SAMSUNG 50-Inch Crystal 4K UHD Smart TV (UN50AU8000FXZA)

tv was for my invald wife

I bought a Samsung TV in 2009 and it still works today. Unfortunately this TV lasted only 13 months before developing several issues. Initially I was blown away by the picture. It was unbelievably colorful and crisp and just a huge improvement from 1080p. I’m old school so all the things I could do with it were amazing as well. I have one of the first apple tv’s and paid a few bucks for it but this tv has it built right into it which amazes me. I don’t have home internet so I really didn’t even use most of the bells and whistles on this TV but using my Hotspot I was able to check some of them out. When I turned the TV on the startup image alone was absolutely amazing and everything else followed suit but now here I sit watching you tube videos trying to decide if I even wanna bother fixing it. My old Samsung had an issue with the main board that cost me around $60 to fix and it was well worth it considering I paid somewhere around $2000 for the TV. This one was considerably cheaper and I’m just not sure I want to be bothered. I guess I most likely will end up trying to fix it though because I can’t afford another TV.
So here’s what happened. I noticed black horizontal lines near the bottom of the screen. Than a few weeks later when I tried to turn the TV on I had trouble getting it to power on. When I did there were black inky looking spots on the screen. From there it got harder and harder to get it powered on and sometimes that black inky look would go across the entire screen. The picture quality has suffered overall when it does work. At this point those are all intermittent issues besides the horizontal lines which are constant. So yes the TV is usable for the most part but since I doubt it’ll fix itself I guess I’m left forking out the money and time it’ll take to fix this thing and it’s disappointing at best.
So it’s a tough call for me as to whether I would recommend this TV or not. The picture was great, it has some nice features, it’s extremely lightweight and compact compared to earlier models which explains why people aren’t afraid to mount them on their wall or ceiling, and the price would be great too if it worked like it should. Maybe I just got a bum TV and if that’s the case I’m not surprised but that’s why I guess I gotta say you get what you pay for. If you want something you can depend on your luck and your money will probably have to invest in something with a bigger price tag.
Eventually I will be digging into the problem with mine and I’ll update this review with what I come up with at that point.

Likes; very sharp, seems to have a broad color range. On some of the newest material the picture almost appears to be 3D it is so detailed. Everyone that has seen the quality of the picture has been impressed.

Other reviewers have mentioned two complaints which aren’t an issue for me. Poor remote. I have only used mine once to set up the TV. Since I have no need to change the settings it sits in a drawer. I use satellite TV so use that remote. I don’t get internet so I rarely stream except through my phone’s portable hot spot and I have had no issues with that. The other issue that is often mentioned is sound quality. Ultra thin TV’s can not physically reproduce quality sound. To reproduce high quality sound you have to push a certain volume of air at different frequencies. The tiny speakers in these TV’s aren’t up to the task and never will be because they are physically incapable of doing so. I am impressed that they do as well as they do. Besides, why would you buy such a large TV and not use a surround sound system, or at the very least a high quality sound bar? I realize some people may not want to have a sound system that probably costs more than the TV , just don’t expect these tiny speakers to give you a movie theater experience.

Delivery was terrible. I was supposed to get delivery to inside my house, have the TV unboxed and set up to see if it worked. The delivery person just got it off the truck , had me sign the delivery receipt and started to leave. When I informed him that he was supposed to deliver it to inside the house he seemed stunned. I had to show him what Amazon said was included with delivery so he at least helped me carry it inside. He didn’t even wait around to make sure it was not damaged. I purchased a different 86 inch LG TV from Best Buy a few months earlier and they delivered it the way it should have been. Not suggesting you buy from Best Buy, but considering how many people have complained about delivery from Amazon …..

Overall I am very happy with this TV. Time will tell if it lasts.

I just received my samsung 50″ tv and I’m really impressed. Definitely a great choice. I had a 55″ samsung for around 10 years and it started malfunctioning so began to shop online…there’s a plearatha of choices…seems like hundreds..so I set a limit of under $600 and thought I’d stick with samsung…Anyway my tv is the qled …idk all the terms they use but this seemed like a good one.
Anyway setup was super easy…I’m sure technically has improved in 10 yrs but. Never expected such an amazing picture. I had it on the floor in my living room while setting it up & my dog & cats sat in front of it and watched an animal show for an hour…Anyway…5 stars for sure…I’m extremely happy with my purchase!