Samsung UN55B8000 55Inch 1080p 240 Hz LED HDTV
Thursday, October 8th, 2009 at
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Samsung UN55B8000 55-Inch 1080p 240 Hz LED HDTV Sale Price: $3,999.99  |
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Picture performance, advanced connectivity, and an and stunning design come together to form Samsung LED TV 8000. For the image connoisseur, our highest 240Hz motion blur reduction technology, a 5,000,000:1 Dynamic Contrast Ratio that displays incredibly deep blacks and pristine whites, and enriched color processing deliver outstanding video...
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Best LED/LCD to date
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
I have had this unit hooked up for one week and it is perfect out of the box with no adjustments of any kind. I wish it had a SVideo for my receiver menu but the RCA jack works fine. It seems you can steam video from your computer over the LAN to this unit but I have not tried that feature to date. Mine was made in June 2009. As the price is droping on these a little each week you could possibly pick one up in the mid 2500s over the internet. Since I was burned the last time I orderd a large TV online I just went to Sears and they gave me 15% off $2999=$2550.
Beautiful TV
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
Had the TV for about 3 weeks. Picture is fantastic in HD. DVD is excellent and Blu-Ray is amazing. Hooked it up with a Samsung Blu-Ray player, the pair works in tandem. Set up is a piece of cake.
Areas of improvement: May be it is too new, I cannot seem to find how to label the inputs. HDMI1, 2 or 3 can be confusing. Also, there are some touch control for volume, channel etc. but they are not lighted. They are impossible to see. May be that why I got two remote controllers.
WOW!
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
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 price factor 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 his 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 reported here regarding uneven backlighting or vignetting effect caused by the edge-lit LEDs when the TV displays dark images. The only time I noticed 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. I especially like the YouTube widget. The DLNA network feature is also a nice addition, but the interface is somewhat slow and not very functional. I’m hoping that a future firmware upgrade would improve this feature. 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.
terrible customer service for a product that never worked
Rating:1 out of 5 stars
The TV set itself is incredible…if it worked. Picture is clear, contrast and resolution are amazing. Then there’s the warranty
As soon as we took the set out of the box, it turned on and powered itself off. The set acted possessed, maxed the volume out, switched inputs at random, very odd stuff. I put in the trouble ticket with Samsung Warranty, and they said a service person would visit in 2 business days. At the end of the second day, I received a call followed by the same questions I answered with the Samsung reps. This was a seperate service company, First Choice Business Products, who ordered a new processor based on our phone conversation. I was told on Monday the part would be in Friday or the following Monday. Two and a half weeks and many frustrating phone calls later, they scheduled a time to come out and fix it.
When Mike arrived, he dismembered my TV in my living room, really manhandled it, and forty minutes later it was back together. However the power button would not turn the set back on. Three minutes he tried the same things to no avail, finally he got it on. After a software reset, the set looked to be working. He left on a Friday.
Two weeks later, the set began acting up again, powering itself down with the slightest touch, switching itself to Demo mode, and the same irradic activity. A second call was put in, same old story. Then I got a call from Executive Customer Service at Samsung, to verify my problems with this unit. Light at the end of the tunnel? Not quite, the gist of that call was to confirm that my problems happened within 3 weeks of the initial fix, and Samsung would not be billed for the second trip! Now I’m left with the same incompetent techs, who are no longer being paid to fix my TV, and have no interest in communicating to me how and when my $2500 brand new unit will actually work correctly. Two business days later, same questions, same phone diagnosis, and another part ordered.
In the past I have always gone with Sony components and Electronics, and I have never had a problem. This will be the last time I purchase Samsung equipment for my own sanity. Do yourself a favor, go with a trusted name who will stand by their product.
Good picture, but bad Motion
Rating:2 out of 5 stars
Well I purchased the Samsung 55 inch 8000 series LED LCD. After months of research and comparing it to Sony, this LCD has one of the best image quality in the market. Watching Blu ray on this LCD is just awesome. In terms of picture quality it beats the Sony Z series and all the Sony series, however the Sony XBR is almost the same as this.
The sound is really not that bad if you look at how slim this LCD is, so you can connect it to a sound bar or Bose cinemate. Another thing is that this does not have digital audio out, and only has a 3.5m stereo audio out. You need to buy a cable tree to RCA to connect to a home theatre or sound bar.
It comes with a lot of other drawbacks as well and sometimes I wonder if I should have gone with a Sony. The 240hz is just a gimmick. I am very sure the 120hz does the job so no need to consider this. As for the 2ms pixel response time on the 8000 is also one thing that a human eye cannot tell the difference. The 7000 series 4ms response time is the same. These are tactics to sell the units.
I am very sensitive to Motion blur, and the reason I bought the 8000 was so that I don’t regret buying the 7000. But I was wrong. It clearly makes sense to buy the 7000 series as it will do the same job with the 120hz. But I have to say in Motion especially while watching analogue channels and sports channels, Sony XBR and Z series do the job perfectly. Nothing can beat a Sony in motion delivery. My next LCD will be a Sony because of Motion issues with Samsungs.
Also another thing to note is the reflection on this LCD. It is a lot especially for my apartment as I have floor to ceiling windows. But since I have curtains it is not that bad. But still Sony are better in this category as well.
And lastly i would say that the 8500 series is almost out now, so anyone buying the 8000 should wait and go for the local dimming LED technology in the 8500 series. But if you cant wait, then buy the 7000 series and not the 8000 series as difference is minimal. But if you can afford then go for the XBR Sony.
