Samsung UN28H4500 28-Inch 720p 60Hz Smart LED TV (2014 Model)

I am very happy but a word of caution. We chose this item as one of the few Smart TVs available in the 28 inch size. 32 inch and 24 inch are easy to find, 28 inch not so much. Unfortunately, first one delivered was defective. Would not turn on initially, and then intermittently. Batteries supplied with the remote control were stale and didn't work. Amazon authorized the return and sent a replacement the same day which arrived within 48 hours. Replacement works great. Unique feature of the Samsung SMART center is a full internet browser. It is a little cumbersome to use with the onscreen keyboard, but not even my Sony Bravia HD Smart TV (for which there are many, many apps) has a full internet browser. Really good wifi connectability. TV has two HDMI In ports and a coax cable connection. It will accomodate both composite (5 cable) input and 3 cable AV input, but you can only use one or the other. In the AV connection set up, one of the three composite video ports is used for the yellow video cable. Great picture. I also have a non-cabled roof aerial (connected via a coax) in addition to DirectTV (connected from satellite box via an HDMI cable). For some reason, this TV pulled in about a third more over the air digital stations than did the Magnavox it replaced. The TV is lightweight, sharp picture. Very satisfied. Also, I use a wireless headset to listen at night while my wife is sleeping. No special setting required. As long as the wireless headphone cable is connected, it gets sound when the TV is on. To listen in privacy, I hit the "MUTE" button on the remote which turns off the TV's internal speaker and get the audio through the headphones. Happy with the product and very happty with the service I received from Amazon.

I'm a Samsung fan: they make high quality, durable products, and this is our third Samsung large appliance/electronics purchase. The tv is ridiculously easy to set up (unlike some of the other reviewers, I didn't hear anything rattling in the back of the tv) and very lightweight. The picture quality is excellent. The usual apps are accessible: Netflix, Pandora, Hulu, etc. We're also using MLB. Loading the apps was the most time consuming part of set up as you have to type in the letters of the app names using the remote and the onscreen keyboard, but that's a first world problem! We have an old Altec Lansing iPod dock connected to the tv to enhance the sound, which definitely gives it some resonance. Otherwise I have a little difficulty with sound clarity when watching Netflix. With network tv, no issue. Finally, this is our only tv; it replaced a 40 inch Samsung, and this size is perfect. I wanted a tv that wouldn't dominate the living room, and this one is visible yet unobtrusive.

I bought this TV this as a Christmas gift. My mom's old CRT TV was long overdue for an upgrade - her old one didn't even have any AV inputs! Obviously, compared to her old TV, this Samsung TV is better in every way. Thinner and lighter, bigger screen, and much better picture quality than the old Symphonic TV she was using. Despite being a better TV, it still has its flaws.Scanning for channels can take a pretty long time. I don't know why the TV even bothers to add a bunch of scrambled channels initially only to remove them later on in the process of auto scanning. It seems like a huge waste of time, especially when over 300 channels have to get removed. Fortunately, this doesn't have to be done often. You'll either only have to do it once, or whenever you change your antenna, provider, or plan.The TV easily connected to wifi and downloaded updates without any issues. After it first updated, it checked again for updates and seemed to take a while only to report that the TV already had the latest update. It also has an ethernet port for a wired connection, but I haven't tried it since its placement is nowhere near any wired connections.I found the remote to be kind of unresponsive sometimes, not knowing whether I needed to press a button again in order for it to register, or if the TV was just slow in processing what button I pressed. You might find yourself typing the same character multiple times when entering text. I had to press the smart hub button a few times in order to get the menu to appear on the screen and then when it did appear.The TV has to warm up for a little while before it can access any Smart Hub apps. Trying to launch Netflix after just turning on the TV took about a minute and 15 seconds of "Preparing the TV... Please try again later." before it was able to launch. Then it took another few minutes for Netflix to actually load.24" is a bit on the smaller end, so if this is for a bigger room, you might want to go for the 28 inch model or maybe a bigger TV in general. I wish that there was a 26" size of this TV, but 24" is still bigger than the old 19" 4:3 CRT that it replaced.I did read the reviews prior to purchasing, so the flaws experienced weren't unexpected. The flaws are an inconvenience, but not unbearable enough to warrant a return.All in all, it's a decent Smart TV, but if you don't like waiting for apps to load, there are probably better options available. It's a good all-in-one solution if you want to stream media without buying a separate device such as a Fire TV, Chromecast, Roku, Apple TV, etc. If you already have a good enough TV and want to stream media, then I'd opt for buying such a device instead. It'll most likely load apps a lot faster than the apps on this TV. For my mom's purposes, and for the price I paid, the TV is a great upgrade to the old one she had and she's happy with it.It's about a 3.75 out of 5 stars for me, but rounded up to 4 since I'm not able to rate in between.

