Our Verdict
Great TV for a range of usage. Picture quality is excellent and fast motion is well defined. Blacks can get very deep. Extremely bright highlights and deals with reflections well.
- Movies and HDR look great.
- Very bright which is good to handle reflections.
- Low input lag which is great for playing video games.
- Picture deteriorates at an angle.
Excellent TV for movies. Performs great in dark scenes. Great contrast results in deep blacks. Plays all content smoothly.
Great for TV in a bright room. Excellent picture quality. Bright and deals with reflections well. Unfortunately picture deteriorates when viewed from the side.
Great for sports. Very good motion handling. Good uniformity for sports fields.
Excels for video games. Very low input lag and very good motion handling for fast paced games. Great picture quality.
Very good HDR. Highlights get very bright. Wide color gamut. Excellent picture quality.
Great for playing HDR games since game mode works even in HDR and it has a low 4k @ 60Hz + HDR input of lag 21.1 ms. It has a wide color gamut and 10 bit panel.
Great PC monitor. Low motion blur. Very good input lag. Clearly displays a wide range of resolutions.
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Differences Between Sizes And Variants
We tested the 55" (UN55KS8000) version FA01. It is also available with version AA02. For the most part, we expect our review to be valid for the other sizes.
We've received a report that the 60" (UN60KS8000) has version EA01, with a narrower viewing angle. The 60" also has a different bezel that is thicker.
We also receive information about the 65" model (UN65KS8000), it seem there is also the version FA01 and AA02.
If someone comes across a different type of panel or if their Samsung KS8000 doesn't correspond to our review, let us know and we will update the review.
| Size | Model | US | Canada | UK | Warehouse | Wharehouse long |
| 49" | UN49KS8000 | UN49KS8000FXZA | UN49KS8000FXZC | UE49KS7000 | UN49KS800D | UN49KS800DFXZA |
| 55" | UN55KS8000 | UN55KS8000FXZA | UN55KS8000FXZC | UE55KS7000 | UN55KS800D | UN55KS800DFXZA |
| 60" | UN60KS8000 | UN60KS8000FXZA | UN60KS8000FXZC | UE60KS7000 | UN60KS800D | UN60KS800DFXZA |
| 65" | UN65KS8000 | UN65KS8000FXZA | UN65KS8000FXZC | N/A | UN65KS800D | UN65KS800DFXZA |
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The Samsung KS8000 is the best buy for a TV in this price range if you want to use it for multiple usage. Not a lot of other TVs can compete with its high picture quality, number of features and asking price. See our recommendations for the best TVs and the best smart TVs.
These two TVs were tested on different test benches, and the results aren't directly comparable. The Samsung NU8000 is a much newer TV that supports some of the latest gaming features like FreeSync VRR and low input lag with motion interpolation. The Samsung KS8000 has a higher contrast ratio and can deliver deep blacks to improve dark room performance. The two TVs have a similar picture quality and can get similarly bright. Both have a wide color gamut, so HDR content looks equally good.
We buy and test dozens of TVs yearly, taking an objective, data-driven approach to deliver results you can trust. Our testing process is complex, with hundreds of individual tests that take over a week to complete. Most of our tests use specially designed test patterns that mimic real content, but we also use the same sources you have at home to ensure our results match the real-world experience. We use two main tools for our testing: a Colorimetry Research CR-100 colorimeter and a CR-250 spectroradiometer.
Test Results
Older Test Bench: This product has been tested using an older TV test methodology, before a major update. Some of the test results below aren't directly comparable with other TVs. Learn more
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