Samsung UN55B8000 LCD TV

Access The Internet

This LED TV includes internet access (wireless and cable) - and once connected it can automatically download any updates to its internal software when required.

Internet access gives you one touch control for accessing Internet content such as Flickr pictures or YouTube videos (and more). Additionally there is Samsung's own internet content that you can also display on the TV.

240 Hz Operation

Conventional cathode ray TV sets use a 60Hz frame rate which is enough to fool the eye into seeing a continuous image (Your eye ignores the missing picture and you don't see flickering - this is the way that all television sets operate - relying on the way your eye works).

LCD TVs have suffered from having a delay in updating the screen and this sometimes causes motion blur where the image is changing while the update is taking place. The UN55B8000 overcomes this problem by increasing the frame rate to 240Hz so it displays picture information at 4 times the normal rate. In addition it processes the start and end frames and creates the other three intermediate pictures and this eliminates motion blur completely.

Game mode

This LED TV also has a game mode which enhances the picture and improves your overall gaming experience. It does this by speeding up the image processing and sharpening the picture and enhancing dark areas. Speed improvement is important in game mode to ensure that there is no lag between your game commands and the action on the screen. Traditional LCD TVs suffer from a large time lag that ruins game play - this TV does not have a large time delay.

Ports

The un55b8000 55 1080p lcd hdtv also has ample connectivity boasting 4 hdmi ports as well as:

* HDMI (version 1.3): 4 side
* USB: 2
* Component video: 1 bottom
* PC input: 1 bottom
* Ethernet: 1 bottom
* Optical digital audio output: 1 side

I took advantage of the slim design of this set and purchased the ultra slim wall mount. The TV hangs like a picture frame and looks like a masterpiece, which it is. The slim case houses adequate speakers, producing fairly good sound quality for normal TV viewing. Of course, you would want to watch movies through a surround sound system.

LCD v. Plasma:
I chose LCD technology due to the eye-poping picture, reduced energy consumption, and no picture burn-in. Early LCDs had jitter problems, but those days are gone. Please note that this TV *is* an LCD TV! They call it "LED" because most LCD TVs are back-lit using floresencent bulbs around the edges, but this one is back-lit using a grid of little LED lights across the back. This grid allows the backligting to be turned off in areas of the screen where a black picture is shown. This supposedly makes the black darker than florescent lit LCDs, but i only noticed it when viewing from an angle.

I almost can't believe the picture on this set. Yes, it's true, especially on letterbox you can see funky lighting in "black" area, but, sooooooo what? Who cares, the picture is absoluteluy MIND BLOWING! I was watching Narnia with the kiddos, and the actors seem to be in my living room. It's kind of weird, almost toooo real. Dave Matthews and Tim the freak Reynolds live at Radio City Music hall was as equally impressive. I have a full blown homne theater with all the gizmos in another area of my house, and always thought that was the best set-up. I bought this set to replace a 7 year old plasma, which I was hesitant to replace as it has never given me any trouble. Boy, was this an upgrade, I find myself re-watching movies on the Samsung just to get the experience of feeling like you are in the movie. I can't even begin to imagine what they will come out with next. Completely awesome set, no negatives yet. WOWWWWWWWW

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