Samsung UN55C6300 55-Inch 1080p 120 Hz LED HDTV
- 15Wx2 audio output
- Wide Color Enhancer Plus
- LED HDTV also makes it easy to be green
- ConnectShare Movie
- 4 HDMI (ver 1.3), HDMI-CEC
Product Description
Samsung LED HDTVs combine breakthrough picture quality and advanced connectivity options that will keep you entertained 24/7. This UN55C6300 LED HDTV also makes it easy to be green, and will save you some green, by being ENERGY STAR compliant. . . . More >>
In considering what TV to buy my parents, I had the apparent choice between buying an led LCD or a plasma. I opted to get the led, but you wouldn’t really be wrong to go the other route. My parents just wanted any TV that was bigger than 50 inches while I, being somewhat of a techy, needed to find the best TV over 50 inches. Well, here you have what I would call the third best TV over 50 inches (the 8500 and 8000 models being better) at the time of this review. This is the first of Samsung’s new line of lcds to come out this year, and it narrowly beats out last years 6 and 7 series TVs by offering a better contrast ratio (4,000,000-1 vs. 3,000,000-1) for virtually the same price point. Otherwise, it’s pretty much identical after reviewing the specs. Newer is better though in this case also because of the firmware upgrades and other fine improvements in engineering and technology.
The TV was delivered about 5 days after I purchased it through Amazon, and it took about 15 minutes to set up. Out of the box the thing looks incredible. It’s as thin as a blackberry! Some assembly was required with a phillips head and about 10 screws to attach the tv to the stand, but it was only 4 steps total and added to the suspense. After plugging in literally two cords (the hd component cables and the power cord) you are up and running. When the picture came on it was CRYSTAL clear. It puts every other TV I’ve seen to shame. You can go to Best Buy and do a side by side comparison and you won’t find anything better. Forget about the plasma, this is the way to go. I could describe in more detail how great the picture is, but suffice to say it’s flawless from movies to news to sports. Even if this is not your first HDTV, you will notice a big difference. I bought a 32″ 240 mhz set in Decemeber and this tv is in another league. The LED side panel illumination works well, and there is very little adjustment of the settings necessary to achieve true to life picture quality.
“True to life” will be understood in a new way when you buy this TV. The longer it has been since your last TV purchase, the more breathtaking this advancement in technology will be. Regardless, this will be a TV that will have a useful life for years (longer than a plasma) and will always look amazing. That being said, I would get the warranty (2 years) for an extra 170 or so.
Note: I chose lcd over plasma because lcds are noiseless and don’t have the risk of picture burn-in. The 58′ plasma I was looking at is the same price. This TV is better than plasmas priced less at the time of the review. If price is the main concern, I might do an in store side by side comparison with cheaper plasmas to see if the difference to you is worth the money.
Rating: 5 / 5
We have had this tv for 2 months and it just doesn’t seem like it could possibly be any better. The colors are so true and there is so much depth that it actually seems 3D at times. When you play a Blu Ray the colors pop even more and you really feel like you are part of the picture or scene. I have done a double take at times because it appears so life like! We love this tv and are so happy when we get a chance to relax and watch it (not often enough!). Wall hook up was a breeze and it has enough HDMI inputs to make it even easier. I wouldn’t recommend the Samsung Blu Ray player though if you are running everything thru a receiver. Samsung’s “Any net” gets confused about what you are trying to do. Or at least the Universal remote doesn’t recognize that the tv is in control of the Blu Ray player. (Or maybe it’s me who gets confused on what it is trying to do!) Anyway, I can’t imagine any other tv delivering a better picture than this one. You will enjoy it immensely!
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Rating: 5 / 5
I went to a local electronics store to buy a 46″ LCD to replace the Samsung 46″ LCD I just broke and ended coming home with this. F ry s had it on sale for 1 5 0 0, so we decided to spend the extra 6 0 0 to buy this. I was torn about not buying the Samsung TV with the Internet functions (Netflix, Pandora, etc. . ) but we have the PS3, which makes up for it. We had to decide between the Samsung Models LN46C630, LN46C650, UN46C6300, UN46C6500, and this model UN55C6300. They were priced and 8 7 9, 1 0 3 9, 1 3 2 9, 1 4 9 9, and 1 4 9 9. We were only looking at Samsung because we have had only good experiences with Samsung until I accidently hit the LCD
( (Crack!!) Long story short we walked out with the 55″
On to the Review:
Before purchasing this TV, please consider your room size. We are about 10ft away from the TV and this is about as close as you want to be. There is a big difference between a 46″ and 55″
The setup was easy. The size of the box makes it difficult for one person to carry it but the TV is light enough for one person to lift it. The first step is to attach the back plate to the base with 5 screws, next it is suggested to use two people to put the TV on the base. I was able to do this step by myself. It has tabs that latch in and 5 screws to attach the TV to the base.
All 4 HDMI Ports are located on the side, so may need to use the cable management system that comes with the TV. There is also a component video connection. There is no COMPOSITE video connector, which is a slight con for me because I need to buy a new connector for our WII. So if must have a composite connector on your TV then this TV is not for you. I did not dock the TV any stars for this because I could have looked closer. . . Besides composite to old school and I do not mind buying the component cable
The TV powers up fairly quick and noticeably faster than our 550 model I killed. .
The clarity of this TV is amazing, the colors really pop out and are well defined. It is almost like the people on the screen are in the room with you. I thought Blu Rays were unbelievable on our 46″ LCD, it is trippy watching them on the 55″ screen. Talk about seeing the pores on people’s faces. Maybe it is a little too good of a picture
(I know, no such thing) There is defintely some reflection from the TV but not enough to bother us.
The sound is on par with our previous Samsung, which not great for audiophile people but more than enough then we need for our family.
