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Samsung TU8000 TV review: good value TV with limitations

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The Samsung TU8000 TV is good value for money with limitations

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TechRadar Verdict

The Samsung TU8000 TV is a good value TV that offers a decent performance for the money, but can’t shake some of the limitations of its more humble spec list. Brightness and colour saturation take a knock compared with Samsung’s pricier QLEDs, but its detailed picture, fantastic smart TV system and strong upscaling performance still offer plenty to like.

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Pros

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  Sharp, detailed 4K picture

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  Good upscaling

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  Superb smart TV platform

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  Solid motion handling

Cons

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  Limited connectivity

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  Lacks brightness for the best HDR

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  Narrow viewing angles

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  Annoying design

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Two-minute review

The Samsung TU8000 TV isn’t at the top of Samsung’s 8 Series, which is a range that’s been a great go-to option for TV buyers wanting to balance performance and price in a way that once seemed unfathomable. 

But although the Samsung TU8000 TV might not be the best 8 Series TV you can buy, it’s only a step down, sharing plenty of the TU8500’s boasts, but with a more attractive price tag.

It uses Samsung’s Crystal LCD UHD panel technology, and promises ease of use, a minimalistic design, choice of built-in voice assistant and best-in-class smart TV system. There are also a whole host of screen sizes to choose from, so you can really make it work for your space.

Despite its frame being largely made of plastic, the TU8000 is a really well-built TV. It’s just a shame Samsung decided to use a difficult-to-accommodate wide-foot stand on this model and also scrimped on the HDMI inputs — especially when one of those becomes unusable if you decide to wall mount it.  

Still, there are no such grumbles to be had on the smart TV system, which features all the on-demand and catch-up apps you could want, including Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV and Disney Plus. There’s even the arty Ambient Mode included here, appearing outside of the QLED range for the first time this year.

There’s no doubt that the picture comes with some limitations at its price, but overall the TU8000 impresses with its natural colour handling, crisp, detailed picture, solid motion processing and good upscaling. It needs some settings tweaked to perform to the very best of its abilities, though.

As is so often the case, the audio performance in the TU8000 isn’t much to get excited about, but also isn’t the worst we’ve heard. Overall it’s just on the flat side, with little by way of dynamics and organisation, but offering a decent amount of weight that stops it from sounding too thin. 

We’d recommend picking a soundbar in our best soundbars guide to pair it with, but the sound projection it manages and the clarity through the midrange would just about let you skip it if your budget is tight.

For the price, the TU8000 offers a good performance that requires some managed expectations. Peak brightness is restricted so HDR isn’t at its best and colours don’t have the pop that you’ll see on pricier sets. But detail is fantastic, black levels are strong and overall it’s a natural and engaging picture that holds its own against the competition.

It might not be quite as impressive as the step up. If you’re looking for a TV with slightly improved specs, check out our Samsung RU8000 review. But pay attention to the picture settings on offer from the TU8000, and you can still create a picture performance that offers brilliant value. 

See how the TU8000 compares to our pick of the best Samsung TV you can buy right now or take a look at our guide filled with the best TV if you’re not wedded to Samsung. Otherwise, read on for our full Samsung TU8000 TV review.

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Samsung TU8000 TV review: price and availability

• Available in six sizes, from 43 inches to 85 inches
• 55-inch version is £599/$500/AU$1,299
• Cheaper than last year’s RU8000

TheSamsung TU8000 TV is available in the UK, US and Australia, with the only difference being the 85-inch variant available in the US – instead of 82-inch in the UK and Australia. Other than that, the line up is the same across all territories, including 43-inch, 50-inch, 55-inch, 65-inch and 75-inch models.

We reviewed the 55-inch version of the TU8000 (£599/$500/AU$1,299), but otherwise you’ll be paying £429/$350/AU$949 for the 43-inch, £499/$400/AU$1,049 for the 50-inch, £899/$700/AU$1,599 for the 65-inch, £1,299/$1,200/AU$2,499 for the 75-inch and £1,999/$1,800/AU$3,699 for the 82-inch/85-inch.

There are a few more screen sizes to choose from compared with last year’s RU8000, and while UK prices are generally the same, the US and Australia have seen some price cuts. For example, prices for the 55-inch tested in this review are the same as last year’s RU8000 in the UK, but the same model in the US and Australia comes in $150 and AU$300 cheaper respectively.

