Samsung UN55B8000 55-Inch 240 Hz LED HDTV

Samsung UN55B8000 55-Inch 1080p 240 Hz LED HDTV

The Samsung UN55B8000 LED TV is something to behold. The Samsung 8000 range generally are the bets of the best, but the UN55B8000 really is a very special LED TV.

In short, the Samsung UN55B8000 LED TV gives you everything you could possibly want or need form a television.

Where do I start??

First of all the LED technology. Samsung employ some of the most advanced LED technology with the screen comprising a single flawless piece of super-fast liquid LED crystal. basically this means that the picture you see is true to life...it's like looking through an ultra clean pane of glass of the sunniest, rbightest day imaginable! This TV gives unparalled picture quality in my opinion (I have the 46 inch version).

And, the Samsung UN55B8000 LED TV is full 1080p high definition coupled with 240 Hz ultra fast screen refresh rate. What does this mean? Quite simply that the picture is the crispest, cleanest possible picture you can get on ANY TV! 240Hz is the fastest screen refresh available. And, whilist 120Hz offers almost no fast action blur, the 240Hz eliminates it to the human eye.

This means that your sport and action movie viewing is taken to the ultimate level. To best honest, even now, I am just gobsmacked by the sheer beauty of the picture!

There are a whole host of technologies that Samsung use to deliver this stunning, natural picture quality. They callk it names like "Ultra Clear Panel", "Auto Motion Plus 240Hz" and "Wide Color Enhancer Pro". However, all you need to know is that it's like watching real life.

The colors are stunning, bright, vibrant, apply any superlative! The whites pure and the blacks as dark as the deepest ocean floor. The contrast is crisp and the picture clarity outstanding.

The Samsung UN55B8000 provides the best picture quality and clarity I have seen on a LED TV. I thought that TV technology achieved a quantum leap with the first HD Plasmas and LCDs, but the Samsung LED TV UN55B8000 offers a similar leap in my opinion.

And, as the Samsung UN55B8000 is part of the Samsung 8000 series, it's top of the raneg in terms of functionality as well.

This set does everything!

Obviosuly there are the standard LED TV energy savings over Plasma and LCDs and the ultra slim design that makes the Samsung UN55B8000 LED TV a beautiful piece of furniture, but, there is also an amazing list of features and the most advanced "jack-pack".

Added to the 240 Hz refresh time there is a ultraquick 2 milisecond response time built in which ensures the total elimination of any chance of action blur.

Game mode is enhanced for more life like game play in terms fo enhanced picture and sound. This is the best game play picture I have seen anywhere.

And, sound is far better on the Samsung UN55B8000. There are two 10 watt speakers inclided and...a subwoofer for much more depth of sound that most LED TVs. There is also simulated surround sound, which actually works reasonably well. This is a major step forward for LED TVs.

There is a built in Flash library (2GB), advanced HDMI inputs (4) to allow stunning full 1080 HD picture input and the set is fully DNLA compatible (this means you can hook up virtually any mobile device). Oh, there are 2 USB ports and PC to PC as well.

The Samsung UN55B8000 even has parental controls built in! And, finally there is Media 2.0 to allow you to enjoy Internet TV in full HD.

The bottom line, this is just the best LED TV you can get if you can stand the budget. It has everything you could want coupled with stunning picture performance. I highly recommend the Samsung UN55B8000 LED TV if you are thinking of upgrading to LED...in my opinion, this set justifies the outlay...your family will love you for it!

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Samsung UN46C7000 46 Inch 3D LED HD TV

Samsung UN46C7000 46-Inch 1080p 240 Hz 3D LED HDTV

I am going to be totally up front with you...I don't own a 3D TV, but with the release of the Samsung UN46C7000 3D LED TVI do feel qualified to comment as I own the sister non 3D version the UN46B8000.

So, regardless of the 3D element, this is a top notch LED TV. In fact it's exceptional and I absolutely LOVE my Samsung LED TV, it's probably the best consumer electronics buy I have ever made.

The picture is just so crisp and clean, it's like looking through a super clean pane of glass on the sunniest day ever! With the full 1080p HD and 240Hz refresh package the picture is just outsanding, I'm almost out of superlatives...yes I really do like my samsung LED TV. So, the Samsung UN46C7000 46 Inch 3D LED TV has the same exceptional crytsal clear, beautiful picture. The colors as just so bright and vibrant and the blacks truly black, not so much as a hint of gray. And the contrast is simply razor sharp.

