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Samsung UE55HU8500

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User ratings:
40
4.1 out of 5
40 user ratings
5 stars
37 %
4 stars
40 %
3 stars
20 %
2 stars
2 %
1 stars
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Editorial reviews:
6
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4.5 out of 5
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5 stars
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4 stars
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Pros

  • slender and elegant
  • Great native contrast performance
  • extremely accurate colours and brilliant picture processing

Cons

  • background noise over normal television volume at sensible viewing distances
  • high input lag and continual presence of motion hiccups
  • Chroma vertically softened 1080p/24 capability No

Key specs

  • Curved
  • 54.6 in
  • 3840, 2160 px
  • LCD
  • 120 Hz
  • no
  • yes
  • yes

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Samsung UE55HU8500 - Pros & Cons

Samsung UE55HU8500

Pros

  • slender and elegant
  • Great native contrast performance
  • extremely accurate colours and brilliant picture processing
  • video processing is excellent
  • supremely accurate colours
  • sleek
  • ergonomic and very smart
  • native contrast performance Excellent colour palette Great scaling and processing A highly usable dimming system Vast
  • Great overall picture quality
  • both in pitch black and very bright rooms
  • great 4k TV

Cons

  • background noise over normal television volume at sensible viewing distances
  • high input lag and continual presence of motion hiccups
  • Chroma vertically softened 1080p/24 capability No
  • curved screen does not offer the best viewing angles
  • Selector Viewing Distance Calculator Input Lag Database
  • 10mm-thin black bezel produces a quite surreal “picture floating
  • It may not display this or other websites correctly
  • undefeatable Stadium picture mode
  • lack of native resolution shows up with an increased blurriness
  • it wasn t too far off that at the default setting
  • extreme corners of the screen never appear as dark as the rest of the screen

Samsung UE55HU8500 - Technical Overview

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IconScreen size
54.6 in
Best:
Axen 8682442100917
Screen size: 123 in
IconBrightness
350 cd/m²
Best:
Samsung QE75Q900RAT
Brightness: 4000 cd/m²
IconRefresh rate
120 Hz
Best:
Panasonic TC-P55VT60
Refresh rate: 3000 Hz
IconResolution
3840 x 2160 px
Best:
Samsung QE82Q800TATXXU
Resolution: 7680 x 7320 px

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Samsung UE55HU8500 - Full Specifications

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Display
Panel designCurved
Screen size54.6 in
Resolution3840 x 2160 px
Screen TechnologyLCD
LCD BacklightingLED
Aspect ratio16:9
Refresh rate120.0 Hz
Static Contrast Ratio3000:1
HDRno
Brightness350.0 cd/m²
Number of colors16.7 million
Screen width47.63 in
Screen height26.79 in
Panel TypeS-PVA
Panel Bit Depth8 bits
Pixel Pitch0.01 in
Pixel Density81.0 ppi
Display Area92.37 %
Input Lag44.0 ms
HD ready 1080p (Full HD)yes
Quantum dot displayno
Motion enhancement (Frequency/Index)yes
Ultra HD certified (UHD/4K)yes
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Features
Operating SystemSmart TV
Internet features
  • Web Browser
  • Facebook
  • Netflix
  • Skype
  • Twitter
  • YouTube
Ultra HD FeaturesUHD Upscaling
Smart Tvyes
Video camerayes
USB recording featureyes
Local dimmingyes
Micro dimmingyes
Picture-in-Pictureyes
Precision blackyes
Time-shiftyes
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3d technology
3D Supportyes
3D Technology typeActive 3D
Glasses Includedyes
Number of glasses pairs2
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Network
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yes
Built-in or included WiFi adapterBuilt-in
Wi-Fi standards
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
DLNAyes
NFCno
Ethernetyes
Bluetoothyes
Anynet+ (HDMI-CEC)yes
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Body with stand
Height30.22 in
Width48.53 in
Weight52.47 lb
Depth12.12 in
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Frame interpolation
TechnologyClear Motion Rate
Interpolation Value1200
Measurement UnitCMR
Type of index/Measurement method
Samsung Clear Motion Rate 1200
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Image
File formats supported
  • JPEG/JPG
  • PNG
  • BMP
  • JPEG/JPG
Image frequency
  • 24p
  • 30p
  • 50p
  • 60p
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Tuner
Tuner type
  • Analog
  • DVB-S2
  • DVB-C
  • Dual DVB-T2
  • DVB-T
  • DVB-T2
CI+yes
CI+ version1.3
Support for CI/CA moduleyes
Analogue TV tuner yes
Digital TV tuner yes
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Accessories
Accessories
  • IR extender cable
  • One connect Box
  • Remote controller
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Audio properties
Audio decoders
  • Dolby Digital 5.1
  • Dolby Digital Plus
  • DTS 5.1
  • DTS
  • Dolby MS11
Speaker System
  • 2-channel
  • 2-channel
File formats supported
  • AAC
  • FLAC
  • M4A
  • MIDI
  • MP3
  • OGG
  • WMA
  • WAV
Headphone outputyes
Subtitles formats
  • SMI
  • SRT
  • SUB
  • TXT
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Ergonomics
Vesa mountyes
Vesa interface type400x400mm
Removable standyes
Height adjustmentno
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Connectivity
HDMI portyes
Number of HDMI ports4
HDMI version2.0
USByes
Number of USB ports3
USB 2.0 ports2
USB 3.0 ports1
Component video (YPbPr/YCbCr) inyes
Number of component video (YPbPr/YCbCr) inputs1
Composite port inyes
Number of composite Inputs1
VGA portno
S-video portno
DVI portno
DisplayPortno
Digital Audio Ports1
Audio return channel (ARC)yes
Digital coaxial portno
Digital optical portyes
HDCP-version2.2
MHLyes
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Body without stand
Height28.46 in
Width48.53 in
Weight44.53 lb
Depth3.66 in
Colour of product
  • Black
  • Grey
  • Silver
  • White
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Energy efficiency
Energy classB
Annual Energy Use112.0 kWH/year
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Power
Voltage 220Vyes
Voltage 110Vno
Ac Frequency50.0 Hz
Power Consumption Sleep1.0 W
Power Consumption Average145.0 W
Power Consumption Eco108.0 W
Power Consumption Max267.0 W
Connecting 9V/12V/14Vno
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Video
File formats supported
  • 3GP/3GPP
  • AVI
  • ASF
  • DivX
  • Flash Video
  • H.263
  • H.264
  • H.265
  • MKV
  • QuickTime
  • M2TS
  • MP4
  • TS
  • VOB
  • VRO
  • WebM
  • Xvid
  • AVC/H.264
  • AVI
  • DivX HD
  • DivX
  • H.265
  • MKV
  • MOV
  • MPEG1
  • MPEG2
  • MPEG4
  • TS
  • WMV
  • 3GP/3GPP
Video quality standards
  • 480i
  • 480p
  • 576i
  • 576p
  • 720p
  • 1080i
  • 1080p
  • 2160p
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Cpu
CPU TypeSamsung Golf.P
CPU Cores4

Samsung UE55HU8500 - Q&A (1)

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    Productz
    over 1 year ago
    What are your thoughts on Samsung TVs?
    micah.rutherford
    over 1 year ago
    I have owned Samsung TVs for years, and I always enjoy their quality.
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