Samsung LE32R74BDX Review
The 32R74BDX’s features are pleasingly numerous, and it’s looks are amazing, one of the best, if not the best looking HDTVs out there. As with all the TVs we’re covering in our World Cup run-up it’s fully HD Ready, adding to its HD connectivity a suitably high native resolution of 1,366 x 768 and compatibility with the key 720p and 1080i HD formats. Early word from Samsung had suggested the 32R74BDX might also handle the new 1080p HD format, but experiments with our resident 1080p-upscaling Marantz DV9600 DVD player suggest this is not actually the case.
The 32R74BDX’s pictures aren’t perfect. First, although they’re decent, black levels don’t plummet quite as deep as one or two LCD rivals these days. Second, actors’ skin can look a bit plasticky and smooth, especially with standard definition footage. And finally, the DNIe system can break down just a touch with standard definition and cause traces of smearing over moving objects.
The Samsung 32R74BDX might not quite be as good as it looks, especially in the sound department. But its pictures are still accomplished enough to ensure that it avoids any nasty style over substance allegations.
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