Reddit mentions of Samsung UN32EH5000 32-Inch 1080p 60Hz LED TV (2012 Model)

My roommate and I bought this Samsung TV last year for our dorm room (yes, we had two TV's) and it was great. I paid $232.00 for it. Check out Amazon's used TV's under their Warehouse Deals, as they are usually just repackaged and have nothing wrong with it. No matter what TV you get I would highly recommend keeping the box and packaging it comes with as it will make transporting it a breeze.

A good monitor at that size and price is going to cost too much.
For $200-$300, a decent TV is a much more realistic option.

For 32" this LG or this Samsung are both ~$250.
For 40", you're looking at the low 300 (that same LG model)+.

Keyboard: Tomoko Blue Switch Needed a keyboard for when I used a laptop when its keyboard was failing. Went with a cheap mechanical. My short review of keyboard

Mouse: SteelSeries Sensei Swapping out for a Zowie FK1 on Monday (Sensei has disconnect issues after 4 years of use)

Headset: Siberia 350 Originally had a Siberia V2 I got for $50 @ Walmart due to box damage. RMA'd once for a V2 with the soundcard. Audio died in one ear on RMA after a year so RMA'd again and was given the newer Siberia Prism v3. Sound died in one ear after a short drop. Was given $150 in store credit to get the Siberia 350 + Mousepad.

Mousepad: QcK+

Monitor: Acer KG240. Purchased from Microcenter for $150 on sale.


2nd Monitor: Samsung 32" 1080p TV mounted on wall with this wallmount. Bought the TV a few years ago ~2012

Other: Snagged a Razer Tartarus a couple years ago for really cheap. thought I'd use it but never got around to trying it.

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On peripherals that I'd like to upgrade would be Headphones/Mic first. I've always had my eyes on Beyerdynamic DT990 with a DAC/AMP + an AT2020

I have the asus monitor u posted but without the speakers. Any monitor ive ever had with speakers the speakers sucked. The monitor is great tho, I use it all the time on my pc to play games on and Im sure it will be great for the xbox.

I say if your gonna buy a monitor, buy a monitor without speakers and use the extra money to either get a decent headset or speakers. But, in my opinion when your playing on consoles my preference is playing on a tv. I sometimes play 2player games and you cant really do that on a monitor. Plus sometimes you wanna kick back on a bed or sit a few feet away from the screen and a monitor doesnt really let you do that.

http://www.amazon.com/LG-32LN5300-32-Inch-LED-lit-1080p/dp/B00BB0ZTM2/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1393922744&sr=8-1&keywords=1080p+tv

http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-UN32EH5000-32-Inch-1080p-Black/dp/B0071O4ETQ/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1393922744&sr=8-3&keywords=1080p+tv

Where do you plan on using it, exactly? Samsung makes a nice 32 inch 1080p LED for under $400. It doesn't look great out of the box, but after some fiddling around with the settings it's beautiful. Here it is, by the way.

Found this model of Samsung used in your price range. Has very good reviews. (:

If not this one, I would go check out your local Walmart. They often run specials on TV's that have been used as displays. My brother-in-law got one incredibly cheap, and it was a name brand like you are looking for!

And I really like surprises. (:

Thanks for looking I appreciate it I was looking too and found this one on amazon what do you think?
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0071O4ETQ/ref=ox_sc_act_title_3?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER

I was given an old gaming pc and it works great for me. However, there isn't really room in my living room, where it needs to be, for another monitor.

I have an old CRT tv however and was thinking about replacing it with something I can hook this gaming rig up to.

I know that input lag is a problem but displaylag.com gives the Samsung UN40EH5300 a pretty good rating for input lag, 26ms.

I was also looking at maybe the (Samsung UN32EH5000)[http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0071O4ETQ/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_ttl?_encoding=UTF8&colid=1213OFN7UDEK&coliid=IDI7TM2N3FN6V&psc=1] but can find no input lag rating for it.

Is this a completely crazy idea? I also need to use an adapter to plug the pc (dvi) into the tv (hdmi)

Edit: To clarify this computer has two GeForce 9800 GTX+ cards.

hopefully this doesnt get washed away in the thousand other comments

i am looking for a monitor/tv to buy. i think i want to get a 32" LED backlit. there arent many monitors that size, so i was looking at this tv. also for reference this is my prospective build. it isnt final yet though, but is getting there

so my question is will the tv be able to display the framerates that my gpu is producing? the tv is 60Hz, so 60 frames per second. ive seen some benchmarks of my gpu and in some games the framerates will exceed 60 fps. so am i right in the fact that my tv would then become a bottleneck of my gpu? should i only be looking at 120Hz tv's in order to avoid this bottleneck?

