Imagine having the newest television, a Samsung 8K television, with a vibrant, amazing 65 inch screen, on a wall in your home. Imagine! After we published an announcement article about this television, one reader quickly commented at the bottom of that page, “Whoa!” That sums it up! I can’t believe that we are able to offer one of these as a contest prize at Best Buy. Samsung is so innovative to create this TV and so generous to send us one to give away on the blog! Read below to learn why I am beyond breathless with excitement about this contest, and to learn how to enter for your chance to win this fantastic television.

My favourite features in the Samsung QLED 8K TV

There are too many marvelous new features in this television to put in a short contest announcement article like this; so, I want to focus on my favourite three features: 8K upscaling, built-in intelligence, and Ambient Mode.

Upscaling technology takes all content to a new level

If I had this television, the first thing I’d watch is the first Harry Potter movie. Seriously. My DVD copy isn’t even widescreen! This would be the ultimate test of the new upscaling technology. Samsung says this television uses machine learning and artificial intelligence to upscale “4K or lower resolution content to appear in stunning near-8K quality for improved details, sharpened edges and reduced noise.” Of course, I also could not wait to see the newest Avengers: Endgame on this huge incredible screen too. What would you watch first to see how different it will be in 8K?

Smart Samsung TV

My current TV is quite dumb. I have to connect multiple steaming boxes for it to mildly resemble a smart TV. In comparison, this Samsung TV is Einstein-like. First of all, it has an “Intelligence Mode” that senses lighting and audio in the room to adjust brightness and volume. So you’ll hear voices over the background without having to touch the remote. Of course, it couldn’t claim to be smart if it wasn’t also flexible: you can control it with the remote, or with Samsung’s voice assistant Bixby, or with a Google Assistant, or with Amazon’s Alexa—even using Airplay 2. Basically everything my streaming boxes—all of them—can do, it can do better!

And the Tizen operating system puts all of your favourite content right where you can most easily access it. That includes the channels that I watch most often, Netflix and Prime Video. Can you see now why I am so excited about this prize?

A television that impresses even when turned off

Walk into my living room, and there on the wall is a big black hole of bleak nothingness. I put up with this unaesthetic, monstrous, peek into the dark recesses of an empty shell for what it can do when turned on. Samsung decided that they can do better. Enter Ambient Mode. This is by far my favourite feature of Samsung’s new televisions. Look at the image on the left for a glimpse of what it can do; see how it blends into the background of the wall behind it! Such a brilliant idea!

With Ambiant Mode, when you turn off your TV it displays an image of the wall behind, or a family photo … Think of the possibilities! No more blackness on a major wall of your room. Put art there; put your child’s baby photo, or a funny pic of your pet. Your TV can now express your personality, your life, even when it’s not entertaining you with a movie.

Samsung 8K televisions are superior

It’s an undeniable fact. Some televisions are better than others. Some televisions deliver a better audio-visual experience simply because they are a better product. And who doesn’t want a better movie experience, better sports experience, and better all-round television in their own homes? Do you? Carefully follow the instructions below and you might have this fabulous Samsung QLED 8K television in your home very soon.

HOW TO ENTER

Entering this contest is easy, but you can only enter once. I told you what my favourite feature is of this television. To enter this contest, you must:

  1. Share (either on social media, in an email, or in person) what your favourite feature of this new Samsung 8K television is, and
  2. Tell us in a comment below this article what your favourite feature is and how you told others about it.

So, a valid entry will have both of those pieces of information. For example, if I was entering this contest I’d put this in a comment below, “I told people about Ambient Mode in an article on the Best Buy Blog.”

WHAT YOU CAN WIN

At the end of this contest, one valid entry will be selected and that person will win a Samsung 65″ 8K UHD HDR QLED Tizen Smart TV.

This contest will run from April 12th until May 5th.

