“How do you know which "panel" is on the TV you are purchasing? AFter reading the questions here, this one stumps me. Sorry for not being as up to date as others but, it seems that this TV comes with different "panels" depending on when made. What do the panels do for the TV and how do you know which one you are getting. if it makes a difference, since I see no mention of "panels" in the specs or in general description. Would like to know before buying.”
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There's 2 different elements of "panels" to be aware of. First, the manufacturer, and 2nd, the type of panel. The Samsung JS8500 is a VA type panel, which is the best to get for contrast and motion handling. IPS has better viewing angles but awful contrast. OLED is almost perfect, but too expensive for what you get. As for the panel manufacturer, I doubt you'll find a JS8500 without a Samsung panel. You have to look directly on the box itself, at the store, and confirm that it's a TH01 panel, which is made by Samsung. It's on the barcode sticker next to "Version", underneath the Model Number. The difference in panel versions is the manufacturer. TH0x and TS0x is Samsung (generally the best), HS0x is Sharp (not bad but decent), Ax0x is AU Optronics (worse contrast), CH0x, CM0x, CS0x is Chimea, and the worst one to get and rarely found on high-end Samsung TVs.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.The panel on the 8500 SUHD series are official Samsung panels you can tell on the outside of the box where it says version it starts with a letter t like for example th1s it's a real Samsung panel.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.There is a version code on the outside of the box. The people at BestBuy were great when I asked them to find out which panel my television had before I purchased it. Our version was TH01. So it is a Samsung panel.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.They usually just fix flaws they don't switch panels unless a recall and there was none just bought mine a month ago no problems whatsoever so buy one now your good
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