Samsung - 28" Class (27-1/2" Diag.) - LED - 720p - Smart - HDTV
Average Customer Rating:
4.5
Rating breakdown298 reviews
5 Stars
198
4 Stars
68
3 Stars
15
2 Stars
5
1 Star
12
90%of customers recommend this product.
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Customer Reviews for Samsung - 28" Class (27-1/2" Diag.) - LED - 720p - Smart - HDTV
Customer Rating
5
I live this TV
on August 5, 2015
Posted by: Papaew0305
from Detroit, MI, USA
Expertise:Intermediate
I couldn't be happier that I selected this model. Easy set-up. Beautiful picture. This is my first smart TV and I'm glad I picked this one. Great value for the money.
My wife got me this TV for Christmas. While I was excited to get a Smart TV for the bedroom, after a few minutes, I found the TV was not so smart after all. While it looks pretty and has a good picture, the sound is tinny and cannot be changed. Most of the sound features are grayed out and unavailable, along with the sound-effects features, too. The navigation is difficult via the remote and since it is mounted up on a wall, you can't plug in cables and usb drives easily without moving the TV. The remote has to be twisted and turned in your hand to get the IR signal to register, making typing a chore (due to the mount, a usb keyboard is out of the question).
The box shows a ton of apps, but the actual TV has maybe 30% of them and you can't access the app store (that I have been able to figure out anyway) to try and find apps that you can actually find useful. Then there is the software update (or lack thereof). I tried to update it manually, downloading the latest firmware and placing it on a usb drive and after contorting to reach the usb port, waited 2 minutes after turning on the TV and selecting update from the service menu. It didn't find an update (TV has version 1013, firmware from samsung is in the 1200s!). Now, I've been in the IT field since 1986 and have never been able to figure out how a piece of tech works...until this TV. Nothing intuitive and the manuals are more than useless. Location of the ports and manual buttons for off and on are horrendously placed making it difficult to access when mounted on the wall. Overall, I'd say, while it does work as a TV, it is anything but a smart TV.
Pros: looks nice
Cons: more like a dumb tv, terrible sound, terrible navigation in smart hub, can't update firmware, no useful apps, poor placement of ports, poor placement of manual buttons, remote too narrow, too many buttons jammed on remote, can't access app store to get new apps on this tv
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Features
2
Performance
4
Design
3
Value
2
Written by a customer while visiting Samsung US
Customer Rating
3
beautiful picture but not too smart
on December 27, 2014
Posted by: Snakedock
from Baltimore, Md
The picture quality is beautiful, setup is easy, the layout of the menu and smart hub is decent. I do not like the apps. Very few apps that most people would even use. Only 1gb of memory and because of some disagreement with adobe i am unable to download flash player and therefore cannot watch any video content that uses flash. I wish i had known this before i purchased it.
Cons: Did not meet expectations, unable to watch video online, apps are horrible most apps i would never use
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Features
3
Performance
4
Design
3
Value
3
Written by a customer while visiting Samsung US
Customer Rating
5
Worked great out of the box.
on September 19, 2015
Posted by: BaPa
from Minnesota, USA
Expertise:Intermediate
Full featured Smart TV with excellent value. Really a Smart TV.
Pros: Inexpensive, Realistic color, Bright display, Built-in speakers, Durable, Lightweight, great features
I would recommend this to a friend!
Features
5
Performance
5
Design
5
Value
5
Written by a customer while visiting Samsung US
Customer Rating
1
Poor color
on January 24, 2017
Posted by: MnWilly
from Minneapolis, MN, USA
Expertise:Intermediate
Out of the box the color is poor. Tried to get face and colors correct but have not been able to. This is the second set as the first one had a permanent blue hue.