Samsung LB85xx (2009) Series

alaTest has collected and analyzed 111 user reviews of Samsung LB85xx (2009) Series from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 4.6/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.1/5 for other products in the same category on Amazon.com.

If you watch football or read CNET, chances are you've noticed ads for Samsung's so-called LED TVs. The company has released three series of these super-thin LED-based LCDs so far ...

The Samsung UN46B8500 is a high-end TV, if that isn't evident enough from the $3599 price tag (MSRP). It's thin and sexy, to be sure, and the box is stamped with all sorts of fancy add-ons. Whether those features justify the price is another question....

Price: $4,500 At A Glance: Deep blacks • Excellent resolution • Full range of color adjustments • Local-dimming LED technology Back to the LED Future Samsung, it appears, is going LED in a big way. Thirteen of its LCD sets in the 6, 7, and 8 Series use...

Samsung, it appears, is going LED in a big way. Thirteen of its LCD sets in the 6, 7, and 8 Series use LEDs for back-lighting instead of CCFLs (cold cathode fluorescent lights), which until recently have been nearly universal in flat-panel LCD HDTVs.

The Samsung UN46B8500, a 46-inch, 1080p LCD TV, is a top-notch performer with an ultra-thin profile and LED-backlighting with local dimming, hence its hefty $3599 price tag. Also included in that price, presumably, is the ability to access streaming...

Thin and sexy, with all sorts of fancy add-ons. Whether those features justify the price is another question.

Trying to provide the ultimate in fast moving sequences, Samsung has enhanced the refresh rate to 240 Hz in this HDTV, which is excellent for watching car races or an action movie sequence. Every single pixel comes to life in this HDTV. There is no...

Samsung, it appears, is going LED in a big way. Thirteen of its LCD sets in the 6, 7, and 8 Series use LEDs for back-lighting instead of CCFLs (cold cathode fluorescent lights), which until recently have been nearly universal in flat-panel LCD HDTVs.

One of Samsungs new LED backlit HDTVS, the UN46B8500 - or the LED 8500 as Samsung calls it - features a slim design and a fairly strong feature set. The 46" member of Samsung's 8500 8 Series comes in at just over an inch and a half thick and at right...