Samsung’s 4K SUHD HDR TVs with quantum dot color technology in its second generation name are finally here and they are looking like excellent purchases choices, as we saw with our earlier review of the top-shelf KS9000 2016 SUHD HDR 4K TV. Here we’re going to look carefully at the KS8000, which is one of th
e “lower-end” cousins of the KS9000 and KS9500 flagship models. In the case of this particular model however, the “lower-end” aspect is definitely muted, with mostly minor differences between the core display and smart TV specs in the KS8000 and its pricier cousins the KS9500/KS9000 TVs.
e “lower-end” cousins of the KS9000 and KS9500 flagship models. In the case of this particular model however, the “lower-end” aspect is definitely muted, with mostly minor differences between the core display and smart TV specs in the KS8000 and its pricier cousins the KS9500/KS9000 TVs.
Most notably, a few extra features for local dimming, motion rate technology and speaker power are what’s a bit weaker in the case of this particular model. The majority of the other differences are either aesthetic or superficial. Furthermore, unlike the KS9500, some versions of the KS9000 (apparently) and the KS8500, the KS8000 is a flat screen 4K TV, something which we ourselves appreciate more than the gimmick that is screen curvature in normal-sized 4K TVs of any kind.
Unlike the KS9000 2016 SUHD TV, which could mostly be considered a close successor to last year’s JS9000 SUHD model, the KS8000 doesn’t quite have a straightforward 2015 counterpart. However, this is largely unimportant anyhow since this particular lower-priced model easily outshines 2015 SUHD versions like the JS8500 and even the highly acclaimed JS9000 in terms of some crucial display specs.
Despite its smaller price, the KS8000 still offers the same essential HDR technology as its pricier 2016 cousins and easily outdoes any of the 2015 SUHD models (except maybe the flagship JS9500) in terms of how well it renders peak brightness and black levels. Other key features like quantum dot color, which was called Nano Crystal color in 2015’s SUHD TVs, are superb in this particular TV and arguably perform as well as they do in even the 2016 flagship SUHD TV, the JS9500.
Furthermore, like all of the 2016 SUHD TVs, the KS8000 complies with the “Ultra HD Premium” standards for both color and HDR from the UHD Alliance , so regardless of this model’s lower price, you’re going to get 10-bit color, superb 1000+ nit peak brightness and some deep rich black tones by LCD TV standards. This is a major bonus of all the 2016 SUHD TVs which was lacking in the 2015 lineup, even though some of those older models did have a lower grade species of HDR technology in their displays as well.
Additionally, the KS8000 benefits from a mix of Samsung’s better than ever before upscaling technology for non-4K content, augmented still further from 2015 by an ability to also impart exceptional brightness and black level enhancements to conventional non-4K SDR video sources of most types. In other words, all that majority of Full HD, 720p and even some well-mastered SD content you watch on the KS8000 will likely look much richer and crisper than it would on any normal HDTV or even on many 4K TVs for that matter.
Some other final strengths of the KS8000 which we also have to like include a great functionality in its Game mode, a better than ever Tizen smart TV platform with great intuitiveness and ease-of-use and a physical design that’s quite beautiful, front and back, with elegance and minimal quarter inch bezeling along the display edges.
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