Samsung UN28H4000 28-Inch 720p LED TV (2014 Model)

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Returned this item because I didnt realize it needed to have 4" of space on both sides to keep it cool. The cabinet I was putting it in did not allow for that. The back of the TV has inputs for RCA cables, and old-school cable as well.

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I dont have time to write a lot of reviews. When I do, its either because Im really pleased or really peaved about a purchase. In this case, I just have to put my two cents in about this TV, and Samsung TVs in general. Picture Quality We have several LCD / LEDs in the house, both Sonys and Samsungs (including this one - the UN28H4000). The picture quality of all of them is beyond amazing with sharp lines, vibrant colors and deep blacks. All are great for viewing everything from the news to football games. Im not really a "gamer", but they all seem to display the action from my Xbox nicely too. Sound Quality Where Samsung separates itself is in the sound in these smaller TVs. With a big screen, youre almost sure to want to combine it with some kind of separate sound system (surround, sound bar, etc.). But darn it, I didnt want to HAVE to buy a separate sound system for a small TV thats going in the kitchen. Samsung is the only brand Ive found that comes with adequate speakers, which seem to be full-range as opposed to most others which emit treble and mids only. I wouldnt say this Samsung sounds "great" (we do have both a Bose surround system and a Sonos sound bar in the house). But it has a nice full sound thats certainly *better than* good enough for watching - and listening to - whatever show were interested in while having dinner or a midnight snack. All the other brands Ive heard sound like overdriven headphones when turned up beyond a whisper, and that includes Sony, LG, Visio and Toshiba. True, this TV is not a "smart" TV. You wont be streaming Netflix or your favorite TV from Amazon without a secondary device. But it doesnt - as others have stated - claim to be a smart TV in this ad, and thats not what I was after (however, in defense of those other reviewers, it does show up as a smart TV in a comparison table I found here on Amazon, and that is incorrect). So for what it is, I give it 5 stars!

