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

  2. The feature I like the most about this tv is ambient mode and 8k upscaling. I shared this contest with my brother on Facebook.. Thank you for the chance to win this wonderful prize.

  3. My favourite feature of this TV, is 8K upscaling and ambient mode. I Shared this technology on Facebook

  4. I shared the Best Buy blog post on the Samsung TV publicly on my Facebook page and mentioned how great the Ambient feature was..

  7. The amazing picture quality and being able to watch all my favorite youtube and netflix shows without having to hook up additional devices to the tv

  8. My favourite feature is the Ambient mode! I have never heard of that feature anywhere yet and it is such an evolutionary change of tv! I told my parents about how it can be used in the house remodeling!

  9. Samsung has done it! No little boxes no big edges, and the most brilliant color. Amazingly Sharp and with all the bells and whistles. One awesome unit that eliminates all other subscription boxes and cleans up your TV immensely. And when not in use can just appear in as a wall or display your family portrait. The only thing this TV doesn’t do is bring you dinner and a cocktail. This is not a TV it is awesome visual experience by Samsung!

  21. by far my favorite feature is Ambient Mode!!! That is the coolest feature ever! I had to reread that paragraph to make sure i was reading that right. That is so cool and something i have been thinking while looking at my blank black tv screen. I told my hubby about this tv because if we don’t win, it is a purchase we MUST make!

  22. I told my friends about the ambient mode and the 8k quality. I sent them the link to this post and they were just as amazed

  23. I told my husband about this blog and my favourite feature ambient – my favourite feature is ambient mode HANDS DOWN – UNREAL and now we both really want to win it Thanks for putting on this amazing contest!

  24. I have always wanted a smart TV! The ambient mode is pretty cool. Not like anything I’ve seen before. I sent a text to a friend to tell them about it!

  25. I told my mom about this new tv and its 8k upscaling technology because we’ve been thinking about buying a new tv. Would make all our older DVDs look so much better

  26. Withouth a doubt, don’t even have to think of this one…this is absolutely the best feature, and I shared this info with my very best friend. To see how it blends into the background of the wall behind it! Such a brilliant idea!

  28. I told my son about the Ambient mode…this is awesome! He can read all about it on Best Buys blog.

  30. What an excellent set. About the best one I’ve ever seen. I’m a Cable Tech for a large CDN provider. I see a lot of TVs. The ambient mode and upscale get are phenomenal. Will definitely share this tech with all.

  31. Wow is all I can say the intelligence mode takes the TV to a whole new standard of watching TV and the ambient mode now makes your TV also a part of your art in your home when in the off mode , so much amazing technology , TV sure has come a long way since I was kid with the black and white sets ,lol ……Shared on my facebook for all my friends to learn about this amazing TV đŸ™‚

  32. I agree with many, the Ambient mode is quite awesome. Like the idea of using a family photo or art photo.

  34. To pick one future is hard, because all this new changes are amazing. For me though, having more services on the TV so I don’t have to reply of x millions of different devices. Just having it on one is much easier and reduces the amount of clutter around the TV. I shared this with my friends, who are all very much into technology via chat. Seeing the changes we all agreed it was an amazing improvement.

  35. I told my fellow workers at the office about this amazing TV. My favorite part is the ambient mode.

  39. I like the ambient mode. I shared this with my wife Alison Sexton while we were watching TV last night – wishing we had this!

  43. I raved to my husband about the Ambient Mode – I’ve never heard of this before! My TV pet peeve is now solved!!

  47. Ambient mode is the best. I’m sold on Samsung, won’t consider another brand. Told everyone on twitter

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