Hey, if you're in New York, I can let you have my 32 inch Samsung for 180, here's the model
Samsung UN32EH5000 32-Inch 1080p 60Hz LED TV https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0071O4ETQ/ref=cm_sw_r_awd_3IEHub0PB3HMM

A big factor for me was input lag (key in FPS/fighting games). You can sort monitors/tvs by input lag here (lower is better)

http://www.displaylag.com/

I have this and it works great. Not too expensive and pretty good as far as input lag.

$1000 - The best ones for that price on the market currently is either a 50 or a 55 inch Samsung 6350 series. They cost $947 or $1040 respectively. They have great specs, even better reviews and are gorgeous in person. If you set it up correctly, its picture quality is pretty ridiculous for this price range, it makes me wonder why people ever buy way more expensive TVs.

Another option would be the just released two weeks ago 50 inch Vizio P series. It is the best cheap 4K tv on the market now. That being said, the Samsung above is better in every measurable way except for resolution. Since, there wont be much 4K content for a few more years and 4K is worthless unless you plan to sit really close to it (<5ft for a 50 inch). I would go with the Samsung and wait till my next TV to go 4K (or fingers crossed OLED).

If you want bigger, I would go with the 60 inch LG 5900 series for $929. Again not as nice as the Samsung, but a really good TV for the price. One problem though is the stand is weird and you'd need to either mount it or own something wide to put it on.

Under $300 - This is actually a booming market these days, there are a lot of good options depending on what your needs are. The best two sets available are the 32 inch LG 5600 series for $279 and the 32 inch Samsung 5000 series for $297. The one caveat is that neither of these are smart TVs, if you need smart features I would go with the $298 Vizio M322. Or you could go with the LG and buy a Chromecast or Roku.

Personally I recently bought the $348 Samsung 5500 series for my bedroom and its the nicest small TV I've ever had. It works great as a second monitor (although any of these should).

http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-UN32EH5000-32-Inch-1080p-60Hz/dp/B0071O4ETQ

32 Inch 1080p LED LCD TV: http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-UN32EH5000-32-Inch-1080p-Black/dp/B0071O4ETQ/ref=sr_1_720?s=tv&ie=UTF8&qid=1371595201&sr=1-720&keywords=hdtv

If you go with this one, here's a little sidenote from the reviews.

"Picture out the box = AWFUL... After calbration = AMAZING

When I first took it out of the box and powered it on I was shocked at the picture. It looked awful UNTIL I read the other reviews about it being properly calibrated. So after tinkering around for what seemed hours I managed to get these setting based on Football and regular TV viewing:

Mode: Movie

Backlight: 18

Contrast: 80

Brightness: 40

Sharpness: 20

Color: 80

Tint: G/R 58/44

Under advanced setting;

Dynamic Contrast: Medium Black Tone: Darker

Picture tone: Cool Film Mode: Off

Sound Mode: Movie"

I recently did a ton of research on tv's cause we plan to upgrade in the near future. At the moment, the most reliable brands are LG, Panasonic, Samsung, and Sony. Out of those, I found a few used tv's that match your requirements.

Samsung 32-Inch 1080p 60Hz LED HDTV $259 w/ free shipping

LG Electronics 32-Inch 1080p 60Hz LED $257.50 w/ free shipping


And if you can scrape together a little more money, you could consider this:
Samsung 32-Inch 1080p 60 Hz Smart LED HDTV $294 w/free shipping

I know those are all over $250, but they do have free shipping, and they are all very good tv's. Anyway, I hope you find something awesome! That makes me really want a good tv ;)

I'd love something nice for my son.

From experience, you're not going to want a massive TV in a dorm. You might think you have a lot of room but once you get all your stuff moved in, you'll be shocked at how little space you have. Especially if you have to share the room with another person like I did. I don't know if you do or not. That being said, I currently have this TV: http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-UN32EH5000-32-Inch-1080p-Black/dp/B0071O4ETQ/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1407569960&sr=8-1&keywords=samsung+32+inch+1080p. I bought it probably 8 months ago and it's really nice. For gaming, it looks great and LED is a lot more reliable than LCD or Plasma. Even though Plasma supposedly offers the best picture for games. It's not the smart version, but I don't need it since I use my TV as a monitor. TV brands are important though, you definitely want Sony, Samsung, or LG. Don't settle for any others. My roommate has a 42" Sony and it's really awesome! My other roommate has a 50" Phillips and it's decent.

http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-UN32EH5000-32-Inch-1080p-120Hz/dp/B0071O4ETQ/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1382497680&sr=8-1&keywords=samsung+120hz+32

I'm in a similar situation as you by looking for a big screen to view my computer on. I am using this Samsung UN32EH5000 32-Inch 1080p 60Hz LED TV https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0071O4ETQ/ref=cm_sw_r_awd_kXfPub0JY8FDW

Which is on sale right now. I don't have issues seeing as I increased the text size and I sit a few feet away from it. I picked this because I will also use it as a tv and for my ps3. I have a r9 290 and i5 4440