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That’s a positive, though. At a touch over 25mm deep for our 55-inch version, the chassis is enviably slim, and the bezels surrounding the screen are minimal too. It can be wall-mounted, of course. If you don’t fancy that option, though, and would rather stand your new TV on a surface, the Samsung’s feet are usefully close together, so your surface needn’t be as wide as the screen itself. The 50AU8000 also excels with its upscaling of sub-4K content. It adds a seriously impressive amount of detail and sharpness to HD sources, producing much more ‘4K-like’ results than most affordable 4K TVs muster. What’s more, it delivers its excellent upscaling results without exaggerating noise or causing distracting side effects.
Max light output HDR (high dynamic range) while displaying small white square taking up 60% of the screen (measured in Nits) Motion looks reasonably natural too, once you’ve swapped the over-enthusiastic, noisy-looking Auto Picture Clarity setting for a calmer Custom mode where Judder Reduction is set to around three or four. There does seem to be a little more residual resolution loss in areas of fine detail during camera pans than we’d typically expect from a Samsung TV, but overall it’s still a good effort. Slim chassis, great spec and very agreeable picture performance is all well and good – but when it comes to audio performance, the Samsung BU8500 sounds like an affordable flatscreen TV of the old school. And that’s not necessarily a good thing. There are limits to the amount of ‘designing’ that can be done to a TV at the best of times, and ‘the best of times’ most certainly does not include a mainstream range of aggressively priced televisions designed to appeal to as many folk as possible. So the BU8500 is an unremarkable looker. Percentage Luminance drop at 35 degree horizontal angle from the centre of the screen with 50% white outputThe Samsung BU8500 is on sale now, though at the time of writing this particular model is available in Europe and some other countries, but hasn't been announced for North America or Australia (though it is available in New Zealand). With Samsung's Advanced SolarCell One Remote, you can easily operate all of your compatible devices, including Netflix, YouTube, gaming consoles, and a Soundbar with Smart Hub. The SolarCell One Remote may now be fueled by interior lighting and is partially made of recycled plastic. It's even smart enough to harvest electricity from Wi-Fi network radio frequencies in your home, so you'll never need disposable batteries again.
Samsung Smart Connectivity provides a straightforward but effective smart TV experience. Connect compatible devices or use compatible apps and services to access your favourite games, apps, and services. Keep watching what you're watching or see what's new and on right now. Everything you need is right on your home screen.Discover Samsung’s Crystal UHD display on the UE50BU8000KXXU. With four times more clarity than Full HD TVs, you’ll enjoy image quality so real it will feel like you’re actually there. You may use your voice to ask Bixby, Alexa, or Google Assistant to play your favourite music, get answers, and even manage your TV and other compatible connected devices. Max light output HDR (high dynamic range) while displaying a live scene and white square taking up 10% of the screen (measured in Nits) The Samsung BU8500's ports are largely easy to access. (Image credit: Future) Samsung BU8500 review: Features Max light output HDR (high dynamic range) while displaying a live scene and white square taking up 60% of the screen (measured in Nits)
A sense of value is absolutely critical to the Samsung BU8500. It exists to make sure that you can get lots of the latest features for a low price, or to give you the chance to upgrade to a larger screen while still keeping within your budget. Max light output HDR (high dynamic range) while displaying small white square taking up 10% of the screen (measured in Nits)
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Percentage luminance drop at 20 degree vertical angle from the centre of the screen with 100% white output Percentage luminance drop at 35 degree horizontal angle from the centre of the screen with 100% white output Of course, we don’t all live on a diet of brand-new cutting-edge content - and when it comes to upscaling, the Samsung (mostly) continues its good work. Certainly an HD broadcast of some elite-level tennis suffers hardly at all – colors are confidently described, on-screen movement is stable in almost all circumstances, and detail levels stay high. There’s a little coarsening of skin-tones and a hint of jaggedness to the more difficult edges, but by and large the BU8500 remains eminently watchable. Featuring Dynamic Crystal Colour, all your favourite content will be displayed in crystal clear, lifelike colour. With over one billion shades, which is 64 times more than conventional UHD TVs, you’ll get rich, vibrant pictures for your complete viewing pleasure.Subtitles and audio description information displayed on electronic programme guide programme banner
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