Samsung UN32H5500
As a replacement for last year’s F5500 series, the Samsung UN32H5500 LED TV sees some significant improvements, mainly in the form of the quad core processor powering the Smart TV features. We saw a marked improvement in navigating around the Smart Hub, with much improved computing power. The other features are not much different from last year’s, but it remains a valuable purchase for this size TV. In fact, we saw a lot of similarities between this TV and the H6350 series, except that this model has a 60Hz refresh rate instead of 120Hz—which you may notice if you watch sports programs or play video games. Overall, for $429.99, it’s not a bad deal at all.
Quick Specs
- 32 inches diagonally
- 1080p
- 60Hz LED TV
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Strengths
Bright and colorful images thanks to strong edge-light LED lighting Smart Hub apps have a decent mix of paid and free content Extremely slim 0.3” bezels and 2-inch depth give TV a sleek appearance Smart TV navigation and app loading run smoothly thanks to quad core processor Weaknesses Slow and inefficient standard 5-way controls for web browsing Off-center viewing sees quick color and contrast degradation Sports programming and gaming has judders because of 60Hz refresh rate Volume is okay, but sound quality is flat and not rich sounding |
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Steve Holdgren is an engineer by trade and has worked for some of the largest energy related engineering firms in the world with his latest stint in Switzerland. He holds a degree is mechanical engineering… See more about Steve |
