Samsung LT24B750 review

Even the most feature-packed TVs won’t seem like great value if picture quality isn’t up to scratch, and here the LT24B750 is something of a mixed bag. Compare it to your living room TV and you’ll be disappointed – the matte display finish might help diffuse light reflections, but it washes out colours, leaving them looking considerably more muted than they would on a glossy screen.

However, in other respects the picture is very good for a small panel. Most Freeview channels look reasonably clean, although noise artefacts are visible on the lower-quality ones such as BBC News. We liked the full-screen program guide, which has a picture-in-picture window to let you carry on watching one program while you flick to another. High-definition footage looks much better, especially Blu-ray video. Images are much sharper and black levels are reasonably deep.

The TV has impressive sound quality – the downward-firing speakers are built into the screen, rather than the stand, so sound doesn’t get muffled. We could turn the volume right up before we noticed any distortion, although there was little real bass.

Small-screen TVs rarely have the advanced features of their larger counterparts, which gives the Smart Hub-equipped S27B750 a major advantage over the competition. It has plenty of inputs and a gorgeous design that will look great wherever you decide to put it. Compared to a 46in or larger set designed for the living room picture quality is merely average, but it will still make an excellent addition to a spare bedroom, kitchen or home office that’s a little tight for space.