Samsung F8000 Series information: This review is based on our hands-on experience with the 55-inch UN55F8000 TV. However, our observations also apply to the 46-inch UN46F8000, 60-inch UN60F8000, 65-inch UN65F8000 and the 75-inch UN75F8000. According to Samsung, the five sets differ only in dimension and weight and offer identical features and performance.
As LED TVs go, Samsung’s F8000 is one of the best. If your heart is set on LED and you’re wondering if you should pull the trigger on one of the five sizes available (46 – 75-inches) in this series, let us save you some time and suggest now that you go for it. You will not be displeased. This is an excellent television. If, however, this TV is on your short list and you want to know how it stacks up, or if you’re just wondering what it’s like to live with this TV day to day, read on. We’ve got all the vital details below.Consumers on the hunt for the thinnest, brightest, smartest, 3D-iest television available will invariably run into Samsung’s top-of-the-line F8000 series. While organic LED (OLED) televisions best LED-based LCD TVs in almost every measurable way, they remain prohibitively expensive, making F8000 the next best thing (if thin, bezel free, ultra-light TVs are your bag – plasma is still the most affordable technology for the best picture performance.)
Out of the box
Once you pull the F8000 from its box and pry away its coffin of protective foam, it slaps you in the face (in the best possible way, of course) with how beautiful it is. Its 0.2-inch bezel disappears into the panel, and its profile is thin in much the same way a communion wafer is thin, only this TV is much more fulfilling.
We received a 55-inch model for this review, which weighs a waifish 37.1 pounds without its stand attached; bump that up to 40.3 pounds with the stand. At its deepest points, the F8000 measures 1.4 inches, but the majority of the TV is just 5/8-inch thick. It is that thinness which seemed to grab the attention of onlookers who saw the TV in our testing room and routinely commented on its conspicuous lack of girth.
Samsung’s TV stand design for this series is one of our favorites from an aesthetic point of view. Looking at the TV straight on, all you see are two arched chrome feet peeking out from the extreme left and right of the panel. The rest of the stand (which is particularly stable) mostly hides from sight in a continuing arch behind the TV. Our only gripe with this stand is that it spans nearly the full width of the TV. Those considering a sound console as an alternative to a sound bar will find that the stand exceeds the width of most of those products. We were unable to test the AudioXperts 4TV along with our 55-inch model for that reason.
Otherwise, we do like the way this TV sits down low. And it doesn’t hurt that Samsung’s illuminated logo is extremely small and can be turned off, making it all but invisible. All things considered, this is the most beautifully-designed TV we’ve ever tested.
In the box with the television, we found four pair of Samsung’s active 3D spectacles packaged in their own box, a power cable, Samsung’s smart touch remote control, batteries, some breakout cables for legacy connections, and a user manual. An online version of the manual is also available.
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