Samsung 50 Class 4k (2160p) Ujd Smart Led Tv Review

Market Context

Design

Curved No

The TV looks much amend than most upkeep models. It looks similar to Samsung's entry-level TV in the QLED lineup, the Samsung Q60/Q60T QLED, except its borders are a slightly darker shade of gray. Overall, it has a simple and modernistic design with thin bezels.

The Samsung TU8000 has a similar stand to the Samsung RU7100. The anxiety are inserted into the TV but aren't reversible. The stand up supports the TV well, but at that place'southward still some wobble.

Footprint of the stand on the 55 inch Goggle box: twoscore.2" x 9.ix".

Wall Mountain VESA 200x200

The dorsum is plastic with a textured cease. There are clips on the feet for very basiccable management. The inputs face to the side and are piece of cake to access.

Borders 0.35" (0.9 cm)

The borders are very thin and aren't distracting.

Max Thickness 2.28" (5.8 cm)

This TV is decently congenital. It's made entirely of plastic, but information technology's sturdy, with just a bit of wobble. There are no obvious gaps between the console and the edges of the TV.

Picture Quality

Native Contrast 6,421 : i

Contrast with local dimming N/A

The Samsung 8 Serial has fantastic dissimilarity, resulting in very deep blacks in a nighttime room. Unfortunately, there's no local dimming characteristic to improve contrast.

Existent Scene Peak Brightness 271 cd/m²

Summit 2% Window 165 cd/m²

Height 10% Window 298 cd/m²

Pinnacle 25% Window 298 cd/yard²

Peak 50% Window 298 cd/yard²

Superlative 100% Window 298 cd/chiliad²

Sustained 2% Window 162 cd/1000²

Sustained x% Window 298 cd/chiliad²

Sustained 25% Window 298 cd/thou²

Sustained 50% Window 297 cd/m²

Sustained 100% Window 297 cd/m²

Automatic Brightness Limiting (ABL) 0.042

The Samsung TU8000 has mediocre summit brightness in SDR. There's very little variation in peak brightness, which is great, but small highlights in dark scenes are dimmed considerably by the TV's global dimming feature (besides known every bit CE dimming, or frame dimming). Sadly, it's not bright enough to overcome glare in brilliant rooms.

These results are from after calibration in the 'Movie' Moving-picture show Mode, with Gamma set to '2.2', and Effulgence at its max. These are the nigh accurate and the brightest settings bachelor.

Local Dimming No

Backlight Edge

There's no local dimming feature. These videos are still filmed on the TV, though, to prove you lot how the backlight performs and make it easy to compare information technology with a Television that has local dimming.

Local Dimming No

Backlight Border

There's no local dimming characteristic on this TV. These videos are still filmed on the Television receiver, though, so you can see how the backlight performs and compare it with a Tv set that has local dimming.

Real Scene Highlight 271 cd/m²

Top 2% Window 161 cd/m²

Superlative x% Window 292 cd/thou²

Peak 25% Window 291 cd/m²

Peak 50% Window 291 cd/k²

Peak 100% Window 291 cd/m²

Sustained 2% Window 158 cd/m²

Sustained ten% Window 291 cd/m²

Sustained 25% Window 291 cd/m²

Sustained l% Window 291 cd/1000²

Sustained 100% Window 291 cd/yard²

Automatic Brightness Limiting (ABL) 0.042

The Samsung TU8000 has poor HDR elevation brightness. It'due south slightly less vivid in HDR than in SDR, and again, small highlights in dark scenes are dimmed considerably by the TV's frame dimming. The EOTF doesn't follow the target curve very well, and about scenes are darker than the content creator intended. The roll-off virtually the Goggle box's acme brightness is smooth, and then at that place's no loss of fine details in bright scenes.

These measurements are with the 'Movie HDR' Picture Style, with Gamma ST.2084 set up to '0', and Contrast and Brightness at their max. The 'Flick HDR' Picture Mode, with Avant-garde Contrast Enhancer, Contrast, and Brightness at their max is a chip brighter, reaching a top effulgence of 344 cd/chiliad² in the ten% window.

If you observe HDR also dim, use the 'Movie HDR' Picture Mode with Avant-garde Dissimilarity Enhancer, Contrast, and Brightness each at their max, and Gamma ST.2084 ready to '+3'. This results in a noticeably brighter paradigm, as you can see in this EOTF, but the Tv set'southward elevation luminance is the same.

Real Scene Highlight 276 cd/chiliad²

Summit 2% Window 137 cd/thou²

Peak 10% Window 310 cd/m²

Peak 25% Window 309 cd/m²

Top fifty% Window 308 cd/thousand²

Peak 100% Window 308 cd/yard²

Sustained 2% Window 135 cd/yard²

Sustained 10% Window 309 cd/thou²

Sustained 25% Window 308 cd/m²

Sustained 50% Window 308 cd/m²

Sustained 100% Window 307 cd/m²

Automatic Brightness Limiting (ABL) 0.057

Nigh scenes are a flake brighter in 'Game' mode than out of it, but the TV's frame dimming is more aggressive, so small-scale highlights in dark scenes are even darker than out of 'Game' mode.

