Posts Tagged ‘HDMI’
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.
LG 50PG60D, 60PG60D: XCanvas BoBos PDP TVs
LG XCanvas BoBos PDP TVs
Sizes: 50″ (50PG60D), 60″ (60PG60D)
Pixel Format: 1365 x 768
Brightness: 1500 cd/m2
Contrast Ratio: 30,000:1
Input: HDMI 1.3 (4), USB 2.0, Component (Y/Pb/Pr), S-Video, VGA
Other: Time Machine (direct selection of recorded video or DVD from TV)
LG Electronics (LGE) and Samsung sure seem to have absolutely no lack of names for their TVs. LGE’s BoBos is an acronym for “the Best of Best on Style”. Go figure. LGE does state that the XCanvas BoBos PDP TV won the ‘Best of Innovation’ award at CES 2008. LGE touts the frameless design, but actually, it is just a layer of glass on top of the PDP screen. Even in pictures you can see the bezel. The company claims that its BoBos line is the slimmest PDP TVs in the world at just 79.6mm (3.13″). I guess the depth is the same for either the 50″ or 60″ model. And one more thing: invisible speakers.
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.
Samsung T190, T220, T240, T260: Touch Of Color LCD Monitors
Samsung T190, T220, T240, T260
Sizes: 19″, 22″, 24″, 26″
Pixel Format:
- 19″: 1440 x 900
- 22″: 1680 x 1080
- 24″: 1920 x 1200
- 26″: 1920 x 1200
Contrast Ratio: 20,000:1 (dynamic)
Response Time: 2ms GTG (T190, T220), 5ms (T240, T260)
Input: HDMI (T240, T260)
Power Consumption: 0.3 watts at standby
Availability: Now (T190, T220), End of July 2008 (T240, T260)
Pricing: $259 (T190), $359 (T220), $499 (T240), $599 (T260)
Samsung announced on April 23, 2008 the launch of its Touch of Color (TOC) line of LCD monitors: T190, T220, T240, and T260. They have a minimalist design, a deep ruby red infusion, and a glossy piano-black finish.
