Samsung 7 Series NU7100 43" - Flat 4K UHD Smart LED TV (2018)

This was my first 4K UHD TV, and I was upgrading from a pretty high-end Sony 1080p screen that I was very happy with. I purchased this TV from the Amazon warehouse and it was marked as having damaged packaging (and hence carried a significant discount), but when it turned up the packaging seemed perfect, and the TV was undamaged. In terms of picture quality, I found the "Dynamic" setting a little too bright and harsh on the eyes, so have tended to use my own preferred settings, however these are very easy to change using two clicks of the remote, so don't require a degree in engineering! Cabling the TV up to my amp and surround speakers was also very easy, and I was able to have my set top box, BluRay player, PS4 and home theater TV up and running within an hour of receiving the TV. I'm extremely happy with the picture quality, especially as this TV sits in an area where direct sunlight hits it. With my older Sony TV I could literally not see anything in those conditions, but with the new Samsung screen it's still pretty visible. I would absolutely recommend that if anyone is having problems with the display settings that they do a quick Google search and try out some recommended settings from other people; there are quite a few recommendations out there on forums and it was actually pretty fun to try these different options out and see which ones looked best to my eyes. Saved a lot of trial and error! In summary, if you're looking for a mid-range, affordable 4K UHD screen, I would highly recommend this one.

Bought this to replace a 55” LG standard HD that broke down on us, so we knew it was time to upgrade a bit. For the price, this is a fantastic TV. Not necessarily the most cutting edge TV tech as of early 2019, but if you’re looking to step up into the UHD 4K range and don’t care about having the absolute top tier tech, you cannot beat this option for the value. My wife and I are extremely happy and excited to have it. Picture is crisp and clear with nice color, and the smart TV functions are very smooth and easy to use as well. We don’t even need to use our Roku stick anymore. Sound is good and what you would expect from standard TV speakers. Don’t have any complaints so far!

Update: I was mistaken. I used a crappy HDMI to Displayport adapter which I reviewed as follows: "This will mess up your displayed image by limiting it to "limited range ycbr420" instead of full range RGB. The "low" HDMI setting is actually just there to compensate for this and doesn't actually "fix" the problem as it just makes EVERYTHING darker / brighter to fake it. My Rift cuts in and out with this and my TV goes to 1080P frequently with this ON TOP of the color malfunctions." That's why Netflix / Hulu caused my TV to recalibrate - not a malfunction. THAT SAID go into Nvidia Control Panel / AMD Radeon Experience and make sure it's RGB with Full Dynamic Range - mine defaulted to limited range AND YCBR420 which will cause Windows to eat (DWM and Client Server Runtime Process) 30% ish of GPU when you move your mouse. Had to use my Spyder 5 Express to calibrate but otherwise great display. Spent about 20 minutes in the settings menu (where things are oddly placed) but now it's solid. Only weird thing is that in Windows if I go to Hulu and play an HDR video the dumb TV goes black and is like "LOL OPTIMIZING FOR THIS CONTENT" and it just breaks my color calibration and makes everything look like dog.. food. Which means that I have to disable HDR so.. that's awful. But considering that I, as someone who owns a Spyder and clearly cares about color reproduction, haven't been sold on HDR do to the cluster.. truck of terrible implementations and content... don't NOT buy this display. No display at this price does HDR well. You're looking at the 800+ range for good HDR. Without color calibration you're looking at dark grey blacks (and with you're still looking at very dark grey blacks bc LCD) and there's clearly SOME ghosting that I only see while scrolling my web pages, notes, ect. (but not in games, weirdly) BUT I hook my Switch up to this display (because my other TV loses the picture repeatedly - the Switch Dock is pretty much a hacked together and non-spec abiding servicable prototype BUT that's no excuse) and I'm not like "OMG THIS IS SUCH GARBAGE PICTURE QUALITY" so take that as you will. To be clear, I can only calibrate this via Windows - the TV itself doesn't have a calibration option for something like a Spyder so if your device doesn't have that built into it in some way then you can't really fix this sooo.. yeah. Basically if you've never looked at a display and thought "wtf is that picture?" this won't bother you because it's nice enough for the price. Again, it's an LCD LED panel - it's not IPS so idk why you'd expect a great color repro to begin with (: And, finally, input lag is fine. I haven't noticed any issues whatsoever. If you're planning on using this as a PC monitor you'll need a 1060 or higher, 2060 or higher, or an AMD 480 / 580 / VEGA / New ("VII") series card. Otherwise the HDMI isn't 2.0 enabled and you'll be stuck with a VERY CHOPPY AND LAGGY 4K 30hz - idk what went wrong but with my R9 270 this was unusably choppy. Not just "low fps" but just terribly non-responsive AND low FPS AND ghosting like crazy. OH one more thing! IT'S VERY IMPORTANT. This TV upscales all content super well. Got an old (or Nintendo Switch) console that can't send out an upscaled 4K image? (Xbox One S, Xbox One X, and PS4 Pro can do this) That's okay because the TV does a good job! I got a Hisense in my room and its upscaler is TERRIBAD. It uses some sort of blurry upscaling and then sharpens it giving it this messy crunchy look. Disgusting. Thank you Samsung for not doing whatever they did! Took them over a week to get back to me and it wasn't successful support. Sent me alternative firmwares to try but none of them fixed it. After a full month and a half of support AND that TV malfunctioning with my Switch I can strongly recommend this TV by comparison (

