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Samsung boasts largest consumer 3D LED TV

by Jeff Chabot on August 11, 2010

Talk about immersive…the 65-inch Samsung UN65C8000 is the largest 3D LED TV for home use on the market. The 1080p TV features 240Hz refresh rate, 8,000,000:1 contrast ratio, and Precision Dimming technology. Full Story

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FIFA in 3D review and first impressions

by Jeff Chabot on June 16, 2010

ESPN 3D launched with the FIFA World Cup last Friday, providing coverage of the events utilizing Sony 3D technology. The network promises up to 25 of the matches in 3D from 5 of the 10 World Cup stadium locations, and more live sporting events in 3D throughout the year. Currently DirecTV, Comcast and AT&T are carrying the network. Customers, of course, must have a 3D HDTV and 3D glasses to see the broadcasts. Recent estimates from CEA say less than 1 million people are “capable” of watching the active shutter feeds. Full Story

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3D Will Melt Eyeballs While Blowing Mind, Declares Samsung

by Christian Hokenson on April 19, 2010

Nope, this is not an Onion article, though the headline might have you thinking otherwise…

Samsung Corp. has released a warning regarding its 3D televisions… you know the ones you don’t yet own due to the technology being in the early adopter phase.  On its 3D TV page, a link directs potential and actual consumers to an advisory that is a reminder of what many of our parents used to tell us… Kids! Don’t sit to close to that TV set, you’ll ruin your eyes!! Full Story

Deal alert Samsung 58″ plasma HDTV

by hdreport on March 28, 2010

Best Buy’s outlet center has a 58″ Samsung Plasma for $1499. That’s $800 (about 1/3) off the regular list price of $2299. The PN58B550T2 is a 1080p display with 600Hz Subfield Motion technology — making fast action smooth and sharp at 0.001 ms response time. In addition, the display’s antiglare technology called FilterBright reduces glare in lit environments for a better picture. Full Story

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Blockbuster renews Warner deal, On Demand added to Samsung products

by Jeff Chabot on March 23, 2010

Blockbuster has renewed a previous agreement with Warner Bros. to offer new titles immediately for rental by mail or in-store. Movies include today’s release of The Blind Side and next Tuesday’s (Mar. 30) release of Sherlock Holmes. The renewal continues a 25-year relationship between the two companies. The existing digital agreement will stay in-tact. Full Story

Samsung prices 2010 Blu-ray players

by Jeff Chabot on March 9, 2010

Samsung_BD-C6900_angle2Samsung has officially released pricing on its 2010 line of Blu-ray players ranging from $179 to $499. The BD-C6900 (which won Best of Innovations at CES 2010) features built-in 3D playback, Netflix and Blockbuster apps, social widgets, and a slim design with transparent cover (so you can be mesmerized by the spinning of your Blu-ray discs). The BD-C6900 also comes with 1GB internal memory and 7.1 channel audio. Full Story

We Interrupt This 2D Oscar Show With Exciting 3D Promises!

by Christian Hokenson on March 8, 2010

samsung-3d-aquarium-still1So, did you see those Samsung 3D-HD-LED TV ads for hours on end while some show called the “Oscars” got in the way with their worthless shilling for art over commerce? Really? How could you miss ‘em, they were everywhere… showing a beautiful coral reef’s worth of colorful fish (did you spot Dory and Nemo… great cameos) and a manta ray flying swimming over the heads of a family who can’t help but reach out to touch the nothingness that’s right before their eyes. They’re wearing expensive looking 3D glasses (small than those theater ones) and seem to be truly enjoying themselves, save for the fact that though story and character might remain completely unaffected by the 3D gimmick, it’s just oh so cool to touch a manta ray that’s not there. Funcity. Full Story

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New Samsung R80 notebooks in stores Mar. 7

by Jeff Chabot on March 6, 2010

samsung-R580-notebook-blu-raySamsung’s new line of multimedia R80 notebooks will hit Best Buy stores on Sunday, March 7. Two of the three R80 models are loaded with nVIDIA GeForce graphics cards (R580 and R780) and the less expensive R480 and R580 models come with internal Blu-ray Disc drives. It’s strange that the more expensive R780 doesn’t come with a BD drive, but those are specs we got. The 16:9 hi-def resolution LED displays vary in size according to the model. (See chart below.) All three models include HDMI ports. Full Story

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Samsung to unveil 14-inch OLED capable of 3D

by Jeff Chabot on January 5, 2010

samsung logoSamsung says they will demonstrate three new OLED displays at the CES press event on Jan. 6 (before the public exhibits start on Thursday). The most interesting is a prototype “Crosstalk Free” OLED display from Samsung Mobile Display that features image switching quick enough to display 3D images by eliminating optical “crosstalk.” Full Story

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Samsung debuts first internal Blu-ray drive

by Jeff Chabot on October 8, 2009

Samsung has announced their first internal Blu-ray drive labeled the SH-B083. The SH-B083 COMBO drive will read 25GB or 50GB BDs at 8x, and DVDs at the typical 16x speed. The drive uses Samsung’s dual layer jumping algorithm to access data at 350ms, a speed which Samsung says is faster than any other drive on the market. Full Story

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Samsung Blu-ray players to support YouTube

by Jeff Chabot on September 4, 2009

Certain Samsung Blu-ray players will be able to display YouTube content — the feature to be displayed at CEDIA EXPO 2009, from Sept. 10-13. The Samsung BD-P1600, BD-P3600 and BD-P4600 Blu-ray players will support user-contributed YouTube videos at no additional cost. Full Story

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Blockbuster and Samsung strike OnDemand deal

by Jeff Chabot on July 14, 2009

blockbuster logoBlockbuster and Samsung have made an agreement to deliver Blockbuster OnDemand services to Samsung HDTVs, home theater systems and Blu-ray players. The services will be available this Fall, and the agreement gives Blockbuster top positioning on Samsung’s Blu-ray player interfaces. Full Story

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Samsung HDTV pricebuster alert

by Jeb Stuart on July 1, 2009

Amazon has special pricing on two of its Samsung LNB550 series HDTVs which feature the “Red Touch of Color” design. The Samsung LN40B550 40-inch and LN52B550 52-inch LCD HDTVs are currently priced at $899 and $1,599 respectively, special pricing you will only see once the item is “added to cart.” Full Story

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Amazon launches 2-day HDTV sale

by Jeb Stuart on June 15, 2009

Amazon announced a 2-day sale on select HDTVs, including Sony Bravia, Panasonic VIERA, Samsung, and Toshiba models. Highlights of the sale include a list of HDTVs for under $499, some of them with free shipping. The sale also includes a selection of HDTVs around $1,000, most of them discounted way under that amount. Full Story

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Samsung releases new slim LCDs with ToC

by Jeff Chabot on May 8, 2009

Samsung has finally released their new series of slim LCD monitors that go just 1.18 inches (30 mm) in depth on the the P2070 (20″) and P2370 (23″) models. The P2370HD model is just 2.58 inches (65.5mm) deep. The 70 series LCDs boast 50,000:1 contrast ratio and Samung’s Touch of Color (ToC) design. Full Story

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