Mindblowing
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
I almost can’t believe the picture on this set. Yes, it’s true, especially on letterbox you can see funky lighting in “black” area, but, sooooooo what? Who cares, the picture is absoluteluy MIND BLOWING! I was watching Narnia with the kiddos, and the actors seem to be in my living room. It’s kind of weird, almost toooo real. Dave Matthews and Tim the freak Reynolds live at Radio City Music hall was as equally impressive. I have a full blown homne theater with all the gizmos in another area of my house, and always thought that was the best set-up. I bought this set to replace a 7 year old plasma, which I was hesitant to replace as it has never given me any trouble. Boy, was this an upgrade, I find myself re-watching movies on the Samsung just to get the experience of feeling like you are in the movie. I can’t even begin to imagine what they will come out with next. Completely awesome set, no negatives yet. WOWWWWWWWW
This TV set: BAD. Samsung customer service: Surprisingly good.
Rating:1 out of 5 stars
I bought this TV in May’09, and I was impressed with the form factor, how thin it was, etc. But there were all kinds of issues with the image, and if you read the other reviews right here on Amazon you’ll see that there’s a common issue with the lighthing coming from the corners. I’m not that picky… but this is bad, it’s there all the time, really annoying. The 240 hz feature is another real pain, makes it almost impossible to watch. The camera pannings will make you dizzy. But at least this one bug can be disabled from the settings menu.
So I called Samsung, customer service was pretty good – they sent a guy within a week. He came in, look at the unit, ran some tests, and recognized the ligthing issue, said he had seen it in a lot of these. So within 2 weeks they sent a replacement screen. Same guy came with a brand new screen, we put it up… and… there it was again. Same issue.
After 5 months and a lot of phone calls Samsung is going to send me a full refund, and they’ll pick up the unit. I’ll buy a Panasonic Plasma this time. My recommendation based on what I’ve seen is obvious… do NOT buy this TV.
Defectively Designed Television: So sad!
Rating:2 out of 5 stars
The picture quality of the tv amazing, but there are black patches on each corner of the tv. This is not specific to my set. Everyone who has gotten a Samsung LED-series television has been noticing the same problem. I have tried contacting Samsung with the following email, but they told me just to return the television if I was unhappy. Here is a copy of the recent email I sent them:
This is my second formal attempt to contact your company regarding a 55″ Samsung LED UN55B8000XF. I informed you in my first contact attempt that I had purchased less than two weeks ago this television from Fry’s Electronics in Concord, CA. Upon hooking up the television, I noticed four black corners which hindered my viewing pleasure and took away from the effectiveness of the high definition television. I asked what your company’s formal stance was on this model and it’s problem with dark corners and I asked whether the 8500 series set to be released would have the same problem. To date, I have received no response from you. I take this to mean that the dark corners are not supposed to be there and that they are in fact, a defect. It is unacceptable that Samsung will not reply to my request for information given the thousands I have paid for this television. This is my second documented request and if I do not receive an acceptable response and solution to my problem, I will have no choice but to pursue my complaint in a legal forum, seeking to reimburse the costs I had to pay out of pocket with regard to the purchase, delivery, set-up, and so forth, of this defective television. I look forward to your response within the next three business days. Thank you.
I will update this review if I receive an acceptable response or if I am magically illuminated with a solution.
Excellent
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
Excellent TV, very good image, the lights in the corners worried me, but the truth is that no matter, the picture is very good, nice design, slim, the only thing is the sound, but this is improved with a very good home theater , Samsung has created the best image at the time, One-Call, is serious, thorough, when I ask them, always responded. I am very happy with this TV and still buy in one-call always
Store Card vs Amazon Credit Card
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
I thought I bought this TV (which is fantastic and I love it) with 12 months no payments, no interest.
It turns out that the so-called Store Card is not the Amazon credit card–and there was no such deal
using the Credit card. I ended up with $2,899.99 on my Amazon Credit Card–all due the following month.
I called Chase–the manager was arrogant as I tried to explain the problem. She giggled and said that
she’d never heard of this offer. I called Amazon–many pages of “clickable” choices.
I finally found the “Help” link. This guy was nice but explained the difference between the Amazon Credit
Card and the Amazon Store Card and suggested I ship the TV back and redo the order. Nice in theory but
I’d already unpacked and installed the “thing” so it doesn’t pan out in reality. I kept the
TV (it really is nice) and did not pack it up and ship it back, too much hassle.
Next I got an email from Amazon explaining–in so many words–how I f’d up. Nice. I wrote them back and
explained that I’d go ahead, pay off the TV then cancel mu Amazon “Confusion” Card and revert back to my Citi
card that gives me air miles. I felt better… until I received and answer back explaining that my response to THAT
email didn’t go “anywhere” because it’s unanswerable please go to (link such and such). I did, but once again I found
a busy page where it was difficult to come across the link to contact Amazon. Maybe if I still worked–I’m retired–I’d
have enough time (screwing off at work) to hack around and find these links and sort out all these cards, and offers,
etc. But as I explained in the email–that essentially went nowhere–that once I receive the Chase statement that I paid
the TV off–I will take great pride and joy in canceling that Amazon/Chase Credit Card and lick my wounds–they can
kiss my A– if I ever use it again.
Signed: “Enjoying my TV,” and the fact that I
am rich enough to pay off the debt and not have
to deal with jerks like the manager I dealt
with at Chase. She really reminded me of a
town hall meeting where the idiot from Congress
takes a question then calls someone on her Cell.
Duh?