Unreliable Wireless Connection but Good Picture
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UPDATE*********************

After posting the below review, which accompanied a 3-star rating, I was contacted by their customer support. They walked me through a firmware upgrade and it fixed the problem. I had some difficulty getting the cameras to upgrade, but the support person, Mia, followed up several times to help me out. After completing the upgrade, the cameras appear stable.

I have given the system a 5-star rating based on my uses, which are limited. I am not recording, nor am I using remote access. I am merely using it to monitor my property real-time and it works great for that. The customer support was definitely a huge plus.

*******************************8I have been using the system for about 1 year. It is very easy to get started; truly plug-and-play. The picture quality is good and the night vision is fairly good, too. My biggest complaint is lack of reliability of the wireless connections. The majority of time one or two of the four cameras are inaccessible by the NVR and the monitor cannot display a view for those. I have four cameras located around a courtyard, all outside. The base station is inside, separated only by a single wall of drywall and exterior siding. Distance to the cameras ranges from 20 to 50 feet. The cameras always have power to them, which I have verified is still on when one fails, so power is not the issue. Which cameras disconnect is completely random - they all fail periodically. By cycling the power to the failed camera and/or the base station, I can sometimes get them to reconnect, but not always. Usually, I have to just accept partial functionality.
2428466
I do like the TV and it's picture as long as I'm strictly watching TV and not trying to stream.
The first issue I had was that I couldn't get it to consistently recognize my Wi-Fi. And when it did see it, it would not connect when I entered in my pass phrase. I turns out that the TVdoes not have a powerful enough Wi-Fi card to work from more than 30 ft away and especially through garage walls. I resolved that problem by using a Powerline Network starter kit that I bought a long time ago but never used. I plugged them in and much to my surprise the TV had a network connection.

Now the reason for only three stars: I'm an Amazon Prime member and enjoy streaming from Amazon Instant video. After plenty of research (so I thought) I decided on this TV for reasons other than just price. On of the things that caught my attention was the "AMAZON" button on the remote. How convinient, I won't even need to drill through any menus to start steaming.

Turns out, some Visio 2014 models (this being one) are not even able to use the Amazon app. They say that they're working on the app but it the update may not be out until the end of the year.
Would have been nice to know.

I will post five stars, but only if I get the update soon.
2209637
Here is why I'm rating this purchase 2-stars:

1) WIRELESS CONNECTION. The TV will not stay connected to the internet (wireless), not just during streaming movies, but even navigating the menu screen. Example I wirelessly connect to the internet and the TV confirms it is connected, but as soon as I navigate to download apps, it will say I am not connected and ask for the password again.  I have downloaded the latest firmware and I have a new b/g/n dual-band wireless modem that's in the same room with the TV.

2) AUDIO OUT.  All that is available is a non-standard 2.5mm audio-out jack (no RCA jack), unless you have an optical port on your receiver.  The brief manual made no mention of the jack size.

3) TV SPEAKERS: They lack fidelity. I was watching a movie that I have seen many times and some of the tonal sounds were inaudible, I used the menu system to adjust the audio in every possible preset and not much changed.  Voices are ok.

4) APPS: Nothing was preloaded.  Maybe they would have automatically if my internet was working properly, but the procedure and documentation were not apparant.  I may be missing something here, but I shouldn't have to scratch my head for an hour and still get nowwhere.

5) CONNECTIONS: Minimal. Lack of analog support such as the previously mentioned 'audio-out' for connection to the stereo. No RGB port for PC connection except for HDMI. But if you have an older laptop you're without HDMI out you're stuck.  No separate Composite Video IN.  Only Composite/Component IN.

Because of the wireless connection issue, the TV will have to be returned.  With all the space and surface area for a decent wireless antenna to be embedded in the TV, there is no excuse for dropouts and/or connection issues.  A firmware update in March was suppose to fix this but it did not for me.

Why give an otherwise good picture, name-brand TV 2-stars? Because it's sold as a smart TV; and to be smart you need a connection with the internet. So without a reliable internet connection, it becomes an overpriced TV.

Where is the Engineering here Samsung?!
692583
In one word:  fickle.  Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't, and its always slow to produce images on wifi at 25mbps.  Also, on one of my cameras the IR filter comes on when not needed and produces an ugly pink image.  check it out online.  finally, good luck speaking to anyone in support.
637725
Get the wired model instead of the wifi model.
Wifi capabilities are not that strong sometimes causing choppy and laggy videos.
2579124
The only issues one should consider is the WiFi is a bit spotty. I had to initiate a factory reset first thing out of the box to get it to connect with my network at all, and it does tend to drop the connection after an extended period offline.
However, the picture is fantastic and its streaming rate, once connected, is more than acceptable.
1645595
Good first, the picture quality is outstanding and the sound is also very good.  Movie mode is my favorite out of the box picture setting.  I took a lot of time looking at all the new TV's and I didn't really feel the burning need for 3-D, so the Samsung unit seemed to have the balance between picture quality and features.  That's frankly what someone would expect from a top tier TV brand like Samsung, so no extra brownie points can be given since what I received was expected.  "All Share" app is great for viewing network stored family photos.