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I needed to replace an old, cheap small flat-panel TV that had begun to make an irritating hum.I didnt want or need a large TV for the space, and the 28" screen is perfect in my little study. The picture is sharp and Samsung put in a lot of ways to tweak the picture to suit your taste, the kind of content you view, and how the room is lit. The audio from the built-in speakers is only so-so. Its a bit tinny and muddy, and sounds rather muted, despite all the talk in the literature about DTS and Dolby. It may be partly due to the speaker placement -- they face downwards -- and the fact that I have the TV on a stand. Maybe the sound would be a bit better if it were wall-mounted with nothing beneath it. I dont care so much about the built-in speakers, since Im using some external powered speakers that actually sound really good for their price. It was easy for me to set up. My DVD player connects via the component input jacks, my Roku player goes into the HDMI, and my simple powered speakers (like for a PC), plug into the headphone jack -- though with an adapter, I could use the headphone jack and hook it up to an amp or receiver for analog, or I could use the optical out to connect to the digital optical input of a stereo system. If I had two different HDMI devices -- like my old Dish receiver and my Roku -- I would have trouble, since my old receiver had no pass-through ability and both the Roku and Dish use HDMI. Id have to buy a switcher at a relatively significant added cost, considering the cost of the TV. Since I rely on Roku now, I dont have that problem. Ive noticed that there are some reviews that say that this TV doesnt have a headphone jack. Its oddly placed on the back of the TV (not the most convenient way of plugging/unplugging your headphones!), but its there. Since I have speakers plugged in and not headphones, the placement is okay for me, but if you sometimes listen through headphones and sometimes through the TVs speakers, unplugging the headphones each time you wanted to listen though the TVs speakers could be awkward depending on how your TV is placed. If you have it mounted on a wall, it would be particularly awkward. I was torn between giving this four and five stars, because while the picture is great and I am able to do what I want with the set (have a DVD player connected via the component jacks, connect my Roku using the HDMI input, and have external powered speakers connected using the headphone jack on the back), I am not thrilled with the selection of inputs and outputs on this TV. Most televisions these days skimp on the available jacks. This one has only optical (digital) audio out and a headphone jack for output. Im very grateful for the headphone jack, since many manufacturers dont even bother with that and only include a single digital output to send the audio to an external player or speakers. This means that anyone with older, but perfectly good, high quality sound systems cannot easily connect their system to the new TV. Fortunately, Samsung does include an analog output in the form of the headphone jack. This means that a) the audio output can be controlled using the TV remote (the digital audio output is a single level and the volume must be controlled by the audio equipment -- either a second remote or by getting up and manually adjusting the speakers), and b) the audio can be redirected to any sound system that takes the common RCA audio input by just using an inexpensive converter to convert the Left/Right plugs into a single headphone plug. If you have a lot of equipment that you want to plug into the TV and you have more than one device that you need to plug into an HDMI jack, youll need to get inventive. Although the Samsung UN28H4000 does have two HDMI inputs, only one of them is a "true" HDMI jack. The other one is a DVI that only accepts digital input. This is fine if you are already hooking the audio up to another set of speakers, but not good if you need to use it for two different boxes that both use HDMI. If thats the case, youll need to get an adapter that will extract the audio, and then you will have to send the audio to a set of speakers (or possibly to the single set of RCA audio inputs on the back of the TV -- not sure if that would work or not). Also, if you have an old VCR with plain composite output jacks and a DVD player with component jacks, you cant plug them both in at the same time, since Samsung uses one of the component inputs as the composite input. So, for input, without buying any adapters, splitters, or switchers, you can have one device that uses the full HDMI video & audio, one that uses just the video HDMI (such as a computer) and that plays its audio through something else, one that uses the coax input, and one device that uses either component OR composite input jacks. If you need more than that, youll need to look into switchers or splitters, unless you have a device that can act as a pass-through for other devices. Theres also a USB port which will do more than just display photos as a slide show. You can actually load videos onto a USB flash drive and play them. There are basic video controls such as youd see on a DVD player, but nothing very advanced. You can sort the videos by folder, select a video, play it, fast forward, pause, rewind, etc. It works very well for plain-vanilla video playback, and I didnt find that the flash drive I used got very hot, though some drives might. I used a Samsung 64GB USB 3.0 Flash Drive Fit (MUF-64BB/AM) . Even very inexpensive, low-end flat panel TVs used to come with a myriad of input and output jacks up until relatively recently. Over the past few years, manufacturers have gradually begun to drop more and more options for consumers to use their TVs with other equipment.This is great for folks who make money on after-market solutions, but hard for consumers, especially any who might not realize that there are ways to hook up their other equipment with their new TV and so either junk the equipment to buy new, or return the TV and buy a size and model that they hadnt wanted simply in order to get the right number of inputs/outputs to use it the way they want to. Because the component/composite and coaxial jacks are also on the back of the TV, if you wall-mount it, you have to make sure that you have sufficient clearance for your plugs, which stick out about 2" (approx. 5 cm) for me. I dont have anything plugged into the coax, but I assume that will need decent clearance as well in order to avoid a sharp crimp in your cable. Ive uploaded some pictures of the available jacks so that people know whats there -- its a genuine headphone jack, not just a 3.5 mm audio out jack, which may be a line out that does not change volume with the TV volume. These are the inexpensive speakers Im using with this TV: GPX HT12B 2.1 Channel Home Theater Speaker System (Black,3)

