Samsung UE46D8090

Samsung UE46D8090 Nice picture, Powerful sound, Super facilities

Little brother of TV test winner: the Samsung UE46D8090 offers the same facilities as the current number one, but a nine inch smaller picture. This does not detract from the quality, as demonstrated by the UE46D8090 in the test. In the 3D-rendering, Samsung UE46D8090, equipped with shutter technology shows pleasant a few double contours: the measured value of crosstalk was very low 1.5 per cent.
Colors have on a minimal yellow stitch in 3D, which is hardly noticeable and easily regulate itself on the image settings can be. The brightness contrast decreases in the 3D, also - typical for the use of shutter glasses. Both values remain within an acceptable range.

Overall very good picture
The Samsung UE46D8090 offers four TV tuners:Analog and Digital Cable (DVB-C), antennas for digital TV and digital satellite receiver DVB-S (2). The picture of SD channels looks pretty sharp and colorful, though. However, continue to show slight motion blur, the total impact has not yet particularly disturbing. Better to propose to the TV with HD channels in 720p and 1080i: Everything appears nice and sharp and without interference.

Samsung UE46D8090: Prima LED TV with many features.

The picture of DVDs and Blu-ray Disc also convinced with carved representation and natural colors. The coloration of dark scenes the Samsung succeeds very well with many details. However, the Edge-illuminated LED backlighting of the display into dark images (Clouding).

Great Sound, Rich Features
Despite the shallowness of TV, he produced a decent tone, both low and high frequencies well above room volume only start to roar on.

Samsung UE46D8090: Very uneven illumination.

For equipment and operation of the Samsung UE46D8090 corresponds one to one the 55-inch model UE55D8090 - our latest winner. All information can be found in the review of the Samsung UE55D8090 The power consumption of UE46D8090 is appropriate in settings with around 89 watts for the screen size. The built in light sensor helps in saving much without the picture it is too dark: 165 candelas per square meter in just 58.2 watts consumption are great.

Conclusion
The Samsung UE46D8090 provides a good test in 3D image quality image from a few mistakes - the total crosstalk remains comfortably low. Also, the 2D image we liked well overall. HD channels of TV shows beautifully sharp and accurate, as content for DVD and Blu-ray Disc. With the equipment, the Samsung has to offer: In addition to four tuners (analog cable DVB-T/-C (2)) and four HDMI 1.4 ports, he brings a multimedia player, the content of external USB storage media, can play from the network and the Internet. Alternative The Panasonic TX-P50VT30E for around 1,700 euros is a good plasma TV with great picture in 2D and 3D. When equipped Panasonic also makes no half measures - many interfaces, a great media player, a good remote control and four tuners mean second place in the ranking in this category. Only the power consumption in normal operation with 174 watts is significantly higher than the Samsung LED TV.

3D TV technology in the duel: Polarization versus Shutter

Open both eyes when buying 3D

3D TV is not equal to 3D TV, is not the same - namely, the TV manufacturers are putting on two different techniques for spatial imaging: polarization and shutters. We show you the advantages and disadvantages of the two competing technologies and recommend the best 3D-TV.
Home theater in the third dimension - that is really great. However, you should consider before purchasing, to which of the two currently competing 3D techniques set want: polarization or Shutter?

More TV models with polarization
At IFA 2011 brings even more TV manufacturers 3D models using polarization technique on the market - for LG Electronics have now also Philips, Toshiba and Metz television with the passive glasses on sale. The TV market leader Samsung is however still only at shutter technique and also uses in its competitor Panasonic plasma TVs only 3D, this 3D version.

We help you understand, what are the advantages and disadvantages of Shutter and polarization technique and give you to each specific purchase recommendations: Top TV with shutter glasses and great TVs with 3D polarization.

The 3D image loses much brightness in polarization technology and annoying error in the form of double contours (crosstalk, ghosting) can be observed in TVs of this type do not or only very weakly. Only in the horizontal, the 3D image is not stable to vision - when you get up, you see the picture blurry or double. For this, the pole-glasses are relatively light and therefore comfortable to wear. In addition, they are cheap - a copy costs about 10 euros and TV manufacturers put in usually four of them.

Shutter technique

Shutter technique
The 3D shutter television shows, in contrast to the polarization TV always turns the image to the right and left eye and right eye shutter opens to the respective corresponding analog "glass". The biggest advantage of this technique: the dissolution of the film remains intact - he is in full HD with 1920 x represented 1080th

Pol-glasses: passive, easily and cheaply.

Crosstalk: If also through the double contours.
For this image in the form of double contours dive at the shutter technology more often - called also crosstalk, ghosting, or multiple images. These resulting from the fact that the display displays the correct image not fully synchronized with the shutter glasses,, or the previous image does not a moment too long or to glow. This means that, for example, the right eye for a very brief moment will see the picture for the left and vice versa - so appears double contours.

All manufacturers are trying to resolve this problem by always faster panels, LCD TVs on the market, that display 800 pictures per second - so we have also seen a reduction of cross talks for all TV producers over the last two years in our tests today.

Expensive shutter glasses
Relatively high image brightness is lost through the shutter glasses. Range and carrying position of the glasses are also somewhat problematic. So it happens that the glasses off, if you keep your head tilted or when you step out of the transmission range of the 3D channel. In addition, maximum of two shutter glasses are supplied with a 3D-TVs, many manufacturers set at none. Since then about 50 to 100 euros per copy will be extra charged.