Here's our breakdown of everything you need to know about the Samsung UE40H640

Pros and Cons:
There are many features that make the Samsung UE40H640 a good value for money. It delivers superior and highly-detailed images. The colour balance is perfect, with excellent contrasting effect. The Smart features and UI are worth commending, and the TV has a gorgeous design. The UE40H640 is feature loaded, but it is relatively expensive. The nearest competitors are priced almost half and deliver almost equivalent picture quality and performance.

Specs:
The Samsung UE40H640 has a 40-inch, 1920x1080-pixel, full-HD LED display. The 9.40-kg LED-LCD TV has web browser, 6 Smart 3D, Ethernet, Wireless LAN, 20W of audio output, and 115 W of normal power consumption. It comes with 2x3D glasses, Samsung Smart Touch, 4 HDMI, SCART, 3xUSB 2.0, and Composite/Component. The Samsung UE40H640 delivers great value for money. It renders high quality, 1080p picture, has attention-grabbing design and offers a wide range of connectivity options. The apps are not only convenient to use, the TV has almost all of the TV services including 4oD, BBC iPlayer, Demand 5 and ITV Player.

Talking Points:
By launching the UE40H640, Samsung has effectively addressed a few issues from the previous model in the series. Samsung added a quad-core processor that helped speed up the Smart TV apps and the menu navigation. Even the 3D performance has experienced some improvement. The company was also able to curb the forced motion interpolation.Despite delivering better performance than its predecessor and a better picture quality and 3D performance, the Samsung UE40H640 has been overpriced. The nearest competitors are Sony KDL-40W605B, LG 42LB700V and Panasonic TX-42AS500B. The LG 42LB700V is the second most expensive TV in the tally, costing almost £300 lesser than the UE40H640.

Prices:
Samsung has priced the UE40H640 at around $1197.30, which is much higher compared to the nearest rivals.

Conclusion:
The UE40H640 certainly has a captivating screen. It has smart features which are almost unmatched in the segment. But Sony's KDL-40W605B is not far behind and is almost equally appealing and it is much cheaper. Samsung could probably reach a wider market by lowering the price tag.