Samsung LE19R88BDX Reviews: R8 Series, 19" Screen LCD HD Ready TV

+ Great design, picture quality is good on standard TV but great with HD. The product is good value for money, for something you want to have on your wall

- Sound quality is no so good on such a small TV

+ Product looks great. Price was fair. Good selection of in/output/HDMI/DVI sockets, there's a few that I'll need to research to find out their purpose. Like the way that the screen can be utilised as a PC monitor.
In comparison to my old TV the viewing is satisfactory. PS3 through the TV is great, the picture is crisp and clear, very satisfactory. I recently discovered that picture mode on the controller gives you a better viewing e.g. Standard and Moive mode. Picks up all digital TV rogrammes that my old TV does and more Radio channels with a good Aerial. I read a review that claimed the TV would loose all the channels when unplugged, well the TV can save the channels which is good, jsut follow the instructions for storing channels.
A good product for my budget.

- Positioning of the stand at the base of the TV wasn't as easy as I'd liked it to have been. I thought the stand would have manoeuvred more easily, instead it was stiff and I had to apply a bit of force to position the stand.

+ Well designed for those who want a good quality TV to fit in a small space. Setting up was easy after careful reading of the Owners Manual. The picture required subsequent adjustment to get the colour balance right, but this then remained stable. A very good selection of connections for additional equipment.

- None that I am aware of.

+ neat, looks good

- none

+ Sleek design, great picture, works well on consoles and a computer.

- Slow channel changing, standby light won't turn off and if you are looking above at it the brightness levels ruin the picture.

+ GOOD HDMI OUTPUT FOR X-BOX360/PS3. IDEAL FOR USE IN TEENAGER'S/STUDENT'S BEDROOM

- MANUAL NOT TOO DETAILED ABOUT HOW TO REMOVE STAND WHEN IT CAME TO WALL MOUNTING

+ Sleek design, excellent qaulity pictures, easy to use menus.

- Freeview channels doesn't give you now and next programme listing like freeview boxes do.

+ The picture is so life like and the colours so vibrant,cabinet is a very good design and the black finish suits the shape,a good alround product.

- The sound seems slow to react when you increase it or lower it,Also concerned about the stand by as there is no
on/off switch,worried about how much power is being used when on stand by!!!!!!!!

+ Good TV, very good price

- Can't actually turn it off. Only goes to Standby and there are two lights always on. We bought one as a bedroom TV and the lights are annoying

+ Neat design. Pretty good picture quality.

- No on/off button - set is permanently on standby unless you turn it off at the mains. When you take the TV out of the packaging the stand is already attached. It is not at all obvious how one is supposed to turn the stand through 90 degrees so the TV can be placed on it. The set has a hidden button you should press in order to turn the stand from its wall mounting position to its table top position. Failure to press this button could lead to breaking the TV before you even switch it on! Eventually I found instructions on how to do this buried deep in the manual. I would recommend that the manufacturers insert a "Getting Started" page at the begining of the manual and point No.1 should be to tell the consumer how to reposition the stand so that you can place the set on a flat surface. A sticker attached to the back of the TV set giving this info mght also be a good idea.

+ stylish looking fingertip controls

- very shiny which looks great buy it attracts the dust

+ design - very stylish and modern - great value for money

- slight contrast issue when viewing a dark scene

+ Looks great with loads on inputs and works well with a games console. Wall bracket included which is really useful.

- Tuner slow to change channels and the TV has very poor viewing angles. If you look at it straight on the picture quality is OK.

+ It has a sleek design and looks very good. Once connected with Digital and viewing freeview channels, picture quality is superb.

- It can take a while to change channels when you press button.

+ Good build. Samsung quality as usual,very high at a reasonable cost.

- Blue light stays on in stand by mode along the bottom of the panel.

+ Sleek design coupled with good picture

- It was difficult initially to find the digital channels, and not well covered by the instruction book.

+ Stylish and compact

- The tv is always on standby. Unable to switch off completely.

+ excellent picture quality.

- delay when changing channels can be frustrating.

+ Great design. Nice bright picture. Plenty of options for fine tuning. Slimline. Good sound, Nice large screen for size of TV with slim bezel. Great sound effects when you turn it off or on. Nice blue light on the front! Great TV for a kitchen or bedroom.

- Cheap cheap cheap remote control. No dedicated aspect control button on remote. Nowhere to store cables away on the back. No power off button on TV, can only leave in standby.

+ The TV is a nice size with a good, clear picture (although occasionally slightly pixilated) and good sound quality. It has great design features which include a blue glow at the bottom, as well as touch-screen on/off buttons, volume and channels. Looks much better on my bedroom wall than the lumpy box used to have on a bracket!

- One downside is that there is a delay of a couple of seconds when you change channel - a bit annoying if you're channel hopping.