Samsung TU8000 TV Specs

Screen Sizes: 43, 50, 55, 65, 75, 82-inches
4K: Yes
HDR: Yes
Panel technology: LCD
Inputs: 3xHDMI 2. 1, 2xUSB, 1xRF, CI slot, ethernet  Outputs: 1x optical

• Sturdy and stylish despite being mostly plastic
• Wide stand is awkward to accommodate
• Three HDMIs is a bit stingy

At this price, it’s probably unsurprising that the design of the Samsung TU8000 TV is made up primarily of black plastic, across its back panel, bezels and stand. It still manages to feel well-built despite this, with some reassuring heft when getting it out of the box, and minimal bezels ensuring the set still looks stylish, plastic and all.

Why Samsung has decided to bestow wide feet on this model though — or any TV for that matter — is anyone’s guess. A central stand, as is found on the TU8500 model above this, is so much easier to accommodate when it comes to placing larger TVs onto furniture. As it is, the UE55TU8000 will require a TV stand of at least 103cm, so do make sure your current setup can accommodate it first.

Of course you can choose to wall mount this TV instead, and there are no unsightly lumps or bumps on the back to make this an issue. In fact, at just 6cm thick, it should sit pretty snug to your wall. 

However, it’s worth noting that one of the HDMI ports will become unusable in this position due to being rear-facing, which is a shame considering what’s there is already a fairly stingy offering. 

We’re used to having four HDMIs to choose from, even at this price, but the TU8000 only has three. That means even a fairly humble setup of a set-top box, Blu-ray player and games console will use up those parts from the off, with one lost if the set is wall-mounted.

Other ports include two USBs, a composite video in, an RF antenna input for terrestrial telly, CI slot and an ethernet port for when wi-fi won’t cut it. There’s also an optical output for pushing the audio to a soundbar. 

As is usually the case with Samsung TVs, two remotes are included in the box — a chunkier standard-looking one and a more slender, simplified option. The latter has all the main features you’ll use most often, without the ones you won’t. This includes a ring-shaped D-pad, channel and volume controls, shortcuts to Netflix, Prime Video and Rakuten TV and buttons for activating Samsung’s Ambient Mode (more on that later), your voice assistant of choice and for general navigation.

This remote can also be set up as a universal control for your other devices, which you’ll be prompted about during the initial setup.

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Samsung TU8000 TV review: interface

• Easy TV setup via SmartThings app
• Tizen is still one of the best smart TV systems out there
• Ambient Mode included

While you can get the TV set up just using the remote if you prefer, Samsung prompts you to download the Samsung SmartThings app to do it digitally instead. 

It works really well, even automatically adding the wi-fi details it digs out from your device so you don’t have to mess around with on-screen keyboards, which is always welcome.

It also prompts you to download any extra on-demand apps you might like on the TV and choose your voice assistant, as well as helps you get the OneRemote set up as a universal control for all your sources. 

Once complete, the Samsung TU8000 TV will appear as a device within the SmartThings app alongside any other compatible devices you might have in the house. You can then control your TV via your phone if you’ve misplaced the remotes… or just can’t be bothered to get up to get them.

Samsung has long offered one of the most comprehensive smart TV systems through its Tizen platform. It’s had some small design tweaks since last year, but navigation is pretty much identical and is still just as simple as before. 

That means a press of the home button will bring up a row of your installed apps, which are now smaller to fit more on screen, and highlighting any one of them will show up a secondary row of suggested content or actions. This content will be customised to your viewing habits if you’re signed in to that particular app, so Netflix will offer to continue what you were last watching, for example.

Pretty much every on-demand service you could want is present, including Netflix, Amazon Prime, Apple TV, NowTV, YouTube and Disney Plus, as well as all of the UK’s catch up services, from BBC iPlayer to My5. 

There’s also an app store for adding other apps, including UKTV Play, BBC Sounds and Spotify, with the order of apps you add to your home menu entirely customisable to your preferences — you can now fit 14 on the screen at any one time. Scroll down from this main row of apps and you’ll come to Samsung’s content hub, with rows of TV and film recommendations, albeit from a limited number of providers. 