50% Std. Dev. 4.671%

50% DSE 0.209%

5% Std. Dev. 0.534%

5% DSE 0.102%

The gray uniformity of this TV is just okay. The edges of the screen are noticeably darker, and there's visible dirty screen effect in the center, which is distracting when watching sports or browsing the web. Uniformity in near-dark scenes is much better, with no noticeable bug.

Native Std. Dev. 0.513%

Std. Dev. w/ L.D. Northward/A

The TV has remarkable black uniformity, and then nighttime scenes look uniform. There'due south a scrap of clouding throughout the screen, but it'due south only noticeable in extremely dark scenes. Sadly, in that location's no local dimming feature to improve the uniformity, but it wouldn't change much in this case anyway.

Colour Washout 27°

Color Shift 30°

Brightness Loss 34°

Black Level Enhance xix°

Gamma Shift 16°

Unfortunately, the Samsung 8 Serial has disappointing viewing angles. The epitome fades and loses color accuracy as you move off-centre, so it's not a proficient selection for a wide seating arrangement. If you lot take a wide seating arrangement or like to motility around with the Goggle box on, a Television receiver with an IPS-type panel, similar the Sony X800H, is a better choice.

Screen Finish Semi-gloss

Total Reflections 5.v%

Indirect Reflections 0.half-dozen%

Calculated Direct Reflections 4.9%

This Tv has decent reflection handling overall. It struggles a fleck with direct reflections, though, then it's not for a room with lots of windows or brilliant lights. Due to its low peak brightness, it tin't overcome glare in a bright room.

White Balance dE 3.74

Color dE 3.06

Gamma ii.05

Color Temperature 5,988 G

Picture Fashion Movie

Colour Temp Setting Warm 2

Gamma Setting 2.2

This TV has decent accuracy out of the box. Near colors have decent overall accurateness, but pure blues and reds are a chip off, and the color temperature is a flake warm, so in that location's a slightly ruby tint. The white balance is a bit worse, every bit most shades of gray are noticeably off. Gamma isn't flat, every bit dark scenes are a bit too night and bright scenes are too bright.

White Balance dE 0.52

Color dE ane.68

Gamma 2.22

Color Temperature 6,453 Grand

White Remainder Calibration twenty point

Colour Calibration Aye

Afterward scale, the overall accurateness of this TV is fantastic. The color temperature is very close to the 6500K target, and the white balance is nigh perfect. Unfortunately, colors are still a chip off, particularly pure reds and blues.

You can encounter the recommended settings here.

480p content, like DVDs, is upscaled without whatsoever bug or artifacts.

720p content, including most cable Television set channels, displays properly, with no signs of artifacts.

1080p content, like Blu-rays, looks almost equally proficient equally native 4k content.

Native 4k content displays without any obvious problems.

This is a 4k Television receiver that doesn't back up 8k content.

This TV uses a BGR subpixel layout, which causes text clarity issues when used as a PC monitor. Y'all can read most it hither.

Broad Color Gamut No

DCI P3 xy 75.90%

DCI P3 uv 82.xi%

Rec 2020 xy 54.54%

Rec 2020 uv 59.ninety%

This Idiot box has an okay color gamut, only information technology tin't brandish the total range of reds and greens used by most recent HDR content, including UHD Blu-rays. This results in less brilliant colors and an overall less lifelike image.

Normalized DCI P3 Coverage ITP 70.half-dozen%

ten,000 cd/m² DCI P3 Coverage ITP 21.9%

Normalized Rec 2020 Coverage ITP 50.2%

x,000 cd/m² Rec 2020 Coverage ITP 15.6%

The Samsung TU8000 has mediocre color volume. It displays dark, saturated colors well cheers to its high contrast ratio. It's limited past its incomplete coverage of the DCI P3 and Rec. 2020 color spaces, and bright saturated colors aren't as bright as pure white. Overall, colors are dull and muted.

Color Depth 10 Bit

Red (Std. Dev.) 0.208

Green (Std. Dev.) 0.246

Bluish (Std. Dev.) 0.190

Grey (Std. Dev.) 0.250

The Samsung TU8000 has disappointing gradient handling. At that place's banding with all colors, and it's especially noticeable in darker shades. It's much worse than about comparable TVs, and the Noise Reduction setting doesn't better it at all. The replacement to this Telly, the Samsung AU8000, has much-improved slope handling.

