LCD TV Rating

Samsung 40" 1080p 60hz LCD TV - never once reviewed?

I have googled the specific model number, LN40B500, and I cannot find one customer review for this television. It is advertised under Best Buys Black Friday ad, and this specific model # is not being sold at Samsung.com, so I'm tryin to check out some customer opinions - and there are absolutely none! Is this TV brand new? Or crap TV's made from spare parts for Black Friday only? I just cannot believe there is not one customer review to be found!

Public Comments

1. My guess is that its actually the LN40B530. The pricing and specs for it seems to fit the B530 model. Is it some kind of cheaper parts knock off? I don't know. I hear rumors that such TVs exist, but no concrete evidence. Like I haven't seen any consumer watch dog type of group or reporter actually claim as much, only people on the Internet. What I think this could possibly be is a wholesale model being sent to Best Buy for liquidation. If you look at Wholesalers like Costco or Sam's Club, they'll often have unique model #'s for TVs that you are 100% sure is actually some other model number. I don't know why they do that, but I see it happen all the time. So perhaps this B500 is one of those. I'm not 100% certain, but being that they're trying to sell volumes of it at a discounted price, I think a wholesaler model would make sense.
2. At times the manufacturer will label a model with a different number to distinguish it from the rest. Like Costco will sell Sony, Panasonic or Samsung with a different number on it and sell it for less. It usually a lower model. At hits size and 60HZ you will get to notice the blur motion on the tv when watching fast action movies or sports. This is a special purchase from Panasonic by the store for this sales only. Hope this will help you out.