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CeBIT '07: Samsung Q9HD plasma TVs

By CNET.co.uk staff
Mar 16, 2007


How's three HDMI for ultimate connectivity!
Despite LCDs outselling plasmas by quite a wide margin, Samsung remains committed to its plasma TV range. This year it's launching two new large-screen sets--the 42Q9HD and the 50Q9HD--and they come, predictably enough, in 42- and 50-inch sizes.

Neither of the plasma screens support 1080p, which is a little disappointing. The 42-inch model has a resolution of 1,024 x 768 pixels and the 50-inch adds a few pixels, going up to 1,365 x 768. Both screens have an impressive quoted contrast ratio of 15,000:1 and equally noteworthy brightness figures of 1,500cd/m2 for the 42-inch and 1,300cd/m2 for the 50-inch screen.


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The usual range of connections adorn various parts of the screens. There are a couple of SCART sockets, component-video and PC connections on the back for hooking up pretty much anything you can throw at them. There are also side composite and S-video inputs, for easy connection of a camcorder without ferreting around behind the TV.

Both screens have three generous HDMI sockets, two of which are mounted on the back and one at the side. Well done, Samsung--you win our special award for having a sensible number of HDMI sockets. The prize is a warm handshake, which you can redeem at a time of your choosing.

This story appeared originally in Crave UK.

 

 

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