Remember you can only enter once. However, this is a big contest, with a big prize that you really don’t want to keep quiet about. It’s an 8K TV! Tell your friends and family. Share it on Facebook, Twitter, Reddit. Tell the world that Samsung has created an amazing new TV and sent one to Best Buy for this contest.

Win a Samsung 8K TV Contest Rules and Regulations

Good luck.

We frequently have many contests running at Best Buy so check out the “contests in progress” page for more great contests to enter.
Martin Renaud
Martin Renaud
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Martin loves working with the talented editors and writers on the Best Buy Blog as Editor-in-Chief. During his spare time he is either working on his next novel, cooking up a masterpiece in the kitchen, or adding some smart tech to his new home on Mayne Island in British Columbia.
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1635 COMMENTS

  1. better movie experience! Wow I’d love to see this! I told my hubby about this and he’s suprised about 8K!

  2. The Ambient mode is by far the most amazing and game changing feature. My wife already knows what she wants to put behind our TV now!!

  3. The Ambient Mode struck me as exciting and unique – I do not think I want to see my wall, but I would enjoy a photo of a fun family moment – maybe a photo of us watching our new Samsung QLED 8K. I told my brother at lunch today about this blog and Ambient Mode – he was impressed. I also told my wife and she reminded me I need to clean up the garage.

  4. I told my friends about 8K Upscaling technology of this TV.
    I would like to watch Game of Thrones.

  5. The thing I’m most interested in seeing, is how well this will be for gaming and movies with my family! Also would be a great gift for mother’s Day

  6. I have told my family and friends that my favourite aspect of the TV is the new processor in it that will beautifully upsacle any content you put on the TV and how it is always learning and improving its functions!

  7. For me this would fix a couple of problems: 120Hz refresh rate and 240 Motion Rate technology produce buttery smooth scenes that won’t stutter, ghost, or blur.

    Shared this blog post on facebook with why I would get the TV.

  9. Best feature has to be the intelligence mode . For someone that in the process of getting a new apartment and needs to cut costs this would be such a great addition. Shared this with my family

  10. I love that this 8K TV has a 120Hz refresh rate and 240 Motion Rate technology – this will be great for fast action sports viewing on this monster TV. I told my neighbour (over the fence) abouth these features and that Samsung is once again leading the race in TV technology.

  11. l told my friends about this TV when talking about Samsung’s led screen technology that is used by other manufactures such as Apple. One feature l like about this TV : is the up-scale of low resolution content which helps sharpen and reduce the noise of the picture.

  13. I love the “Intelligence Mode” so I shared this on Twitter. Overall, this is a marvelous piece of art engineered into entertainment.

  14. My favourite feature of this great TV is the 8k up scaling! I told my husband over dinner tonight and we would both look forward to (re)viewing some of our old favourite movies with this enhanced 8K resolution.

  15. Intelligence Mode is absolutely brilliant! Having your tv sense lighting and audio in that room and automatically adjust the brightness and volume accordingly is the feature im looking forward to most. Shared on social media to let all my friends and family know about this amazing new technology!

  16. The Dynamic Quantum HDR 32X technology, which adjusts brightness to the ambient lighting in the room. I told my wife about this feature, in person.

  19. I love that it blends into the background of the wall behind it. That is so neat. I have told my family and friends about it and will tell more people over the Easter weekend, especially this feature.

  21. Wow…What a great TV!! I love the Upscaling Technology feature the best(so far).
    I emailed my son and sister about this great TV.
    Thanks Best Buy for the great contest and the chance to win this great TV!

  23. My wife told me about this and I am very impressed with the ambient mode and it’s smart so i can watch netflix I am telling my grandson

  24. Just got off the phone with my daughter. We are in the market for a new tv and were looking at 4k but wow I am very excited about the 8k so I am going to whisper into my husbands ear now.

