Samsung LE40R88LC Reviews: R8 Series, 40" Screen LCD HD Ready TV

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This television is a good all rounder. “Very good value for money as bought as part of deal on at the time. looked ages…” S, Widnes View all 37 real customer reviews

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37 verified purchasers have reviewed this product.
98% of people recommend it.

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Design	9.2
Ease of use	8.6
Image quality	8.7
Sound quality	8.4
Value for money (at time of purchase)	9.1
Overall rating	8.8

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S, Widnes

Score 9.0/10

+ Very good value for money as bought as part of deal on at the time. Looked ages for a tv and found this one was highly recommended and we weren't disappointed.

- Can only turn off at the mains, can only put tv on standby on the tv itself. We also got a Cinema Surround Sound system and still haven't quite got this working correctly yet. Complicated using 2 remote controls as they both look very similar.

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3 of 3 people found this review helpful

purchased 26 Aug 2007

Kevin, Canvey Island

Score 9.0/10

+ The actual look of the TV is excellent and because of its colour it fitted in with or colour scheme

- We are having problems with the digital picture, but are having a new arial installed this week which we hope will improve the picture.

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3 of 3 people found this review helpful

purchased 28 Aug 2007

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 8.0/10

+ very good picture quality sound is awsome!!!

- menus bit tricky mount plate in bad place for some brackets n stands!!

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 03 Oct 2007

Mike, Edinburgh

Score 9.0/10

+ Good picture quality and great sound with cinema package

- Not the easiest to set up when putting cable TV through it as well

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 18 Aug 2007

shaun, congleton

Score 7.0/10

+ sound and style are great

- refresh rate too low you get motoin blur

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 16 Aug 2007

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 8.0/10

+ Very good picture quality and sound used in conjunction with a SKY HD Box

- Home Cinema system instructions not very clear - still have not got set up properly

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 27 Aug 2007

pete, nuneaton

Score 10.0/10

+ design, easy to use, excellent picture quality, easy to set up

- none

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 20 Oct 2007

mandy, sunderland

Score 10.0/10

+ good value for money good quality picture and sound and easy to install

- none

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 28 Jul 2007

Diane , Ipswich

Score 9.0/10

+ TV looks great, picture is great.

- The stand was slightly damaged.

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 22 Oct 2007

John, wirral

Score 9.0/10

+ nice size for medium room, looks good, picture quality is crisp and clear and is very easy to set up.It also has good range of service connections ie HDMI Scart etc. The home cinama included in the package is a definate improvement in sound quality and enhances the large screen experience.

- not found any to date

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 27 Oct 2007

Lynn, Leicester

Score 9.0/10

+ Looks great & a fantastic picture.

- None

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purchased 03 Oct 2007

Jim, Falkirk

Score 8.0/10

+ In a competitive market this unit looks good

- Reviewer left no comment

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purchased 27 Oct 2007

mark, grimsby

Score 9.0/10

+ Very good quality for the price

- long winded set up

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purchased 24 Oct 2007

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 10.0/10

+ The slim sleek design

- Reviewer left no comment

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purchased 13 Aug 2007

Darren, Fleetwood

Score 8.0/10

+ Its a user friendly tv and it looks sleek.

- The picture on sky is not as good as the other channels.

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purchased 04 Oct 2007

Dave, Northern Ireland

Score 9.0/10

+ Looks stunning, picture quality is very good, equal to if not better than the more expensive sony, sound quality out of surround sound very good, upscaling very good, numerous options to alter the picture and sound to your own liking, plenty of connections, i have all these connected at the same time PS3, XBOX 360, Sky+ box, Nintendo Wii, Playstation 2, Video player and HDMI upscaling DVD player and surround sound

- Dust magnet

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purchased 05 Oct 2007

Mosgeo, Aylesbury

Score 8.0/10

+ Easy to set up. HD and upscaled pictures very good. Blacks are quite black (not as good as plasma but not bad). DVD player plays almost anything and USB reader is a bonus and works well. Speakers are good quality. 3 HDMI connections. Great value for money and as all parts are Samsung, they all 'talk' to each other automatically on connection.

- LCD smearing on fast action scenes but no worse than other more expensive models. Standard definition (Freeview) pictures not the best. Not quite enough speaker wiring length. Main connections (power, vga, component) on back which means TV can only be wall mounted with tilted bracket (needs 6cm clearance at back), not slim fixed bracket. Remote control buttons small and fiddly.

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purchased 11 Feb 2008

Tony, Greenford

Score 10.0/10

+ Love the design and looks of this TV. Apart from that the picture and sound are superb with the home cinema system bought at the same time.

- None.

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purchased 20 Mar 2008

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Product Features

Screen Size in Inches	40
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.
HD TV	HD Ready
‘HD Ready’ is a Europe-wide standard designed to made HD technology less confusing. HD Ready TVs must have • Minimum vertical resolution of 750 pixels (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.
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.
HDMI Interface	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 Interfaces	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.
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.
Contrast Ratio (X:1)	8000
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.
Screen Resolution (pixels)	768p
The number of pixels the screen has. The more you have, the more detail the screen can display, given a high quality source. A breakdown of resolutions can be found on Wikipedia here
Response Time in ms	8
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.
Screen Format	4:3
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.
Brightness in Candela per square metre	550
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.
PC Interface	Yes
If you’d like to use your TV as a PC monitor you’ll need to make sure it has a port to allow you to connect it. This is usually a VGA port, but some TVs include a newer DVI port. Adaptors are availible to allow VGA to DVI and vice versa.
USB Port	No
Socket for connecting devices such as a computers and other components
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.
Picture in Picture (PIP)	Yes
TVs with this feature are able to display a preview of another channel while you are watching your current channel.
Energy Savings Trust Feature	No
A Yes means this this product has been rated as being energy-efficient by the Energy Savings Trust. Good for the environment and good for your electricity bill!
Weight (kg)	21.1

Height in mm	655
Width in mm	992

Depth in mm	300
Freeview	Yes
Freeview is free digital terrestrial TV. Many newer TVs have Freeview built in. For other TVs you will need a separate Freeview set-top box.
FreeSat Tuner	No
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.
Sound System	Nicam Stereo
Colour	Black
The main colour of the product.