Samsung UN46C8000 46-Inch 1080p 3D 240 Hz LED HDTV
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Manufacturer: SamsungModel: UN46C8000
Color: Black
Product features:
- Mega Dynamic Contrast
- 4 HDMI (ver 1.4), HDMI-CEC
- Component & PC input
- 2 ConnectShare Movie
- BD Wise
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Customer Review: A work of art! Incredible! Amazing! Buy this TV!!!!
Summary: 5 Stars
If you read this review, I hope you will decide to buy this TV. I'm going to try to give you some practical information that isn't in the specs. I read all the specs myself but was still knocked out when I actually had the tv in front of me. I knew I was going to buy a Samsung when I had to get a new tv but I wasn't expecting to need one a month before Christmas. My Sony XBR had been the top of the line model when I bought it, paying over $2000 10 years ago for a 300 pound 32in box. Unfortunately, since then my mother bought a Sony Wega which lasted about 2-3 years before the picture went. I thought I was in trouble a couple of years ago when my picture turned purple one day and the tv refused to turn on. When a repairman finally came weeks later I hit power to show him the problem and it turned on perfectly. What a lovely waste of money. This time, it did what my mother's had done-started blinking randomly, then so much it was unwatchable. Since I had been looking at the new lcd and plasma tvs since helping my mother find her new tv last year and Samsungs always had the best picture, with the Sharp Aquos a close second. I resolved myself to the fact that I had to shell out the cash before Christmas and looked everywhere at every tv imaginable. I heard horror stories from other previous Sony owners. The Vizio seemed improved from its earlier models but I just couldn't get the image of all the Vizios returned to Sam's Club on pallets after Christmas, and Costco had changed their return policy specifically because they got so many Vizio returns. (I know someone reading this has a Vizio and will be offended by this but it's the truth, they only sell so many because they are dirt cheap) I saw the Samsung 9000 model and couldn't believe how thin it was and the remote was great. The only problem was the price, about another $500, and when I went on Samsung's website and called their technical support I was told the 8000 was actually a better tv. It took a week to disassemble my goliath Sony piece by piece to make it light enough to carry out from the second story and about 10 minutes to get the Samsung up the stairs, out of the box, in the stand, and plugged in to cable. The picture is amazing. The movie that happened to be on when I hit the power button was 2012. We were blown away. It actually felt like you were in the movie, in the RV running from a meteor shower, in the cockpit of the plane. A shot of a hand holding a phone was so clear I could see every single line and swirl in the fingerprints! It was so weird...it looked 3D and it was just on its regular picture! We've had it set up for a few days now and we are still amazed when watching it. Some people have gotten nauseous standing too close because its so realistic. Even the non-HD channels look good. My blueray player hasn't been delivered so I haven't watched anything 3D, but I've seen demos. The 2D to 3D feature works well and the picture was so easy to set up. It took about a minute to get it connected to the wi-fi. The remote and menu are extremely easy to use. The stand is a little large but hey, who is looking at the stand? It holds the tv and it swivels, although you can see a great picture from any angle. The brushed platinum finish is beautiful. It has great extras like an ambient light sensor. If you turn your lights off when watching tv at night you can set it to automatically dim. You can bring up a mini-menu to change picture modes without going through the menu. Another feature that is terrific for me is the sleep timer. You can set it to turn off at the same time every night, which is perfect for me because I often fall asleep watching tv. For earth-friendly people it has 2 extra eco modes to conserve energy. It will turn off automatically if the cable goes out and it gets no signal. The apps that come with the TV are Hulu Plus, Vudu HD, Netflix, ESPN, Yahoo, CinemaNow, Facebook, Napster, SpsTv, and TED. More will be available in 2011, and of course you can add as many as you want to download now from the Samsung website. Vudu gives you a free movie and I couldn't believe it but right after midnight on the day of its release a brand new movie was available, before I could even go to a store and buy or rent it. I know its 240HZ but so far nothing has run faster than 60HZ. I haven't tried any gaming systems on it yet but I'm planning on being freaked out by the Zombies in Dead Rising 2 and I can't imagine a driving game. I'll have to play