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£1646 – £2649 at 3 retailers out of 416 retailers checked

9.1 out of 10 based on 99 reviews.

Samsung UE55ES8000 with 55" Full HD 1080p LED screen, 3 HDMI ports and FreeSat HD. See full product description

Ease of use	8.7
Image quality	9.6
Sound quality	8.0
Design	9.6
Value for money	8.3
Overall rating	9.1

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Mark, Leicester Multi-purpose viewer

Score 9.0/10

Good points:: I don't give 10s easily, but the picture quality is frankly phenominal. It is easily the best thing about the tv. It's has oodles of connectivity, which is wasted on me as I have an external soundbar so only use 1 hdmi in, but if you want to connect just about anything to it , it has the ports. In general it's a great tv.
Bad points:: So it's a great tv and I scored it highly, so it's contradictory to say, if I had my time again I wouldn't buy it? Why? Well its a smart tv, but along with everyone I know who has one we all agree on some basics. Firstly everyone turns of voice and gesture control in the first week. It's just annoying when it pops up over your screen at random times or when you scratch your head. Also the apps store is limited at the moment, with the only app I use regularly being Skype. I don't use any of the social media because the tv doesn't have profiles for different users so it my Facebook or the kids. It's a personal choice, but if I had my time again I would have selected an older 60" screen which isn't yet available in the range and connected a high quality camera (cam quality is poor) for use with Skype. This would give me the fantastic screen quality, the useful apps, HD camera quality, rather than fuzzy and a personally preferable screen size.

Ease of use	8.0
Image quality	10.0
Sound quality	8.0
Design	9.0
Value for money	9.0
Overall rating	9.0

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Confirmed purchase: 28 Mar 2013

John, Film and documentary lover

Score 9.0/10

Good points:: Brilliant TV. Faultless.
Bad points:: TV - None.

Ease of use	8.0
Image quality	10.0
Sound quality	7.0
Design	10.0
Value for money	9.0
Overall rating	9.0

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Confirmed purchase: 22 Mar 2013

algi, Occasional TV watcher

Score 9.0/10

Good points:: Good image if you using HD, nice design
Bad points:: To expensive for what it is. Voice control and hand are rudimentary.

Ease of use	7.0
Image quality	9.0
Sound quality	8.0
Design	9.0
Value for money	7.0
Overall rating	9.0

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Confirmed purchase: 21 Mar 2013

John, Chislehurst Multi-purpose viewer

Score 9.0/10

Good points:: Amazing picture quality, almost 3D without the glasses. 3D is also good when applied to 2D TV and recordings, even photos.

Sound quality, considering that there are no visible speakers is also far better than expected.

Hard to see where new higher HD TVs can improve on the picture quality.
Bad points:: Instruction manual could be better. Motion & voice controls still to be fully investigated but so far not too impressed. However, overall quality more than makes up for this.

Ease of use	6.0
Image quality	10.0
Sound quality	8.0
Design	8.0
Value for money	8.0
Overall rating	9.0

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Confirmed purchase: 17 Apr 2013

Lynn, Worth Film and documentary lover

Score 10.0/10

Good points:: Picture quality is amazing
Bad points:: Will not use motion control. Voice control OK.

Ease of use	10.0
Image quality	10.0
Sound quality	8.0
Design	10.0
Value for money	10.0
Overall rating	10.0

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Confirmed purchase: 16 Feb 2013

pamela, Newport Multi-purpose viewer

Score 9.0/10

Good points:: Picture is amazing
Bad points:: Sound quality not great and out Bose was too old to connect needed to buy an assessor sound bar but now it's great.

Ease of use	8.0
Image quality	10.0
Sound quality	4.0
Design	7.0
Value for money	10.0
Overall rating	9.0

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Confirmed purchase: 08 Mar 2013

Sheila, Gorleston-on-sea Multi-purpose viewer

Score 10.0/10

Good points:: All good nothing bad to say about. Great picture. Very happy with it.
Bad points:: Reviewer left no comment

Ease of use	10.0
Image quality	10.0
Sound quality	10.0
Design	10.0
Value for money	10.0
Overall rating	10.0

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Confirmed purchase: 06 Apr 2013

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Product Features

Screen size (Inches)	55
Screen size is measured diagonally from corner to corner.
Type of screen	LED
Most small flatscreen TVs have LCD screens. Some larger TVs have plasma screens. Some very new TVs have LED screens. Traditional TVs are called Standard or CRT.
3D	Yes

