Reviews of the Samsung 8000 65 Inch Flat Screen

Market Context

Design

Curved No

The Television set looks much better than most budget models. Information technology looks like to Samsung's entry-level Boob tube in the QLED lineup, the Samsung Q60/Q60T QLED, except its borders are a slightly darker shade of grayness. Overall, information technology has a elementary and mod design with thin bezels.

The Samsung TU8000 has a similar stand to the Samsung RU7100. The feet are inserted into the Television but aren't reversible. The stand up supports the Tv well, merely there's nonetheless some wobble.

Footprint of the stand on the 55 inch TV: forty.2" x 9.9".

Wall Mount VESA 200x200

The back is plastic with a textured terminate. In that location are clips on the feet for very basiccable management. The inputs face to the side and are easy to admission.

Borders 0.35" (0.9 cm)

The borders are very thin and aren't distracting.

Max Thickness ii.28" (5.8 cm)

This TV is decently built. It's fabricated entirely of plastic, but it'south sturdy, with just a bit of wobble. There are no obvious gaps between the panel and the edges of the TV.

Pic Quality

Native Contrast six,421 : 1

Dissimilarity with local dimming N/A

The Samsung 8 Series has fantastic contrast, resulting in very deep blacks in a night room. Unfortunately, there's no local dimming feature to meliorate dissimilarity.

Existent Scene Summit Brightness 271 cd/m²

Meridian 2% Window 165 cd/m²

Peak 10% Window 298 cd/yard²

Peak 25% Window 298 cd/m²

Top 50% Window 298 cd/grand²

Acme 100% Window 298 cd/m²

Sustained 2% Window 162 cd/chiliad²

Sustained 10% Window 298 cd/m²

Sustained 25% Window 298 cd/m²

Sustained fifty% Window 297 cd/1000²

Sustained 100% Window 297 cd/m²

Automatic Brightness Limiting (ABL) 0.042

The Samsung TU8000 has mediocre peak brightness in SDR. There'due south very fiddling variation in peak brightness, which is keen, merely small highlights in dark scenes are dimmed considerably by the Tv set'southward global dimming feature (likewise known as CE dimming, or frame dimming). Sadly, it's not bright enough to overcome glare in bright rooms.

These results are from after calibration in the 'Picture show' Movie Mode, with Gamma set to '2.2', and Brightness at its max. These are the most accurate and the brightest settings available.

Local Dimming No

Backlight Border

At that place's no local dimming characteristic. These videos are withal filmed on the TV, though, to show you how the backlight performs and make it piece of cake to compare it with a TV that has local dimming.

Local Dimming No

Backlight Edge

There's no local dimming feature on this Television. These videos are yet filmed on the Boob tube, though, so you tin can see how the backlight performs and compare it with a Idiot box that has local dimming.

Real Scene Highlight 271 cd/m²

Peak two% Window 161 cd/1000²

Peak 10% Window 292 cd/m²

Peak 25% Window 291 cd/thou²

Peak 50% Window 291 cd/m²

Peak 100% Window 291 cd/chiliad²

Sustained 2% Window 158 cd/grand²

Sustained 10% Window 291 cd/one thousand²

Sustained 25% Window 291 cd/thousand²

Sustained 50% Window 291 cd/one thousand²

Sustained 100% Window 291 cd/m²

Automatic Brightness Limiting (ABL) 0.042

The Samsung TU8000 has poor HDR acme brightness. It'southward slightly less bright in HDR than in SDR, and over again, minor highlights in nighttime scenes are dimmed considerably by the Television's frame dimming. The EOTF doesn't follow the target curve very well, and almost scenes are darker than the content creator intended. The gyre-off nigh the Idiot box's peak brightness is shine, and then in that location's no loss of fine details in bright scenes.