Most options surfaced for us seemed to be from Apple TV, Chili or UKTV Play and while it was interesting enough, it’s a shame not to see more popular sources included, like Netflix, Amazon or BBC iPlayer. We didn’t find ourselves using it at all.

You get two options for voice assistance, in Alexa and Samsung’s Bixby (Google Assistant is coming soon). Alexa can work in conjunction with any Amazon speakers you might have, and is generally the better choice of the two for generic voice assistance, though Bixby does offer more by way of specific TV controls, such as changing input via voice. It still feels like a bit of a clunky inclusion that we rarely found the need to use, but it’s there if you want it.

Samsung’s Ambient Mode is now included as standard on the TU8000, with the feature expanding its horizons beyond the QLED range for the first time this year. It’s a feature that’s been adapted from the Art Mode initially launched on the Samsung Frame, and allows you to have a selection of arty pictures, patterns or your own snaps appear on screen when you’re not watching TV. 

The TVs sensor will detect the brightness of a room and adjust the picture accordingly, so it looks more like a picture than a TV that’s just been left on, which in turn saves power. You can set a timer too, to ensure it switches off after a period of time.

It’s not as convincing as Samsung’s The Frame as an artwork, mostly because the TU8000’s screen is more reflective, but it’s nice to see the feature trickle down the range all the same.

(Image credit: Samsung)

Samsung TU8000 TV review: picture quality

• Sharp, detailed picture
• Panel isn’t the brightest, so HDR can struggle
• Decent upscaling

This UE55TU8000 is capable of a very good picture for its price, but the out-of-the-box settings do need a bit of work to get the most out of it, particularly with HDR content.

That’s because the peak brightness of this set is on the low side. Even with brightness turned up high in settings, you will likely find yourself wanting more, especially with dark scenes in well-lit rooms. 

So before we talk about the picture, let’s talk about how to get it looking its best. The first thing to adjust here is the picture mode, which is most accurate under Movie. Many will prefer the attractive cooler tones of Standard, which is also slightly brighter, but if you’re looking for the most accurate picture and colour palette, Movie is the option to go for.

Movie mode has its brightness and contrast knocked down a touch from the maximum, and we’d recommend keeping them there. It’s a much subtler picture if you do, though you can push brightness up a touch if you feel you need it. 

Colour tone is a toss up between Warm1 and Warm2 and we’d ensure sharpness is always at 0 to avoid added noise. You can leave colour and tint settings where they are. 

We’d usually recommend turning all added picture processing off for the purest picture, but in this case, Samsung’s Contrast Enhancer works wonders for giving this picture the added oomph it needs, particularly in darker scenes. With SDR content you can probably keep it switched on low, but with HDR content, you’ll get more impact, albeit with less subtlety, set at high.

The Samsung TU8000 TV will recognise whenever you’re playing compatible HDR content, and switch to an HDR mode automatically, so any settings you change at this point will remain in place for HDR content only.

Finally, motion settings fall under an option called Picture Clarity. Opt for custom and you can set the judder settings yourself. Something around 3 or 4 seemed to work best for most content we watched, and motion is, for the most part, admirably stable.

With the picture where we want it to be, we settle down with a 4K stream of Joker on Sky Q. Outlines are wonderfully crisp and there’s stacks of detail to go at, from the texture of the makeup on Joaquin Phoenix’s face to the detail in the buildings of Gotham in the opening scenes. More capable sets (read: more expensive) will offer up a bit more by way of depth and extra fine detail, but for a mid-range TV, there’s very little to grumble about here.

Colours are well judged too, and there’s enough natural punch here to keep the picture engaging. The TU8000 even does a great job with skin tones, a tricky balance that TVs at this level can’t always manage. 

The lack of wide colour gamut for HDR in the TU8000 means you’re unlikely to be blown away by the out-and-out vibrancy of the TU8000 when watching HDR, but the subtler way it handles its colour palette and shading is still beautifully done. While colours probably wouldn’t be described as vivid, they’re also far from washed out.

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If there is an Achilles’ heel here, it’s dark scenes, when watched in anything but a very dark room. Even then, they struggle to impress, as the screen tries to balance the dark and light parts of the scene. There’s no doubt that blacks can go deep, but shadow detail and highlights lose out in the process.