To sum up the picture quality is amazing, like real life. If you rea dmy reviews you'll klnow I love my sport and action movies and both just "come to life" on the samsung UN46C7000 3D LED TV. LED is definitely the future.

But if LED is the future...what's in store for 3D?

I first saw 3D back in May on a visit to London. U.K satellite broadcaster Sky were showing of premier league soccer matches in 3D, but only in selected bars. Ummm, 3D TV being shown in a bar? The chance to see 3D TV in anger and have a few cold beers at the same time prooved far too good an opportunity to pass up!

I was also fortunate enough to be invited to the CEDIA exhibition while I was in London. This is trade sho9w where all the top in house entertainment, automation and AV people show off their latest wares. (It was a great trip this!) And, I managed to get myself a full 3D TV demo while I was there.

But before I talk about the experience, there are a few things you need to actually watch in 3D!

Most importantly you need a 3D source. You'll need a 3D channel (not much currently available) or a 3D DVD source and these are only available on Blu-Ray althougn there are some 3D games around.

However, there is really not much 3D source matrial about right now. One good source of 3D content is online where Internet@TV has a fair sized library you can access.

The main thing you'll need to exprience 3D is a special pair of 3D glasses. Now these things are not cheap! So, make sure you take into account the fact every member of the family will need a pair (and any guests you have), so take this cost into account if you are considering buying a 3D TV. Without these glasses a 3D picture is blurry and unwatchable.

Depending on the type you buy they will also need battries or charging. This is because the lenses oscillate to make the picture 3D to the eye. You can't see this oscillation with the naked eye while you have the glasses on, but it's there and it does give a much clearer 3D vision than those horrible card red and blue lensed  things they give away in the newspaper or have in a bowl at the museum!

So what can you expect from 3D pictures on your Samsung UN46C7000 LED HD 3D TV?

Well, as with all LED TV technology, Samsung are definitely at the forefront. I have already said how much I rate Samsung and the UN4C7000 is no exception. It's a great piece of kit and has all the advantages I've talked about on other Samsung LED TV models.

According to Samsung the action "jumps off the screen" so you become "totally immersed in the action".

My view is that watching 3D is a unique if slightly unerving exprience, certainly initially. Watching the soccer when they annouced the teams the players profiles seemed to fly onto the screen from behind my head! Watching the game itself was again slightly weird. Maybe it's becaused we're used to seeing our sport in 2D, I'm not sure, but it had the feeling of a game rather than live TV. And I didn't think the pciture was as crisp as normal LED TV.

The demo I saw at CEDIA was a specific 3D demo, funnily enough on a samsung UN46C7000 LED HD 3D TV (which is why I picked this one to review). I particularly liked a scene with two canoeists white water canoeing down a canyon. The depth given to the canyon by 3D made for an exciting viewing experience for sure. And, when water splashed back at me and ran down the screen, well, it was a bit of a "wow" moment. They also had a steam train demo and the way the train smoke swirled around was also very good.

But, despite what they sales blurb says, (that the 3D glasses fit comfortably over normal glasses), they don't really and it was just ever so slightly uncomfortable after a while.

Not having a 3D TV myself and none of my HD TV Budies have yet to bite the bullet I did some Internet research on 3D TV. The general view that I found was that many people had some trouble getting their 3D TV sets to actually work in 3D! This sort of defeats the object somewhat!

But, once those teething problems had been overcome then 99.9% of the reviews I read were hugely positive. People who had embraced 3D absolutely loved it.

The Samsung UN46C7000 is certainly a pioneer in the LED 3D TV market and has also suffered some teething problems with many sets from the early runs requiring fixes and replacements. I understand these problems are now passed and that the latst batch of UN46C7000's are running smoothly and giving excellent 3D entertainment all over the States.

So, my conclusion? Well, I am yet to be convinced by 3D, especially as there is not much source material. So, I intend to hold fire for now. But...if you want to embrace 3D TV the technology does now seem stable and the number of sources will start to grow quickly now. And if you want to make that "step up" to 3D, there is no better starting point than the Samsung UN46C7000 46 inch LED 3D TV. In fact, the prices are really very good right now, so maybe it's a good time to take that first step into the brave new world of 3D TV?