+ this is a really good looking tv, the picture is excellent with great crisp colours, and the viewing angles are also good. I like the now and next guide, its not as quick as using sky's tv guide but it has a similar setup, you can still watch tv in a small window while navigating the tv guide. Like sky's guide you can highlight shows you want to watch later so the tv will switch over at the right time, you also get a program progress bar that shows how much of the program is remaining, just remember to press the DTV button to switch from anologue to digital tv or you wont find freeview channels if you switch off the tv in digital it comes back on in digital though so you will probably only ever use this button once.by the way the digital tv tuner is very good i found more channels than were available on my old seperate freeview box,

- Bit slow to change channel,

+ Fantastic picture

- very hard to get to the sleep timer, function needs 1 dedicated button on remote

+ the hd quality is superb and so is the sound

- we have to buy an ariel

+ Easy set up and navigation

- Even at maximum volume it's really not that loud for playing music etc.

+ We purchased three SAMSUNG LE19R88BD LCD televisions for our childrens bedrooms. They are easy to set up and tune in with the inbuilt digital box, they were also simple to hook up game consels and computers. The picture quality is fantastic. The design is very slick and fits in with most rooms. They were just what we were looking for.

- Power cable is a bit short. This TV comes with either a table top stand or a tilting wall bracket. All of ours were fitted in corners which meant purchasing extra fittings which are very expensive.

+ Visually stunning TV.

- Slow response on changing channels

+ Good clarity and sound on studio shots and some outdoor events (wildlife etc)

- The clarity on other outdoor events say football is not very good with the grass being over green and some colours, red for instance, appearing to blur on the player

+ Design - ease of set-up

- Default to terrestrial rather than digital
No warning light that 'wake-up' alarm is active (set)

+ The product looks great

- sound quality is poor and when you change channels it takes a while and does not tell you what program is on - v annoying!

+ Picture quality

- Running sound (continuous background tone) & difficulty keeping clean (dust magnet)

+ good look, good quality, i like the fact that its shiny, its good that all the digital tv channels are included and doesnt need a separate box,

- where is the sleep button? im not a fan of reading instructions i just turn it on and go, so when i fall asleep watchin tv it would be handy to have an easy to find sleep button.

+ Sleek design with comprehensive connectivity options, excellent setup menu with one touch operation, very solid feel but discreet looking, pretty good freeview reception and programme guide, picture good ( for a LCD - nothing beats my Sony KX CRT for Freeview quality though )

- Remote a little excessive in size, signal strength display needs to stay on for aerial orientation, should come with an aerial fly-lead but doesn't ! ... that's it.

+ The quality of the TV for the price is very good and it looks great on the wall on the wall mounting bracket supplied.

- Had a few problems getting the free view to work properly, but replaced all the leads and it worked great.

+ This tv's contrast is fantastic, it makes the viewing of HD viewing a whole new experience, it is a great tv for gamers, especially with a Playstion 3 due to the Blu Ray player. Had my tv in April - Overall I am still excited about how the next movie will look on this fantastic product, although I now need surround sound system...roll on Christmas!

- I can only go what my wife says, The dust collects easier and more visible, So I have bought her an anti static duster and told her to dust more ofter......Winer

+ Quite intuitive and set-up easily out of the box

- No way to switch TV off without pulling the plug. So not very "green". But power draw in standby appears to be less than 1w (based on my home energy monitor).

+ Picture quality, overall design.

- Very slow channel change. No information on current programme when changing channels.

+ Reviewer left no comment

- The instructions for the tuning in the channels are so poor, I had to employ an engineer to do the installation.
There is no on off switch so the TV is always on standby, but if you unplug the TV it may then need retuning.

+ Bright contrast neat design good looks

- colours in dynamic mode appear false especially green

+ picture quality,easy set up ,great design.

- slow changing channels

+ Better than average picture and sound quality for a slimline LCD TV. Versatlie user choices and preferences.

- No on/off switch. Clock settings lost when switched-off at mains. Touch-sensitive controls on RHS of unit can be touched by mistake - too sensitive.

+ Great television, very easy to set up and fantastic quality picture. If your looking for a television this size its worth paying the extra money.

- Stays in standby mode if not switched off at mains.

+ Excellent for the bedroom.

- Do not use the wall mount kit provided, get a better one.

+ Self hanging bracket if your putting it on flat wall. Sleek design - from a good manufacturer.

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+ looks. quality, light up remote, excellent bedroom tv. auto set up

- start up time, your never sure its coming on takes 4/5 sec. remote doesnt light up the off button

+ Great picture and sound quality. Excellent design.

- It is not possible to switch it off.

+ Easy set up, Good picture, Design.

- Stand hard to fold down also not obvious you have to press in button.

+ Value for money

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+ We have the 32 inch version of this TV and liked it enough to order the smaller 19" version for the bedroom. Picture and sound quality are great, probably the best you can get at this price. It looks really smart and has a useful feature on the remote where you can press a highlighted button to illuminate the most used buttons, ideal when watching TV in the dark!

- Two areas that could be improved are 1) Unlike the 32" version the remote is very busy and buttons are quite small - not good if you have problems with your sight. 2) There is a time delay of a couple of seconds from pressing a button to anything happening - so sometimes you change channel twice because you think it hasn't worked properly. This is the same on the bigger telly and didn't put us off buying this one but you do need to get used to it. However I would still recommend this TV and would buy another if needed as the value for money out-weighs these small downsides.

