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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  3. My FAV is ambient mode and I told my husband how great it would be to make the tv blend with our hone rather than be a big blank box.

  4. I passed this on to all my friends via email, the incredible 8K upscaling, and ambient mode that will be totally awesome and beneficial to all my film aficionados!!

  6. Well if I have to pick only one, it’s the smart technology that automatically senses light and sound. I would love that I don’t have to use the remote to adjust the volume! I talked to my SO about it this morning! I also told him about the ambient feature – he was pretty impressed!

  9. I personally love three features on the 8K QLED TV. First the upscale feature, I own a collection of DVD’s movies that I would truly enjoy to see the resolution upscaled to near 8K. The second feature is the Smart TV Ambient mode where the television senses the lighting and audio and adjusts. The third is the Tizen operating system that puts all of your favourite content right where you can most easily access it. I told my wife and closest friends how cool it would be to watch our movie collection on the 8K QLED TV.

  10. The Ambient Mode is awesome. I would display my family photo and have told family and friends and shared on facebook.

  11. I love the ambient mode on the Samsung 8K tv. I love how it blends your tv into your wall like it’s not there. I’ve shared this with my family member via email.

  13. Before your article I wasn’t even aware of the Ambient Mode!! I’m sure many people are not. i will definitely share it with family and friends as it is an awesome new feature!! Great Contest Best Buy plug in!!! Would love to have this in my home!!

  14. My favourite aspect is that it blends into the background when off. I told my family about this feature in person!

  15. Agree that the ambient mode is a great feature. My husband I were discussing it over breakfast this morning.

  17. I told my family about the crazy cool “intelligence mode” and “ambient mode” at family dinner. These are amazing features !

  18. I explained the many benefits of the Samsung 8k 65″ TV to my aging parents who are in the market for a new TV. And me, well I’m excited that there could be a TV out there more ‘intelligent’ than me! 😉 #Samsung8KTizen #BestBuyCA

  20. Wow! It’s so hard to choose which feature I love the most! Ambient mode or self adjusting lighting for the room brightness or the self adjusting volume. This tv is so smart! This is a fabulous tv AND of course, Samsung! ❤️

  21. I posted on my Facebook and told all my family about this great contest. We’re all so excited about the Samsung QLED 8K TV! So many great features. Favourite? The “Ambient Mode”. What do you think, Patricia Rose Edwards? An upcoming present?

  22. I told my friends about how awesome Ambient Mode is and that I read it in an article on the Best Buy Blog.

  23. Wow i never heard of this new feature Ambient Mode but it is definitely my favorite and i told lots of friends and family about this feature

  24. I’ve already told my other family members about the awesome Samsung Ambient Mode on this incredible tv, and that we need to buy one soon!

  31. Oh I wish my TV could self adjust the volume- my living room is near my washer and dryer and trying to hit the right volume to keep up with whatever I am listening is a sport-

  37. I am so excited about this tv. The ambient mode , the Intelligent mode , and the blending I to wall. This is amazing. Sharing this info with family and friends for sure. Thanks for the great contest. My fingers are crossed.

  38. I told my son via email about the upscaling technology that will allow us to watch our older movies in great quality.

  41. Ambient mode is cool, but Quantum Processor 8K and 8K AI-upscaling means more of what we watch will come to life with unsurpassed details.

  42. It’s would be a great tv to have love the way it blends in the room when it’s off all the things it has makes it a great tv

  46. I emailed my husband about the great features of this amazing television. My two favourite things about this TV is the way it looks when it is off…..it can be anything I want to see ….blew my mind . Also intelligence mode sounds great, optimizing the picture to the environment …..amazing!

  47. I told my friends on Facebook how much I love the idea of the ambient mode on this tv. What a great idea.

  48. The “Intelligence Mode” that senses lighting and audio in the room is my favorite feature. Shared on twitter (@Nifer6)

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