Q-Symphony synchronises sound from your TV and your compatible Samsung Q-Series Home Theater Soundbar for a truly immersive surround sound experience that immerses you in the action. A sense of value is absolutely critical to the Samsung BU8500. It exists to make sure that you can get lots of the latest features for a low price, or to give you the chance to upgrade to a larger screen while still keeping within your budget. It’s quite distinct through the mid-range and, again, quite decent levels of detail. Voices project forwards well, and they're actually quite nicely balanced – until they start to nudge into the upper frequency range. Once it reaches the higher frequencies, the BU8500 becomes quite hard and edgy, bringing sibilance and even a hint of coarseness to treble sounds. It’s a trait that’s only exacerbated by volume. Max light output HDR (high dynamic range) while displaying small white square taking up 60% of the screen (measured in Nits) So not for the first time (and almost certainly not for the last), Samsung has managed to hit a price-point without too many obvious compromises. It's absolutely one of the best Samsung TVs available today for those on a budget. Samsung BU8500 review: Price and release date

Percentage Luminance drop at 35 degree horizontal angle from the centre of the screen with 50% white output You may use your voice to ask Bixby, Alexa, or Google Assistant to play your favourite music, get answers, and even manage your TV and other compatible connected devices. Discover Samsung’s Crystal UHD display on the UE50BU8000KXXU. With four times more clarity than Full HD TVs, you’ll enjoy image quality so real it will feel like you’re actually there.Max light output HDR (high dynamic range) while displaying a live scene and white square taking up 60% of the screen (measured in Nits) Max light output HDR (high dynamic range) while displaying small white square taking up 10% of the screen (measured in Nits) Subtitles and audio description information displayed on electronic programme guide programme banner

The 50AU8000 also excels with its upscaling of sub-4K content. It adds a seriously impressive amount of detail and sharpness to HD sources, producing much more ‘4K-like’ results than most affordable 4K TVs muster. What’s more, it delivers its excellent upscaling results without exaggerating noise or causing distracting side effects. Samsung Smart Connectivity provides a straightforward but effective smart TV experience. Connect compatible devices or use compatible apps and services to access your favourite games, apps, and services. Keep watching what you're watching or see what's new and on right now. Everything you need is right on your home screen.That’s a positive, though. At a touch over 25mm deep for our 55-inch version, the chassis is enviably slim, and the bezels surrounding the screen are minimal too. It can be wall-mounted, of course. If you don’t fancy that option, though, and would rather stand your new TV on a surface, the Samsung’s feet are usefully close together, so your surface needn’t be as wide as the screen itself.

There are limits to the amount of ‘designing’ that can be done to a TV at the best of times, and ‘the best of times’ most certainly does not include a mainstream range of aggressively priced televisions designed to appeal to as many folk as possible. So the BU8500 is an unremarkable looker. Intuitive smart tv OS powered by Tizen with an abundance of apps including Netflix, Prime, Disney+ & BT Sport. During setup, the adjustment to color balance is on a bit of a hair-trigger – it’ll tip from ‘just slightly understated’ to ‘rather too lively’ in no time. But play around a bit to find the optimum balance and the color palette is naturalistic, convincing and wide-ranging. Skin-tones, in particular, are detailed and varied.

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You’ll never struggle for something to watch again with the integrated TV service on the UE50BU8000KXXU. There’s also a range of apps and catch-up services on this Tizen powered smart TV, including: Featuring Dynamic Crystal Colour, all your favourite content will be displayed in crystal clear, lifelike colour. With over one billion shades, which is 64 times more than conventional UHD TVs, you’ll get rich, vibrant pictures for your complete viewing pleasure. Percentage luminance drop at 35 degree horizontal angle from the centre of the screen with 100% white output The Samsung BU8500's ports are largely easy to access. (Image credit: Future) Samsung BU8500 review: Features