Samsung UN46B6000

I work in the AV industry and tried to assist my dad in purchasing a TV. When we found out my first TV choice was delayed for an unknown amount of time he didn’t want to wait and got this B6000 (instead of the 8000) on Amazon. Here are some issues I’ve seen with the TV.
1. Motion blur
I’ve noticed ridiculous motion blur or ghosting with this TV. I was quite appalled by it. I’ve adjusted settings fruitlessly (there isn’t that much to adjust) to no avail. This is all coming in on the satellite feed and while it is a 120hz TV I noticed the incoming signal always says 1920×1080 60hz. I can’t get it to change from there. In the end it may just be the satellite box (Dish DVR). Perhaps someone else can confirm this in the comments.
2. LED Edge-lit
I would stay away from edge-lit TVs for now. If you’re wall mounting and you MUST have an ultra thin TV then go for it. But if you want excellent screen uniformity then you’ll want to avoid it.
3. Controls
The amount of picture adjustment controls seems very limited.
4. GLOSSY SCREEN!
I don’t know why manufacturers are making TV’s with glossy screen. I can only guess that it costs significantly less to make than a matte screen. You can see every bit of light reflecting in this screen. If you like to have a light on while you’re watching TV, make sure the light is right above/behind the TV or it’s behind you and you’re sitting off to the side. Otherwise you’ll be plenty annoyed on any dark/semi-dark scene. On the bright scenes you don’t really notice it.

On a more positive note:
Through Blu-Ray it looks very amazing. In fact, perhaps too good. Several movies I’ve watched on Blu-Ray actually are so crisp and sharp that it looks like a movie set instead of a real life scene. That ruins it a tiny bit for me. The best example would be Dark Knight.

The motion blur has made me think poorly of this TV. I do hope it’s just something to do with Dish’s DVR box. But if it only does 60hz on all boxes, why bother? My brother has a slightly older model Samsung 120hz 52″ that looks great over Brighthouse. Again, if anyone has Dish w/ this TV please put a comment on whether there is motion blur for you.

Reviewed by : Ari,   Feb 14, 2010