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hi i'm david katz minor senior editor at cnet and i'm standing next to samsung's un f5000 this is a 40-inch LED LCD TV this series is also available in a 22 a 32 of 46 and a 50 inch size so a good range there in the smaller screen size is among TVs this is one of samsung's entry-level 2013 TVs that means it's one of the few that doesn't have smart TV built into it so you won't get all those apps and other smart TV doodads or internet connectivity found on some of the higher-end models it does have some of the nice styling cues of those higher end models however including a nice thin bezel around the edge and a relatively thin profile when seen from the side that's thanks to its edge lit LED s unlike on some of the step-up models however the Samsung stand is not allowed to swivel around back there's only two HDMI inputs which might cramp your style if you're going to connect more than two devices that use HDMI unfortunately that's pretty much everything these days including cable boxes game consoles and DVD players so you might need to buy an external switching device to make up for the lack unlike it's more expensive brethren this TV also lacks a couple the high-end picture adjustments although there is plenty for most people to get the job done Samsung's entry-level remote is also pretty puny and packed with buttons but at least you get plenty of direct control despite being a relatively inexpensive TV we were pretty impressed by the picture quality of 5000 it has a relatively deep black level for an LED LCD it actually out does its higher-end 6300 series cousin in terms of delivering that inky black that makes dark scenes especially when you have lights down look really nice when you turn up the lights the set screen also does a pretty good job of dealing with glare one of the downsides of the f5 thousands picture however its its inability to properly produce the film based cadence that some of the other high-end TVs can get despite the fact that Samsung calls this a 120 cm our TV it doesn't have 120 Hertz refresh rate so it will get a little bit more blur if you're sensitive that sort of stuff all told whoever we're really impressed by the picture quality f5000 and consider it a really good value if you don't really care about smarts that's a quick look at Samsung's UNF 5000 LED TV I'm David Katz man from cnet you