The Samsung UE55B7020 Our Product Review

By Patrick Song

Taking a Look at The Samsung UE55B7020 LCD TV reveals a liquid crystal display tv sets that is almost stunningly thin and extremely elegant looking in its presentation. This is so because the manufacturer has placed LEDs or light admitting diodes around the edges to serve as the backlight media. There's no evidence of picture blur along those edges, by the way, which is what LEDs are famous for.

The UE55B7020 comes in at an extra large 55 inches and presents a picture resolution of 1920x1080. It uses Samsung's LED engine to present its WCE -- wide colour enhancer -- to put it all together, taking advantage of the 100 Hz Motion Plus video capability. Less expensive tvs in this segment tend to make use of cheaper fluorescent tubes to help present all of this, not LEDs.

Because Samsung uses light emitting diodes, TVs such as the Samsung UE55B7020 save quite a bit more energy than do LCD TVs that make use of older-style fluorescent tubes to backlight the screen. When placed along the edges, the TV can be made much thinner and more stylish than when fluorescent tubes are employed. There is almost no need for any sort of thick casing, in other words.

There is a wide range of sophisticated multimedia and network features contained within this particular Samsung UE55B7020, by the way. Most experts say that the network functionality of this TV is what really tvs it apart. This model can be connected to a network of PCs through use of a standard Ethernet cable. It can also be connected via a wireless adapter for wireless PC networks.

Wireless capability is handled through one of several USB ports that come standard with the UE55B7020 TV. In order to take advantage of the capabilities, the personal computer that is being used must have DLNA software on it, but Samsung has thoughtfully included certain software with the television to make this possible. Also, the TV plays video, music and multimedia files through a handy USB port.

To create the vivid pictures that the UE55B7020 tv set displays, Samsung has gone out and created the same sort of picture panel that started being featured back in 2006 on most flat-panel LCD computer monitors. This allows the television to present extremely clear and crisp images. The Samsung name for the panel is, of course, the "Ultra-Clear Panel." Colours and richness are first rate all round.

Surround sound capabilities are standard with this UE55B7020 tv set, as are Dolby Digital Plus and SRS HD. Sound output comes from an RMS unit that features a high-quality woofer and 15 watts of power. The manufacturer has thoughtfully included a whole host of other features for the price. An auto volume leveler and a smart content manager -- that oversees operations -- are also part of the package.

The Samsung UE55B7020 LCD TV features a very nice LED backlight function that helps to make this television set among the thinnest of any on the market. At 55 inches, sitting down in front of it is almost like sitting down and watching a movie in a theatre. It has extremely nice surround sound capabilities, and the price -- while not inexpensive -- is still within the market for TVs of this sort. - 29967

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