even considering an upgrade to 3D. So Samsung have hedged their bets with the C750
in offering a normal LCD TV around the £1200 mark with the option to buy some Glasses and have 3D as a unique
selling point at this level of the market. So is it a good 2D TV and how does the 3D performance stack up? We
are about to find out...
Design and connections
There is no doubting that this 3D LCD HDTV is aimed towards the mid
market level with its plastic chassis and stand. It also sports traditional CCFL back-lighting which means it
forgoes the super slim design of its more expensive stable mates. That's not to say that the chassis is overly
deep at 9cm. The design of the Bezel has a transparent outer edge which joins the now common gloss black finish
of the main body of the bezel. This is also raised by about 2mm from the screen surface with the Samsung logo
placed centrally on the bottom bezel strip. There are no unwanted logos plastered around the front of the
screen which leaves the 3D LCD HDTV with a sleek and assured design. Obviously appearance is a very subjective
area of a review, but the Samsung looks understated and inoffensive.
The remote supplied is again plastic in nature but is also fully featured with every conceivable option
available. This does make the unit feel a little crowded and it will take a little while to find your way
around all the different buttons and their functionality. A neat feature for those who watch a lot of TV in
dimmed conditions is a back light which is accessed via an orange button at the very top of the unit.
Source connections are placed on the rear and side panels of the 3D TV. On the rear are three HDMI v1.4 slots
with the fourth on the side panel. Also here are legacy inputs including two Scart, one component, one
composite and a VGA slot. There is also an Ethernet port and USB input with a variety of audio inputs and
outputs. So a well specified connections list which will keep most users happy.
Features
There is no such thing as a simple TV these days, with just about every model on
the market offering various features to entice consumers. The C750 3D LCD HD TV is no different in this
regard.
The most obvious feature to mention first is the 3D ready capabilities of the TV. This uses active shutter
technology to display the various 3D delivery formats such as Sky 3D and 3D Blu-ray content. The glasses needed
are sold separately from the TV but some retailers may offer package deals that include these and a 3D Blu-ray
DVD player. There is a dedicated 3D button on the remote control along with full featured menus to set up the
functionality. Samsung are also one of the only manufacturers to introduce 2D to 3D conversion; a technology
that boasts the ability to turn any 2D video content into 3D. Even with the major advances in software and
processing methods, this is a pretty bold claim that we will fully explore later in the review.
Next up we have internet@TV which offers a number of online application services including YouTube, Lovefilm,
Facebook, Twitter, Google Maps and the BBC iPlayer (which was added during our time with the TV). Samsung state
that this service is not just an added feature that will be ignored, but rather the applications will be
updated on a regular basis, with new content added from time to time. This certainly appears to be the case as
the service updated itself at least three times during its stay with us at AVForums.
As well as the Internet features, the C750 also has a media player fed with content via the USB slot. This will
play back the vast majority of video file formats. Plus the TV is also fully compliant with the DLNA networking
protocol so you can connect your home network for viewing content from your computer. Finally there is the
Samsung Anynet+ control feature that allows complete control over all your Samsung products.
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