These measurements are with the 'Picture HDR' Film Mode, with Gamma ST.2084 fix to '0', and Dissimilarity and Effulgence at their max. The 'Picture HDR' Moving-picture show Manner, with Avant-garde Contrast Enhancer, Contrast, and Effulgence at their max is a bit brighter, reaching a peak effulgence of 344 cd/m² in the 10% window.

If y'all find HDR also dim, use the 'Movie HDR' Film Mode with Avant-garde Dissimilarity Enhancer, Contrast, and Brightness each at their max, and Gamma ST.2084 set to '+3'. This results in a noticeably brighter image, as you can see in this EOTF, simply the TV'southward peak luminance is the same.

Real Scene Highlight 276 cd/m²

Acme 2% Window 137 cd/one thousand²

Peak 10% Window 310 cd/thou²

Peak 25% Window 309 cd/m²

Tiptop 50% Window 308 cd/yard²

Peak 100% Window 308 cd/g²

Sustained ii% Window 135 cd/m²

Sustained 10% Window 309 cd/g²

Sustained 25% Window 308 cd/m²

Sustained 50% Window 308 cd/m²

Sustained 100% Window 307 cd/grand²

Automatic Brightness Limiting (ABL) 0.057

Well-nigh scenes are a bit brighter in 'Game' fashion than out of it, but the Television receiver's frame dimming is more aggressive, then pocket-size highlights in dark scenes are even darker than out of 'Game' way.

50% Std. Dev. 4.671%

l% DSE 0.209%

5% Std. Dev. 0.534%

5% DSE 0.102%

The grayness uniformity of this Tv is just okay. The edges of the screen are noticeably darker, and there's visible dirty screen event in the middle, which is distracting when watching sports or browsing the web. Uniformity in about-dark scenes is much better, with no noticeable issues.

Native Std. Dev. 0.513%

Std. Dev. w/ L.D. Northward/A

The Tv set has remarkable blackness uniformity, so nighttime scenes look compatible. At that place's a bit of clouding throughout the screen, but information technology'south simply noticeable in extremely dark scenes. Sadly, there's no local dimming feature to improve the uniformity, merely information technology wouldn't modify much in this case anyway.

Color Washout 27°

Colour Shift thirty°

Brightness Loss 34°

Black Level Raise nineteen°

Gamma Shift 16°

Unfortunately, the Samsung 8 Series has disappointing viewing angles. The image fades and loses color accuracy as you move off-eye, so information technology'due south not a good choice for a wide seating arrangement. If you accept a broad seating arrangement or like to motility around with the Boob tube on, a TV with an IPS-type console, like the Sony X800H, is a better choice.

Screen End Semi-gloss

Total Reflections 5.v%

Indirect Reflections 0.6%

Calculated Directly Reflections iv.9%

This TV has decent reflection handling overall. It struggles a bit with directly reflections, though, so it's not for a room with lots of windows or vivid lights. Due to its low peak effulgence, it can't overcome glare in a bright room.

White Remainder dE iii.74

Color dE 3.06

Gamma 2.05

Color Temperature 5,988 K

Picture Style Moving-picture show

Color Temp Setting Warm 2

Gamma Setting ii.2

This Telly has decent accuracy out of the box. Most colors have decent overall accuracy, but pure blues and reds are a chip off, and the color temperature is a bit warm, so at that place'due south a slightly scarlet tint. The white balance is a bit worse, as virtually shades of gray are noticeably off. Gamma isn't flat, equally dark scenes are a scrap too night and brilliant scenes are too bright.

White Balance dE 0.52

Color dE ane.68

Gamma 2.22

Color Temperature 6,453 Thousand

White Residuum Calibration 20 signal

Colour Calibration Yeah

Afterwards calibration, the overall accuracy of this TV is fantastic. The color temperature is very close to the 6500K target, and the white residuum is nearly perfect. Unfortunately, colors are yet a fleck off, specially pure reds and blues.

Y'all can come across the recommended settings here.

