Samsung UN55B8000 55-Inch 1080p 240 Hz LED HDTV | 
| Brand: Samsung
Category: Television
List Price: $3,799.00
Buy Used: $1,934.00
as of 3/10/2010 07:34 PST details
You Save: $1865.00 (49%)
New (11) Used (54) from $1,934.00
Seller: Video & Audio Center
Rating:  108 reviews
Sales Rank: 12
Color: TOC
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: Yes
Display Size: 55
Shipping Weight (lbs): 66.1
Dimensions (in): 52 x 1.2 x 31.4
nv:Display Area: 55" (54.6" Diagonal)
Display Type: LED
Aspect Ratio: 16:9
Contrast Ratio: 5,000,000:1
Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Screen Refresh Rate: 240Hz
Response Time: 2 ms
Signal Compatibility: 1080p
Input Video Signal: ATSC
Input Video Signal: QAM
Input Video Signal: NTSC
Condition: New
Features: PC Input
Features: Picture-in-Picture
Speakers: 2
Inputs: PC
Inputs: HDMI In
Inputs: Component
Inputs: Ethernet RJ45
Inputs: HDMI - CEC
Outputs: Analog Audio
Outputs: Digital Audio Out
HDMI Ports: 4
Warranty: 1 year warranty
MPN: UN55B8000XFXZA
Model: UN55B8000XFXZA
UPC: 036725229938
EAN: 0036725229938
ASIN: B0028YB8MA
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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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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| Customer Reviews:
Showing reviews 1-5 of 108
 Outstanding Value vs Full Array LED March 10, 2010
D. Whisman (Colorado, USA)
Overall incredile value and excellent picture. BlueRay movie's so sharp a non-audio/videophile described it as almost 3D. If like many, you're on the fence like I was on full array vs.edge lit LED's, don't wait. This TV's awesome. I immediately did the firmware updagrade. The concerns expressed in some reviews of seeing lighter areas near corners is one of those things you have to really look for & decreased significantly after the firmware upgrade-as best I can tell. It's so slight that I'd certainly not pay $600-$800 more for full array. Internet widgets are cool, being able to quickly review news/sports/eBay account is also very cool. I was a loyal Sony fan & am now definitely a Samsung TV fan; as I'd have had to pay nearly $1K more for these features in a Sony.
 Bad lighting and weird lines March 10, 2010
Vinh Nguyen
I just received the TV today and it is already having issues. It has intermittent lines across the TV and the back light is uneven. I heard a lot of good things about Samsung, but the UN55B8000 is pretty bad.
Definately the MOST stunning picture I've EVER seen on a TV... March 9, 2010
Richard L. Wood (Seattle, WA USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
It likely goes without saying that 240mHz makes a big difference. However, when I had my HD service installed by Comcast on this TV, even the technician said, "WOW, that picture is unreal! Is this a 240? It's like the people are walking around in 3D." I couldn't agree more! It's simply the most amazing television I've ever owned.
So, beyond my "shock and awe" I've owned a 50" Panasonic Plasma and a 37" LCD. Those two PALE in comparison! Even using a Bluray player on my 50" plasma (also in 1080p)the picture is EVEN BETTER! I didn't even realize it was possible!
My one caution for this setup, you better like HD reality. Many shows in HD or movies on Bluray look so real, you literally feel like you're there. I watched an episode of House last night and thought the clarity and film work was so drastically different that it almost look more like filming of a soap opera. It's taking some getting used to that's for sure!
I can't wait to try the Amazon On-Demand HD movies!!
question March 9, 2010
Raphael (New York)
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
Could somebody help me, which LED HDTV is better the Samsung UN55B8000 55-Inch 1080p 240 Hz LED HDTV or the new Samsung UN55C7000 55-Inch 1080p 240 Hz 3D LED HDTV?
I would like to buy one of them and I'm not sure if I should spend more money for the 3D LED UN55C7000...
Thanks for your help
Somewhat disappointed in Samsung, but still... March 8, 2010
Matthew D. Johnson (Walla Walla, WA USA)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I purchased this TV, partly against my better judgment, in the middle of February, 2010. I read many reviews by other consumers complaining of a "spotlighting" effect produced by the LED edge-lighting that replaces the fluorescent-style backlighting of older model LCDs. Upon receiving my TV, I was disappointed to see that the concerns others voiced were not exaggerated. The LED edge-lighting is distinctly uneven, resulting in numerous, lighter-colored "spotlights" all around the edge of the TV, most noticeably in the corners. In a darkened room, they are especially large and noticeable, covering a good five inches all around the edge of the screen. It can be distracting, as others have pointed out.
One reviewer claimed to have hit upon a firmware upgrade that fixes the problem. I have been able to find no such upgrade. The only firmware upgrade Samsung has made available does not list this problem as one that it fixes. Besides this, the upgrade is from September of 2009; my TV was manufactured on December 31, 2010 (according to the serial number), four months after this upgrade was made available. I would think my TV already has the upgrade.
The thing that really upsets me, though, is that just prior to writing this review, I contacted Samsung customer support via chat to see if Samsung was at least aware of the problem, even if they may not have a way to fix it. The customer service rep was enormously unhelpful, telling my to reset my TV to fix the issue. I have a feeling she probably knew next to nothing about any of Samsung's products and was just following a flow chart in response to my inquiry. She claimed that no other consumers had reported such an issue with this TV. I highly doubt I am the first person to contact them about this very real, and very annoying, issue, considering all of the reviews that have been posted on this website and others. She offered to send a technician to assess and fix the problem. Was he going to build me a different TV, I wonder? I think that is the only was to resolve an inherent design flaw.
Now, having said this, let my just say that the above issue was the ONLY thing that kept me from giving this TV five stars and an absolutely glowing recommendation! The picture IS AMAZING! By far the best I have seen on any HDTV to date, and I thoroughly researched this purchase. I do not regret the purchase, and would purchase it again in lieu of Samsung's 8500 series (which has local backlighting instead of edge-lighting - this fixes the above mentioned problem, but this TV has it's own backlighting problem: google "LED blooming effect"). No LCD TV is perfect with regard to its backlighting - this is one of the major advantages that Plasma TVs have over LCD; it has always been a problem and will probably always be a problem until organic LED TVs become mainstream. Until then, you have three options:
1) Deal with low contrast ratios resulting from overly-bright, overly-white fluorescent backlighting,
2) Deal with uneven LED edge-lighting that produces "spotlights," or
3) Deal with "blooming" effects produced by local LED backlighting.
I would still purchase an LCD TV over a Plasma TV with a shelf-life. I would still recommend this TV, unless you really want to splurge and spend the extra $800 to get the locally backlit LED TV - a marginally better compromise.
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