Samsung CU8000 (UE55CU8000)

Samsung gets some of its budget TV mojo back

55in 4K TV | £529 | View offers whf.cm/SamsungCU8000 Given that the CU8000 series sits towards the bottom of a huge Samsung TV range, we should start off with a list of things the CU8000 doesn’t have. Namely Mini LED lighting, Quantum Dot colours, direct LED lighting with local dimming, or any sort of OLED action. The 55in CU8000 is, though, built on a VA rather than IPS LCD panel, which experience suggests will help it produce relatively good contrast at the expense of potentially limited viewing angles. It lights its screen using LEDs mounted around its edges, rather than using LEDs placed directly behind the screen. Experience also shows that edge lighting can struggle to deliver as much contrast and light consistency as direct lighting, but Samsung has repeatedly…

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