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Samsung UN46B8000 46 Inch LED HD TV

Samsung LED TV UN46B8000 Full HD 1080P 240 Hz Ultra Slim TV

I think it's fair to say that LED TV is here to stay and it's pretty obvious to see why when you check out the
Samsung UN46B8000 LED HD TV. It is undoubtedly a leader in the field...and the LED TV that this HD TV geek owns! On that basis I do feel fully qualified to comment on it :>)

Stunningly thin and sleek, it's designed as a flawless single piece of perfect crystal. On the Samsung UN46B8000's perfect LED screen, minute details are captured in perfect vivid detail on each and every frame. And, picture edge-blur has been totally eradicated as every single pixel delivers amazing full, deep, rich color and stunningly deep, dark blacks.

The Samsung UN46B8000 46 Inch LED HD TV is without dooubt one of the cleanest, most elegant televisions I have seen, which is one of the reasons I got it for myself. Having said that, the same can be said entire Samsung LED TV Series 8 range.

I found the picture produced to totally true to life, it's like looking through a perfectly clean pane of glass! For
ultimate picture performance you need the 3 Cs: Contrast, Color and Clarity. The Samsung LED TV UN46B8000 has them all - in abundance.

The Samsung UN46B8000 LED HD TV - Amazing Picture Clarity and Quality! 

The best I have seen (and I spent a lot of time looking)

The Samsung UN46B8000 LED TV uses Samsungs amazing Mega Contrast Ratio feature which brings out all the shades of grey. It also uses a Wide Color Enhancer Pro with LED gamut which makes sure that each and every  pixel (yes pixel, not just "screen area") is bright and vibrant giving you a stunning overall picture quality. According to Samsung this enables the  TV to display a wider range of natural colours and provide greater depth, especially in the dark range resulting in a truly brilliant contrast. I have to agree as it was the stunning picture that closed the deal for me.

This TV also utilises the 240Hz Motion Plus technology which totally removes edge-blur. This means your picture remains smooth and crisp - no matter who frantic the action gets. You haven't lived until you've watched tennis, soccer or an action movie on a Samsung 8 Series LED TV.

In a nutshell... the Samsung LED TV UN46B8000 is a stunning TV. Image quality is great in standard definition, but to get the absolute best from this TV plug in a 1080p HD input it just comes alive! watching action movies or sport in an unbelieveable exprience.

And...it's only 29 mm deep - incredible! It also looks just as good off as it does on so, it doubles up as a nice
looking piece of furniture too.

As if this TV wasn't good enough, it's also good for the environment as well. Why? Well, because it uses LED technology it uses much less energy than its predecessor LCD and Plasmas. So not only does it save you more money in running costs, it helps the enviornment. If I'm honest, this wasn't a major factor in my decision making, but it helped make the decision a little easier.

The Samsung UN46B8000 also benefits from a stunning connectivity package. being the an 8000 set, it is top of the Samsung range so it has 4 HDMI ports, USB, direct PC connectivity, mobile device connectivity, extra gaming ports, direct ethernet, in fact you can pretty much plug and play any device which offers superb flexibility.

The Samsung LED TV UN46B8000 - One Downside, Easily Cured!

One of the downsides of all LED TV's is the sound quality they produce. The same applies to the Samsung UN46B8000 LED TV it's not brilliant. However,if you are buying a TV like this, you will probably already have or be in the process of getting yourself the required surround sound system. I always have mine plugging in and switched on now and it really does deliver the ultimate viewing experience!

Plug in a true 1080P HD source and watch this amazing TV come to life. Either HD Box or Blu Ray really do maximise the stunning picture quality and I guarantee you'll never want to go back to ordinary LCD or Plasma TV - good as they are!

The Samsung UN46B8000 LED HD TV is definitely one of the best HD TVs on the market especially when you compare viewing performance versus price. I've had my set for about 3 months now and I am absolutely delighted with it at ALL levels.

I can highly recommend the Samsung UN46B8000.

