Great Deal UN-55C8000 55″ 1080p LED HDTV 3D Technology 8 000 000:1 Dynamic Contrast Ratio Auto Motion Plus 240 Hz 3D HyperReal Picture Engine SRS TruSurround HD Game Mode
With this just released 2010 Samsung, it’s getting to the point that the only way they can improve the viewing experience is to offer “Smell-O-Vision” next.
After spending a week with this FANTASTIC television, I can only say that if you don’t mind spending extra for a set that you can be happy with for years; a TV that won’t make you wish you would have waited for the next and newest one down the line; a TV you will watch even if you’ve already seen the same ESPN Sports Highlights of the day three times, just to stare in awe at the unbelievable picture quality, then you’ll want to own THIS one.
The blacks are the darkest I’ve seen on an LCD, the jutter and blur of fast-moving scenes, inherent in the LCD format, is pretty much a thing of the past with the 240hz and different motion settings.
It took about a half hour to calibrate the mode (I went for “Dynamic”), contrast, brightness, backlight, color and sharpness that was right for my eyes. After comparing and tweaking and tweaking and comparing different settings, I finally settled for the right combination that is now, to my eyes, the most brilliant and impressive home TV picture I have ever seen.
I spent the last 2 and a half years with a SONY 52 inch XBR5. Back then, it was between that and the equivalent Samsung 52 inch. The SONY’s low glare screen and perhaps the name “SONY” made me opt for the Bravia. I was wishing I’d gone “Samsung” within about 10 months, when the SONY all of a sudden starting having some serious “issues” with its picture.
Fortunately, I bought the extended warranty. The techicians had discovered that all of the out of focus, double vision, lines of interference and sometimes even “all plaid” screen was a circuit board problem which would cost more to fix than the set (now nearly only two years old) was worth.
I was sent a check for the cost of a replacement, which was an XBR9, but also was now “only” 1800 dollars instead of thre 3500 I’d spent on the “5″ two years earlier. Ouch!
My wife and I waited did more research for about 8 more months while the SONY problem kept getting worse and worse. Finally, we’d “had it” and put the warranty money toward the just out C8000 series from Samsung.
The LED backlight issues that Samsung was reportedly having are now a thing of the past with the 8000 series. I see perfection. I love this TV. If you’re not afraid to spend the 3200 dollars for almost the best money can buy (the C9000, from what my salesman told me, is the same picture but with the “guts” of the TV in the base (wow!) and the screen a mere 1/3 of an inch thick. The 9000 remote also has a little TV in it if you have to take a bathroom break during the big game…you can “take it with you.”
I figured the additional bells and whistles weren’t worth the extra 2500 dollars I’d have to spend, so I went with the “second best” from Samsung.
I haven’t tried the 3D mode yet. I need to buy glasses, but, honestly, I wasn’t even aware it was 3D capable when I bought it.
The new brushed titanium thin frame is very cool, the shiny screen isn’t that bad reflection-wise, and I do believe it makes the picture even clearer, and, I am just extremely happy with this set. It’s the best. I can’t imagine even “looking at another girl.”
Samsung 3d 55 inch – J. Taylor – virginia
This television is a lemon. Great picture when it’s working. Purchased in April, not working in july. Does not respond to the remote or manual turn on – only a clicking from rear of television. I have been waiting two weeks for a repair. All negative reviews have disappeared from the site. Buy at your own peril.
Rating : 3.0
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UN-55C8000 55″ 1080p LED HDTV 3D Technology 8 000 000:1 Dynamic Contrast Ratio Auto Motion Plus 240 Hz 3D HyperReal Picture Engine SRS TruSurround HD Game Mode Overviews
The Samsung C8000 1080p 3D LED TV is an ultra-slim (0.9) 1080p HD panel with a ToC (Touch of Color) black-accented bezel and an 8 000 000:1 contrast ratio enabling display of vivid crisp image with details in both the light and dark areas …
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