Samsung D8000 3D LED HDTV - Class-leading 3D

Samsung D8000 3D LED HDTV

As much as we liked the 3D performance of Samsung D7000 Series, we were even more impressed by 3D content on this set's larger screen. When buying a 3D TV, forget everything your partner's ever told you -- every inch counts and size really does matter. Even with a large TV like the Samsung UN60D8000, we still find you need to sit quite close to the telly to get the best out of the 3D image -- 3D is most impressive when it fills as much of your field of vision as possible.

As with the D7000 TV, we noticed some minor ghosting around 3D images in the Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs Blu-ray. This ghosting can be slightly distracting when it rears its head, but Samsung's minimised the problem to the point where many people won't notice it.

When watching 3D material, pictures remained bright and vibrant, and colours didn't seem to suffer too much. That's very good to see.

We believe Samsung has the best and most comfortable 3D glasses of any manufacturer. The company also has some new models on the way that are even lighter, and look more like normal glasses than any other type we've seen. The new versions will also have an optional dock that can charge up to four pairs at once. We've tried a pair of these on, and found them to be pretty brilliant.

We do have one issue with the current glasses. If you're sitting in a normally lit room, you may notice reflections on the very edge of the glasses It's not a major issue, though, because, when you're watching TV, you won't really be paying much attention to what's happening in your peripheral vision.