HD TV	HD ready
‘HD Ready’ is a Europe-wide standard designed to made HD technology less confusing. HD Ready TVs must have • Minimum resolution of 720 horizontal lines (in widescreen format) • Ability to display 720p and 1080i formats • An HDMI or Digital Video Interface (DVI interface) Full HD is a higher standard. Full HD TVs have screen resolutions of 1080p and can output at least 24 frames per second. Full HD is becoming common, but you won’t see Full HD on normal TV channels for a long time, so it remains optional for many people.
HD TV	Full HD 1080p
‘HD Ready’ is a Europe-wide standard designed to made HD technology less confusing. HD Ready TVs must have • Minimum resolution of 720 horizontal lines (in widescreen format) • Ability to display 720p and 1080i formats • An HDMI or Digital Video Interface (DVI interface) Full HD is a higher standard. Full HD TVs have screen resolutions of 1080p and can output at least 24 frames per second. Full HD is becoming common, but you won’t see Full HD on normal TV channels for a long time, so it remains optional for many people.
Built-in disc player	No Disc Player
Some products come with built-in DVD players or Blu Ray players.
Freeview or Freesat tuner	Freeview
Freeview is free digital terrestrial TV. FreeSat is a free digital satellite TV service, which gives you HD programming from people like the BBC without having to pay for a subscription to a service like Sky. You need a dish to receive Freesat but not Freeview. For more information see the Freeview site or the Freesat site. FreeSat is a free digital satellite TV service. The main benefit is that you can get HD programming from people like the BBC without having to pay for a subscription to a service like Sky. You’ll need a dish to recieve the signals though.
Freeview or Freesat tuner	FreeSat HD
Freeview is free digital terrestrial TV. FreeSat is a free digital satellite TV service, which gives you HD programming from people like the BBC without having to pay for a subscription to a service like Sky. You need a dish to receive Freesat but not Freeview. For more information see the Freeview site or the Freesat site. FreeSat is a free digital satellite TV service. The main benefit is that you can get HD programming from people like the BBC without having to pay for a subscription to a service like Sky. You’ll need a dish to recieve the signals though.
Number of HDMI ports	3
Like a scart interface but capable of carrying HD signals from or to other devices. You’ll need these to link your Playstation 3 or your Blu-ray player to your HD-ready TV.
Number of scart ports	1
Scart sockets are places where you can connect other devices to your TV. If you already have a DVD player, a VCR and a Playstation you might want to make sure your new TV has enough Scart interfaces so you don’t have to keep crawling round the back of the TV.
Connections	Ethernet

Connections	Wireless

Connections	HDMI

Smart TV	Yes
TVs with internet capability allow you access to a range of online services.
Frequency (Hz)	800
A TV’s frequency is how often the picture is updated per second, and is measured in Hertz (Hz). A higher frequency, such as 100 Hz, means that a TV is more likely to show fast-moving images with high detail.
Screen aspect ratio	16:9
This is a ratio of the horizontal to the vertical size of the screen. 16:9 is standard widescreen format for TVs, replacing the older 4:3 format.
Horizontal resolution (Pixels)	192

Vertical resolution (Pixels)	1080

Energy efficiency	A
The more efficient the product, the less energy it needs and the more you get for your money. ‘A’ rated products are the most efficient and ‘G’ rated products are the least efficient.
Headphone Socket	Yes
Weight (kg)	16.6

Release date	2012-03-12
The date the product was originally made available for purchase.

Also known as: Samsung Series 8 UE55ES8000, Samsung, UE55ES8000, Samsung 55 Slim, SAMSUNG ES8000

TV Buyers Guide

Manufacturer's Description

For innovative, remarkable TV step into the future with the Samsung Series 8 UE55ES8000 Full HD 55" LED 3D TV.

Staggering spec

This television comes boasting a world of features with its Full HD, 3D capabilities offering splendid viewing. Whether you are watching the built-in HD Freeview, a 3D satellite TV show, playing a film back in slick 3D Blu-ray quality, hooking up a device via HDMI connection or playing on a games console, the UE55ES8000 caters for all.

2 pairs of 3D Bluetooth glasses come with this active 3D television, as the left and right eye pieces synchronise so that each eye only sees the corresponding image being displayed on this 3D TV set, ideal for preventing fatigue when it comes to viewing your TV!

Intuitive control with voices & gestures

Samsung Smart Touch Control features a touchpad for scrolling through menus in a computer-mouse fashion for easier navigation, while the remote and television also have an inbuilt mic for spoken commands, without having to shout.

You can also gesture, offering another way to command your television, examples of this include a circular wave and a side by side wave for different ways to scroll and navigate through channels and options.

Content, evolve & interact

This Samsung Series 8 UE55ES8000 Full HD 55" LED 3D TV boasts some amazing ideas with its Smart Content, evolution and interaction capabilities.

Samsung Smart Content allows you to enjoy a wide range of apps while acting as a hub for shared content, as well as being able to control other compatible devices.

One of the reasons for the UE55ES8000’s exciting functionality is a result of its dual-core processor which allows for imposing operation and can also be improved if deemed necessary through Samsung Smart Evolution, allowing you to add spec to your television in case you feel it is becoming outdated.

Samsung Smart Interaction compliments the integrated camera and microphone, allowing you to cooperate with your television as well as chat to friends and family on Skype from the comfort of your sofa without the need to crowd round a small screen.

SMART is an understatement

This Samsung Series 8 3D TV contains built-in Ethernet and Wi-Fi so you can make the most of this TV’s Smart TV Internet capability as you enjoy apps, web browsing and Catch Up TV, meaning you do not miss a trick!

The Samsung Series 8 UE55ES8000 has even more outlandish features in the form of Family Story which sees you share content from your devices on to your TV over a network, while a kids section offers entertainment where you can reward children with good work stickers, certain to keep the little ones happy.

For television viewing like no other, the Samsung Series 8 UE55ES8000 Full HD 55" LED 3D TV offers slim, sophisticated design with revolutionary technology at the core of an awe-inspiring experience.

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