Samsung EH5300 40 Inch Full HD Saorview Smart LED TV €479 @ Argos

bromley52

I saw this on hukd.

Samsung EH5300 40 Inch Full HD Saorview Smart LED TV €479 @ Argos


This EH5300 Samsung TV offers excellent Full HD picture quality delivering you a crisp and clear experience. An ideal choice for internet TV for browsing the web plus with an array of Samsung apps, you can explore YouTube and keep in contact with friends and family using Facebook, Twitter and Skype. The 100Hz clear motion rate technology makes this the perfect TV for films and sports.
Television picture quality:

• Direct-lit TV Screen.
• Smart TV.
• Full HD 1080p display resolution.
• Screen size: 40in (102cm).
• Resolution 1920 x 1080 pixels.
• Motion rate 100Hz.

Connectivity:

• 1 SCART socket, 2 USB ports and 3 HDMI sockets.
• PC input socket.
• Component video socket.
• Composite.
• Optical connection.
• Headphone socket.
• AV socket.
• Requires Wi-Fi dongle (sold separately).
• Ethernet connection.
• DLNA compatibility.

Sound quality:

• Dolby Digital Pulse sound system.
• 2 x 10 watts RMS power output.

Digital features:

• Saorview approved to work with the Irish digital signal.
• Freeview HD digital tuner.
• 8 day electronic programme guide (EPG).
• CI+ slot.

Additional features:

• Sleep timer.
• Child lock.
• Size of TV H55.1, W92.76, D9.3cm.
• Weight of TV 8.9kg (unpackaged).
• Size of TV with stand: H60.65, W92.76, D24.78cm.
• Weight of TV with stand: 10.9kg.
• Suitable for wall mounting VESA 200 x 200mm bracket.

Energy efficiency information:

• Energy efficiency rating: A.
• On mode power consumption 55 watts.
• Off mode power consumption 0.3 watt.
• Annual power consumption 80kWh.
• Standby power consumption 0.3 watt.
• This product contains lead.

EAN/MPN/UPC/ISBN: 8806071821160

SteelyDanJalapeno

Reserved 1 of these, on the hunt for a new tv, this seems to meet most of my criteria

Agueroooo

Unboxing:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZX0LQSoRYWo

(warning poxy music on you tube video)

Might take the plunge anyone any input?

cruhoortwunk

Anyone have an idea what speed the ethernet connection runs at on this? I find on my current one that 720p movies streaming over dlna have the odd skip in the sound. And have narrowed it down to the nic on the tv

stooge

lack of built in wifi is a dealbreaker for me. You can get the superior specced 5500 Samsung 39inch from Currys for about 70e more
http://www.currys.ie/Product/SAMSUNG-UE39F5500-Smart-39andquot-LED-TV/318054/6.9.0

SteelyDanJalapeno

stooge wrote: »

lack of built in wifi is a dealbreaker for me. You can get the superior specced 5500 Samsung 39inch from Currys for about 70e more
http://www.currys.ie/Product/SAMSUNG-UE39F5500-Smart-39andquot-LED-TV/318054/6.9.0

Will get more solid connection over Ethernet anyway, doesn't affect me for te price it's fantastic, same unit is 600 pounds on amazon

peckerhead

Agreed, but it'd be nice to have the option to stream wirelessly on occasion. Is the Samsung wi-fi dongle I'm prompted to add on for €50 (or €31 on Amazon) really necessary, or will any standard g/b/n adaptor do? (I have 3 or 4 of these lying around)

tvercetti

One of these might be a good addition
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057050793

Thats if the router and tv aren't beside eachother and you dont already have a dongle.

Sappy404

Anybody know if it's possible to reduce the anti-motion blur effects on this TV? I'm not a fan of movies looking like an episode of Home and Away, but I like the anti-judder on sports and games.

bromley52

TiltedBrain wrote: »

Will get more solid connection over Ethernet anyway, doesn't affect me for te price it's fantastic, same unit is 600 pounds on amazon

I don't have this TV but I have 2 other models of Samsung TVs both with WiFi and I find that when streaming from my NSA310 through WiFi 99% of file formats will play. For whatever reason when I hard wire some just will not.

Don't forget you can change the Samsung Apps to the UK so you can get all the UK on demand apps.You won't get RTE Player then of course. You will need to change the DNS eg overplay.net. Costs about €45/year.

Zardoz

bromley52 wrote: »

Don't forget you can change the Samsung Apps to the UK so you can get all the UK on demand apps.You won't get RTE Player then of course. You will need to change the DNS eg overplay.net. Costs about €45/year.

Can you just change the dns on the tv or do you have to do it on the router ?

muincav

My Dad has this TV but does not use the it for on Demand stuff, but apart from that it is an excellent TV, as he gets all the HD channels including the the UK HD because we live in a good area for the UK signal. The picture is perfect and overall it is an easy enough TV for even an elderly person to use...TBH I wouldnt mind having it myself....;)

SteelyDanJalapeno

I picked it up this evening, by messing around with ever since, absolutely love the tv

cruhoortwunk

For anyone close to the border, you can get it for 20-25 less up there.

bikerjohn

TiltedBrain wrote: »

I picked it up this evening, by messing around with ever since, absolutely love the tv

I got one as well, and its a spot on

congress3

Hey, probably going to take the plunge on this today.

Smart Tv capabilities wouldn't be a major factor as we have an xbox and can run most apps off of that.

Anyone know if this telly represents the best bang for buck for the 37Inch plus market?

Thanks

WildCardDoW

Probably a bit quieter than your X360 though!

slave1

Now €499.99

SteelyDanJalapeno

Seen a similar tv without the smart features in Tesco the weekend for 510.

slave1

I'd be interested in hearing feedback on playback of various formats from the USB connections, e.g. mkv files?