The company has three sets of these ultra-thin LED-LCD has released so far this year 6000, the 7000 and 8000 models, but saved the best for last. The fourth line is synchronized UNB8500, but may be best known as the king of LCD – now. Unlike the other three models from Samsung, the elements along the edge of the screen, the company has ordered two Model 8500 LED insert a full range of local dimming LEDs employ appears behind the screen, but maintaining a profile Ultraslim. Following this HDTV expensive practice beyond the brothers, and indeed any other LCD screen on which we have ever tested. It is not even the best plasma and ended the legendary Pioneer Kuro, and outside corner image leaves much to be desired, but people should listen to the right in front of Samsung UNB8500 to treat the most impressive image quality flat panel years.

6 things we like about the Samsung UN46B8500

• Shadow detail is solid
• Highly saturated colors are accurate
• Video processing is excellent
• Picture adjustments are numerous
• Styling with 1.6-inch deep panel which is beautiful
• Extremely energy efficient

4 things we don’t like about the Samsung UN46B8500

• Quite expensive
• Angle which is off viewing is poor
• We also found some effects which are quite blooming
• Ambient light reflects with glossy screen

Samsung UN46B8500 Review

The series has seen an explosion of the hand at the bottom of the next 1.6 cm at its thickest point and tapering thinner at the edges of the group. Samsung offers a special thin-wall mounted, if you decide to keep the TV on its stand that it will still look pretty impressive slice. From the front of the crowd is good enough, either. In contrast to the red members of Samsung Edge LED illumination is placed below the 8500 Basic Black is exacerbated by a transparent border that adds a jewel in the TV show together. An index of the thin blue power which can be disabled provides the only hint of color on this TV Samsung.

The state must have a sleek metal surface and a transparent, rotating on the edge of a thin rod group suspended majestically above the surface and allow viewers to television for different sectors of space – a good idea of the goal, since I chose to stay at least What about dead center of the screen as possible. Apart from the obvious delicacy if the lights are a bonus from another design. The UNB8500 run much cooler than the other plasma and LCD screens, especially the same group, and weighs less too.

Samsung uses the same menu system last year and I still think it is one of the best. Large, readable text gives background transparent blue, almost the entire screen. Transport is easy, it’s helpful explanatory text at the bottom of the menu, and we liked the menu and other options depending on your activity.

There is another twist in the 8500 report from the remote resign models of Samsung. The features include RF Clicker ability to be able to operate or not the television destination, or even the same room. RF has worked hard in our tests, when it combined with the remote control (a simple first step), and we very much appreciate the comfort. Another important difference is the scroll wheel, an additional amount, we are big fans. While the bike was better than last year, took a half turn or so in most cases, the first, when we navigate the menu. With widgets slow (see below combined), it was estimated, a user experience that we have. Outside the wheel of the remote is good, the buttons that most distinctive backlit and easy to use, depending on the size and shape. We liked the dedicated Tools button for quick access to e-manual provides video and audio media sleep timer and picture-in-picture controls. We do not know how to choose the glossy black finish at a distance, but more than its share of dulling fingerprints minutes. The company also includes a small, almost useless, hockey puck style that only the remote control, channel, volume and power.

Samsung was the first mainstream manufacturer to produce LCD TV LED backlight, the LN-T4681F from 2007. His successor, the LN46A950 and 2008 was a significant improvement. Both models offer technology local dimming LED backlight, which illuminates or darkens the factors that have individually helped to cross the screen, depending on image content. Accordingly, these amounts can penetrate deeper black levels – the main ingredient in a good picture – the conventional LCD and Edge lit models from Samsung, the backlight remains on Sun or both.

As for the local decline does, it is important to note that the number of LED elements behind the LCD screen can still be almost equal to the number of pixels on the same screen LCD (1920 x1, 080, approximately 2 1 million ), changes are not as local as it could be. Some elements remain black highlights; for example, can produce a visible bloom on the screen. Samsung said the 8500 has more LED elements or areas of local dimming adjustable as in previous models, but does not specify the exact amount. See Performance for details on how it affects all the Hocus-Pocus on the image quality of 8500, and that compared to plasma.

The other big question on the data sheet 8500, and the image quality is affected to a much lesser extent, the refresh rate 240Hz. The main advantage is that higher resolution models 120Hz motion, although the difference would be almost impossible to recognize for most viewers. Unique Series UNB8500 is an LED Motion plus control system uses a sequential scanning backlight to improve the efficiency of some movements against the resolution. Samsung’s Auto Motion Plus processing dejudder are also members of the board and new for 2009, including a well-implemented custom parameter sets a blur and reduce ticket.

