Samsung UN65NU7100 FLAT 65" 4K UHD 7 Series Smart TV 2018

This isnt my first Samsung Smart TV, not even my first one this year. Its a Samsung Series 7, so it has a lot of features and great picture quality. I do prefer curved displays, but those are becoming less common so I settled on this flat one. It doesnt look any better or worse, just a preference. It has all the video streaming apps I needed and more. It also has a lot of smart features if you have the companion app for your smartphone, which is cool since you can mirror between devices or use the phone as a remote. Setup was also easy with said companion app. This TV is in my bedroom, so I dont watch it that often, but when I decide to watch something in bed its more than adequate. The sound is fine, but if youre planning on using it for anything more than a bedroom youll likely want a sound bar or other external speaker. My only real complaint is that it isnt that easily wall mounted. The mounts that I purchased had screws that were too short for this TV so I had to run to Home Depot up the street and search for longer ones.

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latest review update: The only thing I can complain about on this TV is the sound can be a bit low. This may be program or network related, but there are occasions where some programs are so low the volume needs to be cranked up to 70-80 out of 100. This is a little annoying, but it is not something that make a significant difference in my review. The TV is still really great, no problems, and I still love the picture. first review: Ordering, delivery, unboxing and set-up, all went like a dream The price on this 4K Samsung TV was great, and despite reading some things that concerned me a little in some of the nutty low reviews, my experience was stellar. The Samsung 50NU7100 Flat 50” 4K UHD 7 Series Smart TV 2018 was packed well, light and easy to remove from the box, and easy to move around ... the full box was about 40 pounds. All one has to do was to screw the legs in, and push the power cord into its receptacle. Immediately the picture turned on with no fanfare, not clicks or sounds, flashed or whatnot and began the set-up process. It was easy, even given my complex home network security. Once connected to the Internet the TV can check or its own software upgrade. I found the picture was almost perfect, and the sound was good as well. I was blown away because my old TV that I was replacing got about 3 or 4 digital channels in the area and this new TV with a better tuner in it got over 60. Most of them are religious nuts, or shopping channels, Chinese, Spanish, or other foreign broadcasting, but that is OK. I also hooked up my Blue-Ray player and tested it out. I could not believe the clarity, it was truly beautiful. Then came the test as I watch most of my TV content over set-top boxes like the ROKU or Apple TV. For all but the very oldest TV broadcasts in the old video format everything looked really beautiful, with the exception of some pixelation on some content. This is the my immediate reaction and review. I will come back over the next year and update this if and when there are problems. One minor thing I didnt like is the lack of some full documentation on the TV and its features. I dont really understand what I can do with the USB ports? I was hoping I could either download or play video and music off a USB drive, but I dont know because there is not documentation on that. So far, so good, and this is an excellent bargain and a very unostentatious and nice looking TV to have in my living room. Highly recommended so far, 4/5. Will upgrade to 5/5 after a few months with no problems ... it really is a 5.5 now.

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We previously had a 65" Samsung 4K Smart Curve model TV and loved it. When relocating, we elected to right size our home for just my wife and me. The 65" Curve was now too big so we sold it. :( After relocating, we wall mounted a true 42" model we had as a second TV, using the same wall mount used for the 65" Curve. In time we realized the 42" was just too small for the room. When beginning the search for a new TV, we felt a 50" model would be a perfect fit. We live 2.5 hours from the closest big box store, so we rely heavily on shopping online. I share this for a few reasons. If you cant see all the connections, picture quality and actually measure the size of the TV, you need to pay close attention to the details/reviews/questions when shopping online. I almost pushed the button on a 50" Samsung TV when I realized the actual picture size is 43" and not even close to 50". :( Why the industry, including Samsung, plays this game with picture size is so misleading to the consumer. Not a good thing! We then looked at the 55" model, in reality a 48" screen which is about as close to a 50" model we could find. I have to give props to Amazon on ordering, shipping and delivery. I had visions of box damage which never occurred. The TV arrived on time as scheduled and without any sign of box damage. Thank you Amazon! Several reviews mention poor quality regarding the remote, which is accurate. The remote for this 55" model is by far inferior to the Curve model we had in the past, but we also paid close to $2K for the Curve. The Curve remote was exceptional, but the cost was 3 times more expensive too. Some of the reviews mention picture quality as a concern which I take exception to. For the money, the picture quality is excellent. I successfully mounted the 55" model to our wall mount though I had to purchase longer bolts and drill 4 holes in the existing mount, but the mount works perfectly after a few minor modifications. Connecting our existing sound bar used for the Curve became a big issue, though. This 55" model does not provide a Bluetooth connection, which more expensive TVs offer, including the Samsung Curve we previously had. After several missed attempts in connecting the sound bar to the new TV, I eventually realized that simply connecting an HDMI cable to the sound bar and the ARC-HDMI connector on the TV solved this problem as well. Now I can use the Direct TV controller to change channels and adjust the sound on the sound bar, though doing so also required adjusting the TV voice speed adjustment to match the voice to mouth movement of people talking on TV. I had to troubleshoot this without there being any documentation about this, but I was able to get everything connected and working properly. It just takes a little more time to accomplish. That said, we really like the finished product and the price. We considered a more expensive model, but this model is perfect for watching football games, movies, our weekly shows and the news, etc. Were not gamers, so no input on this function, but for a very nice TV at a reasonable price, I can highly recommend this product.

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Right off the top; minus 1 star since its not oled. Aside from that, its picture is great and the sound is better than I expected. My only legitimate complaint - and its a pretty big one - is that the UI is bottom of the barrel and remote kind of sucks. The "smart" features are old fashioned, unpolished, and clumsy. Really, anyone who buys this will want to add an apple tv, Roku, fire TV, or gaming console to stand in as their entertainment device... because its just that bad. As far as picture settings go, im surprised how theres no way to create and save any custom settings profiles. Basically, if you want to ensure you getting the best picture for each of your devices, you have to tweak your settings, every single time you switch sources. The remote control is also pretty old school; tons of useless buttons and no shortcuts to any Samsung apps at all. Its basically the same remote from the 90s. Bottom line is that the picture is good but dont expect anything else qbout this tv to "wow" you.

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