Samsung UN40B6000 LED LCD and the B6000 series are the cheapest and most basic of the Luxia LED LCD line-ups and models released in 2009, and are perfect for shoppers looking for the amazing picture quality and benefits of edge-lit LED LCD panels that don’t necessarily have a large budget to be spending thousands on the absolute latest and newest features. To help you spot important differences, below is a quick comparison of the differences between the Samsung UN40B6000 and the UN40B7000, B8000 and B8500 models. Note that the 8 series LED line-ups don’t have a 40-inch model like the 6 and 7 series Luxia families… The Samsung 6-series Luxia LED family consists of 3 models: the smallest, the 40” UN40B6000, medium 46” UN46B6000 and the largest; the 55 inch UN55B6000 edge lit LEDs
Compare Samsung UN40B6000 vs UN40B7000 In terms of just audio and visual quality and performance, the cheaper UN40B6000 is nearly identical to its step-up brother, the UN40B7000 LED, with only slight differences. The main reasoning for the price jump and why someone might want to purchase the more expensive B7000 series is in its multimedia and internet content features. The B6000 lacks a plethora of content and internet enabled multimedia and data found on the more expensive B7000, B8000 and B8500 models losing out on new 2009 features such as streaming content from youtube, flickr, usa today, eBay and many more – as well as loss of a bunch of capabilities to play video files streamed from and downloaded on home internet enabled devices. New yahoo widgets allows for on screen display of information such as weather, sports scores, stocks and so much more with an every growing library powered by yahoo widgets. The Samsung Luxia B7000 series is available in the same 3 size options as the B6000 family with the 40 inch UN40B7000, the 46 inch UN46B7000 and the large 55 inch UN55B7000 edge lit LED HDTVS
Step-up: Comparing Luxia B7000 vs B8000: Upgrading from the B7000 to the B8000, there are some significant changes that make it a much more capable, and more expensive, choice for user that want the top-of-line and latest 2009 features. It features brand new AutoMotionPlus 240Hz refresh rate and 2ms response time; a large jump from the B6000 and B7000’s 120Hz refresh and 4ms response time for quite a significant jump in visual performance. The remote has been upgraded as well and the B8000 is styled in a new Touch of Color blue where the UNB6000 and UNB7000 models are infused with a red tint in its piano black bezel. The high-end B8000 series lacks a 40-inch size choice and is offered in 46 and 55 inch models with the UN46B8000 and UN55B8000 Luxia LED LCD TVs respectively.
Step-up: Comparison of B8000 vs B8500: Further upgrading for the low end of the spectrum, the B8500 contains all of the upgrades of the B8000s and takes picture quality to stunning new levels with its new backlighting. The UNB8500 models (consisting again of a 46” and 55” unit with the UN46B8500 and UN55B8500) are different from the rest of the 2009 LED Samsungs in that they use superior Local Dimming technology when the others use edge-lit led design. This enables for massive increases in picture quality and performance that is truly much much better than the rest of the field. Black levels and colors are much more realistic and defined and the B8500 is easily has one of the top picture qualities’ ever observed. The price is not cheap, but this is definitely the models for those that want the absolute best and latest!
