SAMSUNG LE46A856

Full 1080p resolution and 100Hz motion plus

Black levels aren't as black as your black heart

The Samsung LE40A856 is Samsung's best-looking television yet. Luckily the awesome full-HD images match the eye-licking aesthetics.

Although the LE46A856's image quality is better than average, it doesn't have the advanced motion-processing technology of the Philips TVs, nor the clever Ambilight feature. It may be big and stylish, but it's only 4in larger than Philips' 42PFL7603D, ...

Superb detail and black levels. Thin, stylish design. Stacked with features

Poor built-in speakers. Sluggish menu screens

Slimline, glossy and gorgeous – no we're not talking about us – this high-end 40-inch LCD is probably the best-looking television Samsung has ever produced. But it's not just a pretty face. Oh no, it's packed to the gills with top-grade tech ...

To be honest there's very little about this TV that we didn't like. The black levels aren't quite as black as your black heart and contrast aren't up to the standards of most plasma screens, it's true, but that's hardly a deal-breaker and it's an LCD ...

Fantastic looks, a skinny frame that's about as thick as celery, a huge range of connections (did we mention those four HDMI ports?) and most importantly superb picture quality – this really has all the ingredients required to make a fantastic ...

Slimline, glossy and gorgeous - no we're not talking about us - this high-end 40-inch LCD is probably the best-looking television Samsung has ever produced. But it's not just a pretty face. Oh no, it's packed to the gills with top-grade tech ...

To be honest there's very little about this TV that we didn't like. The black levels are quite as black as your black heart and contrast aren't up to the standards of most plasma screens, it's true, but that's hardly a deal-breaker and it's an LCD ...