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We've reviewed a
LED-edgelit LCD TV from Samsung this year, but what home theater fans have really been waiting for is an update to last year's Samsung
LN46A950, which uses local-dimming LED technology. The wait is over: Samsung announced on recently its flagship line of LED-backlit LCDs, the UNB8500 series, which uses local-dimming like last year's 950 series. Considering that we wrote last year's 950 series was "the peak of flat-panel LCD TV performance and picture quality," these will be highly anticipated TVs--but you'll pay a pretty penny for their state of the art, with prices starting at US$3,600 for the 46-inch model. Let's check out the specs.
Editors' note:
According to Samsung, the Asia-equivalent model for the UNB8500-series will not be launched in our region until Q1 2010.
Key features of the Samsung UNB8500 series:
1920x1080 (1080p) native resolution
7,000,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio
Local-dimming LED backlighting
Auto Motion Plus 240Hz frame interpolation with separate blur and judder adjustments (as seen on the UN46B7000)
Ultra Clear Panel, designed to reduce reflections
Four HDMI inputs
Two USB inputs
One Ethernet connection
One PC input
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46-inch UN46B8500: US$3,600 | 55-inch UN55B8500: US$4,500
Available in the US in September
Via
CNET.com
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