  25. My son @codypfoh just sent me this link and wow I am thrilled at the ambient mode and of course the 8k mind-blowing I sent it to my mom

  27. I told (rather tryong to sell) my wife what a showpiece this gorgeous TV will be in our family room. With Ambient Mode, the TV will just blend into the room when off. Perfect feature for my wife to fall in love with and show all her friends and family. This way, she is happy and I will be happy with the incredible picture

  28. I told both my daughters about how much I love the Ambient Mode on this Samsung QLED 8K TV. I also mentioned it would be great to be able to have a picture of them and my 3 amazing grandchildren displayed on it when it was in this mode. I also hinted what a great gift it would be for my husband and my upcoming 60th Anniversary.

  29. @BestBuyCanada “WIN A SAMSUNG Smart 8K TV FROM BEST BUY – I love the Upscaling Technology. Emailed family and told Hubby about this amazing prize, he says lots of room for 65″ Samsung in recently built in entertainment centre.

  33. There are a LOT of great features, one being that this TV can adjust its brightness based on the light in your room. Now that is new to me and I think it is fantastic. I told my husband Dan about this feature and other features like the Ambient mode! WOZA!!!

  35. Wow, what an incredible giveaway, Besbuy & Martin! Thank you so much for this chance! 🙂

    1. I have shared this with my family members via e-mail, just FYI……and told them about the “Upscaling” technology being my favourite feature….and certainly what would benefit me the most and I know all of our family as well I’m sure, too.

    2. And although I’d love to list countless amazing features of course of this awesome TV……for me, personally…..It’s still the “Upscaling” feature that will have the most benefit for me and will make a huge noticeable difference for my movies, gaming, etc…..it would be amazing! Not to mention filling nearly halve my living room wall as well! ha ha ha 🙂 <3

    Thanks again for this amazing chance……good luck to everyone! WOW!

  36. OMG, I love Ambient Mode!!! I told my mom about it. She’s doing reno’s right now and this would be ideal for hiding it when not in use!!

  37. I told my wife that 8k on this tv would be amazing, but she still likes our Samsung KS8000. This would be a wonderful upgrade!

  38. I told my dad (in person) that the Samsung QLED 8K tv has 16x more pixels than Full HD, and 4x more than 4K Ultra HD. It has more than 33 million pixels, which means anything we watch is going to be clear and crisp. Now we both want one.

  39. My favourite feature is the 8k upscaling! I told my girlfriend how it would make her old yoga DVDs look brand new again!

  40. As a gamer, I cannot wait to try out the Xbox One X on this bad boy! Was chatting with my neighborhood Best Buy staff about this just now!

  41. Like I was telling my best friend Dany, I love the fact that this TV can adjust its brightness based on the light in your room. That is pretty awesome!

  42. It’s so hard to choose between the upscaling and the ambient mode, but I think that ambient mode will win out for me. I am sharing this contest on twitter as I usually do. I’m sure you know it already, but by twitter handle is iMenchi.

  45. My favourite feature is definitely the upscale ability,especial since a lot of content that I watch is not even 4k.
    I have told in person my wife about upscale even if she still doesn’t understand , he same way she explains her plants to me and I still don’t understand that either lol .

  48. The things I’m most anxious to see is the upscaling and the refresh rate. I shared this on twitter

  49. WOOOOOOOOW! I got a 4K TV last year and I love it. This has to be some next level stuff. I kinda love the Ambient mode. It’d be nice to use that real estate to look prettier when not in use.

    • I emailed it to my father who is in the market for a new TV and told him about all the cool features. This isn’t my attempt at a second entry. It’s me adding to what I said above

  50. Those who know me, know I am gamer, so here are the features I see bringing ME the most benefit…..

    1) 120Hz refresh rate and 240 Motion Rate technology produce buttery smooth scenes that won’t stutter, ghost, or blur
    2) Ambient, Auto Game, Game Motion Plus, Dynamic Black EQ, and Game Enhancer modes automatically optimize the display so you can enjoy all your content to its fullest potential
    3) Integrated Bluetooth makes it easy to stream your favourite content from your smartphone, laptop, tablet, or other device

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