Samsung 55 Inch BU8500 UHD Crystal 4K Smart TV (2022) - Dynamic Crystal Colour Image With Object Tracking Sound & Alexa Built In, Motion Xceletator Technology & Auto Game Mode With Connected Living

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Samsung 55 Inch BU8500 UHD Crystal 4K Smart TV (2022) - Dynamic Crystal Colour Image With Object Tracking Sound & Alexa Built In, Motion Xceletator Technology & Auto Game Mode With Connected Living

Samsung 55 Inch BU8500 UHD Crystal 4K Smart TV (2022) - Dynamic Crystal Colour Image With Object Tracking Sound & Alexa Built In, Motion Xceletator Technology & Auto Game Mode With Connected Living

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Enjoy the very best entertainment thanks to the four-step UHD upscaling technology. This technology converts lower resolution content such as live TV and Blu-ray discs to sharper images, so you can watch your favourite TV shows in the detail they deserve. With more detail and clarity, you won't miss a thing. Percentage Luminance drop at 35 degree horizontal angle from the centre of the screen with 50% white output Subtitles and audio description information displayed on electronic programme guide more info panel In case you haven’t noticed, Samsung is betting big on 4K Ultra HD and curved televisions this year, and no product embodies this more than the company’s flagship UHD (ultra high-definition) TV for 2014, namely the HU8500 series. It’s available to buy in the UK in three screen sizes: the 55-inch Samsung UE55HU8500 (which we’re reviewing today), the 65-inch UE65HU8500, and the gigantic 78-inch UE78HU8500. In [Movie] mode, Samsung offers a two-point white balance (WB) controls and also a more precise 10-point system. We only needed to use the former to achieve a beautiful result:

The comparisons with rival budget TVs continue to do the Samsung BU8000 no favours when it comes to sound. Its speakers are severely short of volume and projection (especially versus the Toshiba 50UK4D63DB), and produce a much less dynamic mid-range. Anything approaching a big action scene lands with practically no impact at all, sounding thin and utterly unconvincing. A side by side comparison with the recently reviewed TCL 55C735K confirms our first reaction, as the TCL model delivers pictures that are brighter overall and enjoy significantly punchier peak HDR highlights than the UE55BU8500 can give you. Rivals to the UE55HU8500 on the 4K stage include the Sony KD-55X9005B, Panasonic TX-58AX802 and LG 55UB950V, although all of these are flat as Samsung is still the only member of the curve club when it comes to UHD. Features There’s a trio of HDMI inputs, one of which (HDMI 2) supports eARC, and all of which are capable of handling 4K/60Hz, HDR10, HLG, HDR10+ and ALLM. Since this is a Samsung TV there’s no Dolby Vision, but the 50Hz panel means the BU8500 can’t handle 4K/120Hz and VRR either. There are also two USB 2.0 inputs, a terrestrial tuner, a CI slot, an optical digital output and an Ethernet port for a wired connection. For wireless connections, there’s Wi-Fi and Bluetooth.Smart features are provided by Samsung’s Tizen system. It’s the same, all-new version of this system that you get on Samsung’s premium TVs, too, complete with all the key streaming and catch-up apps pretty much anyone could ever want. There’s Samsung’s increasingly curated and therefore increasingly interesting TV Plus roster of all-streamed TV channels too, with the only thing missing being the Freeview Play app for bringing together all the UK’s main terrestrial broadcaster catch-up apps (though these are all available individually). The BU8500 also pays the price for its missing Quantum Dot colour system by delivering a colour palette which, while fairly wide-ranging and decently subtle, ultimately feels a little desaturated versus the vibrancy of the TCL. Admittedly the TCL sometimes pushes its colours a little too much, but overall its extra vividness is more engaging than the Samsung’s rather pallid look. There’s no Q in the UE55BU8500’s name, confirming there are no Quantum Dots in its screen. Colours are made more conventionally via a filter system – though as noted earlier, Samsung does claim a billion-wide range of colour tones from this set’s Dynamic Crystal Colour and Crystal Processor 4K combination. There’s no local dimming system, but a Contrast Enhancer system is provided to analyse every frame of incoming images to try and optimise how the screen handles contrast with different types of content. Approximate height of the display. If the manufacturer does not provide such information, the height is calculated from the diagonal and the aspect ratio.

The UE55BU8500 is a decent enough TV. Its pictures don’t do anything aggressively wrong, retaining good balance and subtlety, and its sound is pleasant enough as long as you’re not watching anything too demanding.

What’s so impressive about it, however, is how mild those shortcomings are – they really concern sound quality and overall upscaling ability – and how accomplished this TV is in most other respects. Samsung’s curved Ultra HD TVs were the talk of CES this year, and with good reason. With a huge resolution of 3,840×2,160 and a 4.2m curvature radius, 4K has never felt so immersive. The curved edges not only make it feel like you’re right in the centre of the action, but it also makes the screen appear larger than it really is, which is quite a feat considering the HU8500, one of Samsung’s first 4K models this year, is already an imposing 65in across. There are various panel technologies. Each has its own specific features - viewing angles, color reproduction, response time, brightness/contrast, production cost, etc. The image quality depends directly on the type of the display panel used. Next, you'll need to continue the setup on your smartphone. First, make sure your phone is on the same Wi-Fi network as your TV.



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