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Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
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The editors liked
Picture quality
Camera is great for Skype
Thin bezel looks lovely
Accurate colours
Average delta E of 3.1
Effective motion interpolation function
Remote with builtin touchpad is particularly practical
Low power use
107 watts
Slimline HD TV with excellent picture quality and ‘Smart’ Internet connectivity and apps
Sleek design with thin bezel
Good smart interface
Light-up controller
Generally good picture quality in both 2D and 3D forms
Great Smart Hub interface
Well-rounded sound
Towering specification
Including a host of novel control interfaces
Outstanding picture quality
With advances in 3D particularly notable
Thoughtful online functionality
Impressively expanded online platform
Innovative control system
Sensational design
Voice recognition works well
Can be upgraded
The best 3D imaging we've seen
Dual-core picture quality
Great multimedia file support
Stunning industrial design
Voice control is surprisingly sophisticated
New touchpad remote is very good
Not having to use ‘virtual keyboards' with Smart TV features is the future
Excellent colour gamut out-of-the-box
Reference colour gamut after calibration
Reference greyscale after calibration
Excellent video processing
Impressive array of calibration controls
Well designed and responsive menu system
Well implemented Smart
Stunning design
Phenomenal feature count
Excellent 3D and 2D performance
Features and innovative control systems
Superlative pictures
The editors didn't like
Voice and gesture control is still a work in progress
Confusing Smart TV software
Glossy screen
Reflections are a problem
Tight viewing angles
More 3D crosstalk than in the D8000
Disappointing contrast
1960
1
The model we tested was prone to clouding
Expensive
Face-recognition and hand gestures are gimmicky
Picture lacks uniformity
Flimsy 3D glasses
Picture presets are too harsh
Does a TV really need gesture control? no SD card slot
No custom EQ settings
Gesture recognition better in theory than in practice
The Samsung UE55ES8000 is a high quality edge LED LCD HDTV. It produces good black level depth in dark rooms, and blacks that look exceptionally inky and deep in brighter environments. Crucially, the review sample we received had significantly less screen...
Published: 2012-05-14, Author: Eric , review by: uk.hardware.info
The new Samsung ES8000 is the first television that can be controlled with speech commands and hand gestures. While there is room for improvement in the implementation, it does indicate the direction in which (high-end) televisions will go in the coming...
Abstract: But now the dust is settling, and the TVs are showing up on test benches, and to me, at least, in retrospect all the brouhaha seems sort of silly. The model in particular that showed up on HomeTechTell's test bench is the top-of-the-line (for its size, a...
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Published: 2012-05-04, Author: Lee , review by: reviewed.com
You'll be quite pleased with this TV, no matter how you interact with it.At its current MSRP of $3799, the Samsung UN55ES8000 might seem overpriced, but there are some things to consider before staking that claim.Testing the ES8000's core performance—outs...
Published: 2012-05-04, Author: Lee , review by: reviewed.com
Abstract: The amount of extra features and interfacing options on this TV are quite staggering: a traditional remote, Samsung's new smart remote , and an IR blaster all come in the box. Outside of the traditional remote infrastructure, the ES8000 series features vo...
Accurate colours: average delta E of 3.1, Effective motion interpolation function, Remote with builtin touchpad is particularly practical, Low power use: 107 watts
Glossy screen: reflections are a problem, Tight viewing angles, More 3D crosstalk than in the D8000, Disappointing contrast: 1960:1, The model we tested was prone to clouding
The Samsung ES8000 is ahead of its time. While there's still room for improvement in the motion and voice control systems, it's the first TV out there to integrate this kind of function. And, on the whole, they work reasonably well. Image quality, on t...
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Published: 2012-03-09, Author: John , review by: techradar.com
Picture presets are poor, Gesture control not great, Limited viewing angle, Backlight bleed with 3D
The UE55ES8000 is Samsung's most uncompromising TV yet. From the moment you first behold its almost sci-fi design and bold, dynamic pictures, you'll be entranced. Admittedly you'll need to calm these pictures for normal domestic viewing, but once that's ...
Picture quality; Camera is great for Skype; Thin bezel looks lovely
Voice and gesture control is still a work in progress; Confusing Smart TV software
The Samsung UE55ES8000 is a beautiful TV with mostly great picture quality and a decent EPG that's let down by its voice and gesture capabilities and some of the Smart TV software....
Towering specification, including a host of novel control interfaces, outstanding picture quality, with advances in 3D particularly notable, thoughtful online functionality
Gesture recognition better in theory than in practice, not cheap
It should be apparent by now that the Samsung UE55ES8000 is a thoroughly (no, make that exhaustively) specified device. It's got some novelty value in its many and various control interfaces, and it's got some diverting and worthwhile online functionality...
