Samsung UN55B8000: Outstanding Picture Quality

Samsung UN55B8000: Outstanding Picture Quality

Had this set for a couple of weeks now. It offers outstanding picture quality and unlike other sets of this size it does not weigh a ton. The weight is listed as 82 pounds. That is the shipping weight. After lifting the set I am thinking it could not weigh more than 65 pounds. One big bonus is that LED sets use far less power than other flat panels so this doens't jack your power bill up.

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Samsung UN55B8000 is a Superior TV

Samsung UN55B8000 is a Superior TV

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 Samsung UN55B8000. Sheer torture .

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Samsung UN55B8000: Best LED/LCD to date

Samsung UN55B8000: Best LED/LCD to date

Samsung UN55B8000, 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.
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Samsung UN55B8000: Very happy with TV and delivery

Samsung UN55B8000: Very happy with TV and delivery

Have never ordered something this expensive before from Amazon, but the $500 discount, free delivery, and no sales tax pushed me over the edge to buy.

Placed the order on Monday Oct 12, and it was delivered today Oct 15. Absolutely no problems with CEVA Whiteglove service.

Have owned Samsung LCD TVs before and were happy with them. This TV will replace a 52" A650 (which will be moved to the bedroom, to replace a 46" 720P). Funny thing is that our first Samsung 46" LCD TV cost $1K more than what I just paid for this one.

So far, am pretty happy with the picture. I keep looking for the uneven "flashlights" in the corner but haven't seen them yet. A better test tonight when we roll the credits from a DVD. TV came with 9/5/09 v1012 firmware which we plan to update to 9/25/09 v1013 tonight.

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Samsung UN55B8000: Mindblowing

Samsung UN55B8000: Mindblowing

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, so 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 too 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. WOW

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Samsung UN55B8000: WOW

Samsung UN55B8000: WOW

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.

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Samsung UN55B8000: Picture Quality and Dynamic Contrast are the next best thing to 3D

Samsung UN55B8000: Picture Quality and Dynamic Contrast are the next best thing to 3D

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)

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Samsung UN55B8000: Store Card vs Amazon Credit Card

Samsung UN55B8000: Store Card vs Amazon Credit Card

Samsung UN55B8000, 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.

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Samsung UN55B8000: Startling Clarity, Detail, and Color

Samsung UN55B8000: Startling Clarity, Detail, and Color

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.

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Samsung UN55B8000 is Beautiful TV

Samsung UN55B8000 is Beautiful TV

I Had Samsung UN55B8000 for about 3 weeks . The image fo Samsung UN55B8000 is very great in HD. DVD is very excellent and Blu-Ray is very 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, 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.

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