Samsung introduced what it says is the slimmest LED HDTV on the market at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas earlier this year, and it is now available locally.
The new line-up of LED HDTVs in Samsung's arsenal includes the 6 000, 7 000 and 8 000 series TVs with ultra-high contrast ratios and a thickness of 29.2mm. The 6 000 and 7 000 series TVs feature a 40-inch and 46-inch screen respectively, while the 8 000 series has a 55-inch screen.
Jean Victor, senior product manager for Samsung TVs in SA, says: “By incorporating LED technology in our TVs we have managed to make the thinnest TVs around and have increased the quality of picture and viewing with our motion blur, image judder and Auto Motion Plus frame interpolation technology. We can also now present images with contrast ratios, not in the thousands, but millions.”
The LED HDTVs are 100% recyclable, says Victor. “Our new TVs contain no lead or mercury heavy metals that are harmful to the environment and we do not use spray paint, which releases VOCs [volatile organic compounds] when heated, on the TVs either. The TVs can therefore be fully recycled for a greener environment,” he says.
Other features of the ultra-slim LED HDTVs include networking capabilities, such as WiFi connection. “You can now wirelessly connect your TV to your PC or media centre to share your movies or other multimedia content between the devices. The new TVs also incorporate basic Internet functionality, not to surf the Net, but to support widgets, and allow you to track up-to-the-minute newsfeeds like Twitter,” Victor adds.
The TVs include USB 2.0 support, a built-in library of flash memory, either 1GB in the 6 000 and 7 000 series, or 2GB in the 8 000 series. The prices for the new TVs range from R15 000 for the entry-level series to R54 000 for the high-end 8 000 series.
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