TV Review: Samsung UE40D5520 With PVA and MVA Panels

We tested the Samsung UE40D5520 with both PVA and MVA panels. Note that this TV is also available with a 32" (81 cm), 37" (96 cm) and 46" (117 cm) screen.

Samsung's new D5520 Edge LED TV is designed to replace the 2010 C6000. It's a mid-range 2011 model that's a slight step down from the D6500. It therefore doesn't have 3D compatibility, but it still comes loaded with Samsung's Smart TV system and plenty of multimedia functions.

As with some of last year's models, different types of LCD screen panel have been used in this TV. Samsung was perfectly open with us about this, and even sent us two models with different panels to test—one with a Samsung-Sony PVA panel and the other with a CMO MVA panel.

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Note: we tested the Samsung D5700, which is the European version of the D5520 sold in the UK. Samsung has confirmed that the only differences between the two models are the TV tuners (as the UK uses a different system for HD digital TV) and a few slight differences in product design.




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