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The Prettiest Picture You Won't Be Able To Watch.
I bought this TV for watching TV, Movies and Blu Ray's.
When I ordered it, Amazon had it listed as a 240Hz and not a 120. I had hoped that a 240 would eliminate the normal problem of Motion Blur and Jittering known to occur on TV's like this. Unfortunately, it is a 120. A Mistake that Amazon has now corrected.
I do not use any of the smart features or apps. I have a computer for web browsing and already waste too much time doing that. This TV is my escape for a few hours a night, so I cannot comment on any of those features.
The picture quality is UNBELIEVABLE. Super sharp. So Sharp it almost hurts your eyes and seems fake. The colors pop and the blacks are great.
However, the Motion Blur and Jittering are so bad and so distracting that it literally becomes so frustrating that you can't watch it.
I'm not talking about super fast action scenes, those seem to do pretty well except large objects pixelate like crazy. The slightest wave of a hand or turn of a head is surrounded by blur and is jittery, especially on the outer edges of the frame.
I have the Blur Reduction turned all the way up as well as the Jitter Reduction but it doesn't make a difference.
Any program that isn't broadcast in HD is horribly pixelated and the motion blur is so bad that you actually get a headache.
I have tried every single setting and adjustment, making sure I used HDMI 2.0 cables and nothing has helped.
I wish to God I saw this TV on a showroom floor instead of just ordering it online without ever seeing it in person first.
I actually find it offensive that Samsung would put out a product that is so obviously underpowered.
I've contacted customer support to see when the Connect One box with a faster processor might be available but they didn't have that information.
I'm hoping that I will be able to return it to Amazon.
My personal recommendation would be to AVOID this TV until they give it a faster processor and fix the motion blur and jittering issues.
Addition to previous review as of 7-9-14. I've had the TV for a little over a month and after meeting with a High End TV specialist, he recommended that I turn off the Blur Reduction and Jitter Reduction completely. It sounds counter intuitive but it does help. If you are watching a Full HD 1080 x 1920 signal, it works fine. However, if you are watching a 720 x 1280 signal the jittering and blur is just deplorable. If there is a scene where it pans across the screen, it looks like you're watching a video on youtube with a 56k modem. It jitters and jumps so bad you want to throw your shoe at the tv. If it is a fast pan, it is nothing but pixels.
The primary purpose of a TV is to watch TV and this one fails miserably at it. I'm not sure if it is because it is trying so hard to upscale everything to 4K that it just can't keep up or what. I wish there was a way to turn off the upscaling and just let me watch it at normal HD.
Now that I've had it a bit, I still stand by my first assessment. DO NOT BUY THIS TV! If 4K were available for every channel, I'm sure it would be fantastic. But until that time, avoid it at all costs.
UPDATE: 7-8-16. I just finished speaking with Samsung customer service regarding problems with it receiving 4K signals and was told that this TV is not actually a 4K TV and does not accept any 4K signals from either 4K Blu-Ray players or from any other source. It will only upscale a lower signal to 4K, which isn't as good as it taking a true 4k signal and showing it how it was meant to be seen. What TOTAL LIARS!!! This is false advertising and illegal!
May 2014 · Electronics