Samsung UN55B7100 55" 120Hz LED HDTV Review

A Closer Look at the Samsung UN55B7100

Other than a few minor differences, once you have seen one TV, you’ve pretty much seen them all. Samsung actually breaks their designs into two groups: the ToC (Touch of Color) series that has a faint blue or red border and the standard series that uses predominantly neutral colors. The B7100 we are looking at here is actually an exclusive model to some retailers since –unlike the B7000- it incorporates a grey border instead of red.

One thing that I was a bit worried about was how reflective the screen and darn near everything else on this TV is. As you can probably tell by the picture above, the room where I have the B7100 set up has anything but what we can call “optimal viewing conditions”. As far as I am concerned, Samsung’s Ultra Clear Panel technology does add to the depth of the picture but it is a nightmare in higher ambient light conditions.


One of the marquees of Samsung’s edge-lit LED-style LCD technology is how thin it allows the TV to be. In this case we’re looking at a profile that is less than 1.5” thick at most which really looks stunning when mounted on a wall. Unfortunately, the engineering of wall-mount brackets hasn’t quite kept up with thin panel technology and as such, most brackets will actually be thicker and more obtrusive than the TV itself.


In order to maintain the B7100’s ultra slim profile, all of the connectors are attached parallel to the screen. Facing the right hand side are a pair of USB 2.0 ports, an optical audio output and four HDMI connectors while there are bottom facing connectors for the Ethernet cable, audio, component and PC VGA cables. Samsung also adds a label for where you should plug in your PC.