IR after 0 min recovery 0.77%

IR after 2 min recovery 0.00%

IR afterward four min recovery 0.00%

IR after 6 min recovery 0.00%

IR later on 8 min recovery 0.00%

IR later 10 min recovery 0.00%

Different most VA console TVs, there's temporary image retention on the Samsung TU8000 immediately after a static prototype is exposed, but it disappears quickly.

Permanent Burn-In Risk No

VA panels probable won't experience permanent image retention, as the VA panel in the long-term test appears immune.

Motion

80% Response Time v.2 ms

100% Response Time 17.8 ms

The Samsung TU8000's response time is decent. There's some movement mistiness behind fast-moving content, merely information technology's not very distracting. Unfortunately, in that location's noticeable image duplication due to the TV'south depression-frequency backlight flicker.

Flicker-Complimentary No

PWM Dimming Frequency 240 Hz

This Television receiver uses pulse width modulation to dim its backlight, causing noticeable flicker at whatsoever backlight setting below 45. The flicker frequency decreases to 120Hz in 'Game' mode, and with Picture Clarity fix to 'Auto', resulting in a noticeable epitome duplication in motility.

Optional BFI Yes

Min Flicker For 60 fps 60 Hz

60Hz For threescore fps Yes

120Hz For 120 fps N/A

Min Flicker for sixty fps in Game Mode 120 Hz

There's an optional backlight strobing feature, commonly known equally blackness frame insertion, to assist reduce persistence blur. Unfortunately, the flicker is ever at 60Hz, and its timing is off, resulting in paradigm duplication. Annotation that the score here is based only on the refresh rates supported by this Goggle box's BFI feature, non how well the feature performs.

Move Interpolation (30 fps) Yes

Motion Interpolation (threescore fps) No

The Samsung TU8000 can interpolate lower frame rate content up to 60fps. Enabling it causes the backlight flicker frequency to decrease to 120Hz, causing duplications in move.

Frame Hold Time @ 24 fps 24.2 ms

Frame Concur Fourth dimension @ 60 fps 3.3 ms

There'south not much stutter on this TV when displaying lower frame rate content.

Judder-Gratis 24p Yes

Judder-Costless 24p via 60p No

Judder-Free 24p via 60i No

Judder-Free 24p via Native Apps Yes

This TV removes judder from any 24p source, like a Blu-ray player or an external streaming box with a 'Match Frame Rate' feature, like an Apple TV. It'southward important for smooth move when watching low frame rate content, including movies. Sadly, it tin't remove judder from sources that can but transport a 60Hz signal, like cable boxes.

Native Refresh Rate 60 Hz

Variable Refresh Rate No

HDMI Forum VRR No

FreeSync No

Yard-SYNC Compatible No

4k VRR Maximum N/A

4k VRR Minimum No VRR support

1080p VRR Maximum N/A

1080p VRR Minimum No VRR support

1440p VRR Maximum N/A

1440p VRR Minimum No VRR support

VRR Supported Connectors No VRR support

This TV has a native refresh charge per unit of 60Hz, and it doesn't back up whatever variable refresh rate (VRR) applied science to reduce screen tearing. If y'all desire a Telly with a 120Hz refresh charge per unit and VRR support, check out the Samsung RU9000.

Inputs

1080p @ 60Hz nine.7 ms

1080p @ 60Hz Outside Game Mode 78.0 ms

1440p @ 60Hz 9.ix ms

4k @ 60Hz nine.5 ms

4k @ 60Hz + 10-Bit HDR 9.7 ms

4k @ 60Hz @ 4:4:4 ix.6 ms

4k @ 60Hz Outside Game Mode 67.9 ms

4k @ 60Hz With Interpolation 25.3 ms

8k @ 60Hz Due north/A

1080p @ 120Hz N/A

1440p @ 120Hz Due north/A

4k @ 120Hz Northward/A

1080p with Variable Refresh Charge per unit Northward/A

1440p with VRR Northward/A

4k with VRR N/A

8k with VRR N/A

The Samsung TU8000 has remarkably low input lag at all resolutions with Game Mode enabled, ensuring a responsive gaming experience. It's higher with motion interpolation enabled, but overall, it responds quickly to your inputs.

1080p @ 60Hz @ 4:iv:four Yes

1080p @ 120Hz No

1440p @ 60Hz Yes (native support)

1440p @ 120Hz No

4k @ 60Hz Yes

4k @ 60Hz @ 4:4:4 Yes

4k @ 120Hz No

8k @ 30Hz or 24Hz No

8k @ 60Hz No

This TV supports most mutual resolutions at 60Hz. It displays chroma 4:iv:four signals properly at 1080p and 4k, which helps it render text clearly when using the Tv as a PC monitor. To display chroma 4:iv:iv, gear up the input icon to 'PC' for the HDMI port in utilise.

