Samsung 9000 Series 3D LED TV Live Demonstration
Samsung 9000 Series 3D LED TV from CES 2010 is perhaps the most amazing 3D TV on the market. A first hand look at it demonstrates it’s capabilities. It really does seem to be the most advanced 3D television available, but without having anything to compare it to yet, it’s hard to say. Samsung appears to be the front runner when it comes to getting their 3D televisions to market, which may make them a prefered choice for consumers. Only time will tell.
Samsung 9000 Series Reviewed
The 9000 string finally built an appearance at CES 2010, and it really is gone via some large changes because we very first profiled it way back again in April 2009. Like each and every high-end model announced at CES, it is 1080p, 240Hz, local-dimming LED, WiFi-ready (Netflix streaming! Samsung app store!), and supports 3D with active shutter glasses. It really is about as thick as a No. 2 pencil (0.3 inches) and like Toshiba’s Cell Tv, can upconvert 2D programming up into the third dimension.
The greatest feature may be the full color touchscreen remote. It communicates by way of WiFi and infrared, functions since the middle man to stream movie from your PC to the Tv, and here’s the ideal part, lets you watch Television inside the palm of your hand while something else is playing on the screen. Girlfriend watching a chicky movie even though the ballgame is on? Watch about the remote.
This brushed-metal monster is just about the coolest thing we’ve heard of inside the young new year. Examine back again frequently? we’ll have the street date, price, and all of the item info as quickly as its released.
It turns out that they did, but Samsung renamed them 8500 before they shipped. The 8500s don’t include a wireless A/V media field, which we reported would come while using 9000 series (this detail was only a rumor, according to a Samsung representative). Other than that, the 8500s are precisely the same as what the 9000s would have been.
Nothing is official and details are skimpy, but rumor has it that the 9 Line will drop late this year. We’ve been waiting this long, so what’s however another few months, right?
Now, it is time to take a look at some Samsung televisions that (despite not getting rates however) will almost surely be more expensive than the 8000 line. Samsung’s 9000 sequence is intended to displace the previous A950 line of LCD televisions, which garnered much praise between videophiles and connoisseurs of high-definition media. They are the highest of the high-end. Even though they may not be inside the realm of possibility for budget-minded shoppers, these 9000-series televisions do have some notable characteristics and innovations that a absolutely worth gawking at.
In comparison towards the 6000/7000/8000 Types
Such as the 6/7/8000-series Samsung televisions, the 9000 line is lit by an LED backlight, rather than a fluorescent backlight. This offers severe improvements in image quality and accuracy, whilst decreasing the overall energy draw with the tv. It truly is each eye-friendly and environmentally friendly, a nice twist by which technological progress corresponds with ecological responsibility.
There is a distinction between the nature from the LED backlight among the 6/7/8000 versions plus the 9000 versions. The 6/7/8000 types utilize “edge-lit” LEDs to light their displays. This means that LED lights are mounted around the edges on the panels, not immediately behind them. The 9000 line characteristics legitimate LED backlight, while using LEDs mounted directly behind the display. This allows for a greater versatility in how the 9000 types operate their backlighting, and to an interesting new feature called “localized dimming.”
Flourescent backlights would illuminate the entirely from the screen all at as soon as. Every single part of the LCD display at the same brilliance, which made it challenging to differentiate between dark and light locations with accuracy. Hence the problematic contrast problems of LCDs compared to plasmas. With a true LED backlight, the Tv is capable to exert extra manage more than its lighting, and adjust the brightness of particular areas on the screen independent of one yet another.
This means that in a scene with each dark and light places, a 9000-series television can address each area on its own terms, juicing up the power for brighter spots and dimming it down for darker ones. This increases the vivacity from the image, and makes extra a much more pleasing high-definition knowledge.
In order to maintain the 9000 string trim and slim like the 6/7/8000 products, yet avoid edge-lit backlighting, some changes had to be made. Samsung’s innovative tactic to this problem is often a wireless audio/video media field that sits near the television. You plug your video sources into this box, plus the box wirelessly communicates using the tv, providing it with as much as complete 1080p content. It is a fairly remarkable leap forward for house entertainment, and it’s likely that wireless video transmission will become a normal feature a handful of many years down the road.
They are surely not televisions for that everyday customer; their cutting edge characteristics will take a couple of many years to filter lower to extra inexpensive types. Nevertheless, if you’ve got money to burn and totally must have a top-of-the-line Tv, keep an eye on these sets.
Mitsubishi Digital Electronics America Brings 3D to Life
LAS VEGAS — January 5, 2010 —Mitsubishi Digital Electronics America, Inc. (MDEA) will showcase the flexibility and versatility of its 3D-ready TV products by displaying 3D content delivered by various video sources, including Blu-Ray players at CES 2010 in the “Experience 3D Tech Zone”. MDEA has also announced a new 3D adapter which will provide Mitsubishi 3D-ready Home Theater TV owners with an easy and affordable solution to display 3D from a 3D Blu-Ray player. The Mitsubishi 3DC-1000 3D adapter will be available in late spring of 2010. MDEA will be located in CES booth #14548, Central Hall.
“As a pioneer in the 3D television market, Mitsubishi is bridging the gap for consumers to experience this break-through technology,” said Frank DeMartin, vice president of marketing, Mitsubishi Digital Electronics America. “3D is definitely a large screen experience, and Mitsubishi offers the most models and largest screen sizes of 3D-ready TVs available today, including one of the world’s largest mass produced 3D-ready TV at 82 inches.”
