The Samsung Luxia B7000 series and the 40-inch UN40B7000 LED LCD TV have grown to tremendous popularity, with superior picture quality, the latest and greatest in features and technology and a surprisingly affordable price tag in contrast to some of the more popular LCD and Plasma options. It sits nestled in the middle of the pack as far as performance and features goes in the 2009 LED LCD televisions released from Samsung, and offers consumer a well rounded and high performing unit at a very hard to pass up price tag. To help you determine which LED LCD model is perfect for you, below is a comparison of notable differences to consider when you side-by-side compare the Samsung UN46B7000 vs the high end UN46B8000, top of the line UN46B8500, and more value orientated UN46B6000 Luxia LED televisions:
Compare Samsung UN40B7000 and UN40B6000: The Samsung UNB6000 series and the 40-inch UN40B6000 are the cheapest of the available 2009 LED televisions from Sammy , and remove a few of the extra gadgets, features and brand new features of the UNB7000. Comparing the UN40B7000 vs UN40B6000 the main difference to consider is that the cheaper 40B6000 edge-lit led lacks a plethora of content, multimedia, streaming and internet features found on the more expensive models and the Luxia UN40B700 LED. The B6000 then is for people that have a limited budget and are willing to sacrifice all the neat multimedia, internet and content features for a more value-orientated price tag with comparable audio and visual quality. The Samsung UNB6000 is available in the same 3 sizes as the UNB7000 lineup, with the Luxia UN40B6000, Luxia UN46B6000 and Luxia UN55B6000 models measuring in at 40, 46 and 55 inches respectively.
Compare Samsung UNB7000 vs UNB8000 LED LCD: The Samsung UNB8000 and the 40-inch UN40B8000 LED LCD are a step up from the UN40B7000, and offer some technology brand new to 2009 to enable a much high picture performance level and a few other upgrades. Major differences when you compare the UN40B7000 vs the UN40B8000 televisions include new 240Hz refresh rate with 2ms response time on the B8000 (an effective doubling over the B7000`s 120Hz and 4ms response time) Other smaller upgrades include a new remote system which will allow for usage even without a direct line of sight to the sensor, and a change of design color from touch of color red to blue. The step-up UNB8000 series lacks a 40-inch variation found in the two cheaper line-ups, available in the smaller 46-inch UN46B8000 and the larger 55-inch UN55B8000 edge-lit LED LCD models.
Differences between Samsung UNB7000 and UNB8500: The newer UNB8500 LED LCD televisions from Samsung are the most expensive and top performing units from them in 2009, offering a much more visually stunning, realistic and accurate picture quality and performance then its counterparts already mentioned above. The main differences here when you compare the B7000 and B8500 models are the above mentioned 240Hz (from 120Hz) refresh rate AutoMotionPlus, 2ms (upgrade from 4ms) response time, improved RF vs IF… as well the defining difference, the change from edge-lit LED backlighting to full Local-Dimming; which allows the B8500 to make enormous gains in picture quality, performance and overall beauty. The picture quality increase on the UNB8500 is stunning thanks to the superior backlight technology, and demonstrates what many experts have called top 2-3 black levels, color accuracy and picture quality ever observed. The top-of-the-line 2009 B8500 series is available in two sizes the first is the smaller 46-inch Samsung UN46B8500 LED HDTV and the second, the larger 55-inch Samsung UN55B8500 LED LCD models.
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