Samsung UN55B8500 55-Inch 1080p 240 Hz LED HDTV
	Rating
	Brand	Samsung
	Color	ToC Grey
	Type	Electronics
	Release Date	2009-09-22
	List Price	$4,499.99
	Special Price
	Lowest New Price	$5,899.00
	Lowest Used Price	$2,691.99
Categories
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Features
7,000,000:1 Dynamic Contrast Ratio Auto Motion In addition 240Hz Medi@2.0 Internet@TV - Content Service; DLNA Wireless; Content Library (2GB Flash Memory); USB 2.0 Movie Quick 2ms response time 5 HDMI — Anynet+ (HDMI-CEC) (side)
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Description
Image performance, complex connectivity, and an eco-friendly and spectacular design come mutually to shape Samsung LED TV 8500. For the picture connoisseur, our highest 240Hz motion blur reduction technology, our highest 7,000,000:1 Dynamic Contrast Ratio this displays incredibly deep blacks and pristine whites, and enriched color processing bring excellent video. Samsung Internet@TV has web TV widgets from Yahoo, Flicker, Ebay and others to entertain, inform and connect you to specially intended web content right on your LED TV. This Ultra Slim 1.6” depth set is the perfect complement for your room and your life.innovative digital technology. Great LED technology proposes the much spectacular contrast and color you have ever seen on a 55-inch screen; innovative 240Hz technology renders four times the frames per second compared to standard HDTVs, for motion this’s truly lifelike and smooth. A pre-loaded Content Library puts countless hours of information and entertainment at your fingertips. The Medi@2.0 aspect delivers online content – such as video, stocks, photo sharing and extra – straight to your HDTV, together with downloadable, customizable widgets this are effortlessly controlled via the remote. The Ultra Slim Design is only 1.2 inches deep, and this’s counting the tuner! Another visual highlight is the striking Touch of Color accented bezel. And together with the photo frame wall mount, you can get the elegant brilliance of this inches from the wall – in virtually any room. And together with the same passion we have for bringing groundbreaking HD excitement and style, Samsung is dedicated to preserving the setting together with LED TVs, throughout reduced power consumption (up to 40% savings versus 2008 Samsung conventional LCD TVs) and eco-friendly manufacturing techniques.
Additional Accessories
AmazonBasics Ultra-High-Speed HDMI Cable Braided (9.8 Feet/3.0 Meters) AmazonBasics High-Speed HDMI Cable (6.5 Feet/2.0 Meters) [Supports 3D + Audio Return Channel] AmazonBasics High-Speed HDMI Cable (9.8 Feet/3.0 Meters) [Supports 3D + Audio Return Channel] AmazonBasics Ultra-High-Speed HDMI Braided Cable (6.5 Feet/2.0 Meters) AmazonBasics RCA Component Video Cable (6 Feet/1.8 Meters)
Customer Reviews
Official Space Helmet On, Captain Video!   2010-07-05
By Hugo A-Go-Go
This is absolutely the best TV I've ever seen or owned. With the price now way above suggested retail, I guess it has achieved cult status now that Samsung stopped making them. The picture is great. No need to spend $300 on some unnecessary calibration, just adjust the picture to your liking or better yet set the mode to "natural" or "standard". Add a bluray player and you may never go to the movie theater again. Like many other happy UN55B8500 owners, I paid about $3000 and change for this set when it was on sale a number of months back. As much as I love this TV, I have to say it is not worth the $5900 pricetag they are now asking for. Nothing's perfect; for example the sound isn't that great if you don't connect it to better speakers and it's true what they say about the off-angle viewing: unless you set the piture to 'vivid' like they do in the showrooms which to me is too bright and cartoonish, the color looks washed out if you are viewing the TV from the side---more so than other inferior sets. The swivel stand helps make up for this flaw, but only so much. But watching this TV dead center in front is addictive. The picture wil blow you away. All I'm saying is if you really want one do some more research because what they're asking for it now is ridculous.
Glad we bought it   2010-04-28
By C. David Mitchell
We bought this TV via Amazon during Christmas. Now, after four months of ownership, I can say with full authority that we are glad we own it. I note with satisfaction that the price is currently more than we paid, indicating that the market has spoken in agreement with us. I studied the market a long time before choosing the Samsung UN55B8500. I almost bought us a Panasonic Kuro plasma, based on expert opinions that the Kuro had the best picture. While that may be true, the image quality of the 8500 is close to the Kuro, and every other quality is far superior. The thin panel and clean design make this TV fit into our clean, modern living room with ease. I mounted it on a wall and hid the wires/cables inside the wall. It is beautiful! It is as flush with the wall as our original paintings which surround it. There are times when I leave an original photograph or set of photos running on a disk in our Oppo bluray player, letting this display become a work of art. The diminishing contrast off center is much less than some reviews have made it seem. To us, it is a non-issue, and we watch this TV from all over the place, even far off center. We have had no issues at all with anything. The sound is good, and we use the TVs own speakers. I am an audiophile, and I have a very special, high-end sound system in the same room, but it is for music only, and it is not suited to TV hookup. I would be the first person to complain if the sound from the TV was not good enough for television viewing. Movie sound is okay too, but I really should connect something to fill it out. My point here is to let you know the sound is fine, not something to complain about. The only thing I would have Samsung change is the glossiness of the frame. This design would look better with a flat or satin finish. The glossy viewing screen is not the problem. It is just the surrounding frame that accentuates every little wave in the finish when reflecting light off-axis. This is an obvious design flaw which a good design department should have stopped early in the process. I am surprised Samsung allows this the get out the door. It does not do justice to what is now inarguably one of the best consumer television sets made so far. Five stars for a magnificent product, and by the way, buying it through Amazon was the best way to go.
Go and Get One!   2010-04-25
By Daniel C. Robertson
I purchased the 8500 from Amazon late last year. I really wanted to "cook" it before making any decision or review. Well, this set is truly the champ. I have no regrets although 3d capability would have been convenient. If you don't have one, get one now before they are hard to find. None of the 2010 models seem to match this one.
Best TV EVER!!!   2010-04-07
By E. Owens (Los Angeles)
I am a firm believer in buying quality, so I held out for the Samsung UN55B8500 for my first flat screen. The picture is the best I have ever seen. Every detail is top notch. The speakers are rear facing but are loud and clear, but I have not wall mounted it yet. No regrets. Buy one while you can still find it. The 2010 models are out and starting to flood out the 2009 models in the distribution chain.
Best LCD in the market   2010-03-26
By Aman Gheewalla (Houston, TX)
I've had the Samsung UN55B8500 since back in November and I did a LOT of research on LCD's before purchasing it. A couple months down the line, this TV still amazes me even after the initial "wow factor" has gone away. The colors are vivid, and the blacks actually turn completely black in a dark room. It's like the TV isn't even there. No other LCD on the market has the blacks of this TV, and even Samsung's new 2010 line will not. They have not announced any local dimming TV's for this year yet, and unless you really want to be an early adopter of 3D, there is absolutely no reason to get the 2010 models (Unless you want the C9000 for it's thinness). Picture quality wise, this set is not going to be beat this year, unless Samsung announces another locally dimmed TV. Overall, this is just the best LCD ever created. Check the reviews on any site. You will find the same response.