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Samsung 50" 1080p LED Smart TV w/ Wi-Fi

$679.99
$799.99 15% off Reference Price
Condition: Factory Reconditioned
Screen Size: 50"
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Top positive review
21 people found this helpful
awesome tv
By Alla S. on Reviewed in the United States on August 7, 2013
Great picture quality and sound. It was easy to set up and to connect to wifi with the wireless modem. I love the look of the tv and how it's situated on a four-leg stand. When you turn it on, you get an attractive menu with one tv channel playing in a small window, and a bunch of other channels lining up at the same time. You can then enlarge the channel currently playing, or to switch to any of the other channels. Definitely have the HD box hooked up to the tv for some terrific picture quality. Besides the "on tv" section which is automatically selected when you turn on the tv, the menu interface includes other categories like "movies and tv shows," "photo/video/music," "apps" (that's where you get the web browsing, as well as access to facebook, netflix, amazon instant video, twitter, youtube, skype as well as a bunch of other less known apps), and lastly a fourth category called "social" (not sure of its purpose, as you can just use the apps for that). One thing I really liked is that I noticed the screen automatically adjusts itself to its surroundings--if the room is bright the tv is bright, if I turn off the light and the room is dark, the picture becomes dim as well. Great sensors. Now to some things that could be improved: If say I lose my remote control and need to turn on the tv manually, I have to actually bend over and reach all the way behind the tv to locate the joystick-like button that turns it on and controls it. This is inconvenient. Also, when I turn on the internet, I have found that it's uncomfortable to do the typing with the remote control pointer. I have remedied this issue by purchasing the logitech k400 wireless keyboard, which was easy to set up and I noticed works well with this tv. Lastly, and a minor annoyance with the otherwise superb design, is that while the brand name "samsung" is often directly imprinted on its products, here it sticks out separately, underneath the monitor, like some kind of cheap tag that you keep wanting to tear off, before suddenly remembering that it's attached to the tv. Overall though, this is the best smart tv on a budget, that has almost everything that the more expensive models have. The only thing lacking is a camera (that's if you want to use skype, but it would cost way less to purchase one separately and hook it up to this tv, than to buy a more expensive smart tv model where the camera is included).
Top critical review
6 people found this helpful
Beware
By Xena's Mom on Reviewed in the United States on May 9, 2014
I purchased this item, because most of the reviews were very positive. The TV was nice, beautiful picture. Everything I have come to expect from Samsung. After 3 months, the screen suddenly went black. I still had sound and could listen to what was on. Tried everything. Read the manual, did a reset. Still no picture, just black screen. Called Samsung. After a good wait, the customer rep, kept coming back with more questions, putting me on hold every time. Finally the rep came back, game me a ticket number, and told me a service technician would come to the house to service the TV, and someone would call me within 3 days to set it up. Still no call. Went back and looked at the negative reviews. Some reported the same issue I have. Obviously there is a problem with the set. If you purchase this set, you may get lucky, then again you may be faced with the same issue. I finally contacted Amazon, and the told them of Samsung's response, or lack of it. Even though it was past their 30 day guarantee, Amazon said they would refund the purchase and even gave me a prepaid shipping label. Thank you Amazon for stepping up and standing behind what you sell, even if Samsung would not. Great customer service from Amazon, as always!

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