Samsung Series 5 530 LE40B530 / 40 inch / HD 1080p / Freeview LCD TV

I got this TV to replace my 2 year old 32" Toshiba LCD TV.. this TV is huge but seems slimmer than my old tosh. turning it on for the first time was amazing, the colours are so rich and black levels are inky black,, after calibrating the screen I tried several sources, blu ray looks fantastic as does the xbox 360, my pvr looks ok, nothing to write home about but its not HD so i wasnt expecting much from that, the same goes for freeview, depending on the channel, some look poor some look ok, again i wasnt expecting too much from freeview either but its watchable. the sound on this tv isnt great but messing with the settings should enable you to get something a bit more to your liking.. viewing angle is quite poor, sitting on the couch is fine, but laying down on the couch causes the screen to fade enough to be noticable and colours wash out slightly too.. 2 things that may be an issue for people are:- only 1 scart socket,not a problem for me as i only have my PVR that uses scart and also no headphone socket, this was quite a big issue for me as i prefer using headphones for night time viewing, i just hooked up 2 analogue cables from the back of the tv to my hifi amp's aux input and plug headphones into my amp now, problem solved. this is a great tv, beautiful HD pictures, beautiful looking set and a decent all round performer.. just watch those viewing angles!

make no mistake this is a great tv.full hd ready!some of the best blacks ive seen on any lcd tv.really good contrast and its on a swivel stand.ideal if youve 2 couches like me and use both.now i can point the tv towards me instead of moving the whole cabinet.there is only a few faults about this tv....firstly and the biggest of them being the sound,really is quite bad,lacks bass and some decent whomph.and secondly only one scart,which shouldnt be too much of a problem if you have new hdmi equipped stuff.overal a great tv and probably the best under 600 quid around.