Samsung UN55C7000

Connectivity (13.00)

Input Ports (5.0)

Because of its incredibly slim design, Samsung had to make a number of truly bizarre compromises to fit the necessary input and output ports. Nearly every traditional cable connection was deemed too fat to fit. As a result, the TV comes bundled with a slew of proprietary adapters. There’s one for component video, one for composite video, one for analog audio input, one for coax cable/antenna, one for VGA, one for digital audio output, and one for LAN. That’s right. Did you ever look at your RCA cables and say ’You’re too fat! You don’t belong here.’ At least the adapters are included, but it must be difficult to replace these if they get lost or broken.

The ports are arranged in an L-shape along the back of the Samsung UN55C7000. There’s a wide, shallow scooped-out area surrounding the ports that gives you some room to hide the bulky adapters if you’re wall-mounting this TV. Because of the TV’s thinness, there are no ports on the side. It would be a pain to swap out wires with any frequency. Because the USB and HDMI ports run along the side, it’s a little easier to access them than the component, composite, and others that run along the bottom.

Output Ports (2.0)

The Samsung UN55C7000 has two output ports, an analog audio and a digital audio. Both allow you to connect with home audio systems that you already have or are planning to buy. The digital connection offers a higher quality transfer, but the analog ports can plug into that old Sony receiver you spent your allowance money on in 1990.

Other Connections (4.0)

The Samsung UN55C7000 has an ethernet port for wired internet access. The TV is also WiFi-ready, but you need to purchase a USB dongle separately. For details on the internet features, jump ahead to the Internet and Media section of this review. The UN55C7000 also supports DLNA, and an EX-LINK port for added control.

Media (2.0)

The Samsung UN55C7000 has two USB ports. One of them can only read thumb drives. The other can browse hard drives in a similar manner to your computer, which opens up the possibility of creating a home entertainment database. For the complete rundown on what the interface for viewing photos, video clips, and music looks like, take a look at the Internet and Media page.

Placement (6.50)

The port placement is awkward. Even with the swivel base, the ports hug so close to the TV that it’s hard to see what’s what back there. There are no ports on the side for quick swaps, but the TV is so lovingly thin it’s hard to complain about that.

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