Samsung QE55Q8D (2018) - QLED
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The Samsung QE55Q8D allows you to enjoy a clear and realistic image display. This QLED television produces a color level of 100%, which means it displays more than a billion colors. This way, you can see every subtle color nuance in a field of flowers or on the coat of an animal. The full array local dimming technique darkens the screen at specific parts, so black images will truly look black. This produces a powerful contrast and extra realism. Are you not watching TV, but you also don't like having a black screen in the room? Switch on Ambient Mode. This way, your television will display photos, art, or useful information. The image display adjusts itself to the ambient light of the room, which means the TV will seamlessly fit into your interior.
Screen size | 55 inches | |
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Image quality | Excellent | |
Smart platform | Tizen | |
Refresh rate | 100 Hz | |
Screen type | LED-LCD | |
Sharpness | 4K (UHD), UHD premium |
5 stars
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4 stars
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3 stars
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2 stars
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1 star
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Suddenly TV defective ... search thinking ... Coolblue called. QLED came into our house after just 5 hours. Unfortunately something seemed wrong and that sucked. Called again… they came quickly for him. Everyone was friendly, which helped. A few days later… the bell rang again. Installation? Piece of cake. Remote control? He got used to it quickly. Image? Really perfect, we need that. Sound? Fine, a soundbar unnecessary. After one last struggle, he stands there beaming. Oh what a beautiful thing it is, get a cake soon. Coolblue didn't let us down. Very cool and nice to buy there.
Axel Köhler
12 June 2019
Automatically translated from Dutch
From day one, our first experiences have been very positive. What a beautiful screen. The old TV still had large edges around the screen itself and the colors and contrast are also incomparable with this Samsung. What an absolutely beautiful screen! Even in a lot of daylight, the screen can still be viewed well and even at an angle of 160 degrees you can still see fine, because it is a flat screen. You lose something of the great color experience, etc., but still acceptable.
The most negative first experience is the remote control. I'm all for new developments such as voice control (we also have the Google Home smart assistant, for example, which is of course completely voice control), but for a TV I find that very strange. There are no 'old-fashioned' numbers on the remote control, so you can't change channels very easily. I also don't find the use of volume and channel up/down very intuitive. Fortunately, I have a smart universal remote (Logitech Harmony Elite) that I can control all my devices with, so this isn't an issue for me.
The design of the remote control is also very beautiful; no plastic thing but a solid-feeling device in an aluminum housing. However, I would have preferred that Samsung had made a "reversible" remote control where you can still press numbers on the back.
Where the remote control does work perfectly is in the built-in YouTube and Netflix apps, which are very user-friendly. I was also surprised at how a lower quality video stream looked on the TV. Both via Netflix and Kodi I had the idea that upscaling was taking place, which made the display better.
The sound of the TV is still very reasonable, but such a beautiful screen should actually share its sound via a good receiver/speaker. The sound via bluetooth didn't work for a meter, in itself excellent sound quality but synchronization proved impossible - after a lot of fiddling I had to reset the TV to factory settings. So use the HDMI-ARC function to get the sound on a soundbar, or connect an optical audio cable to get YouTube/Netflix sound to the receiver properly.
I think the ambient mode is a complete nonsense feature. Clicked twice and never touched again. And let there be a dedicated button for that on the remote control....
Connecting and setting up went like a charm, within a few minutes the TV was on and I had a picture.
Conclusion: top product, remote control could be better.
Hilko Rigterink
21 December 2018
Automatically translated from Dutch
I've had this QLED TV for almost 2 weeks now. The first thing that immediately struck me is that the image is razor-sharp. Even when we watch very old movies, the image seems so much sharper. Also, the TV is very fast, the remote is also very responsive, but we had to check the description first to see how the volume worked. That could be a little clearer. It's nice that it's a SMART TV. Netflix, for example, works very well and quickly on it. It fits nicely in our interior. I also like that the cords are less visible. Not really necessary for me, but if you don't like cords, this can add something. I do think that the standard 'pictures' in Ambient mode are not really special. There could have been a little more variety. The sound is very clear. Here in a house with 2 children, with our previous TV I always had the tendency to turn up the TV or turn on the subtitles. Now that is much less necessary, the voices can be heard much better. Very satisfied!
shiningstarlies
17 December 2018
Automatically translated from Dutch
Product number | 819147 | |
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Manufacturer code | QE55Q8DNALXXN | |
Brand | Samsung | |
Warranty | 2 years | |
Processing of your defect | At your home |
Image quality | Excellent | |
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Screen type | LED-LCD | |
Screen size | 55 inches | |
Sharpness | 4K (UHD), UHD premium | |
Refresh rate | 100 Hz | |
Color depth | 1 billion colors (10-bit) |
Quality viewing angle | Standard | |
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Pixel structure | RGB | |
Local dimming | ||
Type local dimming | Full Array | |
HDR support | ||
Type of HDR | HDR10, HDR10+, HLG | |
Input lag | 12 ms | |
Picture Quality Index (Samsung) | 3600 Hz |
Smart TV | ||
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Smart platform | Tizen | |
Built-in WiFi | ||
Bluetooth | ||
DLNA | ||
Media player |
Number of speakers | 4 | |
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Continuous/nominal total output capacity (RMS) | 40 W | |
Subwoofer |
Ambient Mode | ||
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Sleep timer | ||
Light sensor | ||
Best tested | ||
Pivotable stand | ||
Ambilight |
Controls via app | ||
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Controlled via Android app | ||
Controlled via Apple app | ||
Voice control |
CI/CI+ slot | ||
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Digital tuner | ||
Digital video signal | Cable (DVB-C), Digitenne (DVB-T), Digitenne (DVB-T2), Satellite (DVB-S), Satellite (DVB-S2) | |
DVB-T Twin tuner | ||
DVB-S Twin tuner |
Antenna connector | ||
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Female HDMI Type A port version | 2.0 | |
Digital optical connector | ||
Headphone jack | ||
USB port | ||
Component video connector | ||
Composite connector | ||
Network connector | ||
RCA connector | ||
VGA connector |
VESA mount option | ||
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VESA mount | 200x200mm |
Energy label | B |
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Color | Black | |
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Height | 70,68 cm | |
Width | 123,12 cm | |
Depth | 5,87 cm | |
Weight | 19,6 kg | |
Height including stand | 77,95 cm | |
Width including stand | 123,12 cm | |
Depth with stand | 24,77 cm | |
Total weight including stand | 20 kg | |
Year introduced | 2018 | |
Product line | Q |
