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The editors liked
Looks amazing
Very thin
Awesome LED pics
By having its LED backlights dotted around the edge of the screen
The Samsung UE40B8000 can be much skinnier than the average flat panel TV. At a mere 30mm in depth
It’s positively size zero – and that’s with all the electronics
Tuner...
Extremely pretty and amazingly thin design
Clean
Detailed and punchy pictures from all sources
Very deep blacks
Capable motion processing
Great picture quality
Green design
Lots of features
Fabulous picture quality. Sumptuous ultra-thin design. Connections and features galore. Surprisingly cheap by LED standards
Fantastic picture quality
Attractive styling
Excellent media playback
Good widget capability
The editors didn't like
Sound is very poor
One thing the skinny frame does impact upon is sound quality
As the speakers have to be extremely thin to fit. This makes audio reedy and
Well
Thin
Which means you’ll need to team the Samsung UE40B8000 up with some separate speakers if you want...
Especially weak sound
Can be beaten for black insight and colour balance
Online service needs expanding
Black levels from some sources seem flat
200Hz can cause picture artefacts
Sound is a bit weak. Viewing angle could be better
Backlight is patchy on all-black scenes and seems to have trouble adjusting itself quickly enough to on-screen changes in illumination
Abstract: Samsung's UE40B8000 is so slim that you half expect it to have just strut off of a catwalk in Milan and into your living room. Despite being only 29.9 mm thick, it manages to house all of its electronics, including a TV tuner, 200Hz Motion Plus proce...
With their LED equipped screens you get the feeling that Samsung are pushing LCD technology to extreme; an extreme that is however, with a few minor glitches, producing some of the best pictures we have seen from any TV. While there are those that will...
Abstract: European Webmedia-TV 2009-2010 -> Samsung UE46B8000Television enters new dimensions of entertainment with Samsung’s ultra-slim UE46B8000 edge-lit LED-backlight LCD display. Today’s customers look for high grade picture quality and stylish design, but t...
By having its LED backlights dotted around the edge of the screen, the Samsung UE40B8000 can be much skinnier than the average flat panel TV. At a mere 30mm in depth, it’s positively size zero – and that’s with all the electronics, tuner...
One thing the skinny frame does impact upon is sound quality, as the speakers have to be extremely thin to fit. This makes audio reedy and, well, thin, which means you’ll need to team the Samsung UE40B8000 up with some separate speakers if you want...
There’s no denying the stylishness of this super-skinny telly, and it’s not a shabby performer on the picture front either. Its substandard sonic performance is a disappointment, though.Best offers for the Samsung UE40B8000 Laskys £1,289...
Abstract: Samsung’s decision not to release a local-dimming variant of their much-advertised “LED TVs” in the United Kingdom this year meant that the B8000 range remains the flagship model on top of their pile of LED-based LCD televisions. Like the B7000 series ...
Fabulous picture quality. Sumptuous ultra-thin design. Connections and features galore. Surprisingly cheap by LED standards
Sound is a bit weak. Viewing angle could be better
The majestic and surprisingly affordable UE46B8000 provides more proof that LED looks destined to rule the TV world ...
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Published: 2009-06-08, Author: Ian , review by: CNET.co.uk
Fantastic picture quality; attractive styling; excellent media playback; good widget capability
Backlight is patchy on all-black scenes and seems to have trouble adjusting itself quickly enough to on-screen changes in illumination; expensive
The UE46B8000 is another stunning TV from Samsung. There are so many things about this TV that we adore. The picture quality is epic, the design is a thing of beauty and the extra features are both useful and fun. We noticed that the backlight did giv...