My first 4K television and picture quality is fine. Disappointed over a few things though. First, I dislike the UI (User Interface). Have a large collection of movies stored on a NAS (Network Attached Storage) device. The TV found the DLNA server just fine, but the folder structure is not modifiable and is worse than any of my BluRay players. Takes forever to scroll though the movies. Second, even though I have a Samsung SmartThings hub, it will not connect to the TV. It's the same manufacturer. How can that be? Third, because the TV won't connect to SmartThings, I CANNOT control it via my Amazon Alexa devices. Fourth, you can't edit all of the inputs. I don't need or want my DirecTV HDRs showing up as media servers. I just want the DirecTV satellite it's connected to via HDMI, my computer connected via HDMI, and my DLNA NAS server. In short, the TV is fine, but the software running on it falls well short of what I expect.

We previously had a 65" Samsung 4K Smart Curve model TV and loved it. When relocating, we elected to right size our home for just my wife and me. The 65" Curve was now too big so we sold it. :( After relocating, we wall mounted a true 42" model we had as a second TV, using the same wall mount used for the 65" Curve. In time we realized the 42" was just too small for the room. When beginning the search for a new TV, we felt a 50" model would be a perfect fit. We live 2.5 hours from the closest big box store, so we rely heavily on shopping online. I share this for a few reasons. If you can't see all the connections, picture quality and actually measure the size of the TV, you need to pay close attention to the details/reviews/questions when shopping online. I almost pushed the button on a 50" Samsung TV when I realized the actual picture size is 43" and not even close to 50". :( Why the industry, including Samsung, plays this game with picture size is so misleading to the consumer. Not a good thing! We then looked at the 55" model, in reality a 48" screen which is about as close to a 50" model we could find. I have to give props to Amazon on ordering, shipping and delivery. I had visions of box damage which never occurred. The TV arrived on time as scheduled and without any sign of box damage. Thank you Amazon! Several reviews mention poor quality regarding the remote, which is accurate. The remote for this 55" model is by far inferior to the Curve model we had in the past, but we also paid close to $2K for the Curve. The Curve remote was exceptional, but the cost was 3 times more expensive too. Some of the reviews mention picture quality as a concern which I take exception to. For the money, the picture quality is excellent. I successfully mounted the 55" model to our wall mount though I had to purchase longer bolts and drill 4 holes in the existing mount, but the mount works perfectly after a few minor modifications. Connecting our existing sound bar used for the Curve became a big issue, though. This 55" model does not provide a Bluetooth connection, which more expensive TV's offer, including the Samsung Curve we previously had. After several missed attempts in connecting the sound bar to the new TV, I eventually realized that simply connecting an HDMI cable to the sound bar and the ARC-HDMI connector on the TV solved this problem as well. Now I can use the Direct TV controller to change channels and adjust the sound on the sound bar, though doing so also required adjusting the TV voice speed adjustment to match the voice to mouth movement of people talking on TV. I had to troubleshoot this without there being any documentation about this, but I was able to get everything connected and working properly. It just takes a little more time to accomplish. That said, we really like the finished product and the price. We considered a more expensive model, but this model is perfect for watching football games, movies, our weekly shows and the news, etc. We're not gamers, so no input on this function, but for a very nice TV at a reasonable price, I can highly recommend this product.