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Samsung UN65C6500 LED HD TV

Samsung UN65C6500 65-Inch 1080p 120 Hz LED HDTV

It's funny isn't it...how geeks seem to find each other and stick together? Don't ask me how, but I seem to have developed a clique of HD TV geeks! I'd been chatting to Tom about his HD TV set up and we'd taken a passing look at a Samsung UN65C6500 LED HD TV a few weeks back. Admiring this total monster of a LED TV I obviously hadn't noticed the glint in Tom's eye! So...I was a little shocked when he called to invite me round for a viewing of his sparkling new Samsung UN65C6500 65 Inch LED TV.

To say I was excited was an understatement, so when friday night finally came around, I duly arrived at Tom's around 7pm.

The first thing I noticed was the sheer size of the thing. You'll need a big room to get the best from this TV. If you only have a small viewing room, this set will probably be too big for you. And, this set is NOT cheap, so, you really do need to be absolutely certain you'vge got a room that can cope with this beast.

This is a full LED TV. So it benefits from a crystal pixelated screen which offers full 1080p HD. This means it has the the most detailed picture it's possible to get with current technology. I was though slightly worried that the screen refresh was only 120 Hz. On such a large screen, I thought that might lead to some degree of motion blur. I must admit I would have thought in putting such great technology into the Samsung UN65C6500 LED TV, samsung would have gone the whole way and offered 240 Hz? Maybe that would have pushed the price too high, I don't know, but it did seem a bit of a false economy to me.

Having said that, the picture performance was absolutely amazing and despite trying hard to find motion blur, it just wans't there!

So, how does the huge scren compare? Well, I've got a 46 inch LED screen at home and it's just right for the viewing area I have. Tom has a large room specifically for viewing, and despite my home set being 240Hz, I really didn't notice any difference in picture quality once we got into watching a recording of last weeks Flash Forward from the HD box.

Action sequences were smooth and accurate and of course colors were sharp, bright and the contrast with deep blacks superb.

One of the big drawbacks with all LED TVs is that the sound generally isn't wonderful. We did play 5 minutes with just the TV sound and it was true to form. But, hooked up to Tom's home theater system offered a different experience all together.

I thought I might find going back to my own 46 inch a bit of a come down, but I do genuinely believe that the viewing room size to TV set size is a vital factor here. My room just couldn't cope with the Samsung UN65C6500 65 Inch LED HD TV.

I loved watching the Samsung UN65C6500 LED TV but Tom's entire set up is different, everything is totally tailored for his 65 inch wonder! My viewing area is more "public" so I think it's horses for courses.

Again as with all LED TVs the Samsung UN65C6500 has all the power saving facets of all LED TV's so...it's kind to your pocket and the environment.

The "jack-pack" on the Samsung UN65C6500 LED TV has every possible connectivity port you could posibly want. It offers outstanding game play, built in photo library, USB ports, the ability to host peripherals, media 2.0 a PC input and an ethernet input as well as 4 HMDI inputs. It's also DNLA compatible which means that you can plug and play most makes of computer and mobile device.

Finally the Samsung UN65C6500 LED TV is ultra slim and looks really rather good, but then so does my 46 incher!

If you have the viewing room size and a budget to match the Samsung UN65C6500 is a quality buy that will wow your friends and make the family want to spend far too much time in the viewing room. The only word of caution, Samsung are sure to upgrade and come out with a 240Hz version sooner or later. If I wantd a 65 incher I may be tempted to hold fire until the 240Hz vrsion is available. But, as with all technology...is there ever a right time to buy? Perhaps you should just go with your instincts and enjoy 65 Inches of pure LED TV beauty!

This is a big purchase and whilst the best prices are undoubtedbly online, if you are thinking of buying a Samsung UN65C6500 I recommend a viewing at your local store and them buy online (provided the price is right).

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Samsung LN40C630 LCD HD TV

Samsung LN40C630 LCD HD TV

As I am an HD TV "geek" I decided to do a bit of research into what TV is the most popular in the U.S. I am without doubt a big Samsung fan, particularly in their LED TV range, but I to admit to being surprised when I foun d out that the Samsung LN40C630 LCD HD TV is the bestselling HD TV set in America.

I really, honestly thought a Plasma or LED would claim that coveted position, but I was wrong (what do I know?) A mid range samsung LCD that was the bestseller.

