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Introduction
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01.Tour & Design
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02.Blacks & Whites
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03.Color Accuracy
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04.Motion
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05.Viewing Effects
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06.Calibration
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07.Connectivity
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08.Remote Control
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09.Audio & Menus
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10.Multimedia & Internet
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11.Power Consumption
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12.Vs Sony KDL 40W5100
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13.Vs Panasonic TC-P42S1
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14.Vs Samsung LN40B610
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15.Conclusion
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16.Series Comparison
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17.Photo Gallery
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18.Ratings & Specs
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19.Comments
Samsung LN40C630
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Power ConsumptionMultimedia & Internet
Supports 1080p, media playback via USB or network connectivity. Offered online content is sparse at the moment.
Internet Features (3.00)
Samsung’s online featureset is an ongoing project. Currently, many of their big names are up and running: Netflix, Blockbuster, Pandora, and YouTube. If you don’t care about accessing scads of content and just want the basics on your TV, the Samsung should have you covered. If you want access to lots of content, pick up a Sony instead.
Local Media Playback (9.00)
Photo Playback (6.0)
The LN40C630’s photo viewer can either read media off a connected USB device or via a network-connected device. The photo viewer consists of a strip of thumbnails. You can zoom in on the photo or rotate it. There’s a basic slideshow feature, which allows for background music (via USB or network streaming). Like the TV’s other menus, the photo viewer is a bit laggy and slow to respond. Given this, it’s functional and looks good when it isn’t jerkily trying to keep up with your inputs.
Music & Video Playback (3.0)
Like photo playback, music and video playback is supported via network streaming or a connected USB device. For the most part, the interface is similar to the photo playback feature. You browse thumbnails in a strip and there are several options for sorting.
The video playback feature supports a good amount of file types, including MP4, AVI, 3GPP, MKV, and ASF. It can also play back ripped DVDs saved as PS or TS files. The music playback feature only supports MP3 files, unfortunately. While the video support list is impressive, we were surprised to see no WMV or MOV video files, especially given the less common types that are supported.
Other Media (0.00)
The Samsung LN40C630 doesn’t have a built-in DVR, Blu-ray player, or any other additional media sources.
| Other Models in the LNxxC630 Series | |
|---|---|
| For more information on other models in this series, check our Series Comparison Page. | |
 Samsung LN46C630 46 in. |
 Samsung LN55C630 55 in. |
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