Samsung UN55C7000

Audio Quality (6.00)

The audio quality of the Samsung UN55C7000 is decent, but certainly not up to par with the quality of the display. Overall, the bass is flat and the highs can sound tinny. Like most aspects of the TV, there are lots of options in the menu to tweak the sound. To start, there are five preset modes: Standard, Music, Movie, Clear Voice, and Amplify. Standard is the only option that allows further tweaking. The rest lock in certain settings. We liked the Movie mode best for a balance of bass, mids, and treble.

If you choose Standard mode, you can have full control over a 5-channel equalizer. You can also choose to operate ‘TruSurround HD,’ a surround sounds emulation, and ‘TruDialog,’ which enhances the dialogue in the audio mix.

For those that live with light sleepers, the TV also features an Auto Volume mode that keeps explosions and other suddenly loud sounds to a minimum. There are even two levels of sensitivity for this feature: Normal and Night.

Menu Interface (6.50)

The menu on the Samsung UN55C7000 is almost entirely the same as last year’s Samsung models. It’s not a perfect menu system, but it’s pretty good. The options are left-aligned along a vertical axis, as you can see from the photo below. There are two problems. First, sometimes when you’re exiting a submenu, you can use the ‘left’ directional button. But when you’re in certain submenus, the left button doesn’t do anything. Instead, you have to hit the Return button.

The second problem is related to the remote. Because there aren’t proper buttons, it’s harder to differentiate buttons by feel. We found ourselves frequently hitting the wrong button.

The real problem is that a TV of this caliber has so many control options that it’s easy to create an intimidating menu. Technophobes, in particular, would find a menu of this size overwhelming. People more comfortable with navigating tech products will probably like the organization.

Instruction Manual (7.00)

The instruction manual that ships with the Samsung UN55C7000 is fairly lengthy, and yet there are so many special features and options on this TV, you wish it could go into a little more detail. We are big fans of any manual that has both a table of contents and an index. You can find the Samsung UN55C7000’s manual online here.

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