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Armani/Samsung Premium LCD TV

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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.

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April 28, 2008 at 4:30 pm

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Samsung Fabrizio Bordeaux Series 750 LCD TVs

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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.

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Written by Jin

April 24, 2008 at 9:15 pm

Samsung 81F Series LCD TV: LED Backlight

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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.

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Written by Jin

April 24, 2008 at 8:52 am

Pioneer KURO Front Projectors and LCD TVs

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Pioneer’s KURO plasma display panel (PDP) TVs have extreme performance and has set the standard for black levels. Pioneer has stated that it will introduce KURO front projectors and LCD TVs.

The second generation KURO PDP TVs feature a near absolute black by reducing the idle luminance. Compared to the 2007 KURO models, the second generation has black levels that are five times darker according to Pioneer. The second generation KURO PDP TVs are available in 50″ and 60″ sizes. The KURO PDP TVs are also very thin at just 9.4 cm or 3.7″.

  • PDP-LX5090: 50″, 1920 x 1080, SD Terrestrial Digital Tuner, June 2008
  • PDP-LX6090: 60″, 1920 x 1080, SD Terrestrial Digital Tuner, June 2008
  • PDP-LX5090H: 50″, 1920 x 1080, SD/HD Terrestrial and Satellite Digital Tuner, Region Dependent
  • PDP-LX6090H: 60″, 1920 x 1080, SD/HD Terrestrial and Satellite Digital Tuner, Region Dependent

The PDP-LX5090H and PDP-LX6090H models incorporate a digital terrestrial and satellite tuner that is compliant to the EICTA HDTV 1080p Minimum Requirement, in addition to being DLNA compliant.

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Written by Jin

April 16, 2008 at 10:08 am

Samsung 40″ LCD TV Panel: Just 10mm Thick

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Samsung 40″ 1080p LCD Panel

Pixel Format: 1920 x 1080
Thickness: 10mm (0.3937″)
Bezel:  14.6mm (0.57″)
Backlight: LED
Color Gamut: 92% NTSC
Power Consumption: <=90 Watts

Samsung will introduce a 40″ Full HD LCD TV panel that is just 10.0mm (0.3937″) thick. The bezel was reduced too: from 30mm (1.18″) to a slender 14.6mm (0.57″). The panel is incorporates a LED backlight that generates a color gamut of 92% NTSC. Not only is Samsung’s 10mm-thick 40″ super slim, it also consumes very little power: 90 watts or less. Can’t wait to see the Samsung LCD TV that will use this panel!

Source: Akihabara News

Written by Jin

October 22, 2007 at 10:40 pm