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If you are looking to invest in an LED TV this year that can provide the penultimate home-theater experience, Samsung just might have you covered. It supports 3D for eye-popping effects, has a 240Hz display that runs as smooth as butter, keeps you from getting in trouble with the MPAA with Netflix support, lets you Tweet to the world from the comfort of your living-room recliner, and features a mammoth 65-inch display. It is the Samsung UN65C8000.

But before we get into the nitty gritty, however, let’s get an overview of just why Samsung’s latest LED television has all the features to make home-theater aficionado say “wow”:

• 65” LED 3D-ready screen
• 0.9” thick ultra-thin display
• Active Shutter 3D support
• 240Hz screen refresh with full 1080p resolution
• Built-in dimming technology for immproved black levels
• Internet ready with Internet@TV
• Netflix, Pandora, Accuweather, Samsung Apps, Picasa, Twitter, and more
• Energy Star 4.0 rated

3D Technology

Active Shutter is the technology providing the eye-popping 3D effects for the Samsung UN65C8000. This means that you’ll need to have those $150 or so 3D glasses to enjoy the experience, but it is touted as being the best available solution for 3D viewing in the home at this time.

Samsung has also tossed in a proprietary 3D conversion technology that will transform two-dimensional content into three-dimensional pizazz. However, this is probably not as cool as you would imagine it to be — simulated 3D will never look as natural and clean as content designed for 3D. Yet it might be something worth bragging about to your neighbors.

Connectivity

Still, with all the flair surrounding the future of 3D content, it doesn’t amount to squat if there isn’t quality content to watch on this bad boy. Thankfully, the Samsung UN65C8000 has a slew of third-party content providers — e.g. Netflix, YouTube, Pandora — to keep you busy with Samsung's Internet@TV. There are other third-party widgets like that provide news, scores, pictures, stocks, and weather information. Also, if you are feeling lonely, you can also connect with friends through Facebook or Twitter on your television.

With USB 2.0 connectivity, though, you can play media from supported USB 2.0 storage devices. Therefore, even if you don’t happen to have an Internet connection available to you, you can take advantage of media content stored locally.

Conclusion

The Samsung UN65C8000 surely has its sticking points. It is the largest LED 3D TV being released by Samsung in 2010. It offers an unbelievable 65-inch display with 240Hz and 1080p resolution. It offers the latest in 3D technology. It can keep anyone entertained with enough third-party connectivity to rid yourself of expensive cable bills. Most importantly, however, is that it has everything a person could want in a television today.

The only question is if you want to pay the $6,000 MSRP to enjoy it now or wait a bit for a price drop.