Samsung UN55NU8500FXZA (USA version)

•   Overview
•   Pros and Cons
•   Selected Features
•   Specifications

Samsung UN55NU8500FXZA was introduced in 2018. It has a 4200R LED screen with 4K UHD (3840 x 2160) resolution and 100 Hz/120 Hz refresh rate. The TV is HDR compatible and can reach 1000 nits of peak brightness. It supports HDR10, HDR10+ and HLG. AMD Freesyncâ„¢ allows TV to display variable refresh rate during gaming and its powerful UHD Engine picture processor guarantees a high quality upscaling of any low resolution source to 4K UHD (3840 x 2160).

We give Samsung UN55NU8500FXZA TV 90 overall score out of 100. Our ranking system is based on the display specifications, video, audio and other features, connectivity and format support.

In this section we highlight pros and cons of Samsung UN55NU8500FXZA.

VA Panel

Samsung UN55NU8500FXZA has a vertical alignment (VA) panel which is most commonly used in LCD TVs as it provides deeper blacks compared to the IPS panel. However, it is still limited with the viewing angle compared to the IPS panel or OLED display.

HDR10

Samsung UN55NU8500FXZA supports HDR10 which was announced on August 27, 2015, by the Consumer Technology Association and uses the wide-gamut Rec. 2020 color space. It is not backward compatible with SDR. It sends static metadata via video stream to the TV which calibrates its screen brightness and color according to that. HDR10 is technically limited to a maximum of 10,000 nits of brightness and uses 10-bit color which corresponds to 1024 shades of the primary RGB colors.

HDR10+

This TV also supports HDR10+ which is an update to HDR10 by adding dynamic metadata that can be used to more accurately adjust brightness levels up to 10,000 nits maximum brightness on a scene-by-scene or frame-by-frame basis and support up to 12-bit color depth (4096 shades of RGB) and 8K resolution.

In this section we present all the features and specifications available for Samsung UN55NU8500FXZA.

BASICS
Brand	Samsung
Series	NU8500
Model	UN55NU8500FXZA
Size	55"
Country	USA
Release Year	2018
Smart TV

DISPLAY
Display Type	LED
Design	Slim
Actual Size (Diagonal)	54.6"
Resolution	4K UHD (3840 x 2160)
Refresh Rate	100 Hz/120 Hz
Screen Design	Curved
Curvature	4200R
Panel Type	VA
LED Type	Edge LED
Dual LED
Backlight Dimming	Frame Dimming
Backlight Name	Ultra Slim Array
Dimming Name	Supreme UHD Dimming
Contrast	Mega Contrast
Color	Dynamic Crystal Color
Viewing Angle	Wide Viewing Angle
Panel Bit Depth	10 bits
Color Depth	1.07 Billion
Rec.2020 Color Space Coverage	70%
DCI P3 Color Space Coverage	90%
Brightness	500 nits
Peak Brightness	1000 nits
Contrast Ratio	4500∶1
Minimum Response Time	5 ms
Input Lag	10 ms

VIDEO
3D Capability
HDR10
HDR10+
Dolby Vision
HLG
Advanced HDR by Technicolor®
IMAX Enhanced
High Dynamic Range	HDR Plus
AMD Freesyncâ„¢
NVidia G-Sync
4K HFR
2K HFR
VRR
HGIG Compatibility
Picture Processor	UHD Engine
Upscaling	UHD Upscaling
Blacks
Frame Interploation Technique	Auto Motion Plus
Frame Interpolation Frequency	240 Hz
Black Frame Insertion
Filmmaker Mode
Contrast Enhancement	Contrast Enhancer
Auto Low Latency Mode
Depth Enhancement	Auto Depth Enhancer
Adaptive Picture

AUDIO
Speaker Channels	2.1
Speaker Type	Downfiring + Fronfiring
Speaker Power Rating	40 W
Multiroom Link
Bluetooth Headset Support
Dolby Atmos
Dolby Digital
Dolby Digital Plus
DTS Digital Surround
Object Tracking Sound
Q-Symphony
Dialog Enhancement
Audio Pre-selection Descriptor
Active Voice Amplifier
WiSA Ready

CONNECTIVITY
Ethernet Input
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi Direct
Wi-Fi Frequency	2.4 GHz, 5 GHz
Wi-Fi Protocol	802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth
Apple Airplay	Airplay 2
Chromecast
Virtual Assistant	Samsung Bixby
Works with Alexa
HDMI Inputs	4
HDMI Version	2.0
HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC)
HDCP Version	2.2
HDMI-CEC	Anynet+
InstaPort S (HDMI Quick Switch)
USB Inputs	2
USB 3.0 Ports
RF (Terrestrial / Cable ) Inputs	1
Component Inputs
Composite Inputs
RCA Audio Outputs
3.5mm headphone Audio Output
Optical Audio Output
RS-232C Remote
DLNA

OTHER
CPU Cores	4
Operating System	Tizen
Internet Browser
Voice Command
Light Sensor
Electronic Program Guide (EPG)
Parental Control (V-Chip)
Far-Field Interaction
Teletext
Picture-In-Picture
Closed Captions
PVR Function	Extended
USB Drive Format Support	FAT / exFAT / NTFS
Digital Clean View
Ambient Mode
Décor Mode
Motion Detection
ConnectShareâ„¢
Embedded POP
Real Game Enhancer+
Game Mode
Art Mode
USB HID Support
Gallery Mode
Time Shift

VIDEO FORMATS
3GPP
AV1
AVI
ASF
DivX
Flash Video
H.263
H.264
H.265
MKV
M2TS
MP4
MPEG-4
QuickTime
RealVideo
TS
VC-1
VP7
VP8
VP9
VOB
VRO
WebM
WMV
Xvid

AUDIO FORMATS
AAC
AC4
AIFF
ALAC
APE
aptX
eAAC+
EAC3
FLAC
HE-AAC
LPCM
M4A
MIDI
MP2
MP3
OGG
RealAudio
WMA
WAV

IMAGE FORMATS
BMP
GIF
JPEG
JPS
MPO
PNG

TUNER
Digital Tuner
SAT Tuner
Analog Tuner
NEXTGEN TV (ATSC 3.0)
Digital Terrestrial TV System	ATSC
Digital Cable TV System	Clear QAM
Color system	PAL / SECAM / NTSC
FM Radio

GENERAL
Power Supply	110 -120 V, 50/60 Hz
Power Consumption (Typical)	65 W
Power Consumption (In Standby)	0.3 W
Dimension Without Stand (W x H x D)	48.2 x 28" x 3.7"
Dimension With Stand (W x H x D)	48.2" x 31" x 13.3"
Stand Size	31.4" x 6.2" x 13.3"
One Connect Box
No Gap Wall-Mount
VESA Wall Mount
VESA Hole Pitch (W x H)	200 mm x 200 mm
Weight Without Stand	38.4 lbs
Weight With Stand	42.3 lbs
Weight of Package (Gross)	56 lbs

ACCESSORIES
Remote	TM1850A