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8.7 out of 10 based on 613 reviews.

Samsung LE26A456 with 26" HD ready LCD screen, 3 HDMI ports and Freeview.

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Image quality	8.8
Sound quality	7.8
Design	9.1
Value for money	8.9
Overall rating	8.7

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alphadom, bexley Multi-purpose viewer

Score 8.0/10

Good points:: Design, picture, ease of use.
Bad points:: Sound could be better but its not as bad as some say.

Ease of use	9.0
Image quality	9.0
Sound quality	7.0
Design	10.0
Value for money	8.0
Overall rating	8.0

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Confirmed purchase: 30 Mar 2009

Confirmed purchaser

Score 10.0/10

Good points:: easy to set up excellent picture -whats not to like!
Bad points:: Reviewer left no comment

Ease of use	10.0
Image quality	10.0
Sound quality	10.0
Design	10.0
Value for money	10.0
Overall rating	10.0

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Confirmed purchase: 21 Jan 2009

Confirmed purchaser

Score 4.0/10

Good points:: solid stand

clean tv
Bad points:: Scart scokets dont fit properly

sound has been playing up

Image quality	6.0
Sound quality	3.0
Design	8.0
Value for money	5.0
Overall rating	4.0

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Confirmed purchase: 11 Mar 2009

Confirmed purchaser Multi-purpose viewer

Score 9.0/10

Good points:: Size of whole unit. Easy to use and set up.
Bad points:: Reviewer left no comment

Image quality	8.0
Sound quality	9.0
Design	8.0
Value for money	9.0
Overall rating	9.0

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Confirmed purchase: 10 Apr 2009

Confirmed purchaser Occasional TV watcher

Score 7.0/10

Good points:: good looking picture quality very good
Bad points:: sound quality think speakers should be at the front

Image quality	8.0
Sound quality	3.0
Design	8.0
Value for money	9.0
Overall rating	7.0

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Confirmed purchase: 07 Apr 2009

Richard, Islandmagee Multi-purpose viewer

Score 7.0/10

Good points:: Usual Samsung Quality. Excellent Picture and ease of use. Even my wife finds it easy to use which is something.
Bad points:: Haven't found any yet!

Image quality	7.0
Sound quality	5.0
Design	7.0
Value for money	8.0
Overall rating	7.0

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Confirmed purchase: 07 Apr 2009

Confirmed purchaser Multi-purpose viewer

Score 9.0/10

Good points:: Easy to set up
Good performance
All the features you need
Bad points:: Reviewer left no comment

Image quality	8.0
Sound quality	8.0
Design	7.0
Value for money	10.0
Overall rating	9.0

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Confirmed purchase: 05 Apr 2009

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Product Features

Screen size (Inches)	26
Screen size is measured diagonally from corner to corner.
Type of screen	LCD
Most small flatscreen TVs have LCD screens. Some larger TVs have plasma screens. Some very new TVs have LED screens. Traditional TVs are called Standard or CRT.
3D	No

HD TV	HD ready
‘HD Ready’ is a Europe-wide standard designed to made HD technology less confusing. HD Ready TVs must have • Minimum resolution of 720 horizontal lines (in widescreen format) • Ability to display 720p and 1080i formats • An HDMI or Digital Video Interface (DVI interface) Full HD is a higher standard. Full HD TVs have screen resolutions of 1080p and can output at least 24 frames per second. Full HD is becoming common, but you won’t see Full HD on normal TV channels for a long time, so it remains optional for many people.
Built-in disc player	No Disc Player
Some products come with built-in DVD players or Blu Ray players.
Freeview or Freesat tuner	Freeview
Freeview is free digital terrestrial TV. FreeSat is a free digital satellite TV service, which gives you HD programming from people like the BBC without having to pay for a subscription to a service like Sky. You need a dish to receive Freesat but not Freeview. For more information see the Freeview site or the Freesat site. FreeSat is a free digital satellite TV service. The main benefit is that you can get HD programming from people like the BBC without having to pay for a subscription to a service like Sky. You’ll need a dish to recieve the signals though.
Number of HDMI ports	3
Like a scart interface but capable of carrying HD signals from or to other devices. You’ll need these to link your Playstation 3 or your Blu-ray player to your HD-ready TV.
Number of scart ports	2
Scart sockets are places where you can connect other devices to your TV. If you already have a DVD player, a VCR and a Playstation you might want to make sure your new TV has enough Scart interfaces so you don’t have to keep crawling round the back of the TV.
Connections	HDMI

