Samsung UN55B8000 LED TV Key Features
The exterior beauty of the Samsung UN55B8000 is obvious at first sight. But you have to look at little deeper, at this LED LCD HDTV’s key features to determine whether it has the features you need on the inside. The UN55B8000 has a 55 inch screen size (that’s almost 6 feet in length) and yet an extraordinary slim profile at a mere 1.2-inch depth. You can maneuver this Samsung UN55B8000 for perfect viewing with the Crystal Neck Swivel Stand. This gorgeous flat panel uses full 1080p HD, but what does 1080p do for you?
Samsung UN55B8000 LED TV 1080p
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amsung’s 1080p panel uses a new high-speed liquid crystal to cut response time to 4ms. The fast response time, coupled with Samsung’s Auto Motion Plus 120Hz motion blur reduction technology dramatically reduces motion blur and judder.
You know that the UN55B8000 has breakthrough LED picture quality. You may even know that this LED technology provides true-to-life brightness for every color in the rainbow (plus a couple that aren’t in any rainbow!) including the deepest black to the cleanest white. But what does the LED technology really do for your television-watching experience?
Samsung UN55B8000 LED Picture Quality
Compared to a traditional CCFL, LEDs produce darker blacks that appear endlessly deep to the eye. Whites also remain crisp and bright with vivid colors. The result is picture quality that measures up to the natural beauty of life. For instance, Samsung’s Wide Color Enhancer Pro feature lets consumers enjoy a broader color palette. The Ultra Clear Panel further allows the preservation of every detail even in brightly-lit, imperfect viewing conditions. This is done by effectively allowing more light to pass through the screen and simultaneously reducing reflections from ambient light. And with an adaptive “Natural” mode, Samsung’s LED HDTVs can combine the recognized brightness advantage of LCD displays with the cinema-like viewing experience of plasma displays by automatically optimizing picture settings.
One of the great aspects of LED TVs is their reduced energy usage, and the Samsung UN55B8000 is no exception. All Samsung’s LED TVs use as much as 40 percent less power than conventional (that is, non-LED) LCD TVs. At the same time, the UN55B8000 is Energy Star compliant. This compliance reduces energy consumption by up to 25 percent compared with standard TVs. For such a big TV, this Samsung UN55B8000 sure makes a small drain on your power bill.
Eco-Friendly with the Samsung UN55B8000
The benefits of using LEDs include not only improved picture quality, but also reduced power consumption levels to easily meet the stringent new Energy Star v3.0 guidelines. The LED modules are mercury-free, which makes for cleaner manufacturing and safer recycling when compared with backlight technologies currently available. In the LED HDTV line, energy consumption is reduced by 40 percent versus traditional LCD HDTVs of a similar size. The LED HDTVs also include a power indicator menu, and an optimized energy savings mode. In addition, these TVs require less material to manufacture and are thinner, reducing packing material and consumer waste. The smaller packaging allows for more units to be shipped and less fuel to be consumed at a time which potentially reduces Samsung’s carbon footprint.
Sports on the Samsung UN55B8000
But the truth is, television isn’t about the plugging in; it’s about the watching. The Samsung UN55B8000 goes the extra mile to be sure that you get the absolutely ultimate viewing experience. If you’re a sports fan, you’ll appreciate that this LED HDTV minimizes any blurring of quick movements with its ultra-fast 2ms response. time. Only Samsun offers their “Auto Motion Plus,” advanced processing at 240Hz that reduces blur and enhances image detail when viewing fast motion video sequences. Advanced LCD technology lets you enjoy crisp image details, natural skin tones, excellent shadow detail, and vibrant colors.
Video Games on the Samsung UN55B8000
With a television as great as the Samsung UN55B8000, you’ll want to use it for watching more than just TV. Video gamer? The UN55B8000 is ready for you. Its high-resolution pixel density is combined with a built-in image scaler to handle input from a variety of digital and analog audio/video sources. Samsung even provides a specialized Game Mode, which enhances dark areas, sharpens the picture, speeds up the image processing response and enhances the sounds of your games. Picture and sound quality optimized for the special needs of gaming systems at the touch of a button.
Expanded Viewing Horizons with the Samsung UN55B8000
In many ways, the UN55B8000 will expand the horizons of what we used to consider the limits of “televisions.” By providing a built-in Content Library, Samsung gives you 2GB of flash memory to store a photo art gallery, games, workout routines, recipes, and other interesting digital content. Additional items and updates are available from Samsung.com. The UN55B8000 is also DLNA-compatible, which gives it better interopability with electronics, computers and mobile devices not just from Samsung but from many different manufacturers. In fact, a feature called Anynet Plus (HDMI-CEC) allows peripheral AV devices such as a DVD player to be controlled by a Samsung TV remote control.
This TV can take you far beyond the confines of your living room with Medi@2.0, a service that lets you enjoy with Internet TV, allowing you to receive content via Yahoo!, Flickr, and more via on-screen TV widgets. At the same time, no one wants their kids horizons getting too broad, so the Samsung UN55B8000 also comes equipped with a V-Chip system that allows blocking of rated TV and movie programs determined by a parent to contain objectionable content.
Watch and Listen with the Samsung UN55B8000
This LED LCD HDTV provides a 5 Million-to-1 dynamic contrast ratio. It optimizes each color hue on the screen with a Wide Color Enhancer Pro, resulting in more natural rendering of colors. The high-tech Picture-in-Picture (PIP) feature enables convenient, simultaneous viewing of TV programs and video or PC content sources. But what good is watching without listening? For the audio, Samsung UN55B8000 provides two down-firing stereo speakers (10-watts each, for 20 watts of total power) with subwoofer. It creates an immersive, feature-rich surround sound experience with the SRS TruSurround HD from two speakers, complete with rich bass, high frequency detail and clear dialog.
Samsung UN55B8000 Intro