480p content, like DVDs, is upscaled without any issues or artifacts.

720p content, including most cable Idiot box channels, displays properly, with no signs of artifacts.

1080p content, like Blu-rays, looks almost as good as native 4k content.

Native 4k content displays without whatsoever obvious issues.

This is a 4k Tv that doesn't support 8k content.

This Idiot box uses a BGR subpixel layout, which causes text clarity issues when used as a PC monitor. You tin read well-nigh it hither.

Wide Color Gamut No

DCI P3 xy 75.90%

DCI P3 uv 82.11%

Rec 2020 xy 54.54%

Rec 2020 uv 59.90%

This TV has an okay color gamut, just it can't display the total range of reds and greens used by most recent HDR content, including UHD Blu-rays. This results in less vivid colors and an overall less lifelike image.

Normalized DCI P3 Coverage ITP 70.6%

x,000 cd/one thousand² DCI P3 Coverage ITP 21.nine%

Normalized Rec 2020 Coverage ITP 50.2%

ten,000 cd/m² Rec 2020 Coverage ITP xv.6%

The Samsung TU8000 has mediocre color volume. It displays nighttime, saturated colors well thank you to its high dissimilarity ratio. It's express by its incomplete coverage of the DCI P3 and Rec. 2020 color spaces, and vivid saturated colors aren't every bit bright equally pure white. Overall, colors are dull and muted.

Colour Depth 10 Bit

Crimson (Std. Dev.) 0.208

Green (Std. Dev.) 0.246

Blueish (Std. Dev.) 0.190

Gray (Std. Dev.) 0.250

The Samsung TU8000 has disappointing gradient treatment. There's banding with all colors, and it's specially noticeable in darker shades. Information technology'south much worse than most comparable TVs, and the Noise Reduction setting doesn't ameliorate it at all. The replacement to this Idiot box, the Samsung AU8000, has much-improved gradient handling.

IR later 0 min recovery 0.77%

IR subsequently 2 min recovery 0.00%

IR later on 4 min recovery 0.00%

IR after 6 min recovery 0.00%

IR later 8 min recovery 0.00%

IR later x min recovery 0.00%

Dissimilar most VA panel TVs, at that place's temporary image retention on the Samsung TU8000 immediately subsequently a static epitome is exposed, but information technology disappears apace.

Permanent Burn-In Risk No

VA panels probable won't feel permanent epitome retention, as the VA panel in the long-term test appears immune.

Motility

80% Response Time v.2 ms

100% Response Time 17.8 ms

The Samsung TU8000'south response fourth dimension is decent. There'southward some motion blur behind fast-moving content, but information technology's non very distracting. Unfortunately, there'southward noticeable image duplication due to the Television'south low-frequency backlight flicker.

Flicker-Free No

PWM Dimming Frequency 240 Hz

This Tv uses pulse width modulation to dim its backlight, causing noticeable flicker at any backlight setting beneath 45. The flicker frequency decreases to 120Hz in 'Game' mode, and with Motion-picture show Clarity set to 'Car', resulting in a noticeable epitome duplication in move.

Optional BFI Yes

Min Flicker For 60 fps sixty Hz

60Hz For sixty fps Yeah

120Hz For 120 fps North/A

Min Flicker for 60 fps in Game Mode 120 Hz

In that location's an optional backlight strobing feature, normally known as blackness frame insertion, to help reduce persistence blur. Unfortunately, the flicker is ever at 60Hz, and its timing is off, resulting in prototype duplication. Note that the score here is based but on the refresh rates supported past this TV's BFI feature, not how well the feature performs.

Motion Interpolation (30 fps) Aye

Motion Interpolation (60 fps) No

The Samsung TU8000 can interpolate lower frame charge per unit content up to 60fps. Enabling it causes the backlight flicker frequency to decrease to 120Hz, causing duplications in motility.

