Samsung · LCD
LCD R74
A 2006 HD Ready LCD TV series with 26, 32, 37 and 40-inch screens, a digital terrestrial tuner and one HDMI input.
- Sizes
- 26–40″
- Panel
- LCD
- Refresh
- –
- HDR
- None
- HDMI 2.1
- 0 of 1
- Software
- None (no smart platform)
What reviewers say
Contemporary reviews of the 26 and 40-inch R74 praise its styling and vivid HD pictures, but find sound weak and one HDMI limiting. Stuff finds the 26-inch model handles motion well and criticises its controls; TechRadar finds the 40-inch model smears moving HD images and sometimes produces unnatural dark colours.
From stuff.tv and techradar.com
Specifications
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- Panel
- LCD
- Panel detail
- HD Ready LCD. TechRadar identifies the 40-inch panel as 1366 × 768; the maker manual lists 1360 × 768 at 60 Hz as a PC input timing, not a native panel resolution or refresh specification. Native pixel matrices for the other sizes remain unverified.
- Resolution
- – (26, 32, 37″), 1366 × 768 (40″)
- HDR formats
- None
- Picture processing
- Digital Natural Image engine (DNIe), digital noise reduction and picture-in-picture. Contemporary reviews establish sale in 2006; no maker source establishes the first on-sale month.
- Picture modes
- Dynamic, Standard, Movie and Custom picture presets in the manual.
Sizes
- Sizes
- 26, 32, 37, 40″
- Largest size
- 40″
Gaming
- HDMI ports
- 1 (0 HDMI 2.1 at 4K 120 Hz+)
- Variable refresh rate
- None
- Auto low latency mode
- No
- HDMI detail
- One HDMI/DVI input with HDCP and separate DVI audio input. The manual warns that HDMI/DVI is not for a computer graphics card; use VGA for a PC. Component supports 720p and 1080i. Two SCART sockets; composite video and S-Video, located on the rear on the 26-inch and side on the larger sizes.
- Game features
- Manual Game Mode for an attached games console; no automatic low latency mode or variable refresh rate.
Smart TV and sound
- Smart TV platform
- None (no smart platform)
- Processor
- DNIe
- Speakers
- 2.0 channels
- eARC
- No
- Speaker detail
- 26-inch 2 × 5 W; 32, 37 and 40-inch 2 × 10 W. Separate left/right speakers in the maker manual.
- Audio features
- SRS TruSurround XT, equaliser, auto volume and headphone output; RCA audio output for an external amplifier.
- TV tuners
- Analogue and digital terrestrial reception, CI card slot and seven-day digital programme guide.
- Optical audio out
- Optical digital audio output.
Design and power
- Size
- Without stand, width × height × depth: 26-inch 675 × 475.5 × 75 mm; 32-inch 800 × 548.5 × 80 mm; 37-inch 923 × 618.5 × 87 mm; 40-inch 991.5 × 658.5 × 87 mm. The manual publishes only weights including the stand, so configuration weights are omitted.
- Stand
- Swivel ±20°. With stand, width × height × depth and weight: 26-inch 675 × 530 × 215.5 mm, 10.55 kg; 32-inch 800 × 603 × 252 mm, 15.45 kg; 37-inch 923 × 676.5 × 326 mm, 22.8 kg; 40-inch 991.5 × 713 × 326 mm, 24 kg.
- Power use
- Maker rated power: 26-inch 120 W; 32-inch 152 W; 37-inch 170 W; 40-inch 190 W. AC 220–240 V, 50 Hz.
- Colours
- Gloss black cabinet with metallic lower trim, as shown in the contemporary reviews.
- In the box
- Remote control, two AAA batteries, power cord, cleaning cloth, stand components and instructions; assembly varies by screen size.
Sizes
| Size | Model | Resolution |
|---|---|---|
| 26″ | LE26R74BD | – |
| 32″ | LE32R74BD | – |
| 37″ | LE37R74BD | – |
| 40″ | LE40R74BD | 1366 × 768 |
Pros and cons
Pros
- HDMI, component video and VGA inputs
- Digital terrestrial tuner and CI slot
- Swivelling tabletop stand
Cons
- Only one HDMI input
- No HDR or smart TV platform
- Native refresh rate not established
Closest rivals
Model | Sizes | Panel | Refresh | HDR | HDMI 2.1 | Software | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40–46″ | LCD | – | None | 0 of 2 | None (no smart platform) | 2006 | |
| 40–52″ | LCD | – | None | 0 of 3 | None (no smart platform) | 2007 | |
| 32–52″ | LCD | – | None | 0 of 3 | None (no smart platform) | 2008 |
