As one of the oldest electronics companies in Korea, Samsung began manufacturing products in 1938 out of Seoul, South Korea. With annual revenue of more than $174 million, today's products include batteries, VCRs, televisions, printers, mobile phones, computer parts, and digital cameras. Almost every electronic available today is also manufactured by Samsung, in addition to other competitors.The Samsung UN55B8000 HDTV is a high-definition television. Although Samsung has not quite gotten the high profile recognition of Visio or Sony, this is not a company to overlook.
This model of television gives you a 55-inch LED screen, with 1080 pixel resolution. The screen is LED, with today's televisions still mostly LCD. As new LED technology has come into the forefront, though, more and more manufacturers are producing televisions with LED displays. As one of the top companies for LED technology, they also have other features like true-life picture brightness, and Auto Motion Plus 240 Hz picture technology. The TV uses 40% less energy than LCD or plasma TVs, and audio connections , including four HDMI, two USB, one component, one PC, one Ethernet, and one optical digital audio connection.
There are also some drawbacks to the Samsung UN55B8000 HDTV, including its advantages. For one, the technology is pretty new, which means that it's going to be more expensive than most flat screen TVs. It's got a few bugs yet to be worked out, but that's going to be true with any LED manufacturer, not just Samsung. Lastly, the sound comes through typical television speakers, which are certainly decent, but aren't going to give you surround sound quality. You can, however, purchase a separate surround sound system to get that type of sound quality.
In short, this has quite a few features and relatively few drawbacks. The television's value is top notch, with a great picture. In fact, the display may almost be "too good," because you are going to be able to see every flaw in the actors' faces - almost like live theater, in fact.
To use this television fully, you may want to buy a receiver and a surround sound system. There are a limited number of outputs, but you should be able to run a satellite, iPod, PS3, and any of the games will you have through the television. When you first get your television, go through the manual and experiment with the settings.
As with any television, the Samsung UN55B8000 HDTV will give you quite a bit of room to "tweak," so that you can get the best picture, sound and experience for you. The remote is very easy to use, but you should still take a look and learn its main functions before you sit down to really watch TV on your new Samsung.
