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Samsung UE43CU8000

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The CU8000 is eye-catchingly affordable for a 43in Samsung branded TV. In fact, on paper at least, the set’s features are arguably more appropriate to a lower mid-range TV than a bare-bones budget model.

The set’s rear panel enjoys a strikingly minimalistic look and brushed finish, and it is remarkably thin by the standards of any TV at any price. This ‘Airslim’ design is eye catching and makes it a particularly great option for wall mounting. From the front, though, while the frame is quite trim around its top, left and right edges, everything looks rather plasticky, and the way the Samsung logo hangs off the bottom-right corner looks clumsy. The blade feet the CU8000 sits on are pretty bog-standard plasticky affairs, too. The screen can be placed at different heights on these feet, though, which is quite handy if you want to tuck

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