Frame Hold Time @ 24 fps 24.2 ms

Frame Hold Time @ threescore fps 3.three ms

In that location's non much stutter on this TV when displaying lower frame charge per unit content.

Judder-Free 24p Yes

Judder-Free 24p via 60p No

Judder-Gratis 24p via 60i No

Judder-Complimentary 24p via Native Apps Aye

This TV removes judder from whatsoever 24p source, similar a Blu-ray thespian or an external streaming box with a 'Friction match Frame Rate' characteristic, like an Apple tree TV. Information technology'due south important for smooth motion when watching low frame rate content, including movies. Sadly, it can't remove judder from sources that can merely transport a 60Hz signal, like cable boxes.

Native Refresh Rate 60 Hz

Variable Refresh Rate No

HDMI Forum VRR No

FreeSync No

G-SYNC Compatible No

4k VRR Maximum North/A

4k VRR Minimum No VRR support

1080p VRR Maximum N/A

1080p VRR Minimum No VRR support

1440p VRR Maximum North/A

1440p VRR Minimum No VRR support

VRR Supported Connectors No VRR support

This Television set has a native refresh rate of 60Hz, and it doesn't support any variable refresh rate (VRR) technology to reduce screen tearing. If you want a TV with a 120Hz refresh charge per unit and VRR back up, check out the Samsung RU9000.

Inputs

1080p @ 60Hz 9.7 ms

1080p @ 60Hz Outside Game Way 78.0 ms

1440p @ 60Hz 9.9 ms

4k @ 60Hz 9.5 ms

4k @ 60Hz + 10-Bit HDR nine.7 ms

4k @ 60Hz @ 4:iv:four nine.6 ms

4k @ 60Hz Outside Game Way 67.9 ms

4k @ 60Hz With Interpolation 25.3 ms

8k @ 60Hz N/A

1080p @ 120Hz N/A

1440p @ 120Hz N/A

4k @ 120Hz Due north/A

1080p with Variable Refresh Charge per unit N/A

1440p with VRR Northward/A

4k with VRR N/A

8k with VRR North/A

The Samsung TU8000 has remarkably low input lag at all resolutions with Game Mode enabled, ensuring a responsive gaming experience. It's higher with movement interpolation enabled, merely overall, information technology responds chop-chop to your inputs.

1080p @ 60Hz @ 4:iv:4 Yes

1080p @ 120Hz No

1440p @ 60Hz Yes (native support)

1440p @ 120Hz No

4k @ 60Hz Aye

4k @ 60Hz @ 4:4:4 Yes

4k @ 120Hz No

8k @ 30Hz or 24Hz No

8k @ 60Hz No

This TV supports most common resolutions at 60Hz. It displays chroma 4:4:4 signals properly at 1080p and 4k, which helps it render text clearly when using the TV as a PC monitor. To brandish chroma 4:4:4, set the input icon to 'PC' for the HDMI port in utilize.

Machine Low Latency Mode (ALLM) Yes

PS5, 4k @ 120Hz + HDR No

PS5, 4k @ 120Hz No

PS5, 4k @ 60Hz + HDR Yeah

PS5, 1440p @ 120Hz No

PS5, 1080p @ 120Hz No

PS5, Variable Refresh Rate No

Xbox Series X, 4k @ 120Hz + HDR No

Xbox Series X, 4k @ 120Hz No

Xbox Series X, 4k @ 60Hz + HDR Aye

Xbox Serial X, 1440p @ 120Hz No

Xbox Serial Ten, 1080p @ 120Hz No

Xbox Series 10, Variable Refresh Rate No

This TV simply supports the nearly basic formats supported by the PS5 and the Xbox Series X. It automatically switches to 'Game' style on the Xbox, only it doesn't back up advanced gaming features like variable refresh rate engineering or 4k @ 120Hz gaming.