+ Slick design and a variety of mounting options allow you to adjust the vertical viewing angle useful if you are mounting in a bedroom and it's above your natural line of vision

- The sound isn't great but this is the same for most of smaller tv's there it's a bit tinny because there is no space for sound to bounce around so no bass.

+ overall a very good buy.

- price couold possibly be a little cheaper but price is what was expected for the time of year purchased.

+ looks beautiful on or off. I am using the terrestrial ariel so cant tell the picture quality at the moment but surprised it shows quite good at that. it has many functions which i shall learn to use when the digital aerial is set up.

- havent come across any yet

+ Brilliant design and excellent bracket for mounting on wall

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+ It has a timer to turn the TV on automatically.
Nice styling.

- Timer will only turn TV on in analogue mode. OK until analogue is no longer available!!

+ nice bedroom size,,,hdmi,,nice looking tv, good brand..

- allways on stand-by...glossy finish seems to attract dust.

+ brilliant timer that turns off the TV at a certain time every day
Top quality freeview picture
great sound

- collects dust!
sleep timer is down a few menus - takes around 6 presses to get to it!

+ Very pleased with the TV,also puchased a wall bracket at the same time,fitted it to the wall in the kichen and it looks perfect.Used an indoor aerial to start but weather determined picture quality,then connected to outdoor digital aerial and quality of picture is now superb..Again very pleased with the set..

- None to report..

+ Very good quality product for the price

- Needed to buy an aerial to get a good picture

+ Excellent picture

- None

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+ Very good all round - very pleased with it
Digital ready, good screen, great sound, looks fantastic

- Takes a couple of seconds to switch channel (on anaogue - no digital here yet)

+ very stylish

- does not a an off switch only standby

+ Style and design is very smooth and modern.

- Screen angles must be right for best picture.

+ Good clear picture, nice looking model, good tilt wall bracket included, and a name you can trust What a Bargain!

- Takes a little time to come on, altho channel changing is not slow

+ Design & Picture quality

- Sound could be a bit better

+ exactly what i wanted and ordered with excellent picture image

- none

+ looks and sound quality

- Slow in changing channels

+ great picture quality, good looking stylish design.

- Sound is a little weak but adequate.
Had some touble tuning in freeview channels but soon remeded.

+ brilliant picture, all the connections you could hope for, samsung's 'game mode' for consoles is brilliant, also there are two mounting points for wall mounting, you can hang it off the back of the tv, but also off the base of the stand.

- the freeview menu sometimes gets a little slow, and the sound isn't great, but i knew this when buying and plugged it into my jbl spots getting better sound than you could ever hope from a tv.

+ Looks great, once you get around the menu facility it is a good TV

- Takes it time to switch on

+ A very smart bit of kit! In terms of quality and looks.

- The on/off button will only turn the TV to standby.

+ A great looking TV with very good picture quality and some good features such as freeview and game mode.
Excellent for playing PS3 in High Definition.

- Sound quality is good but the volume doesn't go very loud.
The TV may benefit from 2 HDMI sockets.

+ Looks modern and fits in well with our room

- I cant seem to find the freeview channels - could you help me find them?

+ Good image and sound quality with a very plaeseing design

- When using remote control can take more than a split second to change channels. There appears a noticeable delay. No on/off button. switch on and off at mains power or keep on standby !

+ Great overall picture quality (TV), and simply design

- Connected to a DVD player and picture quality when using the DVD changed dramatically ..... a green hue !

+ Good design features. Excellent picture quality and easy on the eye.

- Sound quality is questionable. Unit gathers a lot of dust and the remote control is cumbersome.

+ Excellent screen quality from a great trusted make

- Sometime the buttons commands don't work first time

+ Good features are the built in Freeview, the picture quality is suberb.

- Slightly awkward to set up on intital turning on, menu system is not very user friendly.

+ Excellent picture quality

- Slow to move between channels

+ Design, Features and Value of Money

- Sound and Vertical viewing angle (picture gets darker when viewing from below)

+ The TV base doubles as a wall bracket and can tilt to required angle. Picture and sound are very good and built in digital is very useful.

- Reviewer left no comment

+ Stand that allows you to put it in on the wall, good picture/sound

- When changing channels it does not give details of the new programme being viewed.

+ Easy to set up, with good picture for a screen of this size.

- Sound quality is reasonable rather than good. Some fast moving images such as sport are not as clear as the larger Samsung models.

+ great picture quality and style. i like the touch sensative buttons on the tv

- stays on standby and small light under the samsung logo stays but dim and is slightly visable at night

+ Great design, it looks neat and is very stylish. The picture quality is superb.

- Sound is slightly tinny. But I don't have any external speakers connected.

+ The design is the best of any tv I have seen, as small tvs seem to look cheap.

- The freeview is very slow when changing between channels and get annoying a times.