This TV makes me proud. Everything on/in it works as advertised. One of the TV's main selling points is the fact it has 2 USB ports. I use the first port to transmit audio via a Bluetooth dongle. (Yes, the Bluetooth transmitter manufacturers swear their products won't work with a Samsung Smart TV. It does, at least the Amake transmitter anyway). The 2nd USB port is used for playing videos and music from a microSD card attached to a USB adapter. The fact that the ports can also be used with a keyboard and mouse is a plus. (Yes, it would've been sweet if the TV had 4 USB ports, but one can't have it all). The speakers on this TV are awesome, too. Well, not awesome, but they are mighty loud for the room we're in, and because the speakers are down-firing, the bass is enhanced. The picture is also to die for. I recently watched an H.264 version of "Last Days On Mars." The video was silky smooth, and even in area with a lot of action, there were no artifacts like blocking or skipped frames. I'd definitely recommend this TV to anyone. I think the 4500 series TV are one of the few with 2 USB ports.Addendum: After using this TV for about 4 months, it began to suddenly turn and turn itself off for no reason. We've tried unplugging and plugging our attached components, but that didn't work. We read somewhere that resetting the TV to factory specs, and letting it download its update, does the trick. So we tried that and it works. It's unfortunate you have to go through this trouble, but that's electronics for you. We were reading this has something to do with a cheap capacitor Samsung uses. Hopefully, they'll fix this in the next iteration of this TV.

I bought this TV for our daughter's dorm room when she went away to college. While not a huge TV, it fit nicely on top of a dresser and is just the right size for a dorm room. The stand seems sturdy and secure; I am not concerned that it will fall should the dresser get bumped. Set up was extremely easy and intuitive. It took less than 10 minutes to get set up, and the only tool needed was a Phillips head screwdriver. It easily connected to the campus WiFi network and again setup was fairly intuitive. The only thing I needed to do that I had to look up instructions for was finding the MAC address. The picture quality is very good and the sound is fine for a small dorm room. It could probably be improved by external speakers but that is not really necessary in this case. It also connected directly to the campus cable system without the need of a cable box. Once connected to WiFi, it was very simple to log into Netflix and start watching right away. Other options with this smart TV include YouTube, Hulu, Facebook and many others that I didn’t get to see before we were done getting her settled in and dropped off. While I hope the TV is just an occasional diversion and not a replacement for studying, I am glad I purchased this for her. She and her roommates are happy with it as well.I am very pleased with this TV and its features especially for the price and am considering another one as a third TV at home.

We have two 56" Samsung Smart TVs and I needed a small one for my office. This is a fantabulous TV for a small room or guest bedroom. I purchased it for my office and it fits perfectly on the book shelf next to my desk.I am 77 years old and this TV was light and easy for me to get out of the box and set up. It is an LED TV with a great picture and sound quality. Have watched some Netflix movies~ and of course my soaps ~ and the picture is excellent.This Samsung comes with Auto Volume which automatically adjusts the volume of the desired channel, lowering or raising the volume as the modulation signal indicates is needed. The Auto Volume feature can be set to Normal, Night or Off.I am very pleased with this TV and would recommend it to others. I hope this review helps you with your choice.

It's light, has good sound, a great picture, and is easy to get out of the box and plugged in. I bought it to use without connection, completely WiFi, and it's good for the purchased services. However, the use of the "smart hub" is not as simple as one might think, and using the browser is difficult because of the on screen typing mode. I've gone back to Samsung to get more information on the apps, as it only shows about 40 on the screen, but the Samsung website says they have over 1000. And herein lies a problem with the TV, not being able to simply search for an app, but having to go through all of the different apps to find the one you want. Of course, for a cheap TV, that you want to use wirelessly, this is a pretty good bet.Follow-up, after emails, chats, and phone calls with Samsung and Verizon. Samsung advertises that their TVs have a Verizon FiOS app. Even Verizon talks about how great the FiOS app is. One of the reasons I bought the Samsung is the FiOS app. Now I find that the 28in Samsung "smart" TVs do not support the FiOS app. One technician says it's because the TV is too new, another says it's because the TV doesn't have enough RAM, Verizon says, "talk to Samsung." If you've thought that you'd be able to use this without a cable box, to watch occasional information you've already paid for through your FiOS subscription, beware! I'm more than disappointed in Samsung for not making this clear, and I'll be looking at Visio and LG as soon as I finish this review.

This television performs admirably. The picture is great, there seem to be sufficient controls and settings for just about everything you might need and the wireless connection synced up quickly and effortlessly. Netflix performs flawlessly for hours. There are no buttons on the side of the set for that inevitable day when you can't find the remote but there is this single toggle button on the back of the set to control the basic functions. The button looks and feels like an oversized nipple on one of those IBM/Lenovo laptop track pads (I always hated those things and never could effectively use it). I hope I never lose my remote so I never have to use it.Speaking of remotes, the one thing that keeps this television from being 5 stars is the remote is not backlit. This is a giant pain. Your only options for operating the remote in the dark is to memorize the nearly indistinguishable buttons or reach for the lamp (I keep my cell phone handy and use the flash light app when I need to be a total vegetable and not reach for the lamp). The good news my cable company remote is backlit and I can just use that remote as long as I am not using the wireless smart functions to watch Netflix or something.One week in, overall it is a great set at a good price. I would recommend it and in fact I may order another one for a relative.

Very satisfied, good picture and sound. Was very easy to set up, plug in and everything was on screen. No longer need HD converter box (antenna use)so that is a plus . Arrived on date that was stated when ordered . Very pleased

TV con buena imagen pero numero limitado de conectores de entrada y no muy amplio catalogo de aplicaciones para funcionar en WiFi. El sonido para la entrada de cable muy bajo, pero mucho mejor para aplicaciones de internet. No encontre muchas opciones smart de 27" por lo que esta fue mi mejor (y unica) opcion.

Great TV, easy set up, clear picture and easy to work remote. Very pleased!

Good tv but smart features are slow.

On est satisfait de cette tv l'image et les couleurs sont super et faut dire qu'elle est intelligente ...lollll