Samsung LE40A656 40in LCD TV Comments
| Author | John Archer |
| Published | 12th Apr 2008 |
| Manufacturer | Samsung |
| Price | £1,039.03 (Exc VAT) |
| as reviewed | £1,194.89 (Inc VAT) |
| Latest Price | Click here |
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Comments for Samsung LE40A656 40in LCD TV
ian bloomfield said on 7th October 2008
Jim O'Reilly said on 17th October 2008
I also bought this TV after reading the review above. I've had it just over a month now and i have to say it is fantastic. The day we got it we watched a Blu-ray DVD and the picture quality is amazing. The colours are so vibrant and clear. Set up is easy and the menus are fairly intuitive. I would recommend this TV to anyone
HDtvwannahave said on 19th October 2008
he there currently is a LE40A756 on the market anyone have that one already i am currently in the market for a 40 inch lcd tv and the 6 series is now very well priced in holland (994 euro) i was wondering if the 7 series is worth the extra 2 or 300 euro
Jon said on 2nd February 2009
I am considering the newer LE-37686, would this review apply?
Mike Jones said on 23rd February 2009
Probably a bit late to this but purchased one two days ago from PC World with a great offer on blue-ray. Got it home, set it up in less than 20 minutes, popped the blue-ray in the cabinet and away I went. SD through an aerial is excellent, HD through Freesat is awesome (best I have ever seen) blue-ray is just astonishing as is the up scaling in 1080p, watched Harry Potter Goblet of Fire and where the underwater scenes were hopeless on my Panasonic 37" 1080i the Samsung made me believe I was watching genuine blue-ray, we only sat to try I tout and ended up watching it all again.
After I tried Iron-Man (blue-ray version) and could have sat and cried with excitement, WOW< WOW< WOW & can't offer further superlatives really. From SD through to blue-ray it’s incredible, only later did I realise I didn't have the TV set up with motion flow and 1080p, 'No-way,' I said to myself, 'there are not words to describe my pleasure.'
Only tiny downside is the in-built sound, background is too loud so speech suffers, to be fair though with so many different settings I may have it on the wrong one, I'll look later.
As for the look of the black rose, nothing compares (IMO) I always likes the Phillips Ambi thingy with the changing colours round the edge, in Curry’s it is now half price £3000 down to under £1500, and I almost didn't get the Samsung, oh boy am I glad I did.
11 out of 10 apart from the sound and that may yet be better, it’s probably me.
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I purchased this TV after reading this review, what a fantastic set, so good that my father in law bought the same one. I cannot praise this set highly enough, they all come with a 5 year warranty now so even better value for money