Samsung UE40D8005

Question

Hi,
I consider buying the Samsung UE40D8005 for the living room, and I want to use it together with my iMac 27 or maybe a new Mac Mini as a media centre, both for streaming content and for downloaded movies.
The question is, can I expect good picture quality, both when looking at movies, and if I want to use the TV as monitor for the iMac or Mac Mini?
When Googling, I see several posts on poor quality using UE40D8005 with PS3, during to some Samsung image processing, and if disabled, the picture quality is said to be poor as well.
Any experience or recommendation?
Regards,
Erik
BTW, my idea was to use XBMC as user interface for the media center

Answer 1

A lot of carriers remove features from phones in the name of exclusivity and security.  Remember when Verizon wouldn't allow Google Wallet?  Now they have no choice since ISIS was bought by GW.  There are other browsers, though IDK if Opera, Dolphin, etc...  allow  the finger scanner function.
AT&T has removed the Download Booster feature that simultaneously uses Wi-Fi and LTE data to deliver faster speeds; the Simple Sharing feature that lets you more easily share large files with friends; Microsoft’s OneDrive application, which came with 100GB of free cloud storage; and the Smart Manager app that Samsung designed to make managing battery use and storage on your device easier.
Verizon has also removed Smart Manager and OneDrive… and every other Microsoft app that was preloaded. In other words, if you buy a Galaxy S6 from Verizon, you won’t get OneDrive, Skype, OneNote and Office Mobile preloaded onto the device. Unlike AT&T, Verizon’s Galaxy S6 does come with Download Booster and Simple Share enabled, however.
T-Mobile is limiting your ability to remove S-Finder and Quick Connect from the phone’s drop-down menu. You also can’t disable the capacitive lights on T-Mobile’s Galaxy S6 as you can on AT&T’s version of the device. Other than this, though, it seems T-Mobile has left the device largely intact.
Sprint has removed Download Booster and has disabled Wi-Fi calling as a default setting, although it’s possible to change that easily by enabling it in the settings. Like T-Mobile, Sprint has mostly left the device alone and it does give you access to the Microsoft apps Samsung promoted during its Galaxy S6 launch, including the 100GB of OneDrive data.
I understand that the function you seek is not explicitly listed above, but that list is not all-inclusive either.