Motorcar Low Latency Mode (ALLM) Yes

PS5, 4k @ 120Hz + HDR No

PS5, 4k @ 120Hz No

PS5, 4k @ 60Hz + HDR Yeah

PS5, 1440p @ 120Hz No

PS5, 1080p @ 120Hz No

PS5, Variable Refresh Rate No

Xbox Serial X, 4k @ 120Hz + HDR No

Xbox Series X, 4k @ 120Hz No

Xbox Series X, 4k @ 60Hz + HDR Aye

Xbox Series X, 1440p @ 120Hz No

Xbox Series X, 1080p @ 120Hz No

Xbox Serial X, Variable Refresh Charge per unit No

This TV only supports the virtually basic formats supported by the PS5 and the Xbox Series 10. Information technology automatically switches to 'Game' fashion on the Xbox, just information technology doesn't support avant-garde gaming features like variable refresh rate technology or 4k @ 120Hz gaming.

HDR10 Yes

HDR10+ Aye

Dolby Vision No

HLG Yep

HDMI 2.0 Full Bandwidth Yes (HDMI 1,2,three)

HDMI 2.one Form Bandwidth No

CEC Yep

HDCP 2.2 Yes (HDMI 1,2,three)

USB 3.0 No

Variable Analog Sound Out No

Wi-Fi Support Yes (2.4 GHz, 5 GHz)

HDMI 3

USB ii

Digital Optical Audio Out 1

Analog Sound Out 3.5mm 0

Analog Audio Out RCA 0

Component In 0

Composite In 1

Tuner (Cablevision/Pismire) one

Ethernet i

DisplayPort 0

IR In 0

SD/SDHC 0

ARC Aye (HDMI ii)

eARC back up Yes

Dolby Atmos via TrueHD via eARC Yes

DTS:X via DTS-HD MA via eARC No

5.ane Dolby Digital via ARC Yes

five.1 DTS via ARC No

5.1 Dolby Digital via Optical Yes

5.1 DTS via Optical No

The Samsung TU8000 has eARC support, assuasive you to send high-quality, uncompressed sound to a compatible receiver through an HDMI connection. Sadly, it doesn't support any DTS formats, which is disappointing, as many UHD Blu-rays use DTS for their lossless sound tracks.

Sound Quality

Low-Frequency Extension 84.76 Hz

Std. Dev. @ 70 3.11 dB

Std. Dev. @ 80 3.08 dB

Std. Dev. @ Max 5.11 dB

Max 87.four dB SPL

Dynamic Range Compression four.07 dB

The frequency response is decent. It has a well-counterbalanced audio profile, which is important for hearing clear dialogue, simply information technology doesn't produce much bass. Information technology doesn't get very loud, and there are some compression artifacts when listening at its max level.

Weighted THD @ eighty 0.331

Weighted THD @ Max one.586

IMD @ fourscore 5.74%

IMD @ Max 46.72%

The distortion performance is sub-par. There's distortion at moderate listening levels, and information technology'due south more noticeable at its max book.

Smart Features

Smart OS Tizen

Version 2020 (with reduced features)

Ease of Use Easy

Smoothness Boilerplate

Time Taken to Select YouTube 2 south

Time Taken to Change Backlight 7 s

Advanced Options Many

The Samsung TU8000 comes with a simplified version of Tizen OS, with fewer animations and a simpler interface. The interface is clear and easy-to-use.

Like some other Samsung TVs, in that location's a issues with the overscan, but you can prepare information technology by going into the aspect ratio carte and changing the settings to 16:9 and Fit to Screen.

Ads Yeah

Opt-out No

Suggested Content in Home Yes

Opt-out of Suggested Content No

There are ads and suggested content on the dwelling house page and the app store, and they can't be disabled.

App Selection Great

App Smoothness Average

Cast Capable Yes

USB Drive Playback Yes

USB Drive HDR Playback Yes

HDR in Netflix Yes

HDR in YouTube Yeah

Samsung's app store has a big number of apps, and they run smoothly for the well-nigh office. The built-in media player can play about common audio and video formats from a USB drive.

Size Small

Voice Control Many Features

CEC Carte Command Yes

Other Smart Features Yes

Remote App Samsung SmartThings

This Telly comes with a new, sleeker-looking remote with more features than the one for the Samsung RU7100. It has quick-admission buttons to Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, and Samsung TV Plus, and you can use it as a universal remote even with devices that don't back up CEC. You can also apply vocalization control to inquire for most common demands, like switching the input, changing the brightness, or request for the weather, but you can't apply it to search for specific content within apps similar Netflix.

At that place'southward a single button located beneath the front of the TV. Information technology allows you to plough the TV On/Off and alter channels, volume, or inputs.

• Remote command
• 2x AA batteries
• Quick setup guide
• Manual
• Cable direction clips (not shown)

Power Consumption 49 W

Power Consumption (Max) 118 Due west

Firmware 1003

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