Samsung UE40B8000 Reviews: 40" Screen LED Full HD 1080p TV

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Score: 9.2/10

47 Real Customer Reviews - In Summary

+ This television scores high on design. - It has no outstanding negative points. “The design, the slimline body for a smallish room, the excellent picture. i could…” Rosemary, Wakefield View all 47 real customer reviews

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47 verified purchasers have reviewed this product.
96% of people recommend it.

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All purchasers (47)
Design9.7
Ease of use8.9
Image quality9.6
Sound quality7.8
Value for money (at time of purchase)8.5
Overall rating9.2
Multi-purpose viewer (14)
Film and documentary lover (4)
High spec fanatic (4)
Occasional TV watcher (1)
Sports and games fan (1)
Other (23)
 

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Score 9.0/10

Rosemary, Wakefield , “Multi-purpose viewer” More like this »

+ The design, the slimline body for a smallish room, the excellent picture. I could go on an on. Delighted with the item. Even my computer guy was blown away and trust me, it takes a lot for him to say that.

- No bad points re the set. For the non technically minded the remote and accessing things like analogue teletext is pretty complicated. The instruction manual is not clear on many points. If Samsung were to correct this usuing step by step illustrations then this point would cease to be an issue. Even the TV engineer struggled to sort it!!!!

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27 of 27 people found this review helpful

purchased 13 May 2009

Score 10.0/10

Joe, Isleworth , “Multi-purpose viewer” More like this »

+ Very attractive looking tv. Admired by many. Excellent picture and sound quality 1ST CLASS

- None that I can think of.

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13 of 17 people found this review helpful

purchased 10 Jun 2009

Score 10.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser , “Multi-purpose viewer” More like this »

+ no bad points this is the daddy of led stunning in every way 10/10

- none

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7 of 7 people found this review helpful

purchased 05 Jul 2009

Score 10.0/10

Mark, Reading

+ Great TV. Thin, light and a perfect picture. DNLA worked a treat from my PC.

- Sound could be better from the TV

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8 of 9 people found this review helpful

purchased 06 Jul 2009

Score 9.0/10

soyeb, london

+ the size of the screen becomes irrelevant when you sit and watch a dvd I watched dark knight it was better than in the cinema trust all my guest have been dragged out of my house due to it lol bud honestly its exceptional quality, build qaulity aswell and if your savvy shopper some websites offer 5 year guaruntee free

- none

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3 of 3 people found this review helpful

purchased 14 Jul 2009

Score 8.0/10

Colin, Ramsgate, Kent

+ Design and style and performance , the small hand control unit ,can be used with great ease and is visally much better the the full hand control supplied,

- None really

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3 of 3 people found this review helpful

purchased 11 Aug 2009

Score 10.0/10

John, Stockton on Tees

+ Great design and image quality. Fantastic graphics for games and TV also excellent.

- possibly too many features that may not be used.

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3 of 3 people found this review helpful

purchased 30 Aug 2009

Score 9.0/10

michael, scunthorpe

+ energy saving design weght computer ability

- sound could be better price a tad high

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 24 Aug 2009

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser , “High spec fanatic” More like this »

+ amazing picture quality and stunning design

- The remote control drills batterys

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 31 Aug 2009

Score 9.0/10

Terry, Hull , “Multi-purpose viewer” More like this »

+ Elegant, slim, light, great picture

- The only fault I can possibly find with it is in the use of the internet facility where a virtual keyboard (on screen) has to be used to enter search strings by using the remote control to select each character from a virtual keypad-- this is very slow and awkward and a small wireless keyboard would be a real benefit.

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 25 Sep 2009

Score 10.0/10

Phil, Cardiff , “High spec fanatic” More like this »

+ Everything, it don't get any better

- Nowt

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3 of 5 people found this review helpful

purchased 03 Aug 2009

Score 9.0/10

leon , Kent

+ Style, picture quality

- Sound of unit, however use a cinema surroung system with this unit

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 25 Sep 2009

Score 10.0/10

Dawn, Crook

+ Fantastic TV looks amazing with superb picture quality

- A bit tricky to set up internet

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 26 Aug 2009

Score 9.0/10

Paul, Swanscombe

+ Image is fantastic, interface is clean and not complicated. Plenty of HDMI ports and other analogue ports to hook up old, non digital, devices (PS2 and Wii). Ridiculously thin.

- Internal speakers are OK, but nothing special. This however is not a problem as you wouldn't buy this telly if you didn't have a 5.1/7.1 audio system to plug it into. The remote "light up" on motion detection is way to sensitive so I think the batteries are not going to last long.

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 05 Oct 2009

Score 10.0/10

Dave, Southend on sea , “Sports and games fan”

+ Picture is out of this world. Best tv for the price

- Reviewer left no comment

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purchased 28 Sep 2009

Score 9.0/10

Martin, London , “Multi-purpose viewer” More like this »

+ Great Picture, Sound and looks

- Expensive

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purchased 26 Aug 2009

Score 9.0/10

Michael, Bradford , “High spec fanatic” More like this »

+ Stunning picture quality. Great for gaming and movies!

