Samsung Electronics UN50M5300A 50-Inch 1080p Smart LED TV (2017 Model)

I bought the 40 inch model of this TV for our bedroom. It is a fantastic tv, once you adjust the default settings. Out of the box, the sharpness was turned up way too high, but lowering it improved the picture quality to what I expected. After my adjustments, the picture was stunning. My wife said it was like the people on the screen are in the room with you. The clarity is amazing. This tv features a setup routine similar to a smartphone. I was attracted to this TV due to the large sort-of triangle-shaped stand (the one pictured in the photo). I am not a fan of the new style of legs on other tvs, with tiny inverted v-shape legs at the corners of the bottom of the tv. They look unstable to me, and in a house with kids, I did not want to take a chance. So this tv was perfect, as the stand is very stable. I have no concerns about it falling over. The one thing I failed to realize about this tvs stand is how deep the stand is. Due to its depth from front to back, you need about 2 feet of space on whatever surface you place this tv on. Essentially, a one inch thick tv becomes 2 feet thick in terms of occupied space. In fact, the depth of the stand forces the tv to sit far out away from the wall. Overall, the picture quality of this tv is fantastic. Its unfortunate that the stand makes the tv occupy so much space, but then again, it is the style of stand for which I was looking. I would not hesitate to buy another if I had the need.

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WOW! I wasnt expecting such a great picture. Easy to set up. Intuitive remote and screen. This was to replace an older Samsung that went off to college. The new design of the base makes it very stable. And WOW what a picture. I read reviews about having to adjust due to the ambient light sensor. But mines in a dimly lit room and I didnt need to adjust any of the settings.

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I made a side-by-side comparison with five other 50-inch-class TVs utilizing different LED/LCD/backlighting combinations. All were in the same price range. This model utilizes LED-backlit LCDs. I could visualize (as promised) better contrast and brightness, greater color range, more rapid response to changes in scene and more accurate image rendering. I did disable the Eco Sensor option and increased the judder control. The mobile-to-tv mirroring and wi-fi connection were simple to set-up and both performed well for streaming content locally and from the cloud, much better & faster than my 2015 40-inch Samsung. The sound is perhaps adequate in a small room, but I was much happier when I plugged in a $250 Yamaha soundbar. It matched-up automatically with the TVs Dolby & DTS signals. Mounting the TV to my swivel/stand and the soundbar to the TV was straight-forward. My only nit is that all of these 40-50 inch TVs have just two 2 HDMI inputs, ugh! That said, for less than $500 I got a TV that compared favorably with other 50-inch TVs costing $100-200 more.

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This is a great little TV. Assembly was simple since its so light. I love that with its wifi connection and smart apps, I am able to use everything I want without connecting any wires to it at all other than the power cable. Connecting to my wifi router was simple, and the streaming apps work flawlessly. I have Time Warner Spectrum cable, so I downloaded the Spectrum app from Samsungs store, signed in, and now I get all my cable channels. Ive only had it a couple of days, but Spectrum, Netflix, and YouTube work great. The Smart Menu is unobtrusive and quick to navigate. You can reposition the various apps in the menu for quick access to the ones you use most frequently, and you can remove unneeded apps as well to reduce clutter. Picture quality is excellent. The settings options are grouped logically, there are a decent set of presets (Normal, Dynamic, Movie, etc) all of which can be fine-tuned with Expert Settings if you want to calibrate your picture. Sound is fine for a TV this size, it doesnt have the most powerful bass, but the sound is clear and there is plenty of volume available. Overall this was a great purchase, and an outstanding value at this price.

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Got this on friday and so far its a great tv. It was very easy to connect, set up and program. I havent had any trouble with the wifi connection, but it does sometimes requires resubmitting. That in part Im sure, due to my spectrum service constantly going out and resetting. I have not tried to connect my pc, or phone. The sound and volume are just right. It gets plenty loud and so far no distortion. Ive seen some reviews complaining about sound, but in my case it is fine, no tinny sound at all. After reading reviews I was set to purchase a sound bar, but theres no need for one. You can go in and adjust sound as you want. There are different picture modes as well that you can use to suit your fancy. The only thing I could say needs improving, is the night light on the remote. It lights up, but just barely and in the dark can be difficult to read. Other than that, Im loving this tv. If anything changes Ill come back and update. For now a full 5 stars.

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