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I like to be specific when I write reviews here as too often the reviews of multiple models/products get blended together. This review is for the Samsung UN24H4000 24-Inch 720p 60Hz LED TV; Amazon ASIN: B00KSBBGA4. I purchased this product on Sept 6, 2014. I have only used this TV for one day and at this time only have it connected to an older digital cable box via a coax connection. I did use the Component connections for a DVD player and the picture quality is excellent. I will have a Mini Tivo box installed early next week and following that will have an HDMI cable tv connection. I will update my review following that. ****** UPDATE: ******* I now have this TV connected to a Tivo Mini and the picture quality is totally excellent. If you are concerned about 720 vs 1080 I say dont worry. I have a four-year-old Visio 22" 1080 TV in another location and the picture from this Samsung with 720 is just as good if not better. The first thing I would like to say is that this TV does NOT have any input ports on any side panel as depicted in the photos. All of the ports are on a squarish panel on the rear of the TV and all face to the rear. I point this out because if you plan on using a USB device (such as thumb drive) to view media, you may want to obtain a USB extension cable, because if you have the TV against a wall, or in an enclosed cabinet like I do, the rear panel may not be easily accessible. (Note that a USB extension cable is NOT the same thing as a standard USB cable.) Another reason I point this out is the Amazon photos for this product clearly show a side panel with HDMI and USB ports. I am certain that the photos come from Samsung as the same photos are shown at BestBuy.Com and Beach Audio. The recessed area for a side panel is present on my set, but is smooth plastic. Both the shipping carton and the product label on the rear of the TV clearly identify this TV as a UN24H4000 model. It appears that Samsung has revised the panel configuration of this model to match the separate UN24H4500 model. Both the Setup Guide and Quick Start Guide show the position of the ports correctly. Set up was relatively simple, with the exception of a great deal of frustration mounting the TV to its base. This model comes with three documents: A Setup Guide; a Quick tart Guide; and a User Manual. All three of these are fold-outs. Even the User Manual is a fold-out, is 16" by 22" in size when opened, printed on both sides, and printed in tiny print. Fold-outs are fine for the Setup and Quick Start guides, but I would much prefer a booklet style User Manual. Mounting to the base takes three screws installed through a relatively deep cavity on the underside of the stand. The small opening and depth of the cavity makes it very difficult to aim the small screws into the small screw holes. I had to use an set of angled hobby tweezers, and even that wasnt easy. A magnetic bit screwdriver would make it easier. I read in another review here on Amazon that you must be extremely careful with configuring the TV when you first turn it on because you only get one shot at it. That person returned the set after a botched first attempt. I too had some difficulty with a setup selection as I did not know the difference between STD, IRC, and HRC for the cable setting. I was easily able to totally reconfigure by pressing the Menu key, scrolling down to a gear-shaped icon, which is Plug & Play, then pressing the Enter key. By the way, I later learned that the vast majority of cable tv providers signal are STD. The IRC and HRC are noise reduction signals used mostly with older cable technology. Other reviewers have complained about the sound from this model. So far I find the cable tv sound quality and sound volume to be acceptable for my purpose given the fact that it has rear facing speakers and I have it in an enclosure. I expect the sound to improve when I have an HDMI cable tv connection as the sound quality from the DVD player is excellent given the small speakers. By the way, this model has rear facing speakers because it is designed with a thin bezel. Due to that takes up space only slightly larger than the screen. I am able to fit this 24" TV into a tall entertainment centers upper bay that was designed for stacked A/V components. Putting it up high like that is a real plus for the bedroom. An older Visio 22" TV with a larger bezel and front mounted speakers did not fit into that space.

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The HDMI ports on the TV do not work. Unfortunately I threw away the box and had the TV sitting out waiting on my wall mount. Ive had 3 Samsung TVs with no issues. This TV was purchased less a month ago, and Samsung wants me to take it to a service center for repair. Ridiculous for a brand new TV. Update: As always Amazon is awesome. Full refund with return. I should have never wasted my time calling Samsung.

