Samsung UN55B8000 55-Inch 1080p 240 Hz LED HDTV | 
| Brand: Samsung
Category: Television
Department: Televisions & Projectors
List Price: $3,799.00
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Rating:  155 reviews
Sales Rank: 11
Color: TOC
Media: Electronics
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Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: Yes
Display Size: 55
Shipping Weight (lbs): 66.1
Dimensions (in): 52 x 1.2 x 31.4
Warranty: 1 year warranty
MPN: UN55B8000XFXZA
Model: UN55B8000XFXZA
UPC: 036725229938
EAN: 0036725229938
ASIN: B0028YB8MA
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| Features:
| • | Ultra-slim 55-inch LED HDTV with full HD 1080p resolution and Auto Motion Plus 240Hz technology for the sharpest, smoothest picture possible | | • | LED technology enables a true-to-life range of picture brightness; uses 40 percent less energy than conventional LCD TVs | | • | Internet@TV online content service from Yahoo!, Flickr, YouTube via your broadband connection | | • | Inputs: 4 HDMI, 1 component, 2 USB, 1 Ethernet, 1 PC, 1 optical digital audio output | | • | Includes detachable swivel table stand; measures 52 x 33.9 x 12.1 inches (WxHxD) with stand |
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Product Description
Picture performance, advanced connectivity, and an eco-friendly and Touch of Color blue design come together to form Samsung LED TV 8000 with 5,000,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio. For the image connoisseur, 240Hz motion blur reduction technology, a 5,000,000:1 Dynamic Contrast Ratio that displays deep blacks and pristine whites, and enriched color processing deliver outstanding video. This Ultra Slim 1.2-inch depth set is the ideal complement for your room and your life.
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 Startling clarity, detail, and color May 31, 2009
Mike (Orange County Ca)
236 out of 245 found this review helpful
Had my Samsung UN55B8000 TV a couple of weeks now. It has more than lived up to the hype. Hooked it up and put on a blu-ray disk. Even the delivery guy's jaw dropped, and he's delivered/set up hundreds of TVs.
TV is only inch and half thick and only weighs 60 pounds or so.
In fact, it is sometimes almost too good. When viewing people on HD you can see every little mole, scar, wrinkle, stray hair, makeup, five o'clock shadow, makeup line, etc. I'm sitting here watching the news and I can clearly see tiny pieces of lint on the guy's black suit. I'm guessing the talking heads of tomorrow are all going to have to have much better complexions.
If you like to tweak your TV this one provides a lot of different controls. There are already some websites that will give you what they consider good tweaks to maximize the pic. You can also look for the B7000 tweaks. Looks pretty darn fantastic right out of the box so if you aren't a techie, don't worry about it.
Sounds..not particularly good or bad, but I don't want TV speakers taking up space anyway. If you are going to spend this kind of money for a TV you should be using your stereo system.
Some reviewers were complaining about the number of inputs. Again, how many is enough. I run my PS3, XBOX360, IPOD, and the Dish box through my Denon and so I only use one HDMI.
You can plug it into the internet. No set-up, just plug it in. First thing it did was download 12 updates to itself. Have no idea what they did but ...didn't cause any problems. It automatically loads up some of Yahoo's widgets. Fun to try but...not something I have really gone back and used much. Also has some built in content...recipes, artwork, etc. that I haven't bothered to look at.
You can plug in USB drives and view content directly off the drive.
I long ago got rid of my roof antenna. I bought a little Turk indoor antenna and plugged that in so I can pop over into over-the-air signals and watch TV. It will automatically search and find the on-air channels. It even downloads some kind of TV guide from the internet for the channels it finds.
I also wanted to see if there was any signal degradation from Dish. I haven't noticed the HD degradation with Dish that I had with Comcast. The way Comcast packed the HD signals you could see a real difference between OTA and the packed pics.
Samsung also provides software which allows you to use your PC as a server. Then you can display your pics, music, etc on the TV. Took a little playing around but was easy compared to some of the others I've tried to use.