Smart TV	No
TVs with internet capability allow you access to a range of online services.
Frequency (Hz)	50
A TV’s frequency is how often the picture is updated per second, and is measured in Hertz (Hz). A higher frequency, such as 100 Hz, means that a TV is more likely to show fast-moving images with high detail.
Response time (Milliseconds)	3

Screen aspect ratio	16:9
This is a ratio of the horizontal to the vertical size of the screen. 16:9 is standard widescreen format for TVs, replacing the older 4:3 format.
Contrast Ratio (X:1)	5000
This figure is designed to tell you how much difference there is between dark and light colours on the TV. It is quoted as a ratio, between the brightest white and the darkest black. 500:1 means the brightest white is 500 times more bright than the darkest black. Plasma screens have historically boasted better contrast ratios than LCD screens.
Reflection angle	178
Also known as the viewing angle, it’s a measure of how good the picture looks when you are not face on to the screen. Higher is better.
Horizontal resolution (Pixels)	136.6

Vertical resolution (Pixels)	768

Brightness (Candela per square metre)	500
Brighter TVs, such as LCDs, tend to provide a better experience in lighter rooms, whereas TVs with a lower brightness, such as many plasma TVs, are often better suited to darker rooms.
Electronic Program Guide (EPG)	Yes
TVs with this feature have an on-screen guide to all the programmes that are currently showing or coming up, so you can find your way around all the extra digital channels easily.
Headphone Socket	Yes
Weight (kg)	8.3

Release date	2008-04-09
The date the product was originally made available for purchase.

Also known as: SAMSUNG LE26A456C, Samsung LE-26A456, LE26A456

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Manufacturer's Description

26" HD Ready LCD TV

With a design that is simply redefined, the SAMSUNG LCD TV Series 4 delivers delight to your eyes. Its’ slim style refreshes your living space and uplifts your emotions, creating entertainment that is more enjoyable. Its’ pristine picture quality offers an outstanding HDTV experience that redefines how you connect with the digital world.

HD ready
Redefine your viewing experience with HD Ready TV. Experience colour and detail like never before as movies, sports and gaming burst to life on your screen.

5,000:1 Dynamic Contrast Ratio
With a Dynamic Contrast Ratio of 5,000:1 images are presented with power, precision and lifelike detail. The Digital Dynamic Contrast is controlled by a variable backlight behind the panel. The internal dimming or brightening of the LCD backlight creates incredibly dark and bright images making for a clearer natural image.

DNIe+
Indulge you eyes with the clearest, most natural images imaginable. DNIe+ produces an incredible depth of detail that captures your eyes and unlocks your senses. Its’ advanced Colour and Motion Optimisers deliver incredibly lifelike images, and Contrast and Detail Enhancers combine to provide you with deeper depth of colour.

entertainment mode
Entertainment mode provides 3 preset hot-keys which allow you to access an optimised viewing environment for movies, games and sports. With dynamic fast motion imaging, detail enhancement and colours that burst with life, entertainment mode will engage your attention and put you right in the picture.

Wide Colour Enhancer 2
The colours perfected by nature remain vibrant and pure with SAMSUNG’s Wide Colour Enhancer 2 technology. Images are saturated with vivid, natural colour due to the expanded range of colour expression. By strengthening the red, green and blue colours the depth and intensity are added to images that might have previously looked weak.

3HDMI
100% pure digital connection synchronises audio and video signals, ensuring no data loss and pure viewing perfection. Equipped with 3HDMI inputs, the SAMSUNG LCD TV Series 4 is more than a sensational TV; it has the ability to be the centrepiece of your digital world. The addition of Anynet+ (HDMI CEC) allows you to control all connected AV devices from one remote control, giving you a more integrated entertainment experience.

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