At CES, MDEA will be rolling in its massive and impressive 53-foot Mobile Marketing Showroom (MMS) into the “Experience 3D Tech Zone”. The MMS will provide a 1000-square-foot showroom showcasing a wide variety of new 3D content displayed on both LaserVue™ and Home Theater TVs. 3D entertainment will be demonstrated on a laser-powered television, using a 65” LaserVue TV and MDEA’s Home Theater TV product line will be displaying cross-platform content on its 60”, 73” and 82” televisions.
MDEA began distribution of 3D-ready TVs in 2007. To help consumers experience and learn more about 3D technology, MDEA has displayed highly interactive retail demonstration kiosks in more than 150 home theater dealers nationwide, enabling consumers to experience 3D as it would perform in a typical home setting. The in-store 3D display is equipped with a Mitsubishi Home Theater TV and media server, as well as stereoscopic glasses and an IR-emitter. Each demo showcases all the products needed to watch 3D movies or play 3D games at home.
“Consumer demand for 3D-capable TVs will continue to rise in 2010 and beyond, and the industry will see Mitsubishi continue to provide solutions for mass consumer adoption,” said David Naranjo, director of product development, Mitsubishi Digital Electronics America. “We expect 2010 to be the year that 3D finally achieves mass consumer adoption, and are working to continue to pioneer innovation to make it easier than ever for consumers to experience this next big step in home entertainment.”
About Mitsubishi Digital Electronics America, Inc.
Mitsubishi Digital Electronics America, Inc., manufactures and markets a comprehensive line of premium quality 1080p Home Theater TVs and Unisen™ Flat Panel TVs along with the world’s first laser TV: LaserVue®. Recognized as the world leader and innovator of large display high-definition televisions, Mitsubishi Digital Electronics America builds products that lead the industry in quality, performance and ease-of-use. For additional information about MDEA, visit www.mitsubishi-tv.com.
In order to display 3D images, Mitsubishi LaserVue® & Home Theater 3D Ready TVs require source devices to support checkerboard format for display of 3D gaming or 3D Blu-ray content. Some 3D Blu-ray players (BDPs) may output a
checkerboard format that is compatible with Mitsubishi 3D Ready TVs. For 3D BDPs that do not output a compatible
checkerboard format, Mitsubishi plans to offer the 3DC-1000 3D adapter. The 3DC-1000 will convert the 3D BDP output to a
3D format that can be displayed by any Mitsubishi 3D Ready TV.
Panasonic Full HD 3D Theatre at the Olympic Games
OSAKA, Japan–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Panasonic Corporation, the Official Worldwide Olympic Partner in the Audio and Visual Equipment category for the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games, today opened the doors of its Olympic Pavilion “Panasonic FULL HD 3D THEATRE” featuring two 103-inch full HD 3D theatres at LiveCity Yaletown, official celebration site of the 2010 Olympic Winter Games.
“With Panasonic’s new line of full HD 3D products which will be launched in North America this spring, we will conquer that as well.”
Open February 12-28 from 11 am to 11 pm daily, the theatres will screen high definition, three dimensional images of the Opening Ceremony, highlights footage of the 2010 Winter Games, as well as the video of Sarah Brightman performing Panasonic’s song, “Shall Be Done”. There is no entrance fee for Panasonic’s Olympic Pavilion at the LiveCity Yaletown site in David Lam Park.
“This theatre is our way of sharing the passion of the 2010 Winter Games with Vancouver residents and visitors from around the world,” says Takumi Kajisha, Managing Executive Officer, Panasonic Corporation. “Panasonic believes 3D systems will greatly enhance at-home viewing of future Olympic Games, combining the enjoyment of watching the greatest sports event with the stereoscopic images of full HD 3D.”
Panasonic’s Full HD 3D Theatre at the 2010 Winter Games offers the public the first opportunity to experience a new era of immersive visual entertainment that will soon be available for consumers to enjoy at home. It is a 3D experience that easily rivals the best that can be seen in cinemas.
“We’ve successfully moved from black and white, to color, to high definition television. But immersive, totally realistic 3D imagery has been the final frontier,” said Eisuke Tsuyuzaki, Chief Technology Officer, Panasonic Corporation of North America. “With Panasonic’s new line of full HD 3D products which will be launched in North America this spring, we will conquer that as well.”
With Panasonic’s frame sequential technology, images are alternately reproduced at 60 frames per second for each eye for a total of 120 frames per second. These images are viewed alternately through high-precision 3D eyewear with shutters driven in synchronization with the video. As a result, each eye views a separate 1920 x 1080 full-HD image for beautiful, clear 3D images with no degradation in quality.
Panasonic has always been a leader in standardizing consumer electronic products and is proud that Panasonic full HD 3D technology has greatly contributed to the standardization of Blu-ray 3D™ which was announced by the Blu-ray Disc Association at the end of last year.
In January 2010, Panasonic announced its latest twin-lens full HD 3D camera recorder, and a Full HD 3D home theatre system (50?, 54?, 58? and 65? sizes) at the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. The full HD 3D home theatre system is expected to be introduced to the North American market in the spring of this year.
Highlight videos of 2010 Winter Games screened in the full HD 3D theatre are sourced from the International Olympic Committee. The theatre has been developed in cooperation with the Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC), the City of Vancouver and Canada’s Olympic Broadcast Media Consortium, the official Canadian broadcaster of the 2010 Winter Games.
Official Worldwide Olympic Partner
Panasonic is proud to support the Olympic movement—aimed at promoting world peace through sports—as an Official Worldwide Olympic Partner in the Audio and Visual Equipment category for more than 20 years since The Olympic Partner (TOP) Program commenced at the Calgary Olympic Winter Games in 1988. Under the slogan of “Sharing the Passion,” Panasonic contributes to the success of the Olympic Games through its technology. In 2007 Panasonic renewed the partnership with the International Olympic Committee through to the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.
