The Sony A95K made a statement as soon as we took it out of its box thanks to its unique design.

A cheap soundbar would go a long way when paired with it, but that's true of all cheap TVs. The sound quality is really its biggest weakness – you can certainly hear what's happening, but it's not rich or deep.

And the BU8500 even looks a cut above other TVs with a relatively sleek design, rather than the basic chunky frame you tend to get from low-price models. Samsung smart TV platform makes it fairly easy to find what you want – we're not the biggest fans of the new full-screen design, but it works fine. But that means you save a bunch on the price, and the image quality overall is still pretty much unbeatable at this level.ĭetail with 4K images is sharp and impressive, colours are punchy, contrast is even and reasonably deep considering it doesn't have an advanced dimming backlight, and its highly responsive for gaming.

The Samsung BU8500 is the company's highest-end TV from its 2022 range that doesn't include the more expensive QLED technology that Samsung is famous for.

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