As an edge-lit set with no local dimming, the TU8000 was always going to struggle in these situations, but with Samsung’s Contrast Enhancer switched on, you can quickly improve the balance and give these scenes much more distinction.

This is particularly helpful with HDR content. When streaming Ozark from Netflix, we were able to transform previously dull dark scenes when viewed in daylight into something much more punchy and enjoyable. Even the viewing experience in a dark room is much improved.

With the Contrast Enhancer set to high, highlight details are presented much more brightly alongside those deep blacks, and with very little blooming. It even helps to bring out some detail that might have otherwise been lost in the shadows. 

As mentioned, the extra processing does away with some subtlety in search of better contrast, particularly noticeable in brighter scenes, and also adds in some noise. However at this price, it’s a trade off we’re willing to make. 

The result isn’t as precise or dynamic as HDR can be at its very best, but you won’t find many TVs at this level doing much better. Just be aware that, as is the case with all Samsung TVs, there’s no Dolby Vision support here, just HDR10 and the lesser-spotted HDR10+, plus HLG for broadcast.  

Carrying over to HD/SDR content with an Amazon Prime stream of Iron Man 2 and the TU8000 manages admirably. Its upscaling is pretty good, and while it can’t pass for native 4K, there’s still a good level of detail to get your teeth into, with no noticeable added noise. 

Colours are just as well-handled here as they are in HDR, so the red and gold of Iron Man’s suit are suitably striking without being over the top, while the contrast in darker scenes remains impressive with a helping hand from the extra processing. 

Even SD terrestrial TV content looks decent. It’s a little soft on detail, as you’d expect, but even with the further noise that creeps in, it’s a solid picture with a good colour balance that’s wholly watchable.

The only downside to all of this is the viewing angles, which are annoyingly tight. Sit too far off axis and you’ll lose a fair bit of contrast and colour saturation, which takes away from the overall picture performance. If this is the TV for you, just be sure to bag the central seating position for movie night.

(Image credit: Samsung)

Samsung TU8000 TV review: audio performance

• 20W stereo speakers
• Three settings to choose from
• Not terrible, but nothing to write home about

The Samsung TU8000 TV offers three audio settings to choose from in the main settings menu. It’ll come with Standard selected out of the box, but you can also choose the Adaptive or Amplified settings. 

We like the added whallop from Adaptive, which strikes a good balance of adding some weight to the low end without losing out on too much clarity through the midrange. 

That low end still lacks the power and depth you’d get from a soundbar, but does at least help to give some presence to a soundtrack and ensure it doesn’t sound too thin. The treble is still a little on the sharp side but not so much that it becomes uncomfortable to listen to.

Organisation isn’t the best so dialogue can get a little lost in the busiest scenes, but overall it’s fine, if lacking a little detail.  

As is usually the case with TV sound, particularly at this level, it’s just a bit flat, and lacks the dynamic wherewithal to shift between the subtlety required for quieter scenes and oomph required for the big ones. You’ll want to invest in a soundbar for that.

It does do a good job of projecting the sound though, so you don’t have to push the volume out of its comfort zone, which is welcome at this level.

(Image credit: Samsung)

Conclusion

If you want to see the best of HDR, this isn’t the TV for you. The low overall brightness and lack of wide colour gamut on the TU8000, not to mention the fact that Samsung doesn’t support Dolby Vision, does limit how well this TV can show off HDR content. Some settings tweaks can help make it that bit more impactful, but the true benefit of HDR won’t shine through here. 

However, if you want a good value TV, then Samsung’s 8 Series is a great middle ground for those who want a solid TV without spending the money on the QLED range. That’s what you get with the TU8000. While there are areas we’d like to see improvements in, there’s no denying the value of a 55-inch TV at £600/$500/AU$1,299.

Also consider…

If our Samsung TU8000 TV review has you considering other options, here are three more TVs for you to check out. 

