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The LE40B650 (also called LE-40B650, LE-40-B-650 and LE40B650T2WXXC) is a full HD 1080p LCD television with Freeview and a 100Hz mode. Stylishly designed in gloss black with transparent accents, this model has 4 HDMI connections and an Ethernet port providing access to Samsung’s specialised internet portal featuring YouTube.
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Product Features and Technical Details
Product Features
- 40″ Full 1080 HD LCD Screen
- 1920 X 1080 Resolution
- SRS Trusurround HD Audio
- Integrated Digital Tuner
- 4 x HDMI Sockets
- Full HD LCD TV
- Crystal TV™
- Platinum Black
- Samsung FHD Crystal Engine
- Ultra Clear Panel
- Ultra Contrast
- 100hz Motion Plus
- DNIe+
- USB 2.0
- X4 HDMI
- X2 scart
- Wide Colour Enhancer 3
- Internet TV
- DNLA
- USB 2.0 Movie
- Content Library,Game Mode
Technical Details
Samsung LE40B650 LCD TV
Product type:TV
Dimentions (WxDxH) 99cm x 25cm x 70cm
22.8kg
Resolution 1920×1080
Ultra Clear Panel
Ultra Contrast Ratio
Wide Colour Enhancer 3
24p Real Movie
SRS true Surround HD
Teletext 1000p
Anynet+
Game Mode
Sleep Timer
Freeview
CI Slot
PC input
Headphone
Scart
X4 HDMI
X2 USB 2.0
Reviews 
Like most I did a hell of a lot of research on tv’s before buying and thought I had narrowed it down to sony W or panasonic G10. A trip to the local stores to check them in the flesh revealed this set which was clearly the best.
PRO’s
Black levels are outstanding
Motion blur reduction for football is outstanding
Connectivity again 5 star – I’m typing this on the PC input and its clear as a bell
Looks – on or off this set is the most pleasing you’ll find
Upscaling works well – on par with PS3
Wifi dongle – I bought the one earmarked series 7 and above (Rose Red coloured), well it works like a charm and yes youtube streams effortlessly. (An american site showed this dongle working for their version of the 650 so I took a gamble and saved []).
USB – great it even shows thumbnails of the content
CON’s
Well this is like criticising someone who just climbed Everest with your dinner for not bringing the correct fork, but if pushed … the sound is average. Lets face it only a nut job would spend this amount and not hook it up to a surround kit.
Talking of surround kits there is an issue with ALL LCD tv’s in that they do so much wash and wax enhancements to the picture that by the time it shows on screen there is time lag. E.g. watch a movie from your PS3 with the optical coax going direct to the surround kit and the picture will be very slightly behind the sound. This is an easy fix by hooking the optical coax from the tv to your surround kit, hey presto no lag for any input. The downside is no 5.1 surround pass through only stereo, ah well it still rocks on my 5yr old pioneer kit.
Everyone goes on about calibrating the set, well I tried it and it looked so dull and lifeless. The defaults are a little eye popping but there are such a myriad of settings to tune you’ll be able to get it just right for your eyes.
In summary
I’m completely chuffed with my purchase and yes LED’s are better but only slightly better (2.5 times the price so we’re back into nut job territory again). This set in no way lacks anything and Samsung have surprised me by just how good they know they’re stuff and customers. Firmware updates (Aug 09) keep the functions cutting edge (same firmware update as LED’s). By all means check out the competition after all I did, but don’t let big name branding blind you to this set, it is the sweet spot of top spec for the money.
PS – 3 TOP TIPS
1)When checking picture quality in the shops go round the back and check they’re all hdmi connected. Unbelievably some are only showing a picture from 1970’s RF coax – very naughty to make you buy the more expensive sets. I just swapped the plugs to see the real deal.
2)Buy the rose red dongle – save a few quid.
3)There’s a glass LCD stand on this site for [] and it really matches this set to a tee the whole ensemble looks … outstanding.
Windows 7 lets you stream HD movies direct to your Samsung from your laptop and it works just perfectly with this rose red dongle. You can simply right click on a movie file on your laptop and choose [play to] and the tv auto plays or use the tv menu for dnla laptop and choose the movie from there. Movies HD & SD, pictures and mp3 music all work – yeeha!
