Customer reviews from Samsung US
Samsung - 55" Class - LED - 1080p - 240Hz - Smart - 3D - HDTV
Average customer rating
4.8
(574 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 574 reviews
5 Stars
490
4 Stars
55
3 Stars
16
2 Stars
6
1 Star
7
95%of customers recommend this product.
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499 out of
524)
Customer Reviews for Samsung - 55" Class - LED - 1080p - 240Hz - Smart - 3D - HDTV
Customer Rating
5
Absolutely STELLAR picture quality!
on August 22, 2012
Posted by: WWWilkie
from Manchester, TN
Expertise:Expert
Folks, for the time being, you cannot get much more top of the line than the UN55D8000. It does pretty much anything you want it to. The picture is brilliant and amazing; and 3D has definitely evolved a LOT since the days of red & blue 3D glasses in the theater! This set even has a 3D Mode that will convert your standard, 2-dimensional shows into a 3D of sorts. Kind of gimmicky I know... but it's there.
We bought a Samsung HT-D6500W 3D Blu-Ray Home Theater at the same time, and fully expected the two to talk to each other. They did. They argued.
The most egregious example of this was when I pointed our universal remote at the system and press "Watch TV". It's configured to turn everything on (which it does) and the satellite picture and sound came up beautifully... for 10 seconds. Then the input changed! All by itself! It would take 4 steps of going through various menus just to get our satellite back on the TV!
After a Samsung technician came out and spent an hour and a half troubleshooting it, we finally found the culprit: a feature called Anynet+ was enabled and for some reason, the Home Theater was changing inputs. Anynet+ is a bell/whistle that really doesn't need to be there... especially if you have a universal remote. What it does is control the home theater's volume and power from the TV remote. Since we use a universal remote, it's entirely unnecessary and causes more problems than it fixes. I'm telling you: if you buy a Samsung Smart TV, a Samsung Smart Home Theater, and a universal remote, the first thing you'll want to do is disable Anynet+ in the settings. Trust me.
Don't expect much in the way of sound from this television. I mean, most of it's an inch thick; not much room for speakers in there. Besides, if you're looking for a true home theater experience, you're likely not going to want to rely on the TV's sound anyway for HD viewing. Spring for a Samsung home theater in a box like the HT-D6500W.
All in all, I wish I could give this TV 6 stars. It's network capable via wi-fi (make SURE you have an 802.11n speed router - b & g speeds won't cut it here); it's 3D, it's brilliant once configured for home use; and Samsung's tech support is top-notch. I cannot recommend it highly enough.
The only, and I mean ONLY, possible downside is that the user's manual is ON THE TV. You will be hard-pressed to find a hard-copy user's manual for it. But the guide that comes with it pretty well covers the basics and will have you up and running in no time.
If you decide to buy, I hope you enjoy your UN55D8000 as much as we do ours. Just disable Anynet+ and you should be fine.
Oh and I almost forgot all about this neat little feature called DLNA! If your smartphone is DLNA-capable (like my Galaxy Nexus), it's super easy to stream music, photos and videos from your phone to the UN55D8000 wirelessly! All you need is a DLNA client app on your phone (Skifta in the Android Market works brilliantly; I'm sure there's something for Apple products as well). The TV will ask you to allow the source device and off you go. Just hit "Exit" on the TV's remote when you're done. If I think of anything else I'll let you know.
Pros: Bright display, Realistic color, Lightweight, brilliant
Cons: anynet+
I would recommend this to a friend!
Features
5
Performance
5
Design
5
Value
5
Written by a customer while visiting Samsung US
Customer Rating
5
Amazing TV
on August 22, 2012
Posted by: Samsung55TVlover
from Marion, IN
Expertise:Expert
After 2 years, this TV still outshines nearly everything else on the market today. It is very expensive and so is the wall hanger for it. Guests cannot stop staring at it with envy. This TV has made certain that I will never own another TV that isn't made by Samsung.
Pros: Bright display, Realistic color, Lightweight
Cons: expensive
I would recommend this to a friend!
Features
5
Performance
5
Design
5
Value
4
Written by a customer while visiting Samsung US
Customer Rating
5
Better Than The ES 8 Series!
on September 2, 2012
Posted by: Anthony5362
from West Hollywood, CA, USA
Expertise:Expert
This TV is a really great, amazing set. The colors really pop. The black levels, are inky black. Everything is just perfect. If they still manufactured these, I would buy 4 more, thats how great they really are.
Pros: Bright display, Durable, Realistic color, Lightweight, black levels, 3d
I would recommend this to a friend!
Features
5
Performance
5
Design
5
Value
5
Written by a customer while visiting Samsung US
Customer Rating
5
55 Led 8000
on October 14, 2012
Posted by: ShagNasty718
from Alabama
Expertise:Intermediate
The best money I ever spent. Picture is amazing. Blue Ray is even better. The 240h takes a day or 2 to get use to but you can notice the difference. You would rather sit at home and watch the game then anywhere else. Price is a bit high but well worth it. If you are a gamer...Be prepared. Its nice.
Pros: Bright display, Realistic color, Lightweight
I would recommend this to a friend!
Features
5
Performance
5
Design
5
Value
5
Written by a customer while visiting Samsung US
Customer Rating
5
Happy in TV land
on October 15, 2012
Posted by: DomT
from Lauderdale Fl
Expertise:Intermediate
Bought this product and I love it. Very easy to set up and use. Love the slim design and appearance.
Pros: Bright display, Realistic color, Lightweight
I would recommend this to a friend!
Features
5
Performance
5
Design
5
Value
5
Written by a customer while visiting Samsung US
Customer Rating
5
AWESOME
on October 23, 2012
Posted by: DNICE518
Great purchase I like this on better then my last 3D TV from Samsung
Pros: Realistic color, Lightweight
Features
4
Performance
3
Design
3
Value
3
Written by a customer while visiting Samsung US
Customer Rating
5
Great picture! Overall great tv!
on October 24, 2012
Posted by: N8WISU
from Des Moines, IA
Expertise:Intermediate
The picture on this tv is awesome! The 3D is pretty cool also. Netflix works awesome on here but haven't used too many other features. The internet browser could use a little help.. It is somewhat difficult to navigate and seems kind of slow compared to a computer on the same wireless connection. Overall that still isn't enough to lower my viewpoint of the quality of this tv. The picture quality is amazing and the thin edge looks very good flush mounted to the wall. Love this tv and it was worth the cost.
Pros: Bright display, Durable, Realistic color, Lightweight
I would recommend this to a friend!
Features
5
Performance
5
Design
5
Value
5
Written by a customer while visiting Samsung US
Customer Rating
5
Spectacular
on October 24, 2012
Posted by: littlelulufrmTX
from TX
Expertise:Expert
This led tv is in my opinion the best TV you could buy, the picture is mind blowing. Just really can't say enough about it. I looked and studied quite extensively before we bought and this was it, couldn't be more pleased. Love, love love my tv.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Features
5
Performance
5
Design
5
Value
5
Written by a customer while visiting Samsung US