Samsung 55-Inch Class 4K Crystal UHD DU8000 Series HDR Smart TV w/Object Tracking Sound Lite, Motion Xcelerator, Ultra Slim Design, Gaming Hub, Alexa Built-in (UN55DU8000, 2024 Model)

Exceptionally clear picture and sound. This is my first "smart" tv so some things I do are hit-or-miss, but most things are reasonably intuitive. Thus far, I haven't done anything that I couldn't back out of or undo. It comes with a quick set-up guide - which is very good for a quick set-up - but, otherwise, there aren't any written materials. Once the set is turned on, the automatic step-by-step set-up/configuration is pretty easy to follow. A user guide is available on line but be aware that it's 254 pages. There are certain things I'd like to do - e.g., rename the HDMI ports - but I have yet to find a way and I don't have the time to go through 5 pages of the Table of Contents. Very glad that it has a digital optical audio output, as it made it simple to connect to my ancient, 5.1 home theater system. It's also equipped with several HDMI ports so I can connect all of my equipment. All in all, it's a great set and I'd recommend it to anyone.

Best tv I've had so far no issues beautiful picture no lag brightness up to par sounds amazing and I play my PS5 everyday no issues for gaming

The 75 inch TV arrived on schedule and was easy to set up on the legs. I would strongly urge reading the unpacking instructions provided on the outside of the box, makes life so much more simple. You're going to need at least 3 people to unpack and set up. I used the legs that came with the tv but may mount on the wall in the future. You're going to need two people to hold the tv (it's pretty heavy) and the third will need to slide the legs into the slots on the back. I hadn't realized that there are little white clips in the leg that, when extended, raise the tv up about 2 inches higher (for extra clearance, like the sound bar I bought to go with it). One clip in the legs was up and the other was down and it took a few tries to figure out why my tv was sitting at an angle, but after a quick second glance at the instructions I realized my error and fixed it. You will have to apply some blunt force to the legs to get them all the way in to the slots. This tv has a ton of features, I would suggest looking up videos and articles to figure them all out. I am a former ROKU user so I was hesitant and went ahead and bought a ROKU ultra to plug into this, but after getting used to the layout and navigation of this tv I'll likely be returning the ROKU. This has all the main streaming channels I used to watch on my ROKU, I just had to get used to the new layout. Picture is very nice, I'm no expert but for the price, you're going to get an amazing picture (I did have to lower the brightness from 50 to 25, not sure if that's the default but it was a bit too bright at first). The rechargeable remote (same as charging a phone) is great, even has a small solar panel on the back to recharge when you aren't using it (though you'll have to put the remote face down). The remote has a mic on it and once I installed Alexa on it it works like a charm. I just tell the remote what I want to watch and BAM!, it goes right to it! Worth the money, worth the time, very happy customer.

The TV itself works great and is very clear, however, they should make it more clear that it is in fact not 120FPS, but natively 60 FPS.

Big and beautiful , I got this on sale! The quality is top notch. Samsung does TV’s so well! This was under $400. I don’t have a soundbar but it sounds great! My niece and nephew have plugged in their game systems with ease! They were gaming for hours. Value for money yes. I had Amazon install, they did it quickly efficiently and I asked them to keep the box. I’ve had this for 6 months extremely happy!

Edit/update: Not too long after posting the review, there was a software update that seemed to have fixed the issue entirely. Haven't had an issues for over a month now. With that considered, everything is great! The TV itself is great, except for the fact that they removed the "Ambient Mode" for this model for whatever reason. The colors are good, the audio is great, easy to set up, etc. However, if you plan to use it for a PS5, I'd highly recommend a different TV. I first bought the TV from Amazon and it worked fine for about 3 weeks, until one day I switched to the PS5 and noticed the brightness was lower the colors weren't nearly as vibrant or contrasting (almost like there's a "grey filter" over the screen), and most importantly there's a slight flickering/pulsing effect noticeable on images on-screen. Switching back to the YouTube and Netflix app on the TV itself, everything was normal and working fine, but for some reason the PS5 had these issues. I swapped HDMI cables - no luck. I plugged in the PS5 to my monitor and it worked just fine. Then I turned off "Game Mode" and that seemed to at least fix the flickering/pulsing issue, and the brightness/lack of contrast was only slightly resolved; it should be noted that without "Game Mode" your controller inputs are now delayed noticeably. I returned the TV assuming that I might have just received a bad unit, however upon the purchase of a new one from Best Buy, I ran into the issues not even a week later. A factory reset fixed this issue, but of course that entails going through the whole setup process again and having to sign in to all of your accounts for whichever services you use. TLDR: As a basic TV for watching shows and using apps, it works great. However, if you plan to use this TV for a PS5 (maybe even an Xbox), don't; it will randomly sprout noticeable visual issues that can only be resolved through a factory-reset.

I'd give it a negative rating but I can't unfortunately. TOTAL JUNK, you must have a Samsung account to use the smart features and you are restricted to the apps you can use. NOWHERE in the product description does say it is not compatible with Audible, but you can't download the app. I am so disgusted with Samsung I am also going to return the new A35 phone I just bought and get ANYTHING else but a Samsung. And I just tried to connect a laptop with an HDMI cable.........HUGE process...can't screen mirror can't connect HDMI UNLESS you do a bunch an extra steps......HELLO SAMSUNG!!!!!HDMI is SUPPOSED to be PLUG AND PLAY.........JUST for you samsung morons plug and play means you plug it in and it should auto connect NOT have to do a bunch of extra crap.....plug it in to a cheap VIZIO tv and POOF a picture appears......plug in to the samsung junk and .....well .......nothing.........HAD IT with Samsung.....tv going back today and I will by a SONY...........or even another VIZIO but I will NEVER NEVER purchase another samsung piece of junk ever. And a further update as I missed the return date I ended up keeping the junk for now and now it’s not staying at the same volume in the same show and not in a commercial, still wondering how smart stuff is that has continual volume difference in the same channel, but that is a bigger question that is answered by those brilliant software engineers who don’t really have an actual answer……I don’t care what the upload volume is.,…… I am not listening to the upload and if you are processing it to play but can’t regulate the audio volume output you really need to be doing something else less involved………not to mention that you ask me the SAME question about the show I keep binging and I ALWAYS answer yes, I AM still watching this…….. that is actually the opposite of SMART, when you ask the same question over and over and keep getting the same answer and then keep on asking……. Well, that’s NOT what smart means, in fact I would have to go as far as to say it’s STUPID……. Sigh, I can rail against Samsung for hours on end but I would just do yourself a favor and buy LITERALLY ANYTHING ELSE EXCEPT A SHAMSUNG…….. I wonder if this will be posted or if the censorship council will take exception ….. I have found truth to be a bit more than most companies want to hear about the junk they produce….

I am enjoying my Samsung DU8000 TV. It does everything I have needed, so far, from a TV. The picture is almost always nicely presented with vivid colors. Only a few channels come in with poor aspect ratios and I have to view with squat or extra skinny scenes, but I realize that's a broadcast problem and not the fault of the TV, other than the "Smart" in its description might hint that it could reconcile that issue on the fly. Since I watch TV, including recorded shows, most of my time with it, it might take me months to explore some of its finer extras as a smart TV.