Samsung TU7100 TV
If you’re looking for an even more affordable option, take a look at the step down: the TU7100. The TU8000 is the better TV, but the 7100 is terrific value, especially if you can find it reduced during one of the sale seasons. We think it’d make a great second screen and also comes in 43-inch sizes, so it’s a solid option for smaller spaces.
Read our full Samsung TU7100 TV review

Samsung Q80T QLED TV
The Samsung Q80T QLED TV is a mid-range TV with a much bigger price tag than the TU8000 we’re reviewing here – it’ll set you back $1,349 / £1,279 / around AU$1,809. But we’re including it here because if you can afford to stretch your budget you’ll get good contrast and vibrant colour, coupled with sensational upscaling and advanced smart features.
Read our full Samsung Q80T QLED TV review

Philips The One (PUS8506 / 2021)
The Philips PUS8506 is a set that provides a good picture, decent sound and easy connectivity at a great mid-range price – plus there’s Ambilight here too. The majority of buyers will find this TV a superb all-round package where the  TU8000 might be lacking a little.
Read our full Philips The One (PUS8506 / 2021) review

• First reviewed in 2021.

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Samsung TU8500 (UE50TU8500) 4K TV review

Verdict

The Samsung TU8500 is a great choice for any buyer looking to upgrade from a1080p or entry-level 4K TV. However, those looking to enjoy HDR content will want to invest in a more expensive effort that can do it justice.

Pros

• Intuitive, easy to use UI
• Decent gaming performance
• Simple setup process
• Wealth of smart features

Cons

• HDR performance could be better
• Underpowered speakers

Key specifications

• HDR10, HDR10+, HLG
• 3x HDMI, 2x USB
• Tizen OS
• Multi-View

The Samsung TU8500 (UE50TU8500) is the mid-range LED TV in Samsung’s more affordable Crystal Dynamics range, intended for those after a big screen TV that won’t break the bank.

It doesn’t match the picture quality of Samsung’s entry-level QLEDs – especially in HDR – but it’s competitive price, developed feature set and intuitive UI means it’s a fabulous option for its target market. The obvious downsides are the lack of Dolby Vision support and underpowered speakers.

Price and availability

The Samsung TU8500 is part of Samsung’s Crystal UHD range of smart TVs. This TV comes in 43- 50-, 55- and 65-inch sizes with prices starting at a modest £499. The 50-inch mode is only available in the UK, with an RRP of £599.

The Samsung TU8500 will slot discreetly into most living rooms without becoming a focal point. Like most TVs it’s a rectangular design with an attachable V-shape stand and downward-firing speakers .

If you took away the Samsung branding, it could easily be mistaken for any other £600 telly, which is no bad thing. The only thing that’ll attract buyers’ eyes is the TV’s price, with Samsung offering plenty of screen real estate for the money.

Setup is pretty simple thanks to the easy to attach stand which simply tasks you with connecting the stand to a base unit, then attaching it to the rear of the TV using the supplied screws.

There are also twin control options to choose from. One is a bog standard TV remote full of numerical keys and shortcuts, and the other is a more modern choice, with a basic touchpad and stripped down key inputs. We liked the more modern control for its simplicity, but both are suitably intuitive.

Features

• Comprehensive range of smart apps

• Supports SmartThings for added connectivity

• Only three HDMI inputs

What separates the TU8500 from competing TVs at this price is its robust feature set.

Samsung’s Tizen OS features the widest selection of apps on a TV, featuring the likes of Netflix, Prime Video, Disney+, Britbox, NOW TV, Apple TV, BT Sport, as well as platform exclusives in Apple Music. There’s no Freeview Play, but Samsung does have all the UK catch-up apps installed, and there’s Samsung’s TV Plus for watching a selection of TV channels.

Samsung’s SmartThings platform is available and has a variety of benefits. It offers the ability to stream your phone or tablet’s screen to the TV in a similar fashion to Google Chromecast. This functionality means you can stream smaller streaming services, such as CrunchyRoll and Shudder, which don’t have native apps on the platform.

There’s also the cool Multiview function. This lets you project your smartphone screen as a window on the TV. It sounds gimmicky, but has quite a few uses. One is gaming, where you can run a tutorial or Discord video chat window, saving the need to glance between screens. Another is for remote movie nights. Like Discord while gaming, you can power up a little window with the video chat, letting you chat away with participants without having to switch between screens.

The Ambient mode is another nice touch, which lets you turn the TV into a virtual picture frame when it’s not in use.

Though I find LG’s WebOS more intuitive, the TU8500’s UI works well for users to navigate. All services and apps are housed in a convenient launch bar with tiles for each service or menu screen.

