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Introduction
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01.Tour & Design
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02.Performance Features
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03.Connectivity & Media
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04.Controls, Menu & Remote
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05.Conclusion
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06.Series Comparison
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07.Ratings & Specs
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08.Comments
Samsung LN60C650
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Performance Features
Tour & Design Summary
Front
The front of the Samsung LN60C650 is mostly screen, with a pleasantly non-distracting black frame. The frame has a highly-reflective, black, glossy finish, which becomes translucent acrylic at the edges. It appeared to carry over the distinctive (and not universally loved) Touch of Color scheme, though it wasn't dyed with any discernible hue. The bezel is not particularly thin—certainly not by the design standard of Samsung's new C9000—but there are definitely chunkier TVs out there.
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| The front of the LN60B650. |
Back
The back of the Samsung LN60C650 was not visible from the show floor, and vice-principal Samsung almost gave us detention when we tried to hop over the rope to move it.
Sides
The Samsung LN60C650 has a little junk in the trunk, no doubt. A few years ago we would have thought it quite thin, but ahh... the ever-changing standards of beauty. In looks nearly identical to last year's model, the B650 series.
If you look at the photos below, you'll see no ports. Don't count on this being the case for the final production models. Many of TVs on the CES show floor had a plastic covering over their ports to hide the precious secrets within.
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| The sides of the LN60B650: not all that thin. | |
Stand/Mount
The base of the TV is similar to the TV– shiny black with a clear acrylic edge. The neck is completely translucent and quite thick. This is also similar to last year's model.
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| The base is clean and simple. |
Aesthetics
The model on the CES show floor is made of a shiny black surface that peter out at the edges to a clear acrylic. The C650 series is probably not going to turn any heads, but it has a clean, relatively simple aesthetic that puts the focus on the screen. The large, translucent neck of the pedestal draws the eye towards the center in a pleasantly symmetrical way.
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