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Samsung UNEH6000 (pictures)

Although cheaper than Samsung's ultrathin edge-lit models, the value proposition of the EH6000 series is hurt by mediocre picture quality.

David Katzmaier
David reviews TVs and leads the Personal Tech team at CNET, covering mobile, software, computing, streaming and home entertainment. We provide helpful, expert reviews, advice and videos on what gadget or service to buy and how to get the most out of it.
David Katzmaier
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Overview

Since Samsung itself widely introduced edge lighting LED in 2009, the phrase "LED TV" has meant "thinner" to the majority of TV shoppers. This year Samsung and other makers are marketing LED TVs that are just as chunky as the non-LED-based LCD TVs of yore, and cheaper than their edge-lit counterparts -- which Samsung is now calling "Slim LED TV."

Confused customers will probably be scratching their heads at the 3.7-inch-thick profile of the EH6000 series, wondering how it deserves to be called an LED TV. The salesman will explain that it uses LEDs arranged in a full array behind the screen, as opposed to crammed along the edge. That's true. At that point he might even try to tell the customer that since it's LED, it has a better picture than standard LCD TVs. That's not necessarily true, and never was.

The Samsung EH6000 does have a thinner frame around the picture than any non-LED TV, lending it a nice minimalist design, but its picture quality is just decent -- no better than the company's non-LED TVs from last year, and worse in some areas. It is a lot cheaper than its edge-lit Samsung brethren, however, so it might appeal to value-conscious buyers, especially in smaller screen sizes where plasma and better LED TVs like the Sharp LC-LE640U series don't compete.

Read the full review of the Samsung UNEH6000 series

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Side view

Seen from the side, the set's "full-array" heritage is obvious. Its panel measures 3.7 inches deep -- compared with 1.9 inches for the edge-lit UNES6500, for example. I say "who cares," although some TV buyers do value thinness, apparently.
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Top corner detail

Seen from the front, the UNEH6000 looks much like any newer LED TV: a very thin frame around the image and everything in glossy black.
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Bottom corner detail

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Stand detail

Extra adornments are almost nonexistent and I like it that way. Too bad the stand doesn't swivel.
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Inputs

Samsung really cut corners here, giving the EH6000 a mere two HDMI inputs. That covers a cable box and a game console, for example -- if you want to connect more stuff, like a PC via HDMI or a Roku, you may have to buy an external switch.
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Remote control

The pipsqueak remote tries to pack too many similar-sized and -shaped keys onto its truncated surface, but at least there's full backlighting. I'd trade it in for decent spacing between the buttons, however.
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USB media support

There's no Ethernet connection for DLNA access to files on a network, although the TV will play back photo, video and music files via its USB port.
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Help section

The onscreen user manual and help section found on higher-end Samsungs goes missing, although there is a basic "HD Connection Guide."
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Advanced picture settings

The UNEH6000 offers ample control for a midlevel TV, getting a 2-point grayscale system, five gamma choices and the ability to adjust dejudder.
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2-point grayscale

I didn't really miss having a 10-point grayscale adjustment since the 2-pointer worked very well, but I would have liked Samsung's great color management system.
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120Hz and adjustable dejudder processing

The UNEH6000's biggest step-up feature over the UNEH5000 series is a 120Hz refresh rate, which joins backlight scanning to earn the company's "Clear Motion Rate" of 240. Don't be misled, though: this is a 120Hz panel, not 240Hz. As a 120Hz set the EH600 also gets Samsung's dejudder processing, which is fully adjustable and works well.
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Picture quality

The EH6000's picture falls short of many LED and a few non-LED TVs we've tested, displaying a lighter shade of black and poor off-angle viewing. However its color is quite accurate, video processing is solid and it showed better uniformity across the screen than many of its edge-lit counterparts. I also appreciated its matte screen finish in brighter rooms.

Read the full review of the Samsung UNEH6000 series

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