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Picture performance, advanced connectivity, and an eco-friendly 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. Samsung LED TVs use 40% less power than conventional LCD TVs and are manufactured with the environment in mind. Internet@TV has web TV widgets from Yahoo, Flicker, Ebay and others to entertain, inform and connect you to specially designed web content right on your LED TV. This Ultra Slim 1.2” depth set is the ideal complement for your room and your life.
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
I did a lot of research before buying this Samsung LED HDTV from Amazon. In fact I had already decided to buy from BestBuy but when I saw the price on Amazon I ordered in online and with two day delivery it was here in time for my installer to put it on my wall. My consultant/installer wanted me to buy an LCD (back-lit vs. edge-lit) but when he finished putting in my sound system and fired up the entire system he said he was stunned and amazed at the quality of picture and said that my choice of TVs was better than his recommendation!
Mine is hanging in a alcove space in the wall of entertainment center cabinets in our living room and my issue with my older DLP TV was the reflections coming from my wall of windows to the side and back of our seating area. With the tilting wall mount and the incredible brightness of this TV the glare is not an issue any longer. The TV automatically updated its firmware once connected to the internet and with my Harmony 900 remote my wife can now easily operate all my components: DirecTV DVR, Apple TV, Ipod, the free BluRay DVD I got with this TV, and the Wii without written instructions or a phone call to me when the grandkids want to watch a DVD.
The other thing that was great and had caused me a lot of anxiety in the past with Amazon was their delivery vendor here in the DFW area. I had quit buying from Amazon for a year because of this but when I saw that Amazon jettisoned its old shipping company and my TV was to be delivered by Pilot Freight Services that sealed the deal. Pilot called to schedule the delivery and again when in route, and they were very professional when it arrived and placed the box in my living room for the installer to unpack.
I highly recommend this TV and I noticed yesterday that BestBuy had already jacked the price back up after the Super Bowl, while it is still much lower on Amazon.
Fantastic television with black blacks and bright colors. Easy to use remote which is back-lit for viewing in the dark. Little distortion or loss of brightness when viewed from the side. The high definition is very realistic.
This TV produces wonderful images. If you watch sports and colorful movies like "Happy Feet" you will be very happy.
However, during semi-dark and dark scenes the backlight is visible. It appears as white clouds (for lack of a better description). Kind of like having small flashlights all around the edges that shine on the screen. The picture BEHIND the light is great but you can't enjoy the movie because of the "white clouds". On my TV, the white clouds covered 80-90% of the image - that's a lot of washout on a 55" image.
Samsung phone support sent someone to my house; the phone person said they are receiving numerous calls about the problem. The repair person arrived with the attitude of, "I hear about this problem every day and I'm tired of it." He told me that Samsung used to try to repair the problem in the field but since has stopped. Results have been 50-50 whether the problem gets better.
He told me that if I didn't like it to not watch movies with dark scenes. Say what???
He also told me that my choices are to "live with it" or to "return it". That the problem was very well known and "just a fact of LED TVs".
I have since seen complaints on the Sony website for their LED TVs. Well, at least Samsung admits to the problem!
Since Samsung phone and email didn't produce any responses of use, and they have no interest in fixing the problem, I have returned it.
Buyer beware!
p.s. Amazon has been wonderful in supporting me and accepting the TV for refund (it just left my house yesterday so I don't know what problems, if any, I will have in the refund area...)
This TV is simply amazing. 55 inch of heaven
I was able to set it up within 10 min. The PIP feature was the x-factor. I was able to plug in the HDMI and CATV cable into the TV from the cable set-top box. Afterwards, I plugged in my PS3. I switched to HDMI 2 source and turn on the PIP. Voila! I can watch TV and play video games at the same time. Not only can I play video games, I can switch the sound to the TV channel too. I haven't played around with the 3 size options of the PIP or the placement yet. People might say the picture might be too small but my old TV was only 27 inchs.
FYI, my delivery service was poor. But that doesn't take away from the TV. He was over 2 hrs late and he didn't want to help setup the tv even though it was suppose to be white glove service.
I got this to replace a 52" Mits DLP. What a HUGE quality improvement! Read other people's reviews for all the detailed info. As far as people saying the back lighting around the edges is a problem... I just backed off that setting a little and it's not a problem at all to me. The remote control is back lit and has a motion sensor (or something) in it so that it lights up automatically when you pick up the remote... why don't ALL remotes work like that! It swivels side to side, so if you are sitting off center, you can easily position it to directly face you. I added a Yamaha YAS-71BL Front Surround System (sound bar & sub woofer - $279.99 from Amazon) to enrich the sound quality and an OPPO BDP-83 Blu-ray Disc Player ($499.99 from Amazon) and am XTREMLY pleased. Overall, it is a VERY good bang for my buck.