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Samsung LNT4081F 40-inch 1080p LED LCD HDTV with LED Motion Plus
 
Manufacturer: Samsung
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Product Description
For those who are ready for the clearest, brightest LCD picture on the market today, Samsung presents the LN-T4081F. Full 1080p resolution is just the beginning: Samsung’s incredible LED Motion Plus™ technology reduces motion blur for crisp, precise action. Samsung's SmartLighting™ technology allows for an amazing 500,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio, and ultra-sharp blacks. The LED backlight also provides more natural color representation. A fast 8ms response time ensures smooth, lifelike motion.SRS TruSurround XT™ sound from hidden side speakers is enhanced by the premium audio sound of 2.2 channel dome speakers. Enjoy connectivity with all your other digital devices, with 3 HDMI version 1.3 ports and a full complement of inputs. And the handy HDMI-CEC feature lets you control all your CEC enabled peripherals using just one remote.

Product Details
  • HD-Grade 1920 (H) x 1080 (V) pixel resolution: High resolution pixel density with built-in image scaler to handle inputs from a variety of digital and analog audio/ video sources.
  • Wide Color Gamut LED backlight and Wide Color Enhancer optimizes a color's hue resulting in more natural colors
  • LED Motion Plus
  • 178º(H)/178º(V) viewing angle improves viewing angle, contrast, and brightness
  • 500,000:1 contrast ratio/550nit brightness

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The best blacks of any LCD TV
 
Review Date: February 29, 2008
Reviewer: Josh Wardell, Newton, MA
Samsung's highest-end 81 series of LCD televisions are the very first to incorporate a backlight made of hundreds of LEDs instead of the usual fluorescent tubes. The many benefits are immediately visible in its amazing contrast and color quality that finally matches that of plasma screens. Many reviews all agreed this is the best LCD they've seen, and in my own purchasing research it is very easy to see its quality next to others in the store, and ultimately that is why I bought this over any other model.

By selectively varying the brightness of each backlighting LED, the TV is able to have a much larger range from black to white, achieving a contrast ratio never seen before by an LCD.

In addition, LEDs produce a purer white, and allow the screen to display a wider range of colors (color gamut) than any fluorescent-backlit LCD.

Finally, the LEDs can be flashed at a very high rate of speed to improve upon the 8ms response time of the LCD itself, matching or beating the motion of 120 Hz panels.

Meanwhile, the TV uses much less electricity as a plasma and even other LCDs, and should be immune to any burn-in and lifetime issues associated with plasmas.

The TV has everything else you would expect at this high end: A spectacular LCD panel with very little off-axis brightness change, Three sets of HDMI and analog inputs, and of course a beautiful deep black glossy bezel and stand.

If you're looking for where to start with color settings, start with Movie mode, Warm 1 color, and a gamma of -3.
Amazing TV - don't be fooled by older versions
 
Review Date: December 26, 2007
Reviewer: R. D. Mann, San Francisco, CA United States
while the LNTXX-71F series was great, this newer version is MUCH BETTER. Utilizing LEDs to light the LCD panel, the blacks are much deeper and darker, the response time is fantastic and motion blur is a thing of the past for this LCD TV.

Substitute XX with 40, 46 or 52 for the available sizes and order this today. I have had this for a few days and it has already blown away my Plasma TV (two years old).
Samsung 4081 TV
 
Review Date: April 3, 2008
Reviewer: B. Stevens,
This TV is simply amazing. I pretty much never leave a review on an item I purchased even if I love it. But this has prompted me to do so. That LCD blur is pretty much no existant on this tv. This is the deepest black and the whitest white that I've ever seen. It's so black that it appears that the TV is off!! Outstanding colors. You will need an ultra-high speed cable to see where this TV blows others away. It is still amazing without Hi-Def signal and even using the regular A/V inputs. But why spend this kind of money if you can't fully utilize this TV's abilities.
Just crrrrazy.
 
Review Date: August 31, 2008
Reviewer: M. M. Davis,
First, the color and definition simply can't be touched. The blacks are very black. The brights are intense. (My 4-year old woke up to his first day of cartoons on the new tube, and it was too bright for him to take. I had to cut the backlighting to the minimum.)

Second, I have to admit I'm not a hardcore aficionado, but I just can't agree with the guy complaining of blur. I did notice some blur watching football on the factory settings, but just switching to "Dynamic" mode (which makes the LED Motion Plus kick in) put the kibosh on that. Since making that change, everything is clear and blur-free.

Maybe somewhere there's a superior 40-inch set, but I kind of doubt it.
Best LCD TV on the market today
 
Review Date: May 29, 2008
Reviewer: K. Tse, Chicago, IL
I have the TV for 2 weeks now. It is the best TV I have - great picture and easy to set up I also noticed that the MSRP of the TV is only $1999. It was $2999 about a month ago. If you can get it for less than $2000, you won't be sorry.

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