Samsung LE40A656 Reviews: Series 6, 40" Screen LCD Full HD 1080p TV

+ If you want a full HD TV this is the one!! HD pictures are fantastic especially watching the football and wildlife programmes. The motion plus helps here as well to keep the picture pure. The colours are just so vibrant its amazing and everyone who sees the picture is amazed by the clarity. The upscalling on SD pictures is great as well, it does a great job on Flash Gordon on the SCi Fi channel for example bringing it pretty close to what you would expect from a full HD transmision. I have seen some reviews on this TV by 'experts' who have knocked the sound quality, I am absolutely baffled by this because its great with excellent clarity and the ability to set the sound to your liking. Obviously if you want surround sound , like with all TVs, you simply buy a home cinema system although I didnt feel the need to in the end.The rose black colour just rounds off a perfect TV and my advice is if you want a 40 inch LCD TV this is the one to go for!!!

- Its manufactured by the company that sponsors Chelsea!!!!

+ great picture quality,smart design.i thought the glossy screen would suffer from reflections from ambient lighting etc but it does'nt.overall,a very good tv.cannot find any faults with it.well worth its asking price.

- it takes a while to set up.each input has it's own settings but it is well worth spending a little time with it.i do not like the game,movie or cinema modes as these settings are locked.dynamic mode is best avoided unless you like a really vivid picture oherwise there are plenty of adjustments to suit everyone.

+ The picture Quality is reallt impressive, I mean when watching a Blu Ray DVD on my PS3, water, fire and little things like that look real in movies. I done alot of research before I bought this Tv and have to say it had a good reputation and I can see why. Other Samsungs cant compare to be honest if your going to buy a Samsung buy this one, 4 Series and 5 Series are okay but not to this level. If your going to buy anything less I would check out a Pansonic or Sony 100hz instead but the designs of those tv's arent as nice, plus they are lot more expensive for what you get. Quality of picture with PS3 very Good, even with normal DVD quality is very impressive, 100hz and 1080p might not seem important but ive had people round my house who dont know about al that stuff and even they said there's a big difference with my tv and normal (5 series tv). But This Tv you wont be dissapointed, because Im a person who's not easily impressed but I am with this.

- The sound is not very loud as some(panasonic) but still very impressive, the good thing is quality of sound is not lost when volume is increased. I have neighbours so I cant have it super loud anyway, but when I plug in my sound system to the tv is sounds very good. Sound I would give 9/10 because the quality of sound is very good.

+ Very good picture quality via SD source but with Sky HD and all other HD sources I've tried (Xbox 360, DVD, etc) the image quality and clarity are incredible! Rose Black Design is funky and swivel stand is very useful. Extremely easy to set up and use - no problems experienced at all. Connectivity is impressive with 4 x HDMI sockets - side panel very well designed allowing easy access to HDMI 4, USB 2.0 and headphone socket, etc.
WiseLink USB photo viewer / slideshow and MP3 player works really well. Very impressed and would highly recommend the LE40A656 to anyone.

- I have to agree with everyone else on the sound quality - it's a little tinny and the limited bass vibrates if you turn the volume up too high. Turning on the TruSurround XT improves the overall depth but I would recommend connecting the LE40A656 to an external surround system to experience sound quality that matches that of the amazing picture quality. I've got my LE40A656 connected to my Harmon Kardon Soundsticks II 2.1 powered sub & speakers and the sound is amazing! This is a very cost effective option if you don't want to go for a full surround system and simply utilises the TV's 3.5mm headphone jack. Awesome sound and they look really cool too! Re: Cleaning - to those owners that have reported smudging or damaging the screen after following Samsung's cleaning instructions, you obviously didn't read them correctly!! The instructions show that the supplied blue cleaning cloth is to be lightly dampened with water and then ONLY USED TO WIPE THE SURROUND - NOT THE SCREEN! The point of this is to successfully remove dust from the surround and stand as they attract a higher than average amount of dust due to their shiny and slightly static surfaces. DON'T USE WATER ON THE SCREEN!

+ I was impressed by the clarity of the picture and by the attractive design of the TV. Cable TV looks good (with some adjustment of the default settings) and upscaled DVDs and Xbox 360 games look fantastic.

