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Armani/Samsung Premium LCD TV
Armani/Samsung Premium LCD TV
Sizes: 46″, 52″
Pixel Format: 1920 x 1080
Frequency: 100Hz
Input: HDMI
Availability: Europe, Korea, Russia, mid-summer 2008 (46″), late-summer 2008 (52″)
Inspired by Giorgio Armani’s new 2008/09 Armani/Casa home furnishings collection, the Armani/Samsung Premium LCD TV was designed for “a discriminating consumer” that seeks a “sophisticated design and leading flat screen technology”.
The Armani/Samsung Premium LCD TV does look handsome. The simple and elegant design is something that I like in high-tech products. But there are some problems.
Samsung LN32A540: 32″ Full HD LCD TV
Samsung LN32A540
Size: 32″
Pixel Format: 1920 x 1080
Aspect Ratio: 16:9
Contrast Ratio: 35,000:1 (dynamic)
Viewing Angle: 178/178
Response Time: 6ms
Input: HDMI (3), Composite (2), VGA, S-Video, Component (Y/Pb/Pr, 2)
Tuner: ATSC
Sharp was the first to introduce a Full HD 32″ LCD TV with a pixel format of 1920 x 1080. Almost everyone in the display community thought that was overkill. I wonder why. Well, the reasoning was that our visual system couldn’t distinguish the increased resolution at the distances that we would be watching a 32″ LCD TV. That’s probably true. But, there are a lot of folks out there that play Xbox 360, PS3 and PC games on their 1080p-capable LCD TVs. And when they do that, my guess is that they play a bit closer to the box than if they were simply watching video. I think 32″ LCD TVs with a 1920 x 1080 pixel format will be quite popular.
Samsung Fabrizio Bordeaux Series 750 LCD TVs
Samsung Fabrizio Bordeaux Series 750
Sizes: 40″, 46″, 52″ (LN52A750R1F)
Pixel Format: 1920 x 1080
Aspect Ratio: 16:9
Brightness: 550 cd/m2
Contrast Ratio: 70,000:1 (dynamic)
Viewing Angle: 178/178
Response Time: 3ms
Frequency: 120Hz
Input: HDMI 1.3 (3), VGA, Component (Y/Pb/Pr), Composite
Other: Direct connect to Naver and YouTube via Ethernet, DLNA, DNIe Pro, Speed Backlight, Crystal Black Panel, Wide Color Control Pro
The 52″ version has the model name LN52A750R1F. Samsung Korea is calling this series simply Bordeaux 750. The company is also stating that this is a new kind of TV and is putting the stamp on these as TV 2.0. Why TV 2.0? Samsung has teamed up with Naver and YouTube so the user can directly access these two portals by connecting the Bordeaux 750 LCD TVs to the Internet via the Ethernet connection. BTW, Naver is the major Internet portal site in South Korea.
Brionvega Alpha LCD
Bionvega’s Alpha LCD is laser focused on design. Just have a look and you’ll see that it is different from virtually all other LCD TVs. The color is orange (there’s a silver one too). As far as I know there are no other LCD TVs with that color. The shape is an ‘L’ shaped design from the side. Again, that’s unique in the world of me-too LCD TV designs. The ‘L’ shaped tube rails are chromed. The unit itself? Die-cast aluminum. Try finding that in your typically plastic TVs.
Samsung 81F Series LCD TV: LED Backlight
Samsung 81F Series
Sizes: 40″, 46″, 52″, 57″
Pixel Format: 1920 x 1080
Aspect Ratio: 16:9
Contrast Ratio: 500,000:1 (dynamic)
Viewing Angle: 178/178
Response Time: 8ms
Backlight: LED
Input: HDMI (3), Composite (2), S-Video (2), VGA (1), Component (Y/Pb/Pr, 2)
Other: LED Motion Plus
Price:
- LN-T4081F: $2499.99
- LN-T4681F: $3499.99
- LN-T5281F: $4499.99
- LN-T5781F: $7999.99
Samsung’s 81F Series LCD TVs come in four sizes: 40″, 46″, 52″, and 57″. All are driven by a LED backlight. The advantages of a LED backlight are many and one of the features Samsung calls LED Motion Plus is important. The LED Motion Plus cycles eight rows of LEDs progressively and sequentially turns each row on and off every eight of a second. This greatly improves motion blur.