Because it is a LED LCD it is thin. It is a little over 1″ thick. Not as thin as the 9000 series but I do not have that kind of money laying around
I highly recommend this TV for anyone with a room larger enough to accomidate it. I am not having any buyers remorse. If anyone has any questions please post a comment and I will try to answer them.
7/18/2010 Update – Just a quick 2 month update. The TV continues to amaze and the Blu-Ray are just insane on this TV. I see the electronics store has 6500 model for 200 more than we paid for this
Rating: 5 / 5
Watch Video Here: http://www. amazon. com/review/R3EK5JFSYNNNKX I bought the UN55C6300 and am extremely pleased with the picture quality. However right out of the box I noticed that the lips were not in sync, and also that the display was skipping frames very often.
I have a DVD player, Blu-ray player, and a Satellite HD Receiver (Dish Network) All hooked up, and all sources have the same problems. I’ve tried the HDMI input, Coaxial, Component, and Composite inputs. All result in laggy video and out of sync audio.
If I use the HDMI cable and the tv speakers, the audio is in sync. However with any external audio receiver it becomes evident right away that the video lags the audio by a lot (at least 120ms). Even if I turn “Game mode” on, the video still lags, just not as bad.
Even if I upgrade to an audio receiver that has a delay function to try to sync the two, that would not help because the time between the audio and video delay seems to vary a lot. In other words, without changing anything, the audio and video will go closer to in sync and further from in sync throughout the day. This is a very frustrating problem. My BluRay Player has a built in delay function, but it maxes out at 120ms. When I have it at that setting, the lip sync problem is significantly improved, however the video STILL lags the audio very noticeably!
The choppy video appears significantly when the “Auto motion plus” feature is enabled. The strange thing is that even if turn this setting on to “Custom” and turn both the blur reduction and the judder reduction to zero, it will still skip frames regularly. With the Auto Motion Plus turned off it will still skip frames, just very infrequently.
The video I posted demonstrates the choppy video problem. You can see at the beginning of the video that the panning looks smooth. Then I turn on the “Auto Motion Plus” on the TV, and play the same exact segment again. This time you notice that the video looks much more clear during the panning, however it is extremely choppy. Every second it “Skips frames”.
Another strange thing about the choppy video problem is that the frequency of frame skipping changes with what show/movie is playing. For example, LOST in HD would skip frames every two seconds, driving us nuts and forcing us to shut off the “Auto Motion Plus”. However Spiderman 3 on the same channel also in HD showed hardly any frame skipping at all. Blu-rays allowed me to have the auto motion plus setting on pretty high, but it would still randomly skip frames throughout each film.
I know one of the responses I’m going to get will be just turn the auto motion off, but this setting does a spectacular job and was one of my main motivations for upgrading to a Samsung TV in the first place. Even with the frame skipping you can see that the picture is so much clearer during panning and overall, and it is such a shame to have to turn it off.
The best way to describe what I am seeing is that it is like I am watching TV on my computer, and my computer’s processor can’t keep up, and therefore the video skips a bunch of frames every so often. This makes watching anything a lot less “fluid” and distracts me from getting “sucked in” to what I’m watching.
I called Samsung and they said they’ve never heard of either of these problems. This gave me hope that I just have a bad TV. So they sent a technician out, and he replaced the processor and the power supply. No cigar, same exact problems after he leaves. So I exchanged the TV for another brand new one, take it home, and same exact problems. Looks like that’s the way this TV is supposed to perform.
Another thing that really irks me is that they combined the component and composite inputs. This means I have to choose one or the other two hook up; I don’t get both. That means if I want to use my VCR, I have to disconnect the component input from my DVD or Blu-ray player.
Between the audio and video always out of sync with my external speakers, and the fact that I can’t use the “Auto Motion Plus” feature that looks so amazing but does not work properly, I am at a loss as to what to do. My wife is distracted by these issues, and shes not a picky person at all. Do I hang on to this and pray for a firmware update that will magically fix either or both of these problems, or do I take it back and try for another brand? I’m thinkin’ its going back.
Rating: 2 / 5
I recently purchased and took delivery of this TV from Amazon and delivery was quick and efficient. I had read just about all of the online reviews that I could find on this TV. Since, it is so new, there aren’t many. The TV has a fantastic picture quality and it seems that some images and scenes look more “real” than standard LCD TV’s. Somehow, it often seems to have more depth and detail (almost 3-D’ish at times) than standard LCD screens with their standard CCFL back lighting. I also felt that this Samsung’s edge-lit LED panel had a superior picture to other brands of LED/LCD TV’s. Aware of possible chinks in the armor, I had read about the “blooming” or “flashlight” effect emanating from the corners of the screen when the screen is black, or showing dark scenes. When I first set-up my TV and it was going through it’s auto channel programming routine, the screen was all black and I did notice the slight blooming effect of faint cloudy light coming from the top two corners, for several inches. However, it was not excessive, and was just discernible, and I have not yet noticed it when watching program material. Because the panel is so thin and the LED’s are located on the edges and still have to carry light to other parts of the screen, with special diffusers, it is extremely difficult to completely suppress light “leakage” under all conditions with this type of back light configuration. But, the reality is that, likely, these types of conditions constitute a very small percentage of one’s total program viewing time and experience. I have also noticed the occasional artifacting with some high speed movement, but, no more so than any other LCD TV, I’ve seen, even some at 240Hz. I do like the frugal energy use that this 55″ LED/LCD Samsung, has, along with it’s super slim profile and sharp looks that are modern and updated, yet, understated. However, the biggest factor that got me to pull the purchasing trigger, was the tremendous picture quality. A beautiful bright screen, with sharp detail with high contrast and rich colors, that once set-up properly, looks super accurate and super real!
Rating: 5 / 5