After the manufacturers Sony and LG have already presented with huge sizes and high-resolution panels, market leader Samsung now brings a TV giant with ultra-HD resolution on the market: the approximately 85 kilograms UE85S9. The short name S9 could also be the name for a new sports car. If you look at the name, the 85-inch car has something in common with the automobile industry: the price. The Samsung TV will cost around 35,000 euros with a diagonal of almost 215 centimeters. A proud sum for which the manufacturer also wants to offer a lot.
The image of the giant
In terms of design and processing, the Koreans set new standards. The Timeless design convinces with high-quality materials and extravagance. With the frame, in which the 85-inch is nearly floating, he reminds of a noble schultafel. In the middle of the frame, there is a retractable Skype camera, and the giant's speakers are hidden in the drive.
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No TV manufacturer can currently offer a final solution to bring content in Ultra HD to the TV. Therefore, it is still a bit cumbersome to benefit from high-resolution moving images.
Future-oriented accessories
Ultra HD - The new generation of television
Even more joy
The simplest variant is the playback via computer. The Videoportal YouTube now offers a wide selection of different short clips in 4K resolution. The tested sequences, including the nature photographs of the 4K film Timescapes, have an impressive depth of detail on the S9 and show an extreme depth of focus.
Even in dark scenes, the new Ultra-HD TV impresses. Samsung uses Direct LED Local Dimming: the LEDs are placed directly behind the liquid crystal panel, so individual zones can be controlled more precisely. Thus, the black value of the giant is extremely good, with white image content we measure just under 350 cd / m2, the contrast achieved is impressive. Dark areas in bright film scenes are therefore completely black. We liked the best of the dimming zones in film mode. In the standard mode, the dynamic dimming worked too hard: Unpleasant clouding could be detected.
If you do not want to connect a PC, you can also play current full HD content with a 4K Blu-ray player, the TV gets directly the highly scaled material from the player. The colors, which the 85-inch so reproduces, are precisely adapted to the pre-set Blu-ray standard REC 709 and thus look genuine and pleasantly natural. Above all, the film Samsara turned in 8K convinces on the Samsung TV with its color variety, which is in the dark room to the advantage.
The playback of images in Ultra-HD resolution via USB is also easy. If you insert a new data carrier, the S9 recognizes it immediately and lets individual photos even play in a slideshow. With 8.3 million RGB pixels, the UE85S9 is the perfect player for demanding shooting. The images are displayed very brightly and draw the viewer into the middle of the action.
It is a pity that 4K videos can not currently be played over the USB interface of the S9. The current mediachips of the TV manufacturers are currently not yet able. According to Samsung, a video can be played only via USB, if it is in four quadrants: upper left, upper right, lower left and lower right. With an editing program such as Adobe Premiere Pro CS 6.0 one could prepare individual videos in such a way that they can also be played over USB and can be put together again by the giant into a high-resolution video.
All about HEVC - High Efficiency Video Coding
Even current camcorders like the JVC GY-HMQ10 with 4K resolutions take part in four different parts of the picture and store it on four integrated memory cards. However, conventional 4K videos can not currently play any TV via USB, DLNA or the integrated YouTube portal. Samsung's smart TV portal SmartHUBE is also not currently available in full resolution.
The transfer of 4K material will only become easier by the following HDMI and Blu-ray standards. In order to keep up with these standards in the future, Samsung has a lot of expandable accessories for the S9.
Practice: Movies in Ultra HD
Conclusion
Samsung is delivering a One Connect Box to the 85-inch model. This allows all players to connect to the giant effortlessly. Only one power cable and a connection cable to the external connection box which is connected to the cable lead away from the device itself. The CI Plus slot and a USB interface are also located on the display itself. On the connection box you find two USB interfaces. Otherwise, everything that end users need is four HDMI interfaces, one LAN jack, two satellite tuners and one antenna port.
The external connection box does not need any power supply: it draws your electricity via the TV. If the new HDMI standard is soon established, Samsung can react quickly to the new specification thanks to its outsourced connections.
In addition, there is also for the S9 the so-called Evolution Kit from Samsung: a possibility to carry out a hardware update on the TV itself. The manufacturer wants the end users to guarantee that the TV will be outdated for a proud 35,000 euros after a year and the introduction of new standards, but can be upgraded with a fee.
Ultra HD is especially fun on large displays in 3D mode. Here, Samsung favors the shutter technology, which is possible, but not necessarily comprehensible. The alternative polarization technique (passive 3D) would have the advantage that thanks to a vertical resolution of 2,160 pixels, a full HD 3D image could finally be produced, the glasses would be more comfortable to wear and they would not have to be recharged.
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The pictures of the UE85S9 are still very bright, despite the shutter glasses and the associated loss of light. Thanks to its screen diagonal, the Samsung TV produces three-dimensional images with an impressive spatial effect. However, the giant pats on motions and above all in fonts in 3D mode: artefacts such as crosstalk and double contours can be seen clearly here.
That the UE85S9 with a price of 35,000 euros (recommended retail price) is not a bargain, knows also Samsung. Nevertheless, the Koreans with the S9 put a clear signal. Ultra HD will come, also from the house Samsung and the impressively contrasting. It is hoped that the devices will be affordable in the future.
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