Samsung H7150 65in HDTV - Review

For a run-of-the-mill 1080p LED TV, it’s pretty hard to feel sexy these days. This is the somewhat unenviable position in which we find HDTVs like Samsung’s H7150 — an affordable, feature-packed display that is capable of beautiful things when the lights are on, but falters in the dark a bit (still, it far exceeds its cheaper sibling, the H6350 in that regard). And while we wouldn’t push the H7150 on super-discerning buyers, its talents and feature set make it an attractive choice for more casual viewers.

For a TV at a pretty approachable price point — as low as $1,700 for the 65-inch version — the H7150 leans charmingly into premium territory when it comes to overall design. The screen is a bit more reflective than we would like, meaning living room lighting will need to be kept out of line of sight.

The TV is plenty thin, measuring a mere 1.4-inches front to back, and the entire unit weighs just over 55 pounds, placing it right in the middle of the spectrum for today’s 1080p displays, and around 7 pounds lighter than the similarly-sized H6350. At the back panel rests an ample collection of inputs, including 4 HDMI (one with ARC), 3 USB, an Ethernet port, a hybrid Component/Composite input, a Coaxial input, an infrared output, and both digital optical and analog audio outputs.

As mentioned, the H7150 comes with two remotes — a classic wand, and a clever new Smart Touch motion control “pod,” which replaces Samsung’s previous touchpad remote with a new design that acts more like a Wii controller. Touching a central cross-hair key activates a blue cursor on-screen for navigation, while surrounding buttons allow for control over apps that require keyed input like Netflix, without moving your thumb. It’s an intuitive system that’s easy to use, and will likely be carried into Samsung’s new 2015 lineup arriving this Spring.

[cloudstrifeVz]

Hello you could climb as calibrate the smart TV

[dannydarkai]

This Samsung tv have LCD or LED display?

[Biddybalboa]

I like saturated colors and motionflow
but how is it for gaming?

[Tavillo]

what are those speakers on the side of the tv?

[jwalkerftw]

I have this exact tv but it doesn’t look like this. On my band at the bottom only has two smart tv ICONS instead of 5 like this one showing