The new widgets are equipped with TV Guide, which includes information about the program on local television and Rallycast, a kind of super widget access to text messages, Facebook, and of particular interest, the ability to track your teams sporting a fantasy number of suppliers. The TV Guide Widget is generally duplicates the channel guide for digital cable and satellite boxes, and if it does not have a driver or a driver already on your system is very annoying, you’ll probably not very useful for this widget slow.

Other interactive features abound in this set. You can do streaming video, photos and music from DLNA certified devices on the network and connect through port USB, MP3 player, USB drives thumb, digital cameras (not tested) that status. There are also included in the content, the following recipes, games, education, and a slideshow of art high definition with music and photos. The content pages are also available for download, allowing you more content such as additional art, games, recipes, etc., using an interface on the TV screen.

Samsung offers unusual number of image adjustments, starting with four adjustable picture modes that are all independent entrance. This model also has an image mode, called «Cal-Day and Cal-night that the activation and creation of a specialized calibrator.

The five default color temperature is the ability to complete each set a custom white balance menu added. Result in further adjustments to three types of noise reduction and automatic settings, a state film, 2:3 – (works with 1080i sources), a seven position control gamma of dark transition TV looks very bright, dynamic contrast control that affects the image the fly, adapt, and a voice dark control, shadow detail, and control of color sets the color spectrum Samsung.

You can choose between four ways, depending on sources of HD, two of which give you an overall picture on the screen horizontally and vertically. How can we expect from a TV 1080p, one of the ways, called Fit screens are UNB8500 scale 1080i and 1080p sources directly to the pixels of the group not over scan – the best option if you want to see the fuss around the edge of the screen as may be the case with some channels or programs.

We considered three energy-saving measures that substantially reduce energy consumption. For other conveniences, Samsung has started to picture-in-Picture, E-Guide on a USB key manual indicates that a monitor and a display of customer service that contains the version of firmware, if you call the company . We’re also big fans of the new-for-2009-capacity upgrade the firmware via download online will probably go to the site, as was the case. Another Nice touch: the latest version of the firmware of the TV automatically maintained, so that you can return if not update. The UNB8500 series offers easy access without system AV, many such elements. The highlight is the four inputs HDMI, vertically arranged along the shallow bay at the rear of the TV (note that the fat cable can take almost invisible connectors) very well. You also get two USB inputs, one input VGA / PC, and a component video input, which is converted into composite video can be accepted instead. An RF input for antenna or cable, optical digital audio connector and one Ethernet, complete the picture (Samsung is optional wireless adapter for 80 € list, or you can use a third party solution available wireless). If you need to connect more than one analog device, you must use a switch or receiver AV.

For viewers in front of the display of the Samsung UNB8500 the second deepest black level display returns have ever tried sitting in the Pioneer plasma televisions from 2008. This excellent black will fall below the dead, but a problem that will take UNB8500 prevented scoring even higher in this category. Apart from the bright screen that makes the Samsung expensive all the right notes, the color accuracy of video editing in general, fewer disadvantages compared with other monitors LED. The overall package achieves the same 9 in image quality from the V10 Plasma Panasonic, the highest rating we received this year, and off if it matters UNB8500 corner would be a clear winner between the two.

Standard configuration of our UNB8500 Samsung started as usual by the pre-movie, which provided the first image more accurate. Like most games from Samsung, will be tested this year are grayscale by default in Movie 2 in Warm color temperature preset is relatively blue. We have improved a little blue with the user commands menu fine color temperature, but the midtones a bit more measured.

We are convinced that a professional calibration, which took control service menu also could improve things further, but would like to see more effective user-menu fine color temperature of 8500, and not what should LG, the 10 – and 20-point adjustment, which leads to a linear gray scale. However, the gray scale for the 8500 final was still quite strong, and as usual for Samsung, the primary and secondary colors were nearly perfect which meant that not mess with the color management system.

In our calibration, we found that, like the LN46A950 last year by LED Motion Plus 8500 for determining the total luminous flux substantially opaque, so deal with it (see below video editing), should control the backlight to 8 10 with crank 40ftl reach us in light intensity. This is not a big problem, however, television was still a great power in light of the situation. After calibration, the gamma measured a respectable 2264 compared to the ideal of 2.2.

The series of Samsung LN8500 please go for the best TV this year and last, and luckily we had more of them with his hand on our side, compared side. From the camp LCD range includes local dimming LN46A950 Samsung, Sony KDL-55XBR8 on and 47LH90 LG, Samsung UN46B8000-edge, and the backlight default LN52B750. We throw the best plasma from 2009 and 2008: The Panasonic TC-P50V10 and our reference Pioneer PRO-111FD. For most of our tests for image quality, we used the Watchmen in Blu-ray.

