Smart TV New Samsung UE55F8000 review and price

The New samsung UE55F8000, comes from the very top of Samsung’s new F8000 variety, meaning it should show us Samsung bending definitely all of its newest TV muscle. 

Samsung has an unusual ability of kicking the new TV season off each year by unleashing its all-singing, all-dancing flagship TVs ahead of the competition, establishing a higher bar right away for competitors to aim for, and developing a beneficial hype around the product that seems to bring it throughout the year.

And it's also no surprise to find this set packing an almighty impact on all three key front of design, performance and functions. 

The design features what appears to be the trimmest bezel ever - under half percent a centimetre across - as well as a beautifully completed and effective rear that creates last seasons ES8000 flagship TVs such as the Samsung UE55ES8000 and Samsung UE46ES8000 look flimsy by comparison. underneath TV is an arch design desktop that pokes out at each corner while curving area while bending around the back of the TV.

Features of the new Samsung UE55F8000 are covered with a revamped smart TV system, complete  with a brand new multiple home screen interface and the facility to 'learn' what you like to watch.

Meanwhile, a quad-core processor is there to enable some seriously smart antics, making the TV about 3.5 times quicker than previous incarnations, and more capable of multi-tasking.

As for performance, for now let's just say that Samsung has finally fixed its old problem with backlight inconsistency, immediately shifting its picture quality to a whole new level. More on all this later in the review, of course. 

The Samsung UE55F8000's £2,500 (around US$3,782/ AU$3,635) asking price isn't inexpensive, it has to be said.

Its smaller brother, the 40-inch UE40F8000, offer for £1,450 (around US$2,194/ AU$2,108), and the mid-range 46-inch UE46F8000 and price £1,900 (around US$2,875/ AU$2,762), but of course these provide less screen real estate to enjoy.