I've played games with both my PS3 and the XBOX360. No problems. No pixelating. Did not bother to change TV over to game mode. I haven't fooled around with the 240Hz function. I just leave it on standard.
I'm sure there are other features I haven't tried. With the ability to update itself over the internet I have no doubt they will teach it even more amazing tricks.
I've set up my Harmony 880 Pro to control all my devices including the IPOD. IPOD menu/info will display (through my Denon) on the TV.
All of the above features are great but the main thing is... the picture is just absolutely mind-blowing wonderful.
So, fantastic TV. I am VERY happy with it. Obviously I highly recommend it.
((Now I'm watching Wall-E in HD and it is pretty amazing.))
WOW! September 11, 2009
Kalibr (Florida)
106 out of 109 found this review helpful
I have owned Sony televisions exclusively for the past 30 years. I was in the market for a new TV to replace my older Sony 50" Grand WEGA LCD projection set. I always keep up with new technologies in consumer electronics and knew that LED backlighting was the way to go. One day, I visited Best Buy to see the new Sony models. I was particularly interested in the Sony Bravia XBR8 LED TV. It has an awesome display, but I couldn't bring myself to part with $5K for a TV. The high price was a big disappointment. I knew Samsung made LED models so I decided to check them out too. I was immediately floored. They looked far better than Sony's more expensive LED model and for $2K less. But, was I really willing to purchase something other than a Sony TV? I would have to be convinced. I did a lot of research on these Samsung sets. I demoed them in several stores and read as many reviews as possible. IMO, the Samsung LED TVs are by far the best technology currently available. Their display must be seen to be believed. Most impressive of all, is the fact that Samsung accomplished this in a set that is only 1.2" thick.
Well, I was finally convinced and decided to purchase the Samsung UN55B8000. I have owned it for almost a month now and I am in awe every time I watch it. This set is beautiful even when it's turned off. But, you won't want to turn it off because the clarity, detail, brightness, contrast and color are absolutely exceptional. For the first time I have owned a TV, I did not have to make any adjustments to the factory settings - it looked perfect right out of the box. In fact, I had purchased a calibration DVD and was surprised to find that I didn't have to make any adjustment to any controls.
Of course, the most amazing thing about this set and what intially lured me to it is its picture quality. It's difficult to explain the level of detail it produces. I have HD cable programming (1080i), which looks fantastic. Games on the Xbox 360 pops out at you. But the images produced from a Blu-ray source is absolutely breath-taking. I was also pleasantly surprised at how bright the display looks in my sunlit family room. I thought I would have to adjust the brightness to view the set in daylight and again when watching at night as I did with our old Sony TV. Although the screen on the UN55B8000 has a gloss finish, it does a great job of reducing glare and reflections.
I do want to respond to the negative comments that others have posted here regarding uneven backlighting or vignetting effect caused by the edge-lit LEDs when the TV displays dark images. The only time I notice this was when the set displays a totally black background such as in movie credits. At best, it appears as a very faint illumination from the corner. But even then, I really had to look for it. I don't think this is an issue at all; at least not one that should deter anyone from purchasing this incredible TV. I have to assume that those that have experienced this anomaly are probably looking at an uncalibrated set that has its brightness level turned way too high.
I took advantage of the slim design of this set and purchased the ultra slim wall mount. The TV hangs like a picture frame and looks like a masterpiece, which it is. The slim case houses adequate speakers, producing fairly good sound quality for normal TV viewing. Of course, you would want to watch movies through a surround sound system.
As for the other features of this set; the internet widgets are pretty cool, but slow. I especially like the YouTube widget. The DLNA network feature is also a nice addition, but the interface is also slow and not very intuitive. I'm hoping that a future firmware upgrade would improve the functionality. The content library feature is my favorite. It allows you to display a slideshow of artwork or other pics with soft background music - great for parties. You can download additional content for free from Samsung.
I am extremely pleased with this television and would recommend it to anyone.