HDR10 Yes

HDR10+ Yes

Dolby Vision No

HLG Yeah

HDMI 2.0 Full Bandwidth Yes (HDMI 1,2,3)

HDMI 2.1 Course Bandwidth No

CEC Yes

HDCP 2.ii Aye (HDMI one,2,three)

USB 3.0 No

Variable Analog Sound Out No

Wi-Fi Support Yeah (two.four GHz, v GHz)

HDMI three

USB 2

Digital Optical Sound Out ane

Analog Audio Out 3.5mm 0

Analog Sound Out RCA 0

Component In 0

Composite In i

Tuner (Cable/Ant) 1

Ethernet 1

DisplayPort 0

IR In 0

SD/SDHC 0

ARC Yes (HDMI 2)

eARC back up Yes

Dolby Atmos via TrueHD via eARC Yes

DTS:X via DTS-HD MA via eARC No

v.ane Dolby Digital via ARC Yes

5.1 DTS via ARC No

5.1 Dolby Digital via Optical Yes

5.1 DTS via Optical No

The Samsung TU8000 has eARC support, allowing you to send high-quality, uncompressed audio to a uniform receiver through an HDMI connection. Sadly, it doesn't support whatsoever DTS formats, which is disappointing, as many UHD Blu-rays use DTS for their lossless audio tracks.

Sound Quality

Depression-Frequency Extension 84.76 Hz

Std. Dev. @ 70 3.11 dB

Std. Dev. @ 80 iii.08 dB

Std. Dev. @ Max 5.11 dB

Max 87.four dB SPL

Dynamic Range Compression 4.07 dB

The frequency response is decent. It has a well-balanced sound profile, which is important for hearing clear dialogue, but it doesn't produce much bass. It doesn't get very loud, and there are some compression artifacts when listening at its max level.

Weighted THD @ eighty 0.331

Weighted THD @ Max 1.586

IMD @ 80 5.74%

IMD @ Max 46.72%

The distortion performance is sub-par. In that location's distortion at moderate listening levels, and it'southward more noticeable at its max volume.

Smart Features

Smart OS Tizen

Version 2020 (with reduced features)

Ease of Use Easy

Smoothness Average

Time Taken to Select YouTube two s

Time Taken to Change Backlight vii s

Advanced Options Many

The Samsung TU8000 comes with a simplified version of Tizen OS, with fewer animations and a simpler interface. The interface is clear and easy-to-use.

Similar some other Samsung TVs, there's a problems with the overscan, but you can fix information technology by going into the aspect ratio menu and changing the settings to 16:9 and Fit to Screen.

Ads Yes

Opt-out No

Suggested Content in Home Yes

Opt-out of Suggested Content No

At that place are ads and suggested content on the home page and the app store, and they can't be disabled.

App Selection Great

App Smoothness Boilerplate

Bandage Capable Yes

USB Drive Playback Yeah

USB Drive HDR Playback Yes

HDR in Netflix Yes

HDR in YouTube Yes

Samsung's app store has a large number of apps, and they run smoothly for the nearly function. The congenital-in media thespian can play most common audio and video formats from a USB drive.

Size Small

Voice Control Many Features

CEC Menu Control Yeah

Other Smart Features Aye

Remote App Samsung SmartThings

This TV comes with a new, sleeker-looking remote with more features than the one for the Samsung RU7100. It has quick-access buttons to Netflix, Amazon Prime number Video, and Samsung TV Plus, and you lot tin use it as a universal remote even with devices that don't back up CEC. You can also use voice control to ask for most mutual demands, like switching the input, changing the brightness, or request for the conditions, but you lot can't apply it to search for specific content within apps like Netflix.

At that place's a single push button located beneath the front of the Telly. It allows yous to turn the TV On/Off and alter channels, volume, or inputs.

• Remote control
• 2x AA batteries
• Quick setup guide
• Manual
• Cablevision management clips (not shown)

Power Consumption 49 W

Ability Consumption (Max) 118 Westward

Firmware 1003

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