8000 Series (2011 LCD) 60" | UN60D8000

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7000 Series (2011 LCD) 55" | UN55D7000

Performance

• 	Contrast ratio
  	How much range the TV can display between darkest and lightest, higher is better

  Samsung 8000 Series (2011 LCD) vs Samsung 7000 Series (2011 LCD) Samsung 7000 Series (2011 LCD) 55" 15,000,000:1 Samsung 8000 Series (2011 LCD) 60" 34,260:1 Competitors Samsung 6000 Series (2011) 55" 3,000,000:1 Sony BRAVIA XBR HX929 Series 65" 1,370,400:1 Sharp Elite Pro-X5FD Series 60" 195,771:1

Contrast ratio

Differences

Advantages of the 8000 Series (2011 LCD) 60"
		Much faster refresh rate	960 Hz	vs	240 Hz	4x faster refresh rate; minimize motion blur for sports and action movies
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		Has built-in Ethernet	Yes	vs	No	Somewhat common; access streaming content over the Internet
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		Bigger	60"	vs	55"	Around 10% bigger
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		More composite A/V inputs	2	vs	1	Twice as many composite A/V inputs
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		Has CEC	Anynet+	vs	None	Very few TVs support CEC; control all your devices with one remote
		HDMI CEC  Anynet+  Aquos Link  BRAVIA Link  BRAVIA Sync  CE Link  E-link  EasyLink  EZ Sync  HDAVI Control  Kuro Link  NetCommand for HDMI  Regza Link  RIHD  SimpLink  VIERA Link (None) (Unknown)			HDMI CEC  Anynet+  Aquos Link  BRAVIA Link  BRAVIA Sync  CE Link  E-link  EasyLink  EZ Sync  HDAVI Control  Kuro Link  NetCommand for HDMI  Regza Link  RIHD  SimpLink  VIERA Link (None) (Unknown)
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Learn more about the Samsung 8000 Series (2011 LCD) 60"
Advantages of the 7000 Series (2011 LCD) 55"
		Much higher contrast ratio	15,000,000:1	vs	34,260:1	Around 438x higher contrast ratio
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		Much cheaper 3D glasses	SSG-3100GB, Unknown	vs	SSG-3700CR, 130 dollars	Almost the same
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		Has a VESA mount	400 mm x 400 mm	vs	None	Very few TVs have a VESA mount; easily mount your TV on a wall using standardized hardware
		Unknown None Known Width mm Height mm Screw size			Unknown None Known Width mm Height mm Screw size
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		Lighter	16,102 g	vs	21,681 g	Around 30% lighter
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Learn more about the Samsung 7000 Series (2011 LCD) 55"

Similarities

Common Strengths
		8000 Series (2011 LCD) 60"			7000 Series (2011 LCD) 55"
		Both support Skype	Yes	vs	Yes
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		Both support 3D	Yes	vs	Yes
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		Big	60"	vs	55"
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		Both have Wi-Fi	built-in, 802.11n	vs	built-in, 802.11n
		Unknown None Known Variation of built-inoptional (None) (Unknown) Cost dollar Supported standards Unknown Known Supported standards 802.11   802.11a   802.11b   802.11g   802.11n			Unknown None Known Variation of built-inoptional (None) (Unknown) Cost dollar Supported standards Unknown Known Supported standards 802.11   802.11a   802.11b   802.11g   802.11n
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		Both are DLNA DMP	Yes	vs	Yes
		Yes No (Unknown)			Yes No (Unknown)
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		More HDMI ports	4	vs	4
		port			port
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		Both have a QWERTY remote	Yes	vs	Yes
		Yes No (Unknown)			Yes No (Unknown)
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		Both support picture-in-picture	Yes	vs	Yes
		Yes No (Unknown)			Yes No (Unknown)
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		Fast refresh rate	960 Hz	vs	240 Hz
		Hz			Hz
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		Slim	30 mm	vs	30 mm
		mm			mm
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Common Weaknesses
		8000 Series (2011 LCD) 60"			7000 Series (2011 LCD) 55"
		Fewer component A/V inputs	1	vs	1
		component input			component input
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Missing

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colorimetry
		Supports ISFccc	No		vs	Unknown
		Yes No (Unknown)				Yes No (Unknown)
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		Peak brightness	357 cd/sq. m.		vs	Unknown
		cd/sq. m.				cd/sq. m.
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		Black level	0.06 cd/sq. m.		vs	Unknown
		cd/sq. m.				cd/sq. m.
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		Calibrated gamma	2.16		vs	Unknown
		Unknown Known Gamma				Unknown Known Gamma
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screen
		Horizontal viewing angle	Unknown		vs	Unknown
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Appearance

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