Samsung - 40" Class (40" Diag.) - LED - 1080p - Smart - HDTV

This Samsung TV has a really great picture and, considering what I've heard on other TVs of this size, has decent speakers and sound. The Set-up is relatively painless and simple, just follow the prompts and answer the questions. Most of the defaults for picture and sound are good. Now, here is where it gets questionable and why I didn't give this unit 5 stars. The SmartHub has the ability to connect you to a wide variety of apps which allow you to get a lot of free content, and some not-so-free stuff. By default, you get NetFlix, YouTube, Hulu, Fandango Amazon and a web browser. Where we ran into problems was, after about 10-15 minutes of watching our favorite programs on NetFlix or YouTube, the sound would just randomly stop working. Watching a movie on Crackle was even worse. After the first commercial break, the app would lock up and not allow us to continue watching the movie until we closed the app and restarted it. At first I thought it was a network issue with my wifi since we have a lot of devices throughout our house. So, I installed a brand new CAT6 run from my network to alleviate any possible latency issues caused by too many gadgets and too little bandwidth. Unfortunately, that was not the answer. The next step was to contact Samsung tech support via their internet chat. After going through 3 technicians over 2 days, the last one told me to open a repair request and gave me the web address. Note of caution here, if you have to fill out the online repair request form, you will have to attach a copy of your receipt, but don't bother trying to upload a .pdf file, their system will not allow it even though it is one of the options. I tried a bunch of times using 3 different computers and 4 browsers before I changed the receipt to a .doc file. Then, after all of that hassle, when I finally clicked the button to send the request, I received an error that their system would not take the form and to try back later. After an additional 30 minutes of my life wasted attempting to re-transmit their form (to no avail), I ended up calling their 800 number. First, I was greeted by their wonderful automated system. After only 3 tries, I was sent to an actual human being! After explaining the whole issue with the new human, I was then transferred to yet another technician. I had to explain everything to the new guy yet again. This time, he requested remote access via their system access tool (it is off by default and only turns on when you turn it on). He accessed some system screen that the others had not, and finally, after another 30 minutes, told me that there was a firmware update that needed to be installed and it would be sent directly to the TV sometime between now and 24 hours from now. He assured me that this would resolve the problem since it had something to do with a conflict on the wifi part of the network board in the unit. All I have to say at this point is, it better work or I'm going to box this thing up, return it and possibly get a Sony or Panasonic. Did I mention it has a great picture?

This TV is not top of the line. It's a budget model produced by Samsung, which is, more or less, reflected by the price. The TV is equipped with Smart TV features such as a web browser, Youtube, Hulu, etc., and while the remote doesn't make them difficult to use, the software itself, is laggy, clunky, and unresponsive, regardless of internet connection. The TV is thin and light, and features full 1080p resolution. Nothing is upscaled to achieve this, as with 1080i. The exterior of the screen is very thin, meaning you get more screen and less casing for the size, however it's weight does lead me to question durability issues, as well as the budget carbon on the back. The stand, is by far the most griping issue. It is wobbly and unsupportive for the TV. I can't help but feel the whole time using it that the TV is crooked, unsecured, or titling when it shouldn't be. Install was plenty easy, it's just the stand is really of any assuring quality. The picture does have various settings and adjustments that can be made, however it is only 60hz refresh rate. This should be fine for most, but videophiles will most likely find it insufficient for watching things like sports or playing video games. At 40in, the TV is plenty large for my medium sized bedroom, to be honest. I had purchased the TV as part of a promition where it was bundled with an Xbox One for a grand total $500 and tax for everything. For that price, I believe the TV is adequate enough for what paid for it, however, some other buyers looking for quality, upgrades, or with more of a dollar to spend, may wish to look elsewhere.

This TV is absolute horrible. So is the service. The TV looks nice (although the base doesn't swivel like our other Samsung which is actually a good TV), but the software just doesn't work. Our specific issues: 1. The smarthub does not load quickly. Compared to an Apple TV or Roku, it takes almost 10 minutes to boot up. 2. The volume on smarthub apps cuts out randomly. Watch TV for 15 minutes, and then suddenly the volume doesn't work. The picture streaming is fine. Samsung support tried to blame it on my internet provider, but everything else in our home works fine. Then they tried to blame it on the apps, but it was doing the same thing on Hulu, Netflix, Amazon, and the Time Warner Cable App. 3. When you are in the store or online, the Smarthub has a pretty background image. When you bring it home, you are stuck with the scrambling image that you get when your antenna isn't working in 1992. They do not show it that way in the store or online for a reason. Samsung support has been terrible. Their solution to every problem is to reboot or update software that's already up to date. They refuse to acknowledge any hardware issues. I wasted 2 hours with support and I only had the TV for 3 days. I really would rather not have to repackage this TV but it's horrendous. Do not buy.

