Samsung UN55B7100 55" 120Hz LED HDTV Review

A USB Stick…with a TV?

We are used to getting a thick, hundred page instruction manual with a TV but Samsung has gone about things a bit differently with their LED-based LCD series. They have included the whole manual along with a few how-to guides on a 1GB Transcend USB drive that can be plugged directly into the USB port on the TV. You can then browse through the guide much like you would a paper-based manual. This suited me just fine and it actually keeps pretty well with the “green” theme of the B7100-series.


Browsing through the menu items is actually quite quick and once you highlight each header, a small thumbnail preview of the section comes up to help guide you. Personally, I find this easier than flipping back and forth through a book.

The only thing that I found myself looking for was a quick calibration guide with some test patterns. That would have been the crowning achievement of an already-complete paperless manual.


One thing many of you will appreciate is the inclusion of a comprehensive guide for setting up the B7100 to properly display an image from your PC. There are even additional settings to really fine tune TV / PC interface for easier viewing of smaller text.