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Samsung Series 8 D8000
UA55D8000 (55"), UA60D8000 (60")
DavidNGreater Melbourne (Metropolitan), VIC
- 76 reviews
- 5 likes
Not bad when it does work.
This is a long term review of the series 8 55" LED LCD TV. We purchased this TV back in 2012 or late 2011.
Good:
Its picture and sound quality are fantastic. It has a nice clean look, very thin chrome baffle and nice stand. Logo light can be turned off. Its remote has a QWERTY keyboard which is kind of nice if you need to type, although we seldom do... It has a good amount of ports and it is pretty thin. It does do 3D and can convert a 2D video into 3D. Comes with one pair of glasses.
Bad:
Sound volume is a bit on the weak side. Its ...Read more
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Review ManBangkok, Thailand
- 2 reviews
Waste of money
I bought the TV and after 2 years it broke down. I have been out of town for about 18 months so I have only used the TV for about 6 months. No warranty and now they want 1000 Dollars to repair the TV. I had expected more for a 4000 US Dollars TV (including the DVD player)
The LED display broke down and they want 1000 Dollars to repair
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5.0(1)KkzMelbourne
- 3 reviews
Awesome tv
We purchased the 55" version for our home theater and have it mounted on the wall. Wall mounting using the Samsung bracket isn't an easy job, as the power and video leads need to be in exactly the right place for it to sit flush on the wall.
Once the tv was mounted, we put it through its paces. The default settings leave a lot to be desired. Way too much sharpness to create a clean picture. This also required disabling the AnyNet feature as the tv would continually revert back to default settings. After using a blu ray calibration disk the i...Read more
mage is flawless (with minimal clouding). 3D movies look fantastic, however the glasses get a bit uncomfortable after about an hour. In addition, after long periods of not using them, it takes a bit of time to wake/reset them to even charge them. Connectivity is great, and connected to the NAS via WiFi, though navigating menus could be quicker. The "smart tv" features are more of a gimmick and are rarely used. The audio connectivity is a bit limited, as there is no coax output, only optical. The delay between tv and surround decoder is massive, and tend to usually just turn down the tv volume. It looks amazing on the wall, 3D performance better than the cinema Slow menus, poor default picture settingsSimilar opinion? Write a review on ieatwords.com.au!
Find out how Samsung Series 8 D8000 compares to other Full HD TVs
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DavidatIO
- 3 reviews
- 11 likes
- Series 8 D8000
- Selected Review
Almost perfect
I did a lot of online research before I bought this TV but could do no live comparisons. No retailers had it in stock to actually observe live - only the 55inch version (which was always excellent). I work in graphic design and have an in depth knowledge of digital images and quality. I was primarily concerned about how such a large unit would display standard definition TV. Secondarily I was concerned about whether it had the processing power to faultlessly produce such a large HD image from all sources.
Speaking to sales reps I heard...Read more
twice that the 55in produces a slightly better image than the 60. It concerned me that actual pixel size (something very rarely discussed about digital TVs) might be bigger on the 60 than the 55in but I spoke to 2 people at Samsung and was told that the 60 just has more of the same sized pixels as the 55. I have a very large lounge that the TV went into so took a chance on the 60in. I was disappointed at first. SD TV was very poor, HD TV was better but could be very juddery and motion blurred regardless of settings in TV. Video from my bluray player was blurred and juddery and suffered occasional lag/catchups where the image seemed to accelerate every so often. There is also a common issue to all LCD TVs called clouding and this is very apparent in dark scenes and annoying as hell. We have a current 46in Samsung series 6 LED TV as well. I have spent quite some time comparing the image on the 60 to the 46. I came down to finding that the 46in was the best TV we had as far as picture quality goes when viewing SD and most HD TV . SD TV and some HD TV will look better on a smaller screen. Upscaling can only go so far and upscaling SD quality to 60in produces a blurrier image compared to the 46in. This is a logical outcome and is what the sales reps were probably talking about. Its worth noting that just because you are watching channel ONE or GO and it is being broadcast at 1080p doesn’t mean that the original program was filmed at 1080p or that the broadcast signal itself is without judder or lag effects etc. I wont bother going into frames per second and all that entails as its incredibly complicated and gets beyond me but it probably is playing a very large role as well.Similar opinion? Write a review on ieatwords.com.au!