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Product: Samsung UN28H4000 28-Inch 720p 60Hz LED TV (2014 Model) Rating: 4.5 of 5 (excellent) Here it is Q3 2017 and I just rolled the dice on this older (non-smart) overstocked model from 2014, and so far its a slam dunk value. Highly recommended. For those curious as to why I opted for an overstocked 720 instead of one of the newer 4ks flooding the market, read on ... First, price. Just to illustrate how far prices have fallen, my late Samsung LNT2353HX (read: 23” LCD, 720p, 60hz, non-smart) cost me a whopping $700, back in 2007, but it was one of the best models of it’s size at the time, and it served me well for 10 years. Samsung has always been a great brand, but here it is 2017 and over the past several years it’s taken quite a few body blows to it’s reputation for excellence. A casual glance at the ratings shows lots of buyers complaining about defects and reliability issues, problems with the smart features, and premature failure. In addition to going smart, TVs have gotten a lot bigger, and many MFRs (Samsung in particular) are flooding the market with stripped down budget level (read: Series 6) models in order to drive out other brands that haven’t made the jump to 4k yet. As of this writing, the low end of the series 6 for Samsung are 40-46” 4k units with 60hz, and seem to be running $400-500 USD, and for series 7 (middling quality, 120hz, more features) are $700-800, and the reviews don’t get consistently good until you look at series 8+ (premium tier), and all of those are 50”+ and a grand or more. A light bulb went off in my head ... gee, perhaps there are still some unsold older top-rated models sitting around in warehouses, gathering dust because from the great switch-over (to Smart TVs) that began in earnest in 2014 ? I looked, and looked, and YES there were (and still are as of this writing) a few top rated non-smart models made before Samsung started it’s recent downhill slide ... which brings me at long last to the UN28H4000 (Series 4 from 2014, and subject of this review). I checked CR to be sure, and sure enough back when it debuted, it was a TOP rated model for it’s size ... however, at a mere 28” it was unfashionably small, and non-smart, so it undersold and apparently there are quite a few gathering dust in an Amazon warehouse. Woo hoo ! My good fortune, because I just hooked it up and so far it’s working GREAT, and it only cost me (drumroll) a measley $185, plus $16 for overnight shipping. It was in my living room, and working great, the day after I clicked confirm order. In terms of bang for a buck, its a slam dunk. Yeah sure, a smart TV with 4k woulda been nice, but I was happy to kick the proverbial can down the road for a few more years because let’s face it - the TV performance has outpaced the ability of Cable/TV networks to keep up, and there’s actually very little 4k content available ATM. It’s actually far worse than that, because more than half the time I’m lucky if what I’m watching arrives at my home at 720p, much less 1080, and during peak hours I’ve seen the quality of some channels drops to 480, and sometimes even 240, despite my paying for premium service. The bottom line is that a top rated 720p (like this one) are still a perfectly fine choice, and they can be had for less than ½ the price of newer and larger TVs 1080 and 4k TVs. Even better, this model has an up converter that allows it to handle 1080 with grace and aplomb ... input from my Sony PS4 looks great, as does the occasional 1080 HD channel from my cable provider. Spectacular even. I’m happy. My only nit (-1/2 star) is the sound is a tad weak, and unlike its predecessor theres not power on/off tone, which is helpful in distinguishing between whether or not the TV is ON vs a Null signal from a selected source thats off (such as a PS4 on standby). Gee, remember the old days when an unmuted null source let you see the white noise of the Big Bang (referring to the cosmic microwave background radiation, not the TV sitcom of the same name) ? Those days are long over. Highly recommended, if you can find it before the 2014 overstock runs out. Great choice for a guest room, or even for a PC. Heck, I might buy a spare, and just store it unused until the current one dies in 7-10 years or so ... kinda like a spare light bulb.

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I bought this TV in November 2016. By Feb 2017 two dark vertical lines had appeared on the screen. After contacting Amazon, who directed me to Beach, who directed me to Samsung, and talking to Samsung service for 1/2 hour+ I returned the TV to Samsung. After 3 weeks the TV was returned to me and I was told the TV was a "out of state"(?) model and was not covered by Samsung warranty. After many contacts (literally hours on the phone) with Samsung and escalating the complaint, I was eventually after several conversations told by Executive Customer Service it was "not their problem" and to get in touch with Amazon. Which I did... I was eventually credited the full amount of my purchase from Beach after 6 weeks without a TV and much frustration. NOT impressed!

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Great little TV, perfect for a bedroom. Screen is crisp and quality appears to be good all around. Ordered open box from Amazon Warehouse Deals. My first attempt resulted in a lack of power cord. Tried again - and everything came correctly. Very pleased!

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If youre using this TV with cable or satellite, then most decent TV’s will do. But I gave up cable and installed an antenna in the attic to receive over-the-air signals. Here is where the TV’s tuner is important. This TV is has an excellent tuner and a high quality (720p) display. It displays information on what is being broadcast. It has an HDMI/DVI port, an HDMI input port, and a USB input port to view video files. It has a digital (optical) audio output port for external sound systems. It also has composite and component video/sound input for older systems. I can’t imagine what I would expect in a TV. I think it’s excellent.

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I purchased on Amazon Prime day. The TV only worked for approximately 1 month. Now there is no picture and no sound. The red light does come on, but nothing else. I contacted Samsung, they were not able to assist, they would not refer me to anyone to assist, they said they would call back. They never left a message when calling during business hours and never resolved. I will never purchase another samsung product.

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