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Samsung UA46C8000 3D LED TV Review

The Samsung UA46C8000 3D LED TV sets a new bar in best black-level performance for LED edge-lit TV and offers decent 3D picture quality but suffers from visible crosstalk problems.

 Good: Overall deep blacks and good sharpness • Comprehensive 3D format support • 2D-to-3D conversion • Rich web content and services • On-board video recording • Quality metal finish • Backlit remote control
Bad: Moderate to heavy crosstalk in 3D mode • Mild black crush • Excessive cable adapters • Bass can distort at times
Specs: 46 inch • 200 Hz • 1920 x 1080 pixels • 4 • See more specifications      

Features

3D format selection menu. (Credit: CNET Asia)

This 46-incher's local dimming processing allows independent segments of the screen to dim to produce a deeper black and is a relatively new function for LED-edge-lit TVs. As for the panel's 3D mode, Samsung has all its bases covered from 2D-to-3D conversion for regular programming to comprehensive support for different 3D formats. The latter ensures playback compatibility with 3D Blu-ray discs, as well as broadcasts and PC content in side-by-side 3D format. In addition, there's a proprietary 200Hz Motion Plus engine designed to reduce film judder by displaying a fast 100Hz refresh rate for each eye in 3D.

 

Samsung Apps main user interface. (Credit: CNET Asia)

For this year's Internet@TV web content streaming and services, the company is dropping Yahoo widgets in favour of its own Samsung Apps. There are currently a slew of lifestyle, information and game applications at the time of writing, including YouTube videos, Twitter and Skype (requires an optional USB camera). More are in the pipeline, and these are downloadable from its online store within the TV. On the multimedia front, the UA46C8000 now supports new 1080p DivX HD and MKV files in DTS surround sound.

By connecting a USB storage device that's at least 4GB in capacity, users can enjoy video recording and time shift for digital channels via its HD tuner. Note that recorded clips cannot be used on a PC due to copy protection and have to be viewed from the Samsung TV. Time shift enables rewinding, pause and fast forward of live telecasts with a maximum 90-minute buffer of footage.

A/V and multimedia 

 

A whole bundle of adapters and breakout cables. (Credit: CNET Asia)

The UA46C8000 3D LED TV features the latest HDMI 1.4 inputs, with one terminal offering additional audio return channel function to route TV sound to a compatible home theatre kit for minimising cable clutter. Users can also tap its digital optical audio output, which has been upgraded to support Dolby Digital and DTS bitstream signals for 5.1-channel surround sound. Though the TV comes with 1080p-ready component-video and analog PC inputs optimised for its full-HD resolution, there's only one of each type available. Most TVs nowadays have two sets of component-videos.

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