Resident Evil 5 again because it is going to be a totally different game on this TV. It has exceeded my expectations in every way. I could even use it as a monitor on my network if I wanted to see this review on a 46in screen. I know that you can read a whole bunch of technical reviews but I hate not getting the real info I need to make a decision to buy something. Why give a product 1 star because you got a lemon and needed to get it replaced? Everyone has purchased something at some point and it didn't work right and you had to exchange it for another. Yes, its a hassle when you're talking about something that costs as much as an LED tv, but still, 1 star when you have nothing bad to say about the picture quality or features? The only tiny, tiny feature I would say could be improved is the sound, but that is an exchange you make for getting a tv that is thinner than a mans thumb. Theres simply no room for a giant subwoofer! The speakers are on the back of the TV instead of the front or sides like older models. That said, I don't have any qualms about the sound. It gets extremely loud and can be easily heard on a setting of 1. Its not an mp3 player it's a tv! If I had the money I would replace all my TVs with these LED Samsungs. I would hang one on my living room wall and run it on the network as a giant ever-changing art gallery. BTW, don't pay extra to have someone come and "calibrate" your tv. It is so unnecessary. The plug and play picture was almost perfect and Samsung provides 2 patterns on it's picture menu to set up the brightness and color scheme. I know that when I was reading reviews and making my decision to purchase this tv a lot of people knocked the remote. Don't believe it. The remote is simple and intuitive. I was actually so knocked out by the remote for the 9000 model that I asked Samsung if it would work on the 8000 and found out it would. I was able to purchase it as an extra for much less than the cost of upgrading to the 9000 series, which has a lower dynamic picture ratio and its only plus over the 8000 is that it is only about as thick as 5 credit cards. Otherwise it is the same platinum finish on the outside. Now, the reason I wrote so much about my Sony problems at the beginning is because Sony has this reputation, and in my opinion, and a certain website I found with over 47 pages (yes pages, not 47 individual complaints) of complaints about Sony tvs asking for a class action suit against the company, Sony is overrated. While shopping I ran into several people looking at new tvs who said that it seemed like their Sony had been programmed to die as soon as the extended warranty expired. I have a 20in Magnavox that is 22 years old and still has a great picture and sound, a 9in Philips over 10 years old that amazed my 16yr old (who couldn't get over the fact it was "year 2000 ready") because he was expecting some kind of toy instead of a great picture when I had to use it after my Sony died and I was waiting for this Samsung to arrive. Oh to be young and naive...! I am staying away from Sonys from now on. My XBR was supposed to be the best of the best and ok, the picture was good-while it lasted. I don't have a lot of money but I have expensive taste and spending this much on a tv was not easy. I did a LOT of research and looked at everything from Plasma to LED and tried to figure out if my tv could be fixed before having to replace it. Nothing came close to this Samsung. Since my one vice as a 39yr old woman is watching too much tv and playing video games I highly recommend it. But I am getting a 5yr warranty just in case. This was an investment and I hope it pays off. One more thing, don't forget to buy your link stick for the networking. The upgraded remote I purchased (model RMC30C2) also connects to the network and if you don't want to pause your tv you can switch the picture to watch it on the remote and carry it around with you from room to room. It is a little harder to set up but I have to admit I didn't read the directions. sI have a DVR but this feature is still neat because the tv is in my bedroom. Also, Amazon won't like this but shop around for a warranty. Prices vary greatly from company to company and if you want it directly from Samsung it is renewable, Square Trade is not. As an Amazon positive they had the best price for the 3D package, especially considering it was tax-free. This was long but I hope I have provided someone with the information they need to make a decision about what to buy.
Description of Samsung UN46C8000 46-Inch 1080p 3D 240 Hz LED HDTV
Samsung LED HDTVs combine breakthrough picture quality and advanced connectivity options that will keep you entertained 24/7. This UN46C8000 LED HDTV also makes it easy to be green, and will save you some green, by being ENERGY STAR compliant.Digital Cameras and Photo Categories
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