Samsung 85" Crystal UHD 4K TV
The centrepiece of the living room — 85 inches of crisp 4K
Eighty-five inches sounds absurd until it's on the wall and you realise it was the right call. The U8500F is Samsung's Crystal UHD line — not OLED, but the local dimming and upscaling are genuinely good, and at this size the brightness advantage over OLED matters more than absolute black levels.
Samsung's Tizen OS is snappy and has every streaming app I use. I pair it with the Google TV Streamer for anything Tizen doesn't handle well, but the built-in apps cover most of what I need day to day. The 120Hz panel handles sport and gaming well, and the remote is one of the better TV remotes I've used — solar charging means I've never replaced a battery.
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