Had been in search for a great TV for the past month or so. Needed something larger than 50-inch. While there are plenty of cheap 55-65 inch TVs, their picture quality wasn't a whole lot better than my old Sony LED TV. The 8 series from Samsung is impossible to find, almost no one stocks them. It's either 7 series or 9 series. One for the budget customer, and the other to show off how sexy Samsung TVs are.
8 series is the perfect middle ground. It has all the greats of the 9 series, except a few bells and whistles. The one I got is the K8000, which means no curve, which I find pointless. The smart TV platform is excellent. Netflix works perfectly. I can even connect my Sony bluetooth headphones on it (you can't do that even on Sony's latest TVs). The TV is quite big so it's placed on a make-shift table for now. I've ordered a custom-made cabinet for the TV and AV receiver.
Overall I'm extremely satisfied. I've yet to try actual 4K content on it, but 1080p looks awesome. Will download some 4K stuff to check it out. What I'm waiting for are faster internet packages from Nayatel so I can upgrade my Netflix account to 4K HDR.
Other options I considered were
8 series is the perfect middle ground. It has all the greats of the 9 series, except a few bells and whistles. The one I got is the K8000, which means no curve, which I find pointless. The smart TV platform is excellent. Netflix works perfectly. I can even connect my Sony bluetooth headphones on it (you can't do that even on Sony's latest TVs). The TV is quite big so it's placed on a make-shift table for now. I've ordered a custom-made cabinet for the TV and AV receiver.
Overall I'm extremely satisfied. I've yet to try actual 4K content on it, but 1080p looks awesome. Will download some 4K stuff to check it out. What I'm waiting for are faster internet packages from Nayatel so I can upgrade my Netflix account to 4K HDR.
Other options I considered were
- Sony 4K TVs. Sony's are insanely expensive. Their W930 55-inch series is more expensive than this 60-inch Samsung and the picture quality is inferior. It also runs an ancient version of Android TV. I prefer Sony TVs in general, but their 2016 lineup is mediocre.
- LG OLED TVs. Someone recently unboxed it on PG. I love it. The Web OS platform is a delight. But OLED is very new and it has a lot of issues with input lag, image retention and eventual burn-in. It's also half as bright as the Samsung.
- LG LED TVs. Cheap, but IPS panel means awful contrast ratios.
- Samsung 7-series. Cheap, but far inferior image quality.