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Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
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13 Reviews
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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
We're back to the original question: What do you want from your next HDTV? How much do you want it to do? If all you care about is video performance, then you can find other TVs that offer comparable, if not better, all-around performance at a lower price...
Published: 2012-05-22, Author: Will , review by: pcmag.com
Ambitious user interface. Beautiful design. Excellent white and black levels. Accurate color. Comes with 3D glasses.
Voice, motion, and touchpad controls are unreliable. Screen shows significant light bloom on the edges. Only three HDMI ports
With its voice- and motion-controlled interface, Samsung's ES8000F series does a lot to advance HDTV design, but some of the new features aren't quite ready for prime time....
Abstract: Colors in this 55" LED Televisions are plenty bright but the backlighting from the edge lit LEDs can overwhelm color information and wash them out if you are not careful with the backlight setting. Certainly with 1080p broadcast programming they wil...
ES8000 is a Smart TV and comes with Samsung's complete package of smart features, including voice and gesture controls. The platform has not changes much compared to last year's TVs and even though the dual-core processor is faster, significantly smaller...
At its current MSRP of $3799, the Samsung UN55ES8000 might seem overpriced. But there are some things to consider before staking that claim.First of all, testing the ES8000’s core performance—outside of its innovative new interfacing features—yields i...
Abstract: February 5th, 2013, In Reviews, Television Sets, by Mike OsadciwIt was in the Aug/Sept 2012 issue of CANADA HiFi that I reviewed Samsung’s excellent flagship PN64E8000 plasma television. Equipped with many of the latest user technologies and deliverin...
Abstract: Late last year, we took an in depth look at the UN55D8000 , an ultra expensive flagship 3D HDTV from Samsung. For the most part, the picture quality was superb and its focus upon aesthetics was second to none but we didn’t pull any punches. The D8000 fell...
Abstract: THIS IS A PARTIAL REVIEW. The complete product review (and the whole issue in which it features) can be purchased here . This digital edition can be downloaded to your iPad or Android tablet (using the free Zinio app) or can be viewed through your web ...
