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. I LOVE the Ambient mode and I told my husband it would be great to show off pictures of our Grandbabies when we weren’t watching movies. I also shared this post on Twitter @Guppy5700

  2. My favorite is 8K with Upscaling Technology, a great idea! I told my family and friends. Now enjoying my older Samsung TV, they are the best.

  5. I spoke with my wife in person telling her how great the resolution is and showed her pictures of ambient mode.

  8. I shared with a friend that my favourite feature of the new Samsung QLED 8K TV is the 8K upscaling feature.

  12. I’m telling all my work colleagues how great the advamced ambient mode is on the Samsung 8k tv. I showed some a video (about the ambient mode) and my friend couldn’t even believe that the Tv was on the wall!!!! #Samsung4Life

  15. It supporting 8K is my favorite feature. I shared this as a story in my FB page and talked about how future proof this TV is with my wife. I can’t imagine having a personal theater grade TV experience at home.

  18. My favorite feature of the Samsung 65″ 8K UHD HDR QLED Tizen Smart TV is definitely the ability to operate all your smart home devices from your TV. The super intelligence of this amazing machine would make the lives of disabled people MUCH more independent. I can’t stop reading about all the amazing features! I’ve always been a huge fan of high graphics, so this TV would be a dream!

    I also shared my favorite feature on my Facebook here. https://www.facebook.com/starstruckluck86/posts/2277571905619411

  19. I love the Ambient Mode – so clever! Told my mom about it on the phone and she agrees! I would love to use this mode to display pictures of different scenes, like a window.

  20. I told my friends about how samsungs new 8k qled can display an image of whats behind the tv while in Ambient mode! Very cool!

  22. I e-mailed my brother to tell him about the upscaling technology. How the television uses machine learning and artificial intelligence to upscale 4K or lower resolution, because neither of us even knew 8K even existed!

  25. I told my wife and son and friend about the Ambient Mode and the 8k Upscaling. Great features thank you

  26. I told my husband, son and friend about the 8K upscaling and the Ambient Mode. These are great features that I / we would love to have in a television

  27. Technology is amazing! I told my mother all about the Ambient Mode in person. We both think it’s awesome! That is my favourite feature!

  28. I told my son about the Intelligence Mode how the TV automatically adjusts the brightness and volume according to to the lighting and sound in the room

  29. I shared on twitter (@thegreenbows). I love the fact it seemlessly blends into the decor of the room! Tvs have traditionally been such eyesores and glad to see Samsung creating TVs that are stunning quality when off and on!

  30. What a fabulous prize. I told my husband about the ambient mode as well as shared on Twitter. The smart tv functions are also amazing. Voice control is the best. Thanks Best Buy!

  31. I’m telling everyone I speak to about the 8k upscaling on Samsung’s new QLED 8K UHD HDR QLED Tizen big screen TV and how the Best Buy Blog is giving one away! (“Hey, congratulations on the new baby, have you heard about the new Samsung 8K…. ). Most importantly, I’m also subtly repeating the features to my wife (she loves the idea of ambient mode) – sometimes when she is sleeping. Maybe some subliminal messaging may get her agreement on a new Samsung TV – well it’s worth a try!

  32. Upscaling technology takes all content to a new level is my favourite feature. I shared this blog on twitter

  34. I Retweeted the post with my favourite listed: Ambient Mode.
    I love the idea and would be interested to see if/how it functions when not on a wall.

  35. I told my brother why I really need the upscaling technology to better enjoy our movie night.

  37. I told my husband in person about the Intelligence Mode how the TV automatically adjusts the brightness and volume according to to the lighting and sound in the room. My favourite feature.

  38. Besides up-converting to stunning ambient 8K quality I told my wife Linda and my followers on Twitter about the Ambient feature which blends your TV with the wall when it is off. How cool is that!

  39. I told people about the 8K support on Twitter. Cause I mean, come on, 8K! I don’t even have a 4K TV and Samsung is out here already releasing 8K! It’s awesome!

  40. I told my buddy Graham about Ambiant Mode. He didn’t think it was real so I sent him the link and now he owes me lunch. 😀

  41. I told my wife about the 8k upscaling and all the new futures in the Best Buy Blog! She doesn’t want to buy me one 🙁

  43. I told my sister in person about the Intelligence Mode how the TV automatically adjusts the brightness and volume.

  44. I told my sister in person about the Intelligence Mode how the TV automatically adjusts the brightness and volume according to to the lighting and sound in the room

  46. Gotta be that ambient mode. That is such a neat feature. Shared on Twitter and Facebook. Also showed my wife.

  47. I love the Smart Intelligence Mode- I don’t have to run over to the T V to turn the volume up or down when we want to talk on the phone or to listen to what each other says- the TV will know when to “literally” tone down!

  48. I like that it can be controlled via Samsung’s voice assistant Bixby, or with a Google Assistant, or with Amazon’s Alexa—even using Airplay 2 as I often lose the remote. I sent an email to my kids to let them know about this tv

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