FezzAU
- 3 reviews
Amazing quality, design
Own the 55" model. Design is stunning, looks very stylish. Love the fact it can record to External hard drive for TV playback, connect wirelessly to internet, and use Vuse to stream movies from computer in study straight to tv. Picture as very crisp, even blacks are dark, which was the only negative comments I could find from LED backlit sets. The tru vision refresh rate was a little off putting for around 2 days as was so incredible from the standard I was used to. Have not looked negatively from my purchase, was worth the extra cash... All my...Read more
friends comment on the design and quality (they all leave wanting to buy a new TV) =) Quality, design, energy efficient, technology (i.e wireless, smart hub, recording to external hard drive, QWERTY keyboard Only downside is the remote can be a little touch if im not pointing directly at the set.. Other people Suggested the speaker quality, but seriously if the tv is THAT FLAT, it really cannot boast the best speakers. My advise... If you spent the money on the TV, splurge and get decent surroud sound. Makes for a 'IN THE MOVIE' experience.Similar opinion? Write a review on ieatwords.com.au!
fanaticcookMelbourne
- 28 reviews
- 18 likes
Enthralled
We recently upgraded our TV and bought the Samsung Plasma TV 64in. We had read about high definition TV, but when we actually saw the results, we were blown away by it - the images are mind blowing! We also love the clarity, colours, performance, sound and the very thin shape.
No complaints on this one!
Style, shape, performance
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SEVicSouth-Eastern Region, NSW
- 21 reviews
60 inch flagship, 2 month wait, faulty after 10 days use
Waited for this 60 inch flagship product for 2 months, after 22 phone calls the tv arrived to bigbrownbox from Samsung. The TV when it arrived had scratches on the back and I queried if it was a refurb.
After 10 days light use we started to get dead pixels, a pretty pink was showing when there was supposed to be black. Bigbrown box told me that the tv is no longer being produced so it would have to be repaired, not happy that I would end up with a "refurb" on a 10 day old flagship tv that I paid over $3600 for!
They offered a refund and...Read more
just waiting pick up now. However Samsung delayed this as they said the serial was invalid, so I sent photographic evidence to show that I was infact right. I have a 55 inch version of the tv that is lovely, Samsung clearly need to get their act together, making me wait a horrendous amount of time for the tv, and now it has a fault I am not happy. I really dont believe the price difference of $600 is valid between the 60 and 55 inch. Clear picture Broke after 10 days, 2 month wait1 comment
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Questions & Answers
EVAasked
Has anyone developed lines going top to bottom on this tv?
6 answers
No lines on this one yet, but it does switch off randomly every now and then. Sometimes 2 or 3 times in an hour and then is will be fine for a few months.
not had that issue
Yes. Lines top to bottom from about the middle of the TV to the right of the TV.
Hennoasked
I have read a number of problems with recording to hard drive. Can Fezz advise how they were successful in recording tv show please? What brand hard drive and any special formatting? Thanks
1 answer
I have been unable to record or play USB devices on it, complained to Samsung who just fobbed me off
pome39asked
What do you advise me about Samsung Series 8 LED D8000? i want to buy it
1 answer
Not so thrilled with it these days, found some annoying issues that I can't resolve. DVD & TV broadcast can be quite poor compared to a 46" screen we have - mostly due to being low res & poor quality in colour in the first place, all exacerbated by the sheer size of screen. These only some much upscaling tech can do. Even some BLU Rays dont have great image quality, some can be very grainy. I have also found that the image seems to stumble quite often. The image seems to skip a few frames or something so theres a break in the natural flow. I cant pin it down to a regular time frame but its within a minute. Reading a abit about it it may be a 24 frames per second issue exacerbated by the sheer size of screen. Also has issue with obvious banding and the blooms you may have read about are significant and very disappointing in certain scenes. I wouldn’t have bought this unit if I knew it had these issues. Maybe go for a High Quality 46” (maybe 55”) and sit a little closer.
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Joe59
Purchased a UA60D8000 recently. Beautiful TV. Super clear picture as long as the broadcast is High Def.
Samsung were unable to supply this to BBB for 3 weeks. They also failed to honour their $300 cash back. Off Samsung. Not Happy