Sony X800E 49" (XBR49X800E) vs Samsung NU7100 50" (UN50NU7100)

Once placed in a bright environment, this TV offers picture quality that is on par with its competitors in this price bracket because it can reproduce reasonably bright images with crisp and vivid colors.

This TV's colors pop and look vivid thanks to its high color accuracy and consistent peak brightness. The average color inaccuracy dE of the X800E is only 2.78 which means that the colors appear accurate to a human eye. Additionally, the TV's peak brightness of 340 nits allows it to reproduce crisp colors in SDR mode.

The Sony X800E is an ideal solution for group watching thanks to its wide viewing angles that are noticeably larger compared to what the other TVs in this price range offer.

From games to movies, sports and use as a PC monitor, the NU7100 is a good TV for diverse usage. The balance of low input lag, good picture quality, and decent motion handling make sure of it.

Even though the NU7100 doesn’t have local dimming, watching TV in the dark is not a problem due to amazing black uniformity - the blacks are even and there are no clouding issues.

Contrast is remarkable too – blacks are deep, and whites are bright.

The TV is a great option for a PC monitor. Not only does the NU7100 have ideal low input lag thanks to the “_PC_” and “Game” modes, it also features support for most resolutions, except 1440p.

Another thing to note – Samsung’s app store has the Steam Link app, which lets you connect your PC to your TV and play games without needing to connect the Steam Link hardware.

When you first turn on the TV, it basically walks you through the setup process and you can start properly using it in a matter of minutes.

Regarding picture quality, it’s also quite reasonable right out of the box. White balance (gray color inaccuracy) and color dE (color inaccuracy) could be tweaked down for better quality, but most people won’t notice a sizeable difference.

In case you can’t figure something out when setting up, the TV also has a handy “e-manual” button.

The NU7100 has a smooth, fast, and easy-to-navigate interface with a lot of room for customization, so you can tailor it for easier access to your most-used apps.

Samsung’s app store has a huge and diverse app library, second only to the Google Play Store.

The SmartThings app allows the user to control the TV and other connected devices via their smartphone.