Samsung UE65C8000 Review

One of the newest models from Samsung, the Samsung UE65C8000 is really one of the most impressive flat screens out there right now.

So how does it measure up? Well simply put, it's really just one of the best all around flat screens -a s weel as very big!. With its plasma LCD screen, it really does look quite good. Really, if you haven't watched television on a nice, big HDTV yet, you'll really be knocked flat out by what it's really capable of. Try watching something with a lot of color, something like Rio Bravo or anything else filmed in Technicolor, and you'll definitely be seeing things in a new way.

The colors are surprisingly bold, strong and beautiful, the blacks are deep and rich, they're "real" black, not a dark gray half tone. If you're still wondering whether or not to bother upgrading from your old standard definition set, then do yourself a favor and pay a visit to a friend with a high def television set. Watch something on the Samsung UE65C8000, and you'll likely be converted by the end of the show.

The Samsung UE65C8000 set comes with all of the features you expect from a modern high def television set, of course, including HDMI compatibility and a USB port. With HDMI, you can plug your Blu Ray player, your Xbox or your PlayStation into the set and get the full quality picture. With HDMI, you're always getting the very best, most high quality image available.

HDMI is plug and play. In the past, you'd need all kinds of special converters and so on to use HDMI sources on your television set, but now, HDMI comes standard, so you can just plug anything you want to plug into it right into it, and you're good to go. Of course, this is just standard in modern high def television sets, but it's always welcome.

Of course the really great thing about HDMI is that you can plug the Samsung UE65C8000 right into your PC. This means that you can take that old laptop or Mac you have in your closet and actually make it useful once more. You can just plug it right in and use it as your all purpose entertainment center, so you can stream your iTunes or your Netflix directly into your new HDTV.

The USB comes in handy as well, of course. You can use the Samsung UE65C8000 HDTV as your display for photos from your camera, or plug your MP3 player into it and use your surround sound as a stereo system, so compatibility isn't an issue.

The conclusion of this review of the Samsung UE65C8000 is this: It's really just a very good flat screen television set. It's high def with great, crisp picture and sound, and it has full compatibility with HDMI as well as with USB. It's not too pricey, either, and it's just right, in terms of size, for just about any room in your house. If you've been wanting to make the upgrade to HD, you can't do much better.