Review of the new 55 INCH H6400.
Ok after spending the full weekend with the new H6400 I can say avforums dedicated review of the H6400 is fairly accurate. I'm not overly technical when it comes to AV, but I will give my honest opinion and whether it worth the purchase on the 55 inch model.
14 months ago I sold my cheap but beloved 50 inch LG 50P650. At €500 I couldn't believe the picture quality, colors and sharpness , however I was coming from a very old 720p samsung display but still the picture was superb. For some bizarre reason I was convinced 3D was going to take off and LED 55 INCH was the way to go . Sold the plasma for a few hundred quid and heading into currys and picked up what i thought was a good value 55 inch 3D led (55 inch LG640T) for €1300. To my horror I couldn't believe how wash out the tv looked , everything was lifeless and grey even after some research and calibrating settings . The pic quality on the LED compared to my plasma was huge and have to admit was pissed I sold my plasma. Took the plunge again last week and got rid of the 55in LG and decided to go with the h6400.
Have to admit this is a great TV. Samsung have really nailed the colors and sharpness. When playing from a good HD source such as bluray or even the netfilx it really is a sight to behold , even my wife who has no interest can't stop looking at the TV. I did try and calibrate but found the standard mode with some tweaking such as motion off etc works just fine. Titanfall on the Xbox one looks so much sharper although very black in some areas due to deep blacks but still great and not lifeless like the previous tv. The only issue I can find is the HD channels such as BBCHD look very blurry and almost not HD. Can't figure this out as the everything else looks pristine. Even the 55 lg looked better, very strange indeed it's like Samsung held back on the crispness for TV channels. I don't watch much terrestrial tv so no a biggie, all the same wouldn't mind getting to the bottom of it. By the way I watched Gravity in 3D and extremely impressed and that's coming from someone who dislikes 3D. Also, i have found this TV has produced better images over the week gradually, I'm convinced the TV has gotten sharper over the last few days or maybe it's just my eyes adjusting.
I can safely say AV Forums review is nearly spot on and this is a great LED TV with superb colors, deep blacks and wonderful sharpness. I would even go to say I prefare it to my old plasma due to the fabulous colors. The only downfall is the week blurry HD CHANNELS. Very strange.
Anyway 9/10 overall . If you on the fence about this one I would recommend highly.