Samsung LED H7000 vs Sony BRAVIA EX500

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LED H7000 compared with BRAVIA EX500

	SamsungLED H7000	SonyBRAVIA EX500
Overview
Released
Released	2014	2010
Display
Panel
Panel	LED LCD	LCD
Panel detail
Panel detail	Flat edge-lit LCD with active-shutter 3D. Samsung's 800 Clear Motion Rate is a processing figure, not native panel refresh.	Fluorescent CCFL backlight. Sony describes Motionflow processing but does not separately publish native panel refresh in the manual used here.
Resolution
Resolution	1920 × 1080 (Full HD)	1920 × 1080 (Full HD)
HDR formats
HDR formats	None	None
Picture processing
Picture processing	Samsung's UK specifications list Micro Dimming Pro, Wide Colour Enhancer Plus and 800 Clear Motion Rate. HDTVTest found deep black levels and strong scaling on its 46-inch set; those measurements are not assigned to the other sizes.	Motionflow processing and 24p playback. WIRED describes the US 40-inch model's motion processing as 120 Hz; Les Numériques describes its European sample as 100 Hz. Neither is used as an independently published native refresh figure.
Picture modes
Picture modes	Movie mode and white-balance and colour controls. HDTVTest and TechRadar found the reviewed 46-inch picture benefited from adjustment.	–
Motion handling
Motion handling	HDTVTest measured 1080 lines of motion resolution on the 46-inch set with Motion Plus engaged and 300 without; these are reviewer measurements, not native Hz. TechRadar noticed some 50 Hz broadcast judder on its sample.	Motionflow can smooth fast action. WIRED reports a conspicuous video-like effect on films when enabled.
Viewing angle
Viewing angle	HDTVTest observed colour and contrast washout beyond about 45 degrees off-axis on its 46-inch set.	–
Sizes
Sizes
Sizes	40, 46, 55, 60″	32, 40, 46, 55, 60″
Largest size
Largest size	60″	60″
Gaming
HDMI ports
HDMI ports	4 (0 HDMI 2.1 at 4K 120 Hz+)	4 (0 HDMI 2.1 at 4K 120 Hz+)
Variable refresh rate
Variable refresh rate	None	None
Auto low latency mode
Auto low latency mode	No	–
HDMI detail
HDMI detail	Four HDMI inputs. The reviewed 46-inch set supports HDMI ARC; the UK size tables also list component, composite and SCART connections.	Four HDMI inputs support 1080p and 1080/24p in Sony's US EX500 manual. Also two component inputs and VGA PC input. These are not HDMI 2.1 inputs.
Input lag
Input lag	39 ms in PC mode and 40 ms in Game Mode on the 46-inch HDTVTest set, measured with a Leo Bodnar tester.	–
Game features
Game features	Manual Game Mode; no maker-confirmed VRR or automatic low-latency switching.	No HDMI VRR or automatic low-latency mode in the 2010 specification.
Smart TV and sound
Smart TV platform
Smart TV platform	Samsung Smart TV	None (no smart platform)
Speakers
Speakers	–	20 W
Processor
Processor	Quad-core smart processor; 3D HyperReal Engine picture processing on the UK 55-inch specification	–
eARC
eARC	No	–
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	Built-in Wi-Fi	–
Speaker detail
Speaker detail	Samsung's UK tables list 20 W 2.0-channel audio for 40 inches, and 40 W 2.2-channel audio with a 20 W woofer for 46, 55 and 60 inches.	Two 10 W speakers, 20 W total.
Audio features
Audio features	Dolby MS10 or MS11 depending on size, DTS Studio Sound, DTS Premium Sound 5.1, TV SoundConnect and optical output in Samsung's UK tables.	–
Voice assistants
Voice assistants	Samsung voice control on the UK sets; original online voice services may no longer work.	–
Casting
Casting	Smart View, Screen Mirroring and Wi-Fi Direct in Samsung's UK tables; original app availability is not guaranteed today.	–
TV tuners
TV tuners	Samsung's UK tables list twin DVB-T2/C/S2 tuners for 40, 55 and 60 inches. The 46-inch table lists DVB-T/C/S2 without explicitly stating T2, so Freeview HD on that size is supported by HDTVTest's review rather than inferred from another size.	The specifications here follow Sony's US EX500 manual. The UK EX503 was a different retail series with a Freeview HD tuner; that feature is not attributed to this EX500.
USB
USB	Three USB ports with media playback, recording and time shift in Samsung's UK tables.	–
Ethernet
Ethernet	Ethernet LAN in Samsung's UK tables.	–
Optical audio out
Optical audio out	One optical digital audio output in Samsung's UK tables.	Optical digital audio output.
Design and power
Size
Size	Without stands, width × height × depth from Samsung's exact UK size tables: 40-inch 908.6 × 539.1 × 63.1 mm; 46-inch 1033.3 × 596.9 × 33.2 mm; 55-inch 1224.8 × 706.9 × 33.2 mm; 60-inch 1362.1 × 792.7 × 34.2 mm. Configuration weights also exclude stands.	Without stand (W × H × D), Sony US manual: 32″ 800 × 497 × 96 mm; 40″ 992 × 599 × 99 mm; 46″ 1127 × 676 × 101 mm; 55″ 1324 × 795 × 105 mm; 60″ 1455 × 873 × 119 mm. Configuration weights also exclude stands.
Stand
Stand	Fixed U-shaped stand; Samsung's UK 46-inch table lists 12.5 kg with the stand, and the 55-inch table 16.7 kg.	–
Power use
Power use	Typical power by size from Samsung's UK tables: 40-inch 55 W; 46-inch 60 W; 55-inch 65 W; 60-inch 83 W.	Sony US manual operating power by size: 32″ 140 W; 40″ 180 W; 46″ 255 W; 55″ 315 W; 60″ 425 W.
In the box
In the box	Samsung's UK tables list two SSG-5100GB active 3D glasses, standard and Smart Control remotes, IR extender, power cable and manual.	RM-YD034 remote in the US manual. Sony's UK launch announcement names EX503 rather than EX500 and does not establish EX500's first sale month, so the release uses year precision.