Samsung UE65C8000 Review

Reviewing the Samsung UE65C8000 LCD TV is easy enough to do and will definitely be of some enjoyment to most fans of big-screen flat-panel TVs. This particular offering from the Korean consumer electronics maker is an LED (light emitting diode) television that, at 65 inches, does everything exceedingly well, including in bringing 3-D viewing to the masses in an strangely slim package.

At 4400 British pounds (including value added tax), the television itself isn’t a bargain-priced TV by any stretch of the imagination. It can be found, of course, at a discount online, with some retailers chopping 600 or so pounds from the price. At any rate, it comes with a huge amount of functions and features that would seem to fully justify its price. Samsung seems to have done its work well, in other words.

This particular model offers, for 2010, Freeview HD. This is Samsung’s own proprietary tuning filter that allows the television, when combined with a satellite dish, to access satellite channels beamed only into the UK. The Korean TV maker has also included what it refers to as “Internet at home” capabilities which help to make this Luxia-line TV a rather full-featured LED model.

As far as light emitting diodes, when they’re used within a TV in place of fluorescent tubes to backlight the display screen the result is generally a television that is extremely slim. This is especially evident in this particular model, because it comes in at less than 30 mm in thickness. This fact helps to bolster Samsung’s already-formidable reputation for producing big-screen TVs of extreme slimness, by the way.

On screen resolution with the UE65C8000 is also extremely nice, coming in as it does at 1920 by 1080p. This means the TV is delivering actual high definition rather than a display that’s considered “high definition ready.” Samsung is also taking care to include one of its better motion control engines, a 200 Hz model that makes even 3-D images look very sharp and well-defined.

With most TVs at this price point, it’s a given that they’ll include more than a few features and functions that help them to connect to a large number of different electronic components. That’s the case with this TV, including as it does four different HDMI input ports, Ethernet, scart and USB 2.0. As well, the Korean maker also includes audio return channel technologies to help bolster the total package.

It has to be said that this model is high-performance in almost every aspect, including in its embedded surround sound system. It comes with Dolby Digital Plus and digital noise filtration to ensure lifelike sound in almost any viewing environment. Of course, just about any TV will benefit from the inclusion of a quality home theater system, and that’s the case here as well.

To conclude this mini review of the Samsung UE65C8000, it is one of the Korean consumer electronics maker’s finest offerings to date. At 65 inches, it is a truly big TV and it’s doubly impressive because it delivers images in real 3-D, to boot. It won’t be an inexpensive purchase, at 4400 British pounds list price, but a lucky buyer will be getting a huge amount of features and functions, which will greatly help reduce the pain on the pocketbook.