So, entused with this stunning piece of information, and as I was in Vancouver at the time, I made tracks for the local Future Shop to find what all the fuss is about. Deciding to venture out early on a Monday morning when the sales staff have nothing to do and I figured they would be really attentive, especially if I bribed them with an early morning Starbucks. My cunning plan worked perfectly and Pete was the perfect salesman!

I knew the Samsung C Series LCD's had only just arrived on the market but was still surprised when Pete told me how much cheaper they are compared to pevious releases. I guess as consumer items become more common place, economies apply and the price starts to drop. That is simple economics so I reckon the manufacture of LCD TVs has found that point and as the price is now so attractive it's become an easy decision for people to buy.

So, I can certainly understand that, but I still think any HD TV needs to have that "wow" factor that makes buyer want to (want being the operative word) part with their hard earned greenies. This being even more relevant in the current economic downturn.

Right, back to the plot! Once I got chatting with Pete I did come clean that I wasn't looking to buy, but he seemed happy enough with that given the Grande Vanilla Latte he was now clutching. In fact Pete turned out to be a bit of a star! And so, we sat down to take a long hard look at the Samsung LN40C630 LCD TV.

The first thing we talked about was the old LCD "chestnut" of "high motion blur". I know this was a big problem on most early LCD sets and it was because of this, and my love of sport, that I went Plasma with my first HD set (although as it happens screenburn has now become a slight issue on that old first HD set - it was an LG).

Whilst the price ofthe nw 600 series has fallen appreciably, it is still a little more expensive than the 500 series, that is because Samsung have made the 630 series with a 120 Hz scren refresh rate. And with full 1080p HD capability, add at 1080p source and you get a motion blur fee crystal clear picture that took my by surprise (as I have been viewing a lot of LED TVs recently). Pete kindly put on a "morning after" replay of a Canucks game in full, glorious 1080p HD.

Ice Hockey is without doubt the fastest sport and the picture was outstanding. The action was clear and concise with the colors displayed bright and vibrant.

My new friend explained that the 120Hz refresh rate offers twice as many frames as the early LCD sets and that's how it has overcome that early adopter problem of screen blur.

I guess with sport being the number one TV pastime of many Americans the overcoming of that problem at that lower price means we have not only gone through the price objection barrier, but also that "technical" objection has now also been overcome which can only be why the Samsung LN40C630 is now proving so masively popular.

As I love all sports and this was a major issue for me. Maybe I had become biased against LCD Tv in general, but I have to admit that what I saw from the LN40C630 LCD TV really changed my view on LCDs.

Next we rigged up a Blu Ray DVD player to check out HD DVD performance. Again the Samsung LN40C630 put on a great show!

Stunningly, bright, solid colors with deep rich blacks gave amazing contrasts delivered a picture that made it look like I was looking through an fresh, clean pane of glass. Pete told me this was due to the new higher contrast ratio on new LCD models. He explained that the Samsung LN40C630 LCD TV has an 80,000:1 ratio. Early LCDs were only 10,000:1. Most HD TVs are around 70,000 - 100,000 ratio apparently, and this is what gives the latest sets such highly detailed and crystal clear pictures, no matter how frantic the action gets.

The bottom line is that you can get a better picture and performance with a LED, but new advances in LCD make that difference more marginal given the higher costs of a LED. But I think the reason the Samsung LN40C630 LCD TV is now so popular is that quite simply it offers an outstanding viewing exprience at a VERY reasonable price. It's also been made futue proof with Pete thinking it would be good for around 5-7 years.

The Samsung LN40C630 also comes with a solid enough jack pack (4 HDMI, 2 USB, PC Input), low energy consumption and Samsungs latest picture technology (wide color enhancer pro). This is designed to give better color luminance across the spectrum resulting in more brilliant colors. I might have borrowed that bit from the brochure!

The only downside I found with this set is the sound which is only powered by 2 x 10 watt speakers. And whislt the sales blurb says "offers multi channel sound", well not really in my opinion. However, I think anyone going for this set will have a surround sound system in mind anyay so it's not really an issue as far as I can see.You might as well go for the full package.

Overall this is an excellent HD TV set. If you haven't yet upgraded, this is the middle ground, safe option for your first move into HD. Solid technology offering outstanding picture quality, for any sort of viewing, at an attractive price.

Having seen a demo (thanks Pete) I now understand how the Samsung LN40C630 has become Americas most popular HD TV!

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