OK...now to the not so good.  "Smart TV" welcome screen and marketing falls short in a few areas:

1.  Your best bet is to plan on a wired LAN connection and don't expect much from the wifi capability of this TV.  I have a Linksys E4200 router and 12Mbps cable connection (wired) and 6-8 Mbps (wireless in that location in my home) and there was way too much buffering when trying to run on wireless.  The TV was within range and had 2-3 bars of wifi and I experienced buffering on YouTube and Netflix.  Solution I found after testing was to simply run via wired CAT5 connection and I chose to use a static IP address.  I'd live to find a way to increase the RAM via a USB stick addition if that could be possible in a future firmware update.  This may not be an issue of your wireless router is right near the TV, in my case, my router is about 40' away and that wasn't good enough IMO.

2.  Application manager cannot remove all factory installed apps that are not desired, so you'll need to expect to have to live with some bloatware as many manufacturers provide with their new units.  I wish Samsung would give us the capacity to delete any and all apps with a future firmware update.

3.  Netflix viewing needs to be adjusted to increase the streaming quality to the highest given the 1080p resolution and lack of up-sampling.  To do this, you log onto your Netflix account on the web (not on the TV app) and change your streaming quality setting.  After doing that, you'll be very happy with quality of streaming when combined with a wired LAN connection.

4.  There's no 2nd tuner, so don't expect to be able to have "picture in picture".

Overall, very good value and I wouldn't hesitate buying again since I don't know of a better TV even with the few shortcomings noted.
1261014
Can't really recommend. Pros:  Excellent picture and connectivity. Zero dead pixels.  Great color.  Cons:  Buggy connectivity means that my PC does weird things.  The monitor will disconnect from my PC, causing all of the open windows and icons to jump around.  In addition, it will disconnect randomly when it goes to sleep, causing the same problems.
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Well it does transfer video wirelessly from my cable box, but the picture only is received at 480i.  At least for me.  I am only transferring one room over.  Sometimes it has static.  I can live with it, but if your the type that has to have hi-def like 1080i, its not going to meet your expectations.
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Great picture, sound quality is amazing, remote control is not that ergonomically efficient, and SMART TV, not so much.  i have several devices that are connected wirelessly, yet the TV will connect then 3 minutes later disconnect.  My techy buddy couldn't even figure it out.  when it is connected,' typing' is difficult at best.
1716830
I love to watch TV and movies -- I'm not going to lie. This TV has been doing great so far. Everything about it seems fine (picture, sound).

These small details prevents a 5 star rating:
-Once in awhile something resets and a generic panasonic advert comes on at power up. You can turn it back off through the settings.
-Sometimes the TV channels reset (I assume my cable feed does something wonky) and I'll have extra channels show up that I have to remove again.
-The wireless internet  connection seems to need time to "warm up" -- if you hit the Netflix button right after you power on the TV, the network connection fails -- 2 minutes later, it is fine. I assume the wireless is just far down the TV boot sequence.
-The generic internet access is so clunky that I've given up trying to use it. I assume this is true of several TVs. I tried to use the brower to access LIfetime's website to watch Project Runway -- it dies every time. Now I just hook up my laptop via HDMI and watch it. It's clunky either way.
2331020
PRO: The Roku was quickly connected and configured.  I use it mainly for Netflix ... good picture quality.  CON: Wireless distance was an issue (as compared to my IPAD for example) had to bring the unit closer to the router to get a good connection.
3476913
When this product is working properly, it gets 5 stars. Unfortunately, the device has a lot of trouble staying connected to my wifi network. Other devices in my house have no trouble staying connected to wifi. After working with Dropcam's tech support (who responded to my ticket promptly), their suggestion was to either move the camera closer to the router, or relocate the router closer to where the camera would be located.  Neither of these solutions are optimal for me, so in the end I ended up returning the camera. I revised my original review from 1 star to 3 because moving the camera closer to the router definitely helped, and also because Dropcam's technical support was helpful. I'd really love to purchase another Dropcam in the future, if the wifi support can be improved.

PROS:
good quality picture
motion sensor
night vision
email alerts
easy setup
DVR service
technical support

CONS:
Must be located close (within a few feet) of the wifi router, otherwise doesn't stay connected to wifi
4714171
Love the picture and the features of this blu-ray player.

The wifi reception is a JOKE though. Unless you are going to use a LAN to get to the net, you will have nothing but headaches. In the same room, wife's laptop, Wii, Roku all connect to the wifi 2 rooms away with a solid connection. This connects sometimes and frequently drops the connection.

If you want to stream Netflix, again you will have nothing but headaches. Last Firmware update (weeks ago now) broke Netflix. Will not connect to Netflix. Had to break out my Roku again.

I don't understand how they can just sit by while a major feature of their unit, streaming Netflix, is broken. Panasonic could easily have rolled back the firmware update but hasn't.

Utterly disappointed with this unit.
2279055
It works when it wants to, setup is a pain and a half to get to finally work on wifi
2678386
This T.V has excellent picture, but serious software problems. The internal wifii does not always work which makes ising the T.V a major pain when you only use netflix, hulu, and amazon prime for veiwing. We have been close to returning it and exchanging it for another one, but from reading the reviews it looks like they may all have this issue. We know its not our wifii or modem because every other device in our home works great including the sony Blue ray we have.
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So I specifically purchased this blu-ray because it was Amazon on-demand ready and wireless. It has the same issue as another Sony blu-ray which is that the wireless stops working just all of a sudden. If you look up solutions on the internet, it looks like it's a fairly common issue where your wireless will work fine on your laptop, your cell, your tablet or any other device but will not connect at all on your DVD player and this is even when I shut off all those other devices to give it the strongest wireless signal possible. I wouldn't purchase another Sony blu-ray if having internet connectivity is important to you.