The options listed such as usb recording are turned off as default on this model but this is only a hiden menu setting that you can change yourself rather than pay the extra for the shop to do it for you together with many others.

If you don't need The Best TV Ever you could also look at some second hand stores if you have any in your area. I went to one in Neuchatel a couple weeks ago and there were two very large flat screen Samsungs for under 600CHF. They looked brand new...