- Selecting a different input source is a bit slow. You have to cycle through all the inputs (including the digital and analogue terrestrial modes, which I do not use).

+ Breathtaking picture quality that will blow you away, i've never seen a picture so rich in colour and such solid blacks. Gaming through my PS3 is amazing, the picture quality is fantastic. Watching Blu Ray movies is something to behold, This Samsung 1080p LCD is surely the best on the market, with it's super clear panel and subtle rose red surround, and don't forget it's huge 50,000 contrast ratio. So mant different picture moods to choose from, you will not be dissapointed. Absolutely amazing LCD TV that will last me for years to come.

- Gets dusty very quickly

+ Once you have taken the time to calibrate this TV correctly, paying special attention to Backlight and energy saving settings, the picture is one of the best I have seen. Custom the sound and this also is very good. A good looking TV with excellent connectivity.Excellent with the integral freeview tuner and Sky+ SD. HD is fantastic. I would recommend this product to anyone

- Before any adjustments are made the picture can be very mediocre but the spend the time and WOW!

+ The initial set-up is quick and easy to do. The picture quality is fantastic, which was the main reason I chose this Tv. I felt it was very well priced too. The Tv looks amazing, the red tint gives the Tv a uniqueness which the standard black lacks. The size of the Tv is perfect too. The Screen size takes up most of the width and there is very little wasted space. The port layouts are well thought out, and easy to access. The stand is well built and sturdy without being too big or intrusive.

- I knew about the bad points before I purchased the Tv, but I bought the Tv on the strength of the picture and function quality. The time between channel changes is very noticeable and will annoy you. Also the sound quality IS poor, and you WILL need a separate sound system to fully enjoy films.

+ Picture quality is great. Even analogue picture is decent. Black levels are great. HD picture is great although i'm only seeing hd in 1080i due to my player, not the tv.
Sound is better than I thought it would be from reading other reviews.
Set up was easy. Took no time to get everything tuned in and working.
Looks good.
Would recomend this tv if your looking for a decent mid priced set.

- Freeview features could be better. It doesn't display whats program is on when you switch to a channel, it only shows you what channel it is.
Cannot rearrange favourite freeview channels into my own order.
Picture settings need changing. Default mode is awful. Look on avfotums for settings.
Attracts dust. Do not use the cleaning cloth supplied with tv. It scratches the surround.

+ Excellent picture, skin tones look wow. Load of inputs including the wiselink...thing, allowing you to view pics & listen to tunes off external hdd, usb stick, etc. Easy for when the digital switchover comes along to change to digital: a simple tv/dtv button to switch between digital & analogue. Easy to rotate on the stand. Crystal clear image that doesn't fade no matter what angle to look at it from.

- Not really many bad points, maybe the remote is kind of big but it has funky lil light up buttons to make up for it so I dunno. I was worried about the whole red bevel thing above & below the screen when I was purchasing it but it makes so little difference, you can only see it if you're particularly looking for it.

+ Style, looks and quality

- Tends to get dusty quickly otherwise no problem

+ Brilliant TV. Mind blowing image quality. I have a PC (DVI to HDMI at 1920x1080), Virgin V+ and PS3. Amazing connectivity, even with old Sony 5.1 home cinema the audio was sent down SCART to dolby for surround sound.
Virgin HD and upscaled DVD (PS3) look brilliant, who needs expensive Blu-Ray yet! I spent ages weighing up pros & cons of dozens of TV. Samsung won when I saw it in the flesh in fair competition with the Sony and Panasonic rivals. The olympics offered best oppertunity to compare BBC and BBC HD , the difference was phenomenal, it's hard to change the channel!

- If you're a Virgin customer, you occasionaly have to fiddle with the settings to compensate for the channels with low bandwidth allocations eg ITV4. More a Virgin fault than a Samsung fault but can be annoying.

+ Stylish
Lightweight
Fantastic picture quality when playing back HD or Blu-Ray dvd

- Takes a long time to switch between channels

+ This is a FANTASTIC LCD TV, the picture quality is sooooo much better than the 3 plasmas we've had before. It looks great, and is easy to use....... Would definately recomend!!!

- Non that I have found so far!!!!!

+ EVERTHING IS GREAT WITH THIS TV

- NO BAD POINTS AT ALL