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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.Remote Control
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08.Connectivity
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09.Audio & Menus
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10.Formats & Media
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11.Power Consumption
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12.Vs Samsung UN46B6000
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13.Vs Vizio SV470XVT
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14.Vs Panasonic TC-P42S1
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15.Conclusion
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16.Series Comparison
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17.Ratings & Specs
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18.Comments
Samsung UN46B7100
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Calibration
Viewing Effects Summary
Editorial Note: This is a review of the Samsung UN46B7100. Test results are for this model, but should indicate the general performance of other sizes in the Samsung 7 series. The Samsung 7 series also includes the UN40B7000 and the UN55B7000. Read here for more details on series differences.
• Poor viewing angle.
• Screen is very reflective.
• Has a good number of video processing features.
• Testing done using DisplayMate Software
Viewing Angle (5.66)
The Samsung UN46B6000's viewing angle isn't the best we've seen. Once you get 27° away from center, you'll be viewing the picture at 50% contrast. Once you're 40° or more away from center, you'll only see between 10% and 20% contrast. Below we've compared the UN46B7100 to some competing models.
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| Samsung UN46B6000 46 inches |
Vizio SV470XVT 47 inches |
Panasonic TC-P42S1 42 inches |
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Reflectance (2.5)
The Samsung UN46B7100 has a very reflective display. External light isn't just mirrored back at you, it creates a star pattern on the screen. Even when the light is at an angle, it creates streaks across the screen. You should be very careful about how you set up the UN46B7100 to make sure that stray lights don't shine on the display.
Video Processing (2.5)
The UN46B7100 has a handful of video processing features. Most of them have a relatively minor effect, if they have an effect at all.
| Setting | Claimed Function | Our Impression |
| Black Tone | There are four settings here: Off, Dark, Darker, Dakest. Pretty self-explanatory. | Increases the density of the blacks, but doesn't seem that necessary. |
| Dynamic Contrast | Automatically controls the contrast level to avoid excessive level differences while maintaining the optimal picture contrast. | Pushing the contrast with this feature can be useful because the constantly adjusting backlight can muddy the highlights. |
| Flesh Tone | Adjusts the flesh tone to be more or less red | It did a good job of isolating flesh tones and warming or cooling them. |
| Edge Enhancement | Sharpens the edges | It didn't do a thing, as far as we could tell. |
| Digital Noise Reduction | Reduces random, repeating noise | Sure, it reduces the constant flicker, but as a result you can see the speed of the correction, which means the noise simply refreshes and changes position about once per second. |
| Other Models in the Samsung 7 Series | |
| This is a review of the Samsung UN46B7100. The other sizes of HDTVs in this series should be similar in terms of performance and usability. For details about any differences, click on the image to jump to the Series Comparison page. | |
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| UN40B7000 40 inches |
UN55B7000 55 inches |
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