Picture Quality and Dynamic Contrast are the next best thing to 3D May 18, 2009
Derek (Northern Virginia)
92 out of 98 found this review helpful
Not perfect, but it's the closest thing I've seen so far. Really deserves 4 1/2 stars instead of 5 due to the lack of a couple convenience features missing from the remote, and the limited number of non HDMI inputs. The picture quality, light weight, reduced power use, and thin cabinet are just terrific. The remote takes a couple hours to really bond
with though you can start watching TV and movies pretty quickly without knowing how to make adjustements other than selecting your input source.
Pros:
* Increadible Dynamic Contrast. I feel like other people are in the room with me. Even up close to a few inches away the images is crisp, clear, and lifelike.
* Light weight at only about 65 lbs or so, about 1/3 that of an old 32" TV.
* VGA computer input, 4 HDMI, Audio out, and a couple other type inputs.
*240Hz demo feature lets you display 240Hz on one side and 60Hz regular on the other. There's also multiple modes of 240Hz you can select. Great feature to play with while watching the latest Bond movies.
*2ms response time (sounds good to me)
Cons:
*Only one regular RCA input that is shared with a Component input (you can use either the 3 component inputs jacks~ or just one of them for your video, then use the Left and Right audio). Bottom line is you only have one non-HDMI video Input (not counting the computer VGA input).
*PIP only accessed from tools menu instead of a single button on remote. Swapping PIP image to main image required selecting that source input instead of a single swap button. Can only display TV or Cable image in PIP and not other HDMI input devices.
*Touch of Color is only one blue light at the bottom instead of all around the edges as I expected.
That's the quick review. I'm sure someone will go into more detail soon and I look forward to hearing other takes on this new LED series. I'm very happy with the purchase, especially at 10% or more below the list price.
Samsung LED LCD is a Superior TV August 9, 2009
Caver (California)
37 out of 39 found this review helpful
Sorry, but the other comments about reverse vignetting or edge-lighting are sheer nonsense. You can see anything if you look hard enough - and that is the point. I originally bought the Samsung UN46B8000 (46 inch LED) and observed no such issue whatsoever - just a superb picture. After nearly 30 days I got bigger screen envy, so I went back to Best Buy and purchased the UN55B8000 (55 inch), and traded in the 46 inch. Once again a fantastic picture with no edge-lighting. No issues at all. Samsung has hit the sweet spot with the 8000 series. This 240Hz version is especially wonderful when viewing action scenes.
Anyone who has seen my set is blown away by the superb picture, rich colors, color contrast, etc. - and these are comments from my friends, the Geek Squad installers, the Dish Network guy, and so on. This set was worth every penny. You will pay more, but you get what you pay for. And on top of all that, this set allows me to go wireless and online with the built-in widgets (the Samsung USB link is extra).
My problem is that I have to get up each morning and go to work instead of staying home and enjoying this TV. Sheer torture .
truly amazing July 9, 2009
david blackman (Las Vegas, Nevada)
23 out of 23 found this review helpful
I took delivery of this product today, and it was connected very quickly and the universal remote was set up in a snap. The picture is truly amazing. as sharp and awesome as i have ever seen on any set anywhere. I took a Samsung 58 inch plasma that i had in the family room and moved it to another room, and put this one instead. The reason? The plasma is a wonderful set, but produced a lot of heat both on the screen and through the top vents. It was like a heater being on at all times the tv was on in the room. So we moved it to another room that gets less use. This new LED/LCD is the most incredible picture i have ever seen. I am watching a blu-ray DVD of Lord of the Rings and it is absolutely stunning. The 240hz makes a difference and the 5:1 ratio is incredible. I have only one negative right now, i have been unable to hook up my wireless network to get Yahoo internet. I have a MAC time machine router and it is just not connecting when i put in the Samsung USB device. It will work, i guess i am doing something wrong. I am sure a quick call to someone at Best Buy will do the trick. Bottom line - this is the most wonderful set I have ever seen. Samsung has truly reached the top.
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