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Key to reportsSamsung LE26S86BD (Discontinued)
Ease of use score:
62%
Signal by
Aerial
Type
LCD
Price
£234.33
Screen size
26 inches
HD ready
Yes
Ease of use ratings
Setting up
Remote control - for watching TV
Remote control - searching for what's on today
On screen TV guide
Advanced use
TV cabinet controls
Verdict
Scored badly on listening and viewing, poor instruction manual and a cluttered, poorly laid-out remote control, though otherwise fairly easy to use.
Key Features
Features score
66%
Stand supplied & wall mountable
Yes - requires attaching to TV and wall mountable
Tuner
1 x DVB-T, 1 x Analogue
On-screen TV guide
7 to 8 days
Source of guide from official broadcast multiplex
Yes
Favourite channel groups
1 group via channel list, TV guide and Now and Next
Now and Next
No - Now only on current and scrolled through channels with TV guide type display
Programme information
No - Now only on current channel and via TV guide only on scrolled channel and displayed if selected in TV guide
TV performance
Watching
Poor
Listening
Poor
Power consumption in standby
.92 watts
Power consumption - ECO-mode
0.91 watts
Power consumption in use
96.9 watts with settings as delivered
Connections
HDMI input
2
SCART socket
2
Slot for pay TV or common interface slot
Common interface slot
Subtitles and audio description
Subtitles shown
Yes
Subtitle button on remote
Yes
Subtitles stay on when channel changed
Yes
Audio description
No