The UE40NU7170U is a high-tech novelty of the world brand Samsung with a screen resolution of 3840 × 2160 and support for 4K UHD, which contains 4 times more pixels than FullHD resolution of 1920 × 1080. The TV is equipped with image enhancement technologies (UHD Dimming, PurColour), and with the SmartThings App technology, setting up and controlling the TV is now easier and faster.
Screen
40-inch (102 cm) liquid crystal display, aspect ratio - 16: 9. Display resolution - 3840 × 2160 px (4K UHD, HDR), refresh rate - 100 Hz. UHD Dimming is a quantum dot local dimming system. Samsung first implemented in 9 series models, and in 2018 - in 7 series. In TVs with screens on quantum dots, screen backlighting is used - these are the same LED TVs, but better materials were used. PurColor technology is designed to improve the quality of color reproduction on screen and images. Thanks to this technology, the accuracy of color reproduction and the total number of halftones in a color image have increased by about 7 times.
Appearance
The TV case is made in jet black. The bezels are so thin that they visually enlarge the screen. The back of the case is also made in black with a corrugated surface, which looks quite interesting. The TV can be wall-mounted or mounted on a stand (supplied). Weight without stand 8.6 kg Dimensions - 914 x 532 x 59 mm.
Connectors
- 3.5 mm audio output - for connecting headphones or acoustics.
- RJ-45 connector (Ethernet) - for connecting an Internet cable.
- AV input (red, white, yellow) - connect analog devices (camcorders, DVDs, Blu-ray players, some TV transmitters).
- USB (2 pcs.) - connection of a USB flash drive or external hard drive.
- HDMI-connector (3 pcs.) - connection of digital devices for image and sound transmission (computers, laptops, video recorders).
Sound
The total sound power is 20 watts, speakers - 2 built-in speakers with a power of 10 watts each. To create surround sound, special Dolby Digital Plus signal processing is used.
Functions
SmartTV - Samsung UE40NU7170U is equipped with Linux based Tizen operating system. It's a pretty good system, but it doesn't compare to Android 6.0, which is much simpler. Many free applications and games are released on its platform. You can’t say the same about Tizen - there are few applications, and even less free ones.
SmartThings is one smart app for all Samsung smart devices. Connect, automate and control all your compatible Samsung and SmartThings devices in one convenient app.
Steam Link - with this function you can play your favorite computer games on the big screen, have fun and forget about the small monitor that is connected to the computer.
Auto Motion Plus - This additional technology, according to the manufacturer, improves the display of dynamic scenes on the TV screen. It improves the smoothness of dynamic movement.
Advantages and disadvantages
Benefits:
- 4K support;
- the presence of PurColor;
- Smart TV;
- SmartThings and Steam Link function.
Disadvantages:
- poor build quality;
- insufficient viewing angles;
- slows down Smart TV;
- sometimes turn off the TV.
Verdict
The Samsung UE40NU7170U model turned out to be quite interesting - with a large set of technologies for improving image quality, 4K format support, unlike the competitor Samsung UE43N5000AU, which has the usual FullHD resolution, with interesting and useful functions - Smart TV and SmartThings - they are not available in the previous model. All these features attract the attention of a potential buyer, but not without cons. The TV has a habit of turning off by itself, and then turns on for a couple of minutes. The build quality is poor. Smart TV on the advertised Tizen platform often slows down, throws it out of applications. Price - ... In my opinion, in the presence of such disadvantages, it is overpriced.
