After set-up: Immediate impressions - the sound was stunning - best I have ever heard from a TV by far, so was the 4K picture, when I found some 4K content (Youtube) to display. Sharp and gorgeous picture.
Problem was the regular cable signal (from a digital Comcast cable box), which is the majority of the content I get (I still have the cord). It looked worse than any TV I've had in 20 years! Edges were soft and hazy. I thought Samsung compromised to get you a 4K set, but then I thought it was because I had routed the cables through an old VHS/DVD player. So I took that out and went directly from the box to the TV. No improvement. Went to Google - found that I needed to use the HDMI out of the cable box, not the analog cable signal selection. I should have thought of that earlier. Google again to the rescue. -g-
Problem solved. You have to make sure you select the HDMI input source for watching regular TV, NOT the antenna/cable selection.
The TV is noticeably smaller than the one that was in there before, but when you go large with these 4Ks, expect to pay over $1000.00. That was not something I wanted to do given that I don't watch TV as much anymore. So, I got the smallest one they offered, a 40 inch. I went down in size but way up in quality. A happy trade off.
Rating so far, 4.5 stars out of 5. |
