Samsung C70xx LED (2010) Series

usability, image quality, remote control, sound, design

price, durability, size

75% of the reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.

image quality, usability, price, sound, design

89% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

Excellent picture with standard 2D video, very fine detail in 1080p Blu-ray video content, good colour reproduction

Internal speakers distort on bass notes, overly sharp at default settings, unnatural motion reproduction in default settings, 2D-3D conversion is imperfect

Samsung's Series 7 (UA55C7000) is the best edge-lit LED television we've seen. It doesn't have the deep inky black levels of a high-end plasma television, but its colour reproduction is good and 2D video looks great. The UA55C7000's motion control...

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Internet@TV content ; Freeview HD ; 2D picture quality (SD & HD) ; Pause/record TV to USB feature

Uncomfortable, unconvincing 3D ; Uneven edge LED brightness ; Gaudy design

Samsung's concentration on aesthetics and high-end features goes down very well in the mass market, but the 7 Series screen won't appeal to everyone. Design-wise, it's part stunning, part gaudy; a black frame with silver highlights is bookended by a...

Very smooth panning ; Thin and attractive appliance

Remote is hard to navigate ; Colors are oversaturated and bleed into each other

The Samsung C7000 series delivers generally good picture quality, but oversaturation, moving buildings, and a poor range of side viewing angles are flaws.

Thin and attractive appliance

Colors are oversaturated and bleed into each other

This sexy, superslim, full-featured HDTV delivers generally good picture quality, but oversaturation, moving buildings, and a poor range of side viewing angles are flaws.

Slim and thoroughly specified ; impressive images ; displays 3D content

Everything but HDMI requires an adaptor ; 3D glasses are far from cheap

With or without 3D, this is a fine television set

First UK 3D TV ; Networking is great ; Freeview HD tuner ; Good pictures

Too small for 3D ; Fiddly connections ; 3D adds price premium

So, the UK's first 3D TV is here, in the shape of the 40-inch Samsung 40C7000 LCD.

Excellent picture performance, superb contrast levels, superslim, 3D ready

Slim means weak audio, have to sit fairly close to get best 3D effect

Samsung has even improved its Internet@TV service in an attempt to emulate the success of Apple's App Store, and offers BBC iPlayer, LoveFilm video-on-demand and other exciting widgets and add-ons (some free, with paid ones to come), so, considering...