Could wait to send it back
We were very excited when the Samsung TV arrived and couldn't wait to try it out. The excitement wasn't long lasted.
The first issue was the curve of the screen. I should have anticipated the problem with the horrendous reflection of light but, I suppose, we live and learn. I have since learned that manufacturers are backing off from manufacturing curved screens. It's just a gimmick - a failed one at that.
Sitting dead centre, in front of the TV, the immediate impression is that you have a pretty good image. However, the angle of viewing is critical, and if you move to either side of the sweet spots or even stand up,the image loses its crisp sharp look. It takes on a slightly misty quality.
My guess is, that unless you suffered the problems with the bad reflections, it may take a little longer to spot the next issue. To counter the issue of reflections, we tried watching the TV in the dark. I tried with a couple of wide screen DVD movies (letterbox display) and found that in scenes where there was predominantly dark backgrounds but with lighter / whites thrown in, there was an awful mix of blooming, ghosting and colour bleeding. At first we noticed this at the top and bottom of the display, where the black bands of the letterbox display are, however it became apparent, that the portions of the central display were susceptible. The opening credits of Bladerunner, are wnite text on a black background. The display showed a misting of blues, smeared near the text. Some misting was bleeding either way, between the black bands and the main part of the display.
Alyernately dropping the backlight setting and the brightness didn't cure this either.
Finally, we couldn't quite get the colour quite how we liked it. The TV seems to have a bias to the warm side, showing greens more than we would like. This is a subjective area so I can't say that it would be a problem for everyone.
Hope this helps.
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