- Highly priced, but a must have for a gadget lover!

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purchased 26 Sep 2009

Score 9.0/10

Phil, Aberdare, Mid Glam

+ Incredibly stylish.
Very easy to set up.
Picture quality superb.

- Not a bad point as such, but the sound quality doesn't match the picture quality.

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purchased 07 Oct 2009

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser , “Occasional TV watcher”

+ Aestetic beauty, Image quality, connectivity, motion blur reduction.

- Cable connectivity

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purchased 07 Oct 2009

Score 10.0/10

mark, BRIDLINGTON

+ very good picture.very slim.easy to wall mount with ultra slim wall mount

- cost

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purchased 07 Oct 2009

Score 10.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser , “Film and documentary lover” More like this »

+ Fantastic tv easy to use great picture and sound

- I couldn't afford 1 for the bedroom

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purchased 08 Oct 2009

Score 10.0/10

Mark, Witney , “Multi-purpose viewer” More like this »

+ Sharp image's , vibrant colours, deep blacks, fine details even when not viewing in HD awesome in HD. Looks fab.

- Took some time to tweak to get the best picture, sound could be deeper a little flat but still good

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purchased 11 Oct 2009

Score 10.0/10

Paul, Aylesbury

+ The picture quality is fantastic, as is the overall design, so slim so saves space

- Havent found any yet

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purchased 06 Oct 2009

Score 10.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser , “Film and documentary lover” More like this »

+ fantastic picture quality, generates very little heat, superbly thin. looks fantastic.

- due to the high quality picture, there is a slight lag between the sound and the picture if you put the sound through an external amp or surround system. We've yet to work out how to change this.

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purchased 10 Oct 2009

Score 10.0/10

John, Kilrea

+ Simple to set-up.
Great design.
Super Picture quality.
Access to both internet and also wireless connection to home computer.

- Sound quality especially in HD probably needs home cinema system.
Having to pay extra for wireless connector.

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purchased 02 Sep 2009

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser , “Film and documentary lover” More like this »

+ Easy set up,good remote controls and superb HD picture quality, light weight for moving and hanging on wall.

- None so far

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purchased 19 Oct 2009

Score 9.0/10

Barry, Timms

+ Latest technology, crisp clear picture. reasonably easy to set up.

- Sound not very good so am looking for cinema surround system

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purchased 11 Oct 2009

Score 10.0/10

Dean, Oldham , “Multi-purpose viewer” More like this »

+ Picture is amazing, the design is stunning, and to date, it is the top Samsung LED TV on the market, clearly the cream of the crop.

- For top of the range, you can pay almost double what you would for a Series 5 or 6 Samsung LED equivalent, but it is worth it.

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purchased 03 Oct 2009

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Product Features

Screen Size in Inches 40
Type of Screen LED
HD TV Full HD 1080p
Freeview or Freesat Tuner Freeview
Built-in Disc Player No
HDMI Interface 4
Screen Resolution (pixels) 1080p
Type of LED screen Edge Lit
Freeview Yes
FreeSat Tuner No

Also known as: Samsung UE40B8000XWXXC, SAMSUNG UE40B8000XW, Samsung 40"

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Manufacturer's Description

LED TV Series 8

  • Ultra Slim Crystal TV
  • 200Hz Motion Plus
  • Mega contrast
  • Wide Colour Enhancer Pro

Ultra Slim Crystal TV
Made to be much lighter and slimmer.Developed from pebble design.

Mega Contrast
LED backlight technology allows for greater contrast levels, so bright images become brighter and dark images become darker.

200Hz Motion Plus
By inserting interpolation frames between TV frames and displaying 200Hz, animation blur is reduced producing more natural & smoother animation is adjusted by intelligently calculating motion movements.

Wide Colour Enhancer Pro
Offered exclusively on our LED range, WCE Pro represents the pinnacle of SAMSUNG’s colour enhancement technology. Covering the widest colour spectrum to date, WCE Pro is SAMSUNG’s most advanced technology to deliver rich, vibrant, and subtle colours for the ultimate in colour expression.

DLNA CERTIFIED™
Enjoy multimedia in PC or any DMS on TV without cable connection. You can enjoy movies, music and pictures in your PC on TV wirelessly. enjoy movies, music and pictures in your PC on TV wirelessly.

USB 2.0 Movie
Share your video files, photos and music instantly with USB 2.0 Movie connection. Just plug it in the USB port, and enjoy! USB 2.0 Movie provides simple & easy digital life.

4 HDMI
Enjoy the latest in cutting-edge digital technology with 4 HDMI. Experience the benefits of greater bandwidth and higher speed of digital data transmission. Plus, with one HDMI port on the side and three in the back, you can quickly and easily connect to a wide range of compatible digital devices.


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