Samsung D8000 TV – Exclusive first look review from Which?

Posted: February 9th, 2011 | Author: admin | Filed under: Information About 3DTV | Tags: , , , , , , | 14 Comments »


World Exclusive Samsung D8000 – We get our hands on the new Smart TV, the Samsung D8000 and test out its many features including the 3D, Internet functionality and interactive hub. For more information visit www.which.co.uk

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14 Comments on “Samsung D8000 TV – Exclusive first look review from Which?”

  1. 1 Spanky2k said at 9:59 am on February 9th, 2011:

    Is the D8000 plasma the successor to the C7000 plasma line? I’m finding it hard to guesstimate how much the 64″ D8000 plasma is going to be – I’m having a hard time trying to decide between buying a C7000 63″ now or hold out a few months for whatever it’s replacement will be. If it’s only a couple of hundred more then I’d happily wait a while

  2. 2 WhichWebsite said at 10:23 am on February 9th, 2011:

    @marleebrz We doubt whether it will make much difference, but can’t say for sure. We looked at the C8000 last year and didn’t get any real image lag problems. We’ll batch test it as soon as it’s available to buy (March), so expect a full review in May (our tests take 6 weeks)

  3. 3 marleebrz said at 11:11 am on February 9th, 2011:

    This question is strictly about input lag on this the new D8000 specifically the 55″ model. Have you tested this with ps3? or any gaming consoles? I’m in Canada and I think your model # is UE55D8000 in Europe but my number here in North America is UN55D8000 does it make any difference or is it just region codes? Will it make any difference whatsoever with input lag performance or any other performance issues of your European model compared to our model? when is your FULL review available?

  4. 4 WhichWebsite said at 11:51 am on February 9th, 2011:

    @bkandkr What you’re refering to may well be the motion processing software – which won’t have anything to do with the type of TV it is. What you’re seeing sounds like you’ve got some motion processing software switched on – usually called something like Motion Flow or HD Natural Motion. This will give the illusion of smoother motion but can have some unwanted side-effects, like giving the image a cine camera effect! To get a more natural feel we’ll typically keep it switched off

  5. 5 bkandkr said at 12:33 pm on February 9th, 2011:

    i’ve noticed when watching movie’s on LED tv’s that it seems as the movie has been filmed almost with a hand-held camera. is this to do with refresh rate?

  6. 6 Gangreen167 said at 1:26 pm on February 9th, 2011:

    @WhichWebsite Thanks!.. Can’t wait!!

  7. 7 WhichWebsite said at 1:29 pm on February 9th, 2011:

    @300spartans77 We’re not sure but to be honest contrast ratios are meaningless. Different manufactures measure contrast ratio in different ways, so it’s not comparable across brands. Plus it’s not a linear measurement (so 10000:1 is not ‘twice as good’ as 5000:1). But based on our tests of the c8000 from last year the black levels and White detail will probably be hard to beat

  8. 8 WhichWebsite said at 2:14 pm on February 9th, 2011:

    @Gangreen167 Yes it has local dimming. We can’t say how it compares to other models until we’ve had it in our full comparative test . We come up with our picture ratings based on the verdict of a five person panel watching the same material and the same quality signal fed to each tv. Benchmark and reference sets ensure continuity between tests. We’ll have it in the lab as soon as it launches and ad can buy one

  9. 9 Dp3ch3Mod3UndrGround said at 2:44 pm on February 9th, 2011:

    Design looks sleek, amazing. Looking forward to getting the ’55 version.

  10. 10 connectconsole said at 3:39 pm on February 9th, 2011:

    i wonder if the u.s is getting this pvr function on this model? …..probably not

  11. 11 joseph10704 said at 4:00 pm on February 9th, 2011:

    i live in the states so rom what i know is that the states is geting this tv in 4 differetn size’s and they are 46,55,60 and a 65 inch i want tog et a 60 inh or a 55 eather why this tv look’s very very coool i am in the market for a new tv my old samsung is 4 year old soon so i cant wait .to get one of these.

  12. 12 keisarinn said at 4:09 pm on February 9th, 2011:

    not local dimming, but edge lit. Moved the light’s to the sides instead of the sides this time so you won’t notice them as easily with letterboxed. The thin bezel looks fantastic, bit it’s still gonna have very low contrast because it’s edge lit, still gonna have dreadfull viewing angles because it’s not ips and probably still gonna have issues like uneven illumination etc. Also don’t like how they’ve removed the sides from the glasses that reduced reflections.

  13. 13 300spartans77 said at 4:37 pm on February 9th, 2011:

    whats is the contrast ratio of this LED TV ?

  14. 14 Gangreen167 said at 4:41 pm on February 9th, 2011:

    Does this TV have local dimming? How does the gray scale compare to Sony XBR8 models?

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