

It musters impressively deep black tones and equally admirable white tones. The TU7100 demonstrates real dexterity where contrasts are concerned. It’s a prosaic solution, one that’s entirely in keeping with the Samsung’s price, but it proves most effective. The UE43TU7100 is an unremarkable 60mm deep – and that’s most due to its backlighting, which is arranged around the edge of the rear of the panel. (Image credit: Samsung) Samsung TU7100 review: Picture quality The UE43TU7100 is fitted with a couple of full-range drivers for audio, powered by a total of 20 watts. However, Samsung doesn't offer the tech on any of its TVs, so it's no surprise. There’s no sign of Dolby Vision HDR, which is a shame – it's starting to find its way into competing budget TVs. HDR is also on board, from the HDR10+ dynamic format used by Amazon Prime Video, to the HLG variant used by broadcasters. The HDMI inputs support Auto Low Latency Mode (which will be helpful to next-gen console gamers), but no other specific PS5 and Xbox Series X new connectivity features, but that's okay – neither does anything else at this price. There’s a digital optical output, too, and one of the HDMI sockets is eARC enabled for use with even the most modern and well-specified of soundbars. There’s integrated Wi-Fi along with an Ethernet socket, while Bluetooth and Apple AirPlay 2 compatibility completes the wireless offering.

It’s a 4K LED panel, and has a couple of HDMI inputs, a USB socket, a digital terrestrial TV tuner, and a CI card slot. For more on that behemoth, you can check out our Samsung Q950TS review).ĭespite its affordability, the UE43TU7100 is a pretty impressively specified device overall.

(It might be worth noting at this point that you could buy one of each size of TU7100 and still only spend roughly a third of the cost of Samsung’s flagship 85Q950TS 8K monster. The 43-inch model we're testing is the smallest, but there are also (deep breath) 50-inch, 55-inch, 58-inch, 65-inch, 70-inch and 75-inch models.Īs we've mentioned, we're already seeing great discounts on all sizes of the TU7100 – here are the current best prices on all sizes: As is only right and proper for a TV that’s designed to appeal to as wide an audience as possible, the TU7100 is available in a range of sizes.
