Samsung LE37A436T Reviews: Series 4, 37" Screen LCD HD Ready TV

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This television is a good all rounder. “Looks great, easy to set up, great picture and sound quality” Karen, Letchworth View all 107 real customer reviews

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107 verified purchasers have reviewed this product.
92% of people recommend it.

Reevoo's summary of reviews:

Pros: easy to operate, sleek design, lightweight
Cons: no usb or memory card slot, no on-off switch, poor sound quality

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All purchasers (107)

Design	9.4
Image quality	8.9
Sound quality	8.6
Value for money (at time of purchase)	9.2
Overall rating	9.1

*not all purchasers provided a score or review

Score 9.0/10

Karen, Letchworth

+ looks great, easy to set up, great picture and sound quality

- being black collects a lot of dust!!!

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23 of 23 people found this review helpful

purchased 30 Apr 2008

Score 8.0/10

Paul, Walsall

+ The picture quality is very clear and the sound is what you would expect from this TV, The black glossy frame sets the design off really well. The set up of the tv was very easy by using the step by step instructions.

- No usb input or memory card slots that i find very usefull on my other TV.

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8 of 8 people found this review helpful

purchased 18 Jun 2008

Score 9.0/10

rachael, birmingham , “practical mother”

+ i love this tv and was great value for money and with built in free view its just great. this product is also very modern looking

- the shinny blac is fab but is a dust collector

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6 of 6 people found this review helpful

purchased 08 Aug 2008

Score 8.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ looks good, good picture with the digital freeview, easy to set up.

- none that I have found.

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4 of 4 people found this review helpful

purchased 09 Jun 2008

Score 8.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ I like the fact it has a modern look to it, but not so modern as to date quickly!

- Reviewer left no comment

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4 of 4 people found this review helpful

purchased 24 Jun 2008

Score 10.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Product is good and I am satisfied with all aspects of it.

- Reviewer left no comment

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4 of 4 people found this review helpful

purchased 24 Jun 2008

Score 9.0/10

Mark, Lincolnshire , “Want price AND quality”

+ Easy to self-install. Great quality all round. The unit is not intrusive in situ in my room even though the room is fairly small.

- Reviewer left no comment

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4 of 4 people found this review helpful

purchased 06 Jul 2008

Score 9.0/10

Darren, Stoke-sub-Hamdon

+ Everything but the sound

- Sound

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4 of 4 people found this review helpful

purchased 24 Jul 2008

Score 5.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ the design/looks

- the sound quality is terrible, it sounds like it is in the bottom of a very large box

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4 of 4 people found this review helpful

purchased 28 Jul 2008

Score 9.0/10

Keith, Aberdeen , “Young,stylish,sporty,”

+ picture is fab and tv looks stylish

- menu sometimes freezes on screen but easy to correct switch on and off and everything is back to normal

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3 of 3 people found this review helpful

purchased 25 Jul 2008

Score 10.0/10

Benna, Essex

+ Good Quality

- Reviewer left no comment

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3 of 3 people found this review helpful

purchased 02 Jun 2008

Score 10.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ superb tv totally recommended

- none

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3 of 3 people found this review helpful

purchased 24 Jun 2008

Score 9.0/10

sue, bristol

+ this tv is very good quality.its one of the best looking lcd tvs I've seen.its very light weight and slim.

- haven"t got nothing to bad to say about this tv.

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3 of 3 people found this review helpful

purchased 02 Jul 2008

Score 10.0/10

grant, carlisle , “very very happy”

+ the tv i bought is great just what i was looking for

- Reviewer left no comment

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3 of 3 people found this review helpful

purchased 17 Jul 2008

Score 10.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Just a fantastic TV

- None

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3 of 3 people found this review helpful

purchased 16 Jul 2008

Score 9.0/10

Joan, Sheffield

+ clear picture, good sound quality

- no off switch has to be left on standby

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3 of 3 people found this review helpful

purchased 08 Aug 2008

Score 9.0/10

Tracey, Oxford

+ Great product. We bought this one for our son's birthday, but had already purchased one at Christmas time for ourselves

- Reviewer left no comment

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3 of 3 people found this review helpful

purchased 06 Aug 2008

Score 8.0/10

tom, belfast , “tom”

+ great tv easy to setup.

- gets dusty with the black,

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 30 Jun 2008

Score 10.0/10

Terry, Workington

+ Everything

- No Bad points

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 18 Jul 2008

Score 9.0/10

DAWN, SHEFFIELD

+ Looks good and excellant picture.

- Needs dusting alot - but worth it !!!

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 23 Jul 2008

Score 10.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser , “honest opinion given”

+ Looks as good as the pic and great value

- none

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 28 Jul 2008

Score 9.0/10

Tracey, Portsmouth

+ well worth the money would recommend this tv

- Reviewer left no comment

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 08 Aug 2008

Score 10.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ great product for a really good price. No problems with it and it looks great. very pleased

- Reviewer left no comment

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 14 Aug 2008

Score 9.0/10

Thelma, Bolton , “Lady of the house.”

+ Excellent picture and sound quality also great design.Would go well with most decor.

