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
Editor in Chief
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.

1635 COMMENTS

  1. I shared on my Facebook page how great it would be to win this Samsung 65″ TV and that my favourite feature
    is the 65” screen with real 8K HDR resolution as it will make everything we watch detailed and life like.

  2. The ambient mode is something that I feel has been missing far to long. It’s almost a no brainer to not have dead space on your wall, but hindsight is 20/20! I told friends in person about this, and have shared my opinion here on this blog.

    I would absolutely love this tv, and am in dire need of an upgrade!

  3. I like the Dynamic Quantum HDR 32X technology, the lighting adjustment is a great feature. I told my father about this feature and showed him the link.

  4. The feature that I like most of all is the upscale to 8K. It literally blows me away to watch the clarity of a picture of this magnitude.

  5. Wife and I were quite pleased to see that ambient mode. Now that is a really really good idea! It could easily double as a large electronic photo frame on the wall. Would be amazing to watch Netflix movies on that beast of a screen too!

  6. My favorite feature is ambient mode. I shared your link and my post publicly via twitter. Cheers!

  7. I told my son via e-mail about the near-8K quality,and the “Intelligence Mode”(my favorite).Thanks!

  8. I was originally most impressed with the Ambiant Mode but my actual fav feature is The upscaling technology and if i win i will totally watch the Potter series start to finish!!!

  9. I told my husband about this tv with built-in intelligence and we both agree that it is cool.

  10. While my sons were over visiting I mentioned to both of them how impressed I was with the Ambient Mode on this Samsung 65″ 8K Smart TV. Seeing a blank TV always bothered me so being able to display whatever I wanted in place of a black screen is a real game changer for me. Thank you Best Buy for another amazing contest.

  11. I tweeted about the upscaling technology in the Samsung QLED 8K TV. I thought you couldn’t improve your source material, but if you can… wow!

  12. I told my son ( who lives in UK) that this television is so good that winning it would be a solid reason to come and live in Canada ¬¬

  13. My favorite feature by far is the ambient mode. Without having previous knowledge on the subject, I did my best to give a condensed version of it {lol} on FB. {Lorra Bromley}. I shared your link and my post publicly. mentioning my favorite feature of the TV. Thanks.

  14. I told my boiz over sushi about the 8K display on this tv and showed them the picture you have up of the ambient mode and how beautifully it blends in with the background. Would love to watch Game of Thrones on it!

  15. My favourite feature is obviously the the 8K but also think the ambient mode is a great idea. I’ve shared about this in an email to my sister and brother-in-law in an email so they can enter too. Thanks, this would be great.

  16. wow 8 k I cannot imagine-when I have to take my eyes out(contacts)I sometimes do not see so well with just glasses the size would allow me to see all the time!!!!!

  17. I also just told my wife about the ambient mode and she gave me the “Whaaaaat” face. Shared this on Facebook too.

  18. That ambient mode is insane, it’s like the future. As a kid you watched sci-fi shows and this is the kind of stuff you would see. My T.V. could literally be invisible, amazing.

  19. Ambient mode is amazing so futuristic like some thing george Jetson would have , I would totally have a family photo on it how cool would it be to have a 65 inch picture frame lol. I bet the picture quality is wild . Samsung tv are amazing we have a 19 inch one in bedroom that’s 10 yrs old and still works great

  20. Shared the 8k upscaling feature with my friends who are watching Game of Thrones, I am sure some of the upcoming episodes would be epic upscaled to 8k!

  21. I really like the intelligence mode because I’m always adjusting the volume and brightness, I told my husband about it. He’s impressed as well as he gets annoyed with the constant adjustments too.

  22. Anything is better than the relic of a TV that I currently have. This TV sounds amazing. The picture, even from the picture of it seems so crisp, clear and almost life like! Im sure it’s a dream to watch. All the built-in intelligence features you mentioned are awesome and Ambient Mode is wicked! I shared publicly to my social media (fb and twitter) to let people know about this TV and your generous contest.

  23. I shared on Facebook, about how cool the Ambient feature is (that it serves as a piece of art (or “disappears”) when you’re not using it)… This would be amazing!!

  24. I really like the intelligence mode feature, I hate having to constantly adjust volume and brightness when watching TV. I just told my husband about this as the adjustments are one of his pet peeves as well.

  25. Wow, so many amazing features its hard to choose just one. But I think the 8k is awesome, picture quality is everything.
    I told family about this awesome contest and t.v by email.

  26. I like this tv because I never had the opportunity to experience any device at this size or watched sports in a larger perspective either. What’s more exciting is that it’s a smart tv. I look forward to having the opportunity for the potential of being the a winner also.

  27. The Samsung 8K HDR has a very realistic and vibrant picture. It’s the best TV on the market! I would be very excited to own this TV! I am a huge Samsung fan!

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