Samsung UE55KU6000 review

When I'm changing channel on my sky box (cable box) i get the on screen message "channel does not exist do you want to remove it" even though the channel has changed fine. Any help on this?

Asked by Gary from UK on 26th Sep 2017

They are selling this in Thailand for 445 UKP and I am considering buying it to replace my aging Samsung plasma which I have had for around 8-9 years. Will primarily use it for gaming with my PS4 and to watch downloaded movies and tv @ 480dpi. Any problems I should be aware of when connecting it to my ps4?

Asked by MonoXimian from Thailand on 5th Jun 2017

How much bough this tv wlth euro?

Asked by Ety from Maroc on 27th May 2017

Reviewed by Alex from United Kingdom on 27th Dec 2016
I have a UE55KU6000.
I've used it for about a week so far.
It's installed in a position where no natural light falls on the screen during the day, and the lighting in the room is dimmable at night.
It's been used with a ps4,ps3 and Xbox one S, plus the in-built streaming apps.
I don't use a satellite box or RF antenna, so can't comment on how those perform.

Out of the box, the picture is obviously over-hyped using the factory settings.
Found some useful ones on the internet.
These improved matters significantly.
576i looks subdued and lacking detail, but any resolution greater than that is quite rewarding viewing.
Sound is merely ok, but few TVs sound good.

Connectivity is adequate. 2 USB, 3HDMI, plus composite and component video.

Only one HDMI is capable of receiving 2160p @ 60fps. I believe the other 2 are limited to 30fps, but can deal with 1080p @ 60fps just fine.

Settings have a tendency to jump around if the connected device or the content you're viewing changes resolution. One setting seems to cover up to 1080p, but the colour space changes in 2160p, invoking a different group of settings, irrespective of picture mode. Once you've modified the second lot of settings, it's fine.

Not convinced by HDR at the moment.
Some Xbox one (s) games support it, and there's some Netflix content, but only "Marco Polo" on Netflix really seemed to benefit.
The 4k content is immediately much more impressive, as is the native display of the content upscaled by the Xbox.

Does this set upscale? I still don't know and can't tell! The info button tells you what resolution is incoming, but not what the TV is doing to it! There are no options or settings that relate to upscaling anywhere in the menus.

In summary, then:

Good:
Picture, when adjusted, with most processing turned off.
4k performance.
1080p performance.
Smart functionality.
Low lag (20ms) good for gaming.


Price.

Not so good:
Off-axis viewing.
Motion blur on fast-panning shots.
Settings changing without warning with colour space changes in incoming signal.
HDR only 8-bit, and gives variable results- but maybe I've missed something.
No 4od catch up app (UK specific)
Only one HDMI can handle 2160p @ 60fps.

It does exactly what I want it to do, but this set might fall short of what others require or expect in terms of performance or features. I got mine at a very competitive price.
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Reviewed by Colin from UK on 27th Dec 2016
My wife has a hearing disability, and requires the use of earphones!, am unable to connect wireless earphones to this set, which also does not have bluetooth, somewhat disappointed for a so called smart tv!!..

However, picture quality and ease of use are outstanding, just let down by the above!.
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Reply by Stu from UK on 1st Jan 2017
Surely you would have the common sense to google whether the TV had bluetooth before blowing £500 on a TV?

Reviewed by Hemanth from India on 6th Aug 2016
There is a problem. Half of the screen one line is occured is any solution is there please explain.
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Reviewed by George from Australia on 28th Jun 2016
I just bought the 55" version (my exact model is UA55KU6000W) and as good as a TV is it for the price, size, UHD etc viewing angle is too atrocious. Even if you have a couch in front of the tv, sitting to one side of the couch only slightly off centered reduces color and quality dramatically. I've had mine for a week and am very close to re-selling it. Yes it's bottom of the range but all those top features in a cheap TV become useless anyway if you must sit directly in the center of the tv. Having 2 people on a couch in front of the TV means one or both will have reduced picture quality it's that bad. Samsung didn't think of that. I also think the colors are too cool. Whites are very blue/purple and the predefined Picture settings are all pretty bad and need customizing to get right. Even on the warmest setting you'll get some pictures looking fine but others still bad. It's very inconsistent for example when ads are on, one ad color balance is fine, the next atrocious. And you have to constantly be changing the backlight setting for night and day otherwise during the day the picture is hard to see and then at night the whites kill your eyes. I will say the upscaling is good but that is all.
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