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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. Discover a new standard of brilliance with Samsung's flagship UE55HU8500 55 Inch Smart 3D Curved LED TV. Thanks to its unique curved screen design, lifelike UHD 4K picture quality and enhanced Samsung Smart TV features, the Samsung UE55HU8500 55 Inch Smart 3D Curved LED TV will revolutionise the way you experience TV forever. The elegant curved form factor of the TV creates a balanced and uniformed viewing distance for a more true-to-life viewing experience with improved viewing angles and higher contrast, so everyone watching can enjoy the best seat in the house. Experience all your entertainment in awe-inspiring detail, whether it's your favourite TV show or Blu-ray movies, the UE55HU8500 upscales SD, HD or full HD content to UHD-level picture quality. That's four times the detail of a Full HD TV. Plus, the UE55HU8500 is equipped with Samsung's cutting-edge 1200Hz Clear Motion Rate to deliver pictures so crisp you’ll feel as if you’re part of the moment. From subtle motion to fast-paced 3D action, every on-screen movement is virtually blur-free. For the most part, though, the UE50BU8000’s ‘journey’ from SDR to HDR is more illustrated by the issues HDR causes than the clear positive difference we’d have expected. The percentage of the approximate area, taken by the active part of the screen, to the total front area.
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. In [Movie] mode, Samsung offers a two-point white balance (WB) controls and also a more precise 10-point system. We only needed to use the former to achieve a beautiful result: Video- and film-based deinterlacing was top-notch, in both SD and HD. With [Film Mode] engaged, the Samsung HU8500 correctly detected and processed 3:2 cadence over 480i and 1080i; and 2:2 over 576i. The higher “ Auto1” setting was required to pass 2:2 over 1080i, but it caused combing in standard-def mixed edits (e.g. scrolling video text overlaid upon film material). The bottom line? [Film Mode] “ Auto2” for SD; “ Auto1” for HD. 4K
Critically for upscaling non-4K sources, a process called automatic resolution recovery is featured. This enables the screen to detect a source's original resolution (eg standard def footage that's been upscaled by a broadcaster), implement noise reduction and enhance detail, before finally upscaling to 4K. The processing power shouldn’t only help picture performance, either. We’d also expect it to play a useful role in keeping Samsung’s extensive, attractively designed and sophisticated smart features zipping along. There’s plenty of extra stuff in the box, two remotes, the breakout box and two pairs of 3D glasses (only one pictured)
Max light output HDR (high dynamic range) while displaying a live scene and white square taking up 10% of the screen (measured in Nits) Power supply and consumption Information about the power supply and consumption, energy efficiency class, etc. 110V The energy efficiency class/label provides general idea about the power consumption. There are different energy efficiency classes and each sets its own requirements regarding the power consumption. Some of the existent energy efficiency classes are A+++, A++, A+, A, B, C, D, E, F, G. To reiterate this point, the BU8000 is the same as the BU8500 except for swapping the latter’s central stand for a pair of feet. If you’ve read our recent review of the 55-inch BU8500 you can, therefore, skip the rest of this section if you wish. But for everyone else, here’s a recap of what you can expect. There’s also a nicely nuanced overall feel to most types of image on the BU8500, and while it might not deliver the impact we’d ideally like, at least it tends to keep everything in balance, without the momentary losses of discipline many rivals at this price point – including the impressive TCL – occasionally succumb to.During setup, the adjustment to color balance is on a bit of a hair-trigger – it’ll tip from ‘just slightly understated’ to ‘rather too lively’ in no time. But play around a bit to find the optimum balance and the color palette is naturalistic, convincing and wide-ranging. Skin-tones, in particular, are detailed and varied. The panel is illuminated from its edges, rather than having lights positioned directly behind it. This no doubt helped Samsung achieve the UE50BU8000’s AirSlim design, but edge lighting can struggle to control where the light goes as well as LED lighting systems that are placed directly behind the screen. La calidad de imagen del Samsung 55BU8500 nos parece buena. Su 4K está bien definido y al precio que tiene lo encontramos bastante completo. Sin embargo su brillo es mejorable, notándose la diferencia con los QLED cuando está uno al lado del otro, así como la colorimetría. Este es su mayor hándicap, que la competencia QLED como el Q64B tiene un precio muy similar y realmente es mejor en todos los aspectos. Recomendamos priorizar los QLED si encuentras una oferta o puedes estirar el presupuesto. Si te gusta jugar a videojuegos de última generación necesitarás un 120Hz nativo como el Q75B. The BU8500 supports HDR10, HLG and HDR10+, but not Dolby Vision. However, the absence of the latter has nothing to do with the TV’s mid-range status because none of Samsung’s models support the format. The HDR10+ performance was good in testing, and while not as prevalent as Dolby Vision, the format is used by Prime Video, some 4K Blu-rays, and now Apple TV+. The UE55BU8500 is a decent enough TV. Its pictures don’t do anything aggressively wrong, retaining good balance and subtlety, and its sound is pleasant enough as long as you’re not watching anything too demanding.
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