Your Samsung TV or HT model number provides a lot of information about the TV or HT. the HT model numbers are less expressive than the TV model numbers, so this page focuses on the TV model numbers.

This page uses the author's Samsung TV as an example.

TV

On the serial number sticker on the back of the TV:

• Type No.: UE40D5000 (9 digit)
• Model: UE40D5000PW (11 digit)
• Model Code: UE40D5000PWXZG (14 digit)

As you will see, this is a D-5xxx series TV.

HT

On the serial number sticker on the back of the HT:

• Model No.: HT-D5500
• Model Code: HT-D5500/EN

As can be seen, this is also a D-5xxx series, but it is a Home Theater, not a TV.

Type Number: first 9 characters

The type number decoding below focuses on the TV type number.

1st Character: Product ID

UE40D5000 - U: The 1st character of the model number of a Samsung TV released between 2008 and 2016 is the product ID for different TV types.

• H = DLP screen
• P = Plasma screen
• U = LED screen
• L = LCD
• K = OLED

2nd Character: Region

UE40D5000 - E: The 2nd character represents the country or region for which the Samsung TV was manufactured.

• A = Asia, Africa, Australia, Middle East countries.
• E = Europe
• N = Canada, Mexico, Brazil, USA, and other Latin American countries.

3rd and 4th Character: Screen Size

UE40D5000 - 40: The 3rd and 4th numeric values of the model number tell about the screen size of your TV. 40 means 40-inch, 55 means 55-inch screen, and so on.

5th Character: Manufacturing Year

UE40D5000 - D: The 5th character of the model number represents the manufacturing year of your TV.

• A = 2008
• B = 2009
• C = 2010
• D = 2011
• E = 2012
• G = 2013
• H = 2014
• J = 2015
• K = 2016
• M = 2017
• N = 2018
• R = 2019
• T = 2020

6th Character: Series Number

UE40D5000 - 5: The 6th character in the model number represents the Series Number of a Samsung TV.

7th Character: Series Model

UE40D5000 - 0: The 7th character in the model number represents the Series Model of a Samsung TV with the series. Many series such as the 5xxx have different models: 5000, 5100, 5300, etc.

8th to 9th Characters: Design Code

UE40D5000 - 00: The 8th to 9th characters represents the design code of a TV series from Samsung 00: Samsung uses ‘00‘ for TVs with a flat panel.

Model and Model Code: 10th and 11th characters

The model and model code decoding below focuses on the TV model and model code.

10th Character: Unknown, likely Tuner Type

UE40D5000PWXZG P: Unknown

11th Character: Unknown

UE40D5000PWXZG W: Unknown

Model Code: 12th to 14th Characters

The model code decoding below focuses on the TV model code.

12th Character: Panel Design

UE40D5000PWXZG X: The 12th character of the model number is the code for panel design type such as flat or curved.

• L = Curved screen
• X = Flat screen

13th to 14th Characters: Manufacturing Country

UE40D5000PWXZG ZG: The last 2 characters stand for the manufacturing country of a Samsung TV.

• RU = Russia
• UA = Ukraine
• XL = India
• XM = Malaysia
• XU = UK
• XY = Australia
• ZA = USA
• ZC = Canada
• ZG = Germany / Slovakia
• ZT = Europe

Other Samsung Model Number Decodes

You can find other Samsung model number decoders on the web, such as: https://technastic.com/samsung-tv-model-number-find-decode/