Samsung LED TV coming in 2009
We’ve all pretty much heard of LED TVs by but the truth is that most manufacturers are producing LCD televisions that use an LED backlit panel to produce some breathtaking image quality. Ok, so now that there’s no confusion, Samsung have announced the imminent release of the 9000 series LCD TVs. “So what?”, I hear you say. Well, this new Samsung range will be the first to sport a direct-type LED backlight (rather than the edge-lit LED seen on their current 8500 series). The interesting piece to come out of this is the 9000 series will still have a slim profile which is something that most manufacturers haven’t cracked yet. How thin, we’re not sure and, to be fair, many buyers will probably stick to the likes of the Samsung UE32B7020 mainly because the Samsung prices will be high – qouted: US$3599.99 for the 46-inch (Ouch!).
Building a thin LED only TV will be a pretty impressive breakthrough. Want to know why? Here’s the technical answer: direct-type LED backlighting technologies are usually quite thick. The main reason being that soYme distance is needed to get the light emitted from thousands of LEDs to the display panel in uniform manner by using optical films and other technologies. Yeah, I know, that was boring but you can wake up now. Let’s just say that with the 9000 series it would appear that Samsung have worked out how to do this in the small spaces seen on current LCD/LED TVs. Now all we have to do is wait and see if they look as good as they sound.
The Samsung 9000 seris will be available in the US sometime in September and should land in the UK shortly after. Two sizes will be available: 46-inch and 55-inch sporting 240Hz frequencies, a dynamic contrast ratio of 7,000,000:1 (yes, that’s MILLION!) and a blazing fast 2ms response time (games consoles at the ready). So, if you’ve got what will probably be a few grand kicking around in your wallet this new Samsung 9000 series LED TV could the one for you.
Just a quick update: there are now a number of models available inlcuding the LG 42SL9000 and LG 47SL9000…check ‘em out now!