Samsung LN40B750
Samsung LN40B750

Design Rating: ★★★★☆ 79/100
Features Rating: ★★★★☆ 80/100
Performance Rating: ★★★★☆ 81/100
Overall Rating: ★★★★☆ 80/100

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This is one of the best LCD TVS on the market. It can’t beat the picture quality of Plasma or a LED-based LCD TV but it surely has his advantages. It reproduces deep black levels with a contrast of 150,000:1;with Auto Motion Plus 240Hz the dejudder processing is very good. This high-ender it’s a direct competitor to Sony’s XBR series.

Specifications
Diagonal size: 40 inch;
Resolution: 1920 x 1080;
Response time:2ms;
Contrast:150,000:1;
Refresh rate:240Hz;

Note: We have made an in-depth review on the 52-inch Samsung LN52B750 , but this evaluation also applies on the 46-inch Samsung LN46B750 and the 40-inch Samsung LN40B750.They all have identical features and specifications.

For an in-depth review of this model see Samsung LN52B750 review

Samsung LN40B750 is the best LCD TV that uses conventional backlight .It cannot beat best plasmas and LED-based LCDs, but for a regular LCD TV is just amazing. If you are thinking of buying this LCD TV there are some things that really need to be taken in consideration. The first thing is if this size is the one that you need. To find out we will have a look at the LCD TV screen size viewing distance guide, especially at the small chart. For this size we need an optimal distance of 13.9 ft for SDTV (Standard definition) and 5.2 ft for HDTV (High definition).You need to be very careful, as this decision matters if you want to get the most out of this LCD TV.

LN40B750 Design

Samsung LN40B750 comes with Touch of Color(TOC) design. This means that you can see a tint of translucent blue that appears on the bottom edge.To sustain this HDTV, Samsung uses a swivel transparent stalk that leaves the user with the impression that the panel is floating. If you liked Samsungs 2008 system menu then you will like this one to. That’s because they are the same, the only difference is the color, which is icy blue. Another thing that is similar to 2008 models is the remote control.

LN40B750 Features

Samsung LN40B750 is a high-end LCD TV. Nowadays, a top rated LCD TV must come with 240Hz refresh rate. If you don’t know the meaning of this feature then read the LCD TV 120Hz guide to make an idea. This feature is most useful for watching fast sports or fast scenes like a car chase.
If you like interactive features then you will definitely love this HDTV. The newest feature from Samsung is “Yahoo widgets” which places on the bottom of the screen, widgets for sports, wheter, news and others. Beside this feature you will find built-in content, you can stream photos, music and videos and a great thing about this LCD TV is that you can tweak a lot of controls.

LN40B750 Performance

When we say that this LCD TV is the best one that uses conventional backlight then you can expect a HDTV that excels in this area. With the primary and secondary colors nearly perfect Samsung LN40B750 delivers accurate colors, deep blacks – even deeper blacks then LED based LCD TVs from the same brand like B7000 series - and very good video processing.
Standard definition content looks very good on this LCD TV. You can’t ask for much from SD content but this model gives you the most out of it.

Connectivity:

- four HDMI ports
- two component video inputs
- one VGA input
- one RF input
- Ethernet port
- optical digital audio output
- VGA input
- no S-video inputs

Conclusion

A LCD TV that cannot beat best plasmas or LED-backlight LCD TVs but outperforms all conventional backlight LCD TVs.