- Not good vision from the side on but screen can easily be swiveled round.Lady of the house.

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 19 Aug 2008

Score 9.0/10

Angie, Newark , “Over sixties couple.”

+ So far [only had the set a month] this is proving to be an excellent TV. Great picture and sound - easy to use controls - very straightforward, even for us oldies who haven't a technical brain cell betwen us!

- None so far.

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 24 Aug 2008

Score 9.0/10

Barry, Elgin

+ Excellent value for money.

- None as yet.

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 30 Jul 2008

Score 10.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Good picture and sound

- None

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 23 Jul 2008

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ good buy and value for money, overall am very satisfied

- Reviewer left no comment

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 03 Aug 2008

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ sleek, simple and easy to use

- none

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 12 Aug 2008

Score 9.0/10

Sharon, Farnborough

+ It's a reallly good design and size for the price I paid.
It was actually recommended to me by a friend who is also really happy with the product.

- As it is HD some of the things I watch on it are a bit grainy if they are not HD

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 19 Aug 2008

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Everything apart from the sound.

- Sound is a little distorted but only at high levels.

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 13 Aug 2008

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Design, ease of setup and use, good quality picture and sound.

- Can't seem to turn the TV off, have to leave on standby or unplug.

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 20 Aug 2008

Score 9.0/10

Tony, Southend-on-sea

+ Great value TV and just the right size without being overbearing. Stylish looking, great picture and great sound. What more could you want in a TV

- Reviewer left no comment

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 11 Aug 2008

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ design, good picture, freeview.

- none as yet

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 22 Aug 2008

Score 10.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser , “A Tottenham Football Fan”

+ This is an excellent buy. HD ready is brilliant. The difference it makes is unbelievable and I would never go back to a TV without it. The Samsung TV is lovely and is easily set up.

- I would be telling porkies if I said there were any bad points.

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 19 Aug 2008

Score 10.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ It has a great decorative look with the black shiny finish, picture, sound quality is excellent would certainly recommend to anyone to buy.

- NO BAD POINTS

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 21 Aug 2008

Score 9.0/10

Lucy, Acton, London W3 , “nothing”

+ Attractive Design with good quality picture for the price

- The response time is a bit slow when turning it on. The sound is not very clear.

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 08 Aug 2008

Score 9.0/10

Pamela , Rotherham

+ good value for money

- none

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 15 Aug 2008

Score 9.0/10

Tony, Preston

+ Good value for money product, great for watching football and films.

- Non really, just takes a bit to get used to after using a bog standard tv

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 18 Aug 2008

Score 9.0/10

Martin, Hull

+ Excellent picture quality
Value for money

- Would recommend external sound system for better sound quality as sound exits at the rear of unit

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 29 Aug 2008

Score 9.0/10

Luciano , London

+ Reviewer left no comment

- everithing is all good but when i put the tv with volume number 9 i can hear some noisy

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 25 Aug 2008

Score 8.0/10

alwyn, costadel carno

+ exelent style design. great quality picture. very very happy. exelent value for money

- sound quality could have been a bit better

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 26 Aug 2008

Score 8.0/10

Adam, Stoke-on-Trent

+ Easy to set up,looks good,decent price.No problems.

- None

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 20 Nov 2008

Score 10.0/10

alan , grappenhall

+ really good picture quality simple to use

- can only leave on stand by does`nt have on and off switch

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purchased 25 Nov 2008

Score 10.0/10

MARGARET, GLASGOW

+ PERFECT PICTURE CLARITY, EASY PEASY TO SET UP, AND THE REMOTE IS EASY TO WORK ALSO, HAS CLASSIC LOOK TO IT...A GREAT BUY!

- NONE THAT I CAN THINK OF

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purchased 03 Nov 2008

Score 10.0/10

Sue, Walsall

+ Easy set up for both analogue and digital - looks good like the colour black - makes it look classy.

- Haven't found any.

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purchased 25 Aug 2008

Score 10.0/10

June, Barnsley

+ Excellent product

- Reviewer left no comment

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purchased 21 Aug 2008

Score 10.0/10

Erin, London

+ Fab TV, for some reason on mine the sound keeps on dropping out so was thinking about buying some surround speakers to go with it, but it was excellent value for money love it.

- Reviewer left no comment

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purchased 25 Jun 2008

Score 10.0/10

Barbara, Kent

+ Looks, sound, picture.

- Haven't found any yet.

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purchased 27 Oct 2008

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Product Features

Screen Size in Inches	37
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.
Built-in Disc Player	No
Some products come with built-in DVD players or Blu Ray players.
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)	8500
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
Reflection Angle	176
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	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.
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)	No
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)	15.2

Height in mm	572
Width in mm	916

Depth in mm	87
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	SRS TruSurround XT
Colour	Black
The main colour of the product.

Also known as: Samsung LE37A436T1D, Samsung LE37A436T1DX

TV Buyers Guide

Manufacturer's Description

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.

8500:1 Dynamic Contrast Ratio
With a Dynamic Contrast Ratio of up to 8500:1, 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 greater depth of colour.

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.

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.