“What is the difference between the 7 & 8 series Samsung 55” 4K units, and are both available at Best Buy. Thanks, Blacky”
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Hi there! The TU7000 introduces our Crystal Display which gives you crystal-clear colors that are fine-tuned to deliver a naturally crisp and vivid picture, and our Crystal UHD Processor, which brings stunning clarity to everything you already watch and powerfully upscales 4K to ensure that you always get life-like 4K resolution no matter the source. When stepping up to the TU8000, you will have all the benefits of Crystal UHD, and will also gain Ambient Mode and built-in Voice Assistants (Amazon Alexa, Bixby, Google Assistant) with a Voice button on your OneRemote. The TU8000 also offers one Composive (AV) input, and an additional HDMI and USB port. ^Gina
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.To me, the biggest benefit to spending more for the 8 Series is the voice-activated One Remote. It allows you to change channels, ask questions and look for programming by speaking, rather than hunting for buttons. There is a choice of three apps -- Alexa, Google Assistant, and Samsung's Bixby. So you can choose the one that best meets your needs. The remote is basically the same one Samsung offers with its more expensive models, and it is marketed as universal, meaning you can use it control other devices connected to the TV. Mine can't do everything for every device I have, and what it can do takes some practice to learn. Because there aren't as many buttons, each one has several levels of functions, and you have learn the sequences. But I still find the One Remote to be the most useful and resourceful one I've ever had. Other benefits of the 8 Series include Ambient mode, which is nice but not something my household uses much. It lets you match your wall color, more or less, with a color on your TV screen. It also has stock images you can use as wall art, or you can use your own photos. There also are 3 HDMI ports, compared with 2 in the 7 series. One of them is eARC, which if I understand, allows enhanced audio that is synced with video to play through HDMI-connected soundbars, speakers, and game consoles.
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