I recently bought a 55 inch Samsung LED Television model UN55B8000 and figured it was worthy of a review up here on the drop. I won't beat around the bush here. This tv is SWEET! Not only is it ultra thin being a mear 1.2 inches thick but the picture is simply amazing! But what I am really happy about is the network capabilities that this thing has.
I have if hard wired into my home network and let me tell you it is cool. You do have the option of doing wireless as well with a wifi modual (sold sepereately) but I like hard wireing when I can. You may be asking "What can you do with a TV that is connected to your home network?" Well I'm glad you asked!

First off there is an internet button on your remote. And what this will give you is a bar at the bottom of your screen. On this bar are all the widgets that you choose to download. You download them right from your tv. See below photo.

Here is a shot of what youtube looks like. Yep you can browse youtube videos right from your tv! So sweet.

Another cool thing about networking your TV is that you can utilize the media you have stored on your computer. I have a 2008 server running at my house that I shared my photo, music, and video directories using a program called PCshare that came with the TV. Verry simple application and took no time to use. Here is what the menu looks like when you pull up your home network files.

And this is when you go into the movie view.

Here's a quick shot of the port I wired up.

You can also plug in a usb device and view your pictures, music, and video right from a thumb drive or any usb drive. It looks just like the home network view. But you hit a button and choose your usb device instead. Verry slick.

Anyway I guess the only negetive thing I can say about this tv is that the built in sound isn't the greatest. But I have my surround hooked up so I don't even really use that. I highly recomend this TV to anyone that is looking or in the market for something new!