Monday, August 21, 2006

Samsung's wireless HD PDP TV

Samsung has announced the Korean release of their new 50" wireless HD PDP TV. This TV set will allow you to use all your peripherals (DVD, VCR, ...) without any cables visible at the back, just to make it more aesthetic. The SPD-50P7HDT will be available for 4800000 Won (approx 4000 EUR) in Korea.

Samsung shows 'world's biggest' LCD HDTV

Samsung today claimed to have produced the world's first 175cm (70in) LCD panel for high-definition TVs - 12.5cm (5in) bigger than the largest LCD TV currently on the market. The monster telly has a resolution of 1,920 x 1,080, the company said.

The display has a contrast ratio of 2000:1 and a brightness of 600cdmpm². The response time is less than 8ms, and Samsung claimed the screen has a 180° viewing angle in both the horizontal and vertical axes. The display has a 120Hz update rate.

Samsung said it won't start mass-producing the 70in screen until sometime during the first half of 2007