When directly from the sweet spot seen on television was the black levels UNB8500 Samsung Series darkest and most realistic of all advertising in our program, except for plasma with Pioneer. The difference was on our side than working side, where the strike of 8500, pending the XBR8 and the V10, its closest competitor.

The results of the black levels were better in very dark scenes, like when Dreiberger the first steps in his apartment in Chapter 5 and the lights that light the road that passes through the door. The shadows on the rest of the apartment, Dreiberger silhouette and movies and other areas were inky black and deeper than anyone else in the Kuro. We also noticed the difference between the 8500 and the brighter screen, but to a lesser extent, in bright scenes, such as Rorschach Dreiberger are in the kitchen. The 8500 is very deep black in every scene more lively and entertaining.

Details in dark areas for 8500 were too high, but not too realistic than plasma. When the police investigate the scene of the murder of humorist, for example, dark uniforms on a black background a little more than what we see, mixed, although we still have all the details, some seemed a little too dark shadow on our goal Gamma World.

Like other local-dimming LED-based LCD monitors we tested, the 8500 has shown some flowers , the lighter object will bleed into a darker area near the border, but the problem is less intrusive than any other local dimming tested. Even the lightest guy in smoke or images and text us the PS3 is less pronounced in Blooming 8500th was still visible, especially the off-angle, but never distracting. Of course, only rises the local dimming, not the side lights or LCD, plasma also issued to flourish.

The UNB8500 was very good in this category, but not to the standards or reference our Kuro LH90 LG. The main question was slightly blue-gray midtones, we are not the proper menu commands user does not sacrifice other areas. Thus, skin tones, as the faces of Jon Osterman and Janey Slater the Carnival in Chapter 18, and Sally Jupiter, because it puts the comic in Chapter 22, it seemed a little brighter and cooler than our reference screen and LG. As mentioned above, the primary and secondary colors, like red blood on the bumper or the logo of the NYC yellow taxi was spot-on.

Thank you especially for the 8500 great black levels, colors were saturated and throughout the movie and the rich look more alive than all other games except the Kuro. We also appreciate the dark areas remained relatively neutral, not blue, because it is in LH90 and other LCD screens from Samsung, or (worse) on the green as the XBR8 Sony.

The 8500 has more processing capacity than any HDTV we tested this year, but the result is a world class performance in this category. We will work with the movement of the crowd, in its resolution, which came on line in 1080 we began testing, so we have the best plasma 2009 (the Panasonic models like the test V10), surpassing the best screen LCD, namely LG LH90 The XBR8 Sony and Samsung A950.

Samsung UNB8500 has reached that mark, so we have both committed to the program Auto Motion 240Hz Pro outside (from any position off ) and LED Motion Plus feature. Disabling this resolution in a movement on the model of our test, the standard 240Hz softened scoring mark of 900 to 1080 lines.

Set the selector Blur Reduction 0-10 affects the movement of the resolution, I would prefer 10, which gave the best results. 240Hz processing takes place outside of the far left of the character LCD TV model 300 to 400 lines, regardless of the fact that we engaged LED Motion Plus. As always, it was difficult to assess the impact of this movement a better resolution to the regular program material on the site, which specializes in spite of wide differences in digital testing standards were observed.

As with other monitors from Samsung, and customizable treatment dejudder 8500, and as always, works very well. Place the cursor in the custom suspension parameter to reduce to 0, so that blur reduction to 10 and 24, according to source our gaze came 1080p/24 correctly. We tested two Watchmen during the scene where Osterman Lock is the inside edge of the action in section 19, and model ‘our I Am Legend , where the camera flies over an aircraft carrier. In both cases it was a good set of film does not take unnecessary removal or smoothing the bottom of the 2:3 couplers.

Excessive smoothing has been introduced, as we reduce the buffer increases hit defaults or select Standard or Smooth. Some viewers, however, that we did not know and in most cases, the film seems very like the video. We compared the Sony and Samsung in the usual way by setting the low LG, while traffic camera at the beginning of chapter 19 and as always, we prefer the model of Sony for the other two, mainly because it has been some friction . Of course, the slider from Samsung lets you precisely how to choose a good choice for Tweakers, which is particularly the chatter.

Final Words and Conclusion

The UNB8500 was generally good quality image-def. According to our tests to test the screen every row produced a DVD source, and shots of grass and some details are not looked well. The amount of video-based jaggies eliminated sources of good, clean, and noise reduction, hitting the lowest quality of the sky and the sunset, calmly. Lastly, the 2:3 pull-test passed by eliminating moiré phenomenon is behind the car race.

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