All of its connections are placed on the rear panel: 3x HDMI, 2x USB, analogue video and stereo inputs, plus optical audio and an Ethernet socket. This may be a minor annoyance for those planning to add or swap out systems and sources, with more expensive TVs offering side-facing connections. For those that want to forgo wires, there’s built-in Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity.

Performance

• Good showcase for 4K content

• Limited brightness with HDR content

• Adequate sound quality

A £600 TV is never going to mix it with QLED or OLED, but Samsung’s Crystal UHD is pretty impressive for the money.

Crystal UHD is a clever bit of tech that aims to improve picture quality using a custom twin LED backlighting system. Unlike traditional LED TVs, which generally use a single backlight, Crystal UHD pairs two panels running at different kelvin counts (5000k and 2000k).

According to Samsung, this gives the TV improved contrast and punchier images. And with real world use, once you get the TV setup properly, I found the tech does offer better picture quality than most affordable/mid-range LED sets.

The TU8500 offers a traditional sprinkling of TV settings and picture modes. Picture modes include Movie, Standard, Natural and Dynamic. Then you have two added options for gaming and the all too common, but generally not great, picture enhancement and upscaling settings.

The TV modes work as expected, with Natural and Standard being the modes to consider. Dynamic in particular should be avoided as it has the classic storefront look that overcooks colours at the expense of overall picture quality.

Natural and Standard modes offer decent contrast, are free from backlight bleed, and offer suitably accurate colour temperatures to ensure comfortable viewing for HD channels and most streaming services.

UHD content is where the Samsung TU8500 shines, with content from Netflix and Prime Video wonderfully sharp. Make no mistake if you are upgrading to 4K for the first time, or coming off a cheaper TV, image quality will be a step up.

Gaming performance is also excellent as long as you don’t use the Game Motion Plus setting. This setting retains the set’s background processing, which increases input lag. I’d recommend any gamer opt for the regular gaming mode, which offers much lower input lag, making it a better option, especially when playing online or offline reaction based titles.

The only downside is the TU8500 doesn’t support 4K/120Hz gaming, which limits its appeal to those looking to upgrade to the PS5 or Xbox Series X. Both consoles support the resolution and framerate, but the TU8500’s lack of support is not at all surprising, given this feature is limited towards the top end of the market.

HDR performance also isn’t the best, even though the set supports HDR10, HDR10+ and HLG HDR standards. Max brightness levels also are less than you’d need for good quality HDR performance, coming in at just over 300 nits. The lack of Dolby Vision is a final quibble, but Samsung is yet to support this version of HDR.

If you’re coming off an old or cheaper set, the TU8500 offers a big step up in picture quality. But, for those that have experienced HDR on step-up QLEDs, the performance won’t be as good. LED can’t match the black performance of OLED or QLED screens.

Sound quality is adequate, but not terribly immersive with the built-in speakers. Volumes are high enough, but the low end lacks punch and precision, meaning subtle details can be lost in movies.

You should buy it if…

If you’re looking to upgrade but don’t want to break the bank, the Samsung TU8500 is an excellent option.

You want good gaming performance

Samsung’s TVs are class-leading in this respect, with the fastest input lag on the market.

The TU8500 still retains a number of smarts available from Samsung’s more premium TVs.

You shouldn’t buy it if…

The TU8500’s performance is impressive for the price, but if you can go for the higher specc’d QLEDs, picture quality is improved.

The TU8500 only features three HDMI inputs, which isn’t great for those with lots of sources to plug in.

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FAQs

What HDR formats does it support?

This TV supports HDR10, HDR10+ and HLG

Does it have Freeview Play?

There’s no Freeview Play, but Samsung does have all the UK catch-up apps installed

Does it support next-gen gaming features?

There is no support for next-gen gaming’s 4k@120Hz feature with this TV.

