Customer reviews from Samsung US
Samsung - 55" Class / 1080p / 240Hz / LED-LCD HDTV
Average customer rating
4.8
(81 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 81 reviews
5 Stars
73
4 Stars
3
3 Stars
1
2 Stars
3
1 Star
1
94%of customers recommend this product.
(
76 out of
81)
Customer Reviews for Samsung - 55" Class / 1080p / 240Hz / LED-LCD HDTV
Customer Rating
5
Great TV
on March 4, 2010
Posted by: Joe59
from Roy, UT
Expertise:Intermediate
This TV has the best picture in motion without the blurrs that you get from other HD TV's. Has alot of great features, Yahoo widgets, block buster and internet ready. Must see in person to grasp the depth in the picture. The sound is alittle weak but with a home theater system makes watching movies on blu-ray a real experienze. Love My Samsung.
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
led 8000 best ever
on April 12, 2010
Posted by: mpbone
from hobe sound, gl
Expertise:Intermediate
Purchased after a review of all models, replaced a hitachi 42 with this set.................am i pleased..........great picture and features
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
Best purchase I've made!
on July 13, 2010
Posted by: RayJ55
from Elmhurst, IL
Expertise:Intermediate
I did a lot of research and review many diferent types of TVs and nothing came close to the Samsung LED 558000. In combination with the TV, Samsung BD-7500 and 7.1 surround, there is no reason to go out to the movies. Both TV and Blueray were fast and easy to setup. Even my wife knows how to operete the system. The BD-7500 is fast loading, no more downtime waiting for movies to load and the internet features are fast and enjoyable. When upgrades are available, Samsung gives you notification and upgrades can be done through the internet. I am one happy customer!
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
Follow-on Support?
on August 9, 2010
Posted by: ASKILL
from Colorado Springs
Expertise:Intermediate
I must admit I am truely impressed with this TV. Straight from the box the TV was impeccible. Bright, clear and no motion blur. I can't say enough good things about the TV. So why the 4stars on design? This TV has capabilities that were just beginning to be developed, yet, Samsung has essential dropped support for the processor and have offered no significant updates to the potential capabilities of the set. (Last update was provided in Feb 2010) If I had known that this model would be dropped so quickly, I would have waited for the next model that also includes 3D. But again I can't fault the TV - it's a fantastic system.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Features
5
Performance
5
Design
4
Value
5
Written by a customer while visiting Samsung US
Customer Rating
5
LED vs LCD
on August 16, 2009
Posted by: TVGURU2000
Expertise:Expert
this 8000 series blows away the 750 lcd in motion color and features everything is great on this set. i returned my 750 because of bluring issues and black levels i am so glad i did the LED is the best tv i have ever seen
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
2
extremely disappointed, local dim LED is way to go
on December 15, 2009
Posted by: GinFL
from FL
Expertise:Expert
Edge lit LED back lighting creates image problems, local LED dimming is the way to go, wait until the technology in the 8500 becomes affordable...
There is no real reason to buy an edge lit LED backlighting TV unless you want to hang on the wall and the thinness is more important than a good picture.
it looks like flashlights are shining in the corners of the screen in dark scenes, the white blobs are not uniform in size in shape and are distracting from the image.
Once you see it (it doesn't take long, any letterbox movie) my ownership experience was ruined. I never saw this in the stores, I don't know how I missed it.
I spent two months researching my purchase.
Once you see it (it doesn't take long, any letterbox movie) my ownership experience was ruined. I never saw this in the stores, I don't know how I missed it.
I spent two months researching my purchase.
The "flash lighting" effect be minimized (not completely)by turning down the contrast and brightness but then the image is not vibrant...a real shame. It could have been a great TV.
The unit is using the current version of the firmware (there are some anomalies on how the firmware gets upgraded).
It makes me realize I made a bad decision buying this TV. I should have either bough the 8500 (large investment), or bought low-end and waited to replace with a local dimming LED TV when the local dimming technology matures.
very, very disappointing.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Features
5
Performance
2
Design
3
Value
2
Written by a customer while visiting Samsung US
Customer Rating
5
A quantum jump in picture clarity !
on September 29, 2009
Posted by: tippy
from Los Angeles, CA
Expertise:Expert
First, I must say, that I was an almost completely satisfied owner of a 3 yr old 52" 1080i DLP TV. The shortcoming of that set was it's inability to display a decent quality full screen output from my computer using DVI, HDMI, or VGA inputs. While this was a common limitation of sets sold at that time, I am an IT guy and I was finally fed up !
A fellow IT consultant, well versed in the latest toys recommended this set. Suffice it to say that I owe him dinner at the restaurant of his choice !
Not only does the picture quality and clarity of this set absolutely blow away any other Hi Def TV I have ever seen, but the unit excels as a computer monitor; faithfully reproducing the subtle textures and shades of high quality graphics. Windows 7 never looked better !
Congratulations Samsung, you outdid yourself ! Can't wait to see what you come up with next.
P.S. Since you've shot the load buying this set, you might as well get the wireless adapter for it. The built in internet features are basic compared to the funtionality of a PC, but the set did prompt me to download a firmware update last week....
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
1
Plagued with problems
on June 24, 2009
Posted by: paul123
from Dallas, TX
Expertise:Intermediate
Had the TV for less than a month. It developed dark patches in each corner of the screen. Guy came out to fix it, by replacing screen and motherboard - did not solve it. Now an hour after the guy has gone the TV will not even boot up!! See picture of dark patches.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Features
5
Performance
1
Design
1
Value
1
Written by a customer while visiting Samsung US