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Samsung LN40B530 LCD HDTV Review
| Series Name | LNxxB530 |
| HDMI In | 3 |
| Size | 40 in. |
| Format | 1080p |
| Is 3D | No |
| General Type | LCD |
| Component Video In | 1 |
| S-Video | 0 |
| Composite Video | 1 |
| VGA | 1 |
| DVI | 0 |
| OTA Analog Antenna | Yes |
| OTA Digital Antenna | Yes |
| Analog Cable Tuner | Yes |
| Digital Cable Tuner | Yes |
| Cablecard | No |
| Analog Audio In | 3 |
| 3.5mm Audio Input Jack | 1 |
| Wi-Fi | No |
| Analog Audio Out | 1 |
| SPDIF (Digital audio output) | 1 |
| Bluetooth | No |
| Zigbee | No |
| DLNA | No |
| SD Card | No |
| CF Card | No |
| MMC | No |
| MemoryStick | No |
| xD | No |
| USB | No |
| DVD | No |
| Blu-Ray | No |
| Firewire | No |
| Photo Playback Ability | None |
| Music Playback Ability | None |
| Video Playback Ability | None |
| Aspect Ratio | 16:9 |
| Display Technology | LCD |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1080 |
| Dynamic Contrast Ratio | 60,000:1 |
| Surround Mode | Yes |
| Equalizer | Yes |
| Number of Speakers | 2 |
| Speaker Wattage | 10.0 |
| Sound Output Mode | Stereo |
| Stand Included | Yes |
| Wall Mount Included | No |
| Remote Included | Yes |
| Height (in) | 27.0 in |
| Width (in) | 39.3 in |
| Depth (in) | 10.2 in |
| Weight (lbs) | 39.7 lbs |
| Peak Consumption | 187.0 watts |
| Standby Consumption | 0.8 watts |
| Annual Operational Cost ($) | 0.0 |
| Samsung LN40B530 Scores | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | Score | Weighting | |
| In The Box | 8.0 | 1.0 | |
| Aesthetics | 8.0 | 2.0 | |
| Black Level | 7.12 | 3.5 | |
| Peak White | 9.2 | 3.5 | |
| Contrast Ratio | 7.71 | 3.0 | |
| Tunnel Contrast | 9.94 | 1.0 | |
| White Falloff | 9.8 | 1.0 | |
| Uniformity | 7.13 | 3.0 | |
| Greyscale Gamma | 5.59 | 2.0 | |
| Color Temperature | 7.1 | 8.0 | |
| RGB Curves | 8.23 | 6.0 | |
| Color Gamut | 5.75 | 6.0 | |
| Motion Smoothness | 6.13 | 7.0 | |
| Motion Artifacting | 6.63 | 7.0 | |
| 3:2 Pulldown & 24fps | 7.0 | 6.0 | |
| Resolution Scaling | 7.28 | 3.0 | |
| Formats | 10.0 | 1.0 | |
| Viewing Angle | 5.78 | 5.0 | |
| Reflectance | 8.5 | 5.0 | |
| Video Processing | 2.5 | 5.0 | |
| Ergonomics & Durability | 7.2 | 1.0 | |
| Button Layout and Use | 4.85 | 1.0 | |
| Programming and Flexibility | 1.0 | 1.0 | |
| Input Ports | 4.5 | 0.5 | |
| Output Ports | 2.0 | 0.5 | |
| Other Connections | 1.0 | 0.5 | |
| Media | 0.0 | 0.25 | |
| Placement | 5.5 | 0.25 | |
| Audio Quality | 3.0 | 5.0 | |
| Menus | 7.0 | 5.0 | |
| Manual | 6.5 | 1.0 | |
| Streaming Playback | 0.0 | 1.0 | |
| Photo Playback | 0.0 | 1.0 | |
| Video and Music Playback | 0.0 | 1.0 | |
| Other Media | 0.0 | 1.0 | |
| Power Consumption Cost | 8.8 | 2.0 | |
| Total: | 637 | ||
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