Specs

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UK RRP

Manufacturer

Screen Size

Size (Dimensions)

Size (Dimensions without stand)

Weight

ASIN

Operating System

Release Date

First Reviewed Date

Model Number

Resolution

HDR

Types of HDR

Refresh Rate TVs

Ports

HDMI (2.1)

Audio (Power output)

Connectivity

Colours

Display Technology

Samsung UE50TU8500

£599

Samsung

49. 5 inches

1116.4 x 326.5 x 728.1 MM

642.9 x 1116.4 x 57.1 MM

15.2 KG

B08739FTPG

Tizen 5.5

2020

29/07/2020

UE50TU8500

3840 x 2160

Yes

HDR10, HDR10+, HLG

50 – 60 Hz

3x HDMI 2.0, 2x USB 2.0, Ethernet, Optical out, CI+ 1.4 Slot, Composite in, Satellite, Aerial

eARC, ALLM

20 W

Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.2, DLNA

Black

Edge-LED

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Jargon buster

HLG (Hybrid-Log Gamma)

HLG is a HDR format co-developed by the BBC and Japanese national broadcaster NHK for transmission of broadcast and live streamed content in HDR. It’s backwards compatible with SDR transmission standards, enabling people without a HDR TV to receive the same feed but downsampled.

Upscaling

Upscaling refers to the process whereby a TV receives an image lower than its native resolution and fills in the missing information to create an image. Upscaling effectively guesses which pixels go where to make up the new image. The better the upscaler, the better the resulting image and with the advent of artificial intelligence, it has helped to make for more sophisticated guesses.

HDR10+

HDR10+ is a HDR format supported by Panasonic and Samsung as a free to use, open platform alternative to Dolby Vision. It adds dynamic metadata on top of the core HDR10 signal that tells a TV how it should adjust the brightness, colours and contrast of content for the most optimal picture quality.

HDR

HDR stands for High Dynamic Range and refers to contrast (or difference) between the brightest and darkest parts of an image. HDR content preserves details in the darkest and brightest areas of a picture, details that are often lost in old imaging standards. HDR10 is mandated to be included on all HDR TVs. It’s also supported by 4K projectors.

Smart TV

A smart TV can connect to the internet, allowing them to stream online content over home Wi-Fi, connect to other devices (on the same network), as well as allowing the user wirelessly ‘cast’ content to the TV

eARC

eARC (Enhanced Audio Return Channel) is the update to ARC and it boosts the bandwidth and speed, making room for object-based audio surround formats such as DTS:X and Dolby Atmos to be sent directly to an AV receiver/soundbar.

HDMI

HDMI stands for High Definition Multimedia Interface and is to transmit video/audio signals from a source to a receiver.

4K Ultra HD TV

4K (or Ultra HD) refers to the resolution of a TV’s display, which equates to the number of horizontal and vertical pixels that it can display. 4K TVs have a resolution of 3840 x 2160 (8.3 million pixels), which is four times that of a Full HD TV. With more pixels, you get a sharper, clearer picture than is possible from an equivalent sized 1080p display.

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[KEY FEATURES] Universal TV Remote Control Equipped with Button for Barz Access to Netflix, Prime Video and Web Page Surfing for Extra Convenience. remote control Samsung remote control and back-up functions on the original remote control.

[FOREST FOR USE] It can’t be used for remote control, but it can’t be programmed or the setting is not easy. Just put two batteries type AA from 1.5, and the same one is ready for work! (Zabelezhka: for batteries and operating instructions not included in the kit)

[SPECIFICATION on TV] Compatible with all Samsung Smart TV models: 6 Series 7 Series 8 Series, KU6290, KU6270, KU7000, RU7100, Q60T, TU8000, TU8200, TU8300, TU850D, TU9000 Q70T Q80T Q90T Q800T Q900TS Q950TS LST7 LS05 LS03 RU8000 Q50 Q60 Q70 Q80 Q90 Q900 NU8000 NU8500 MU8000 Q6F Q7F Q7C Q8F Q 9F, N5300, NU6900, NU7100, NU7300, MU630, MU650, MU700, MU800, MU850, MU6300, MU6500, MU7000, MU7500, MU8000, MU9000 Series etc.

[COMPATIBILITY WITH REMOTE CONTROL] Compatible with all Samsung TV remote models: BN59-01266A, BN59-01312A, BN59-01312G, BN59-01310A, BN59-01259E, BN59-01330A, BN59-01329A, BN59 -01298A, BN59-01298H, BN59-01292A, BN59-01241A, BN59-01293A, BN59-01199F, BN59-01301A, BN59-01289A etc.

Colour: black

Material: plastic

Size: 16 x 3. 48 x 2 cm

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