Pretty easy to set-up, took about 30 minutes to get both the tv itself and the smart hub app running. I was able to enjoy an episode on Netflix before I turned it off and the following day when I attempted to log onto Netflix, the app was not working because of network problems although the tv network settings said everything was fine. So I checked if it was the Samsung App but everything was up to speed. I went onto the Web Browser to try and flicker the TV's senses of a connected network. The browser worked so I afterwards I tried Netflix again and I was able to get back on. A few days later however, my mother (whom the TV was given to as a birthday gift) tried watching TV but nothing appeared on our screen. She called me frantically saying that the screen was black but she was able to hear what was playing so I figured it was some sort of input issue. Except, when I got home and tried finding the problem, I wasn't able to pinpoint any external issues so I assumed it was an internal issue. We then took the TV back to Best Buy to get it fixed which took about 2 weeks. The screen is now working but we are running into SmartHub problems once again. Our SmartHub apps are not working because the app is supposedly updating. We reseted SmartHub and when it restarted it updated automatically and concluded with "app is up to date" so we attempted to use the apps once again after the reset but it continues to tell us that it is still updating. Their whole system is super glitchy and slow!! Typing words in takes forever, I usually find myself pressing on a particular button twice because it takes the TV soo long to perform on your act that it's easy to get confused that you didn't press the button especially because the buttons are not sensitive at all and require you to press down pretty hard. I don't ever really leave reviews, even if I do run into some minimal problems but I felt it was necessary considering the amount of problems I've had to deal with.

I own two (2) a year old flat screen TV's which I bought last year at Best Buy - one 65" Samsung Curve and a 55" Samsung SUHD 4k - and extremely satisfied with quality and performance. I bought a new xBox One Console last Black Friday for my daughter and thought of just buying an extra smaller size TV to come it with and without hesitation, I decided that I'll get another Samsung brand. To cut my review shorter, the only thing I can say about this 40" Samsung that I just bought last Black Friday is ... you get what you paid for. I regret not reading the reviews, but although I am satisfied with picture quality and sound itself, the I think this time, the "functionalities" of this Samsung Model was "sacrificed" & modest. I agree with the previous reviews I've read, problems from the Remote Control & Smart Hub. I did experienced a very slow remote control response (e.g. setting the volume, navigating through Smart Hub) and the ever common problem - volume suddenly going out when viewing apps at SmartHub e.g. Netflix. Although I probably won't use the apps often on this TV, it's just disappointing to think that the apps are not working properly. And I also noticed that the "Wi-Fi" signal bar that the TV is showing is lower than what my other devices gets - xBox, iPad, iPhone, and Laptop - are all getting good signal bar compared to the TV when I placed these devices next to where the TV is located. Nevertheless, I'm still satisfied with TV's performance and overall I'd give it 3-1/2 Stars Average. Since I have my xBox connected already to this TV, I use the Apps on my xBox like Netflix with no issues. And besides, most likely I'll watch in my bigger size TV for Netflix : ) I didn't bother calling the Samsung Tech Support as I've read in the reviews from people who called Tech Support that they the usual response is "we are aware of the issue and currently working on it" or "it has a defective board or part that needs to be replaced". Thank You.

I did a lot of shopping around, for the combination of quality, size and of course price. This Samsung fit all of that. I actually found this exact model at Costco for a really good price, but then I found it at Best Buy for $10 less. Plus, I trust Best Buy to stand behind what they sell. So it was an easy choice. I bought a movable bracket, which this TV fit perfectly. it was an easy install, and boom, I was online watching Netflix, YouTube, and listening to Pandora. Oh, and I watched some Cable TV too. The only reservation I have is a previous Samsung TV I had died due to a pad power supply after about 6 years. A known (but not resolved) issue for that model. But the price on this TV was so affordable, if it only lasts 6 to 8 years, I will still have gotten my monies worth.

After much extensive research, I chose this TV because not only was it have the smart technology which I wanted to eliminate the wires coming from it, but I also needed the lightest (14lbs) one I could find for mounting on a bracket without studs above the mantle. Pros: looks great, light weight Cons: Wifi connection is not very good, even though it is right next to the router, so I had to end up running a long Ethernet cable anyway. The web browser/processor is excruciatingly slow; (think dial up), even with Ethernet hook up. The amount of preset stream channels (Amazon and Hulu and Youtube, and HBO plus are the only 4 big names) is very slim, so I would recommend a ROKU stick if you want more channels. Sound is a bit low, but I assume this is because it is "customary" to hook it to a surround sound these days. I also have a Sony Blu-ray player hooked by HDMI, which with this connection both the the DVD function on the Samsung Remote AND the Sony remote control the play function, but not everything. It's odd, but the good thing is I do not have to get a universal remote. Of course I could have bought the Samsung player and eliminated the need for a second remote all together, but the Sony was smaller than the Samsung and fit my mantle space better. Over all, a decent and affordable smart TV for a beginner.

I went through the reviews for this TV before I bought it, and most of them seemed good until I saw one of the most recent ones saying thee was a problem with sound cutting out constantly and the apps not working well. I decided to take a chance since it since the majority of people thought it worked fine. I regret it and wish I had researched further. The day I took it out of the box the Netflix app worked for a whole 15 minutes before the sound completely cut out while the video continued to stream in HD. My internet signal is fine, made sure everything was updated. Tried again, within 10 minutes the sound goes out again. Same thing with the Hulu app. I might as well have bought a non-Smart TV since it seems I won't be able to use any of the apps. I'm extremely annoyed I have to go through the process of re-boxing it and returning it and having to go through it all again to find a better TV that will hopefully actually do what it claims to do.