Not sure why some people complained about the set up, it went smoothly with me. No, you don't need to download an app to help you, just skip it, and set it up by yourself. It is important to find on-line instructions on how to properly set it up, and once done properly, the image is just spectacular. The built in sound is also not bad. I only have a few minor complaints: (1) The placement of sensor for the remote. It is located in the middle at the bottom of the screen, a perfect position for a sound bar, which can block the remote signal. (2) The TV app: You could address the previous problem using the Samsung TV app if both are connected via WiFi, but the app has an annoying amount of ads, which show up every minute of so. If you are scanning channels, adjusting volume, etc you are highly likely to read an ad. This is simply a cheap shot from Samsung — how much money is it worth making this way to put off your customers? This makes Samsung looks small. (3) No headphone jack. As such if your sound system also does not have a headphone jack (like mine), you have no way of listening to your shows in private with a simple headphone. There is not BT connection either ... So it seems the only way you can connect a headphone is via the RCA type audio-out port using those RF wireless headphones which are prone to statics. This must be a cost cutting decision from Samsung; however, for the price I paid and the fact that it has 3 HDMI inputs, I accepted as a reasonable compromise.

I bought this to replace my 55" TCL 4k tv, and glad i did. The TCL tv, only lasted about 4 years, and the picture, was never good to begin with. The samsung is and awsome tv, the clarity is magnificent, and the simplicity of setting it up is great. The audio of the tv could use and upgrade, but i use and onkyo receiver, with martin logan speakers anyways, so i just turn the speakers off. Ilthe tv has a ton of options, and i am very pleased with the purchase. I still have a samsung 43" in my bedroom, and have had it for about 10 years, and still works great. Love Samsung's quality, and customer service, which i only had to use a handful of times in the paat several years. I would recommend this tv, for anyone looking for a new unit.

Update 11/30 we’ve had this TV for several days, I love the picture but just now noticing some of the cable channels aren’t coming through- is anyone else experiencing this? Is something wrong with this Samsung I just purchased?? I hooked it up to xfinity and WiFi very easily and HDMI 1, I’m assuming that HDMI 2,3,4 are for other stuff like sound bar,, ect,., I’m not sure now if it’s working in its optimal capacity, especially if some channels aren’t working- help anyone out there who has this model, I guess I have to contact seller 😞 we love this Samsung, I’m hoping there’s something I can do here from home. We got our new Samsung yesterday, it arrived a day early. It’s our first 4K HDR 58 inch. We have a cute little house for just me and my husband, I didn’t realize the screen was so big! We probably would have been fine with 50 inch , but we love it 😍 the setup was super easy via remote rather than opening a Samsung account to do setup via app, the remote was quick and easy steps- the picture is gorgeous and crisp- I read reviews that sound was a problem, the volume is great and goes really high on regular programming. I haven’t tried Netflix or Prime yet so I’ll see how the sound works with that later. Overall very pleased with our new purchase- 1st Samsung for us and we got an excellent price for such a beautiful big screen. Highly recommend! 😃