Samsung M4500 TV REVIEW

The Samsung MU4500 is a budget smart TV which supports an HD resolution. Unfortunately, its picture quality is poor, since its screen is not uniform and has areas brighter than others. It doesn't get that bright, and its odd native resolution makes standard 720P and 1080p content look very soft.
Samsung M4500 Design Picture
The design of the M4500 is basic. It certainly won't stand out but is perfectly functional. It lacks some nice touches found on the higher end M5300 too (textured borders and metallic colored feet). The wide stand may make it more difficult to fit on a table but does provide stable support.
The Samsung M4500 has a poor picture quality. The M4500 has a great contrast, but the black uniformity is disappointing and because of the later, dark room performance is hurt a bit. When used in a brighter environment, the average SDR peak brightness is just enough to fight the glare of the room lighting, but may not be enough to overtake the glare of a sunny window or a very bright light. The gray uniformity is sub-standard and dirty screen effect is visible, especially for sports, when it is always a bit more obvious. The viewing angle is also poor, so it won't be the best TV to watch movies or sports with friends, as the picture quality degrades really fast. Finally, this TV does not support HDR or any other more advanced features, and the overall accuracy could be better.
The M4500 gray uniformity is disappointing. Most of the uniformity issues are from the corners being darker than the center of the screen and the top and bottom edges being a bit brighter. Some faint vertical lines are also visible and the right side of the screen is also a bit brighter than the left side. Unfortunately, dirty screen effect is visible when watching normal content, especially sport like hockey or football.
Looking at the 5% gray test picture, the uniformity is a bit better than on the 50%, but some of the issues noticed before on the 50% are still visible here, especially the brighter top and bottom edge, and also the right side of the screen being brighter than the rest of the screen.

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