Our Verdict
Great versatile TV. Handles a range of inputs very well. Great picture quality and contrast. Highlights get very bright and deals with reflections well.
- Great for playing video games with low input lag
- Very bright TV and coating limits reflections
- Movies and HDR content look great
- Picture deteriorates when viewed from the side
Very good for movies. Excellent picture quality when watched from directly in front. Very deep blacks and bright highlights.
Excellent for TV shows in a bright living room. Content looks clear from a range of resolutions. Handles reflections well and bright enough to compete with glare. Unfortunately picture quality degrades when viewed from the side.
Great for sports. Motion performance is very good, little motion blur. Average uniformity of playing field. Great picture quality.
Excels for video games. Handles fast motion well. Low input lag. Great picture quality.
Great for HDR. Very bright highlights and wide color gamut. Excellent picture quality and very deep blacks.
Very good PC monitor. Very responsive TV. Handles motion well and supports a wide range of resolutions. Clear text on all backgrounds.
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Differences Between Sizes And Variants
We tested the 55" (UN55KS8500) version FA01. For the most part, we expect our review to be valid for the other sizes.
If someone comes across a different type of panel or if their Samsung KS8500 doesn't correspond to our review, let us know and we will update the review.
| Size | Model | US | Canada | UK | Warehouse | Warehouse long |
| 49" | UN49KS8500 | UN49KS8500FXZA | UN49KS8500FXZC | UE49KS7500 | N/A | N/A |
| 55" | UN55KS8500 | UN55KS8500FXZA | UN55KS8500FXZC | UE55KS7500 | UN55KS850D | UN55KS850DFXZA |
| 65" | UN65KS8500 | UN65KS8500FXZA | UN65KS8500FXZC | UE65KS7500 | UN65KS850D | UN65KS850DFXZA |
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The Samsung KS8500 is a great versatile TV but is hard to justify when its little sister, the non-curved version KS8000, offers almost the same picture quality and is sold for cheaper. Keep that in mind with our recommendations below.
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Test Results
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