Refined, balanced colours ; Good black levels ; Nice design

Rather dull, lifeless image ; Slightly wimpy sound ; Feels expensive versus key rivals

The UE55BU8500 lacks the picture quality sparkle typically associated with Samsung’s value-oriented TVs and you can, ultimately, buy better for less

Adroit 4K picture quality ; Great spec and good looks for the money ; A slender and good-looking object

Makes hard work of upscaling ; Sound can be a little coarse ; No Dolby Vision HDR

It’s not perfect, but the BU8500 is nevertheless another demonstration of Samsung’s ability to hit a price point without compromising all that obviously or in too many areas. It's good quality and good value if you don't want to fork out masses of cash...