The highly highly anticipated new LED Backlight LCD from Samsung is finally trickling into users hands. Samsung has a lot to live up too and lots of competition coming out soon from Sony in the XBR 8.
Things we’ve heard so far:
Picture quality is AMAZING.
Black is BLACK!
Details in black are living up to expectations
Black is so black you don’t see the bars in widescreen images
Possibility of 8×8 = 64 smart zones for LED local dimming
Non swivel stand
No Halo affect like 81 series
Minor lose of detail is Smart LED Dimming is On
TBE (Tri Ball Effect) not visible on AMP modes of Low, Med and High
With all those things said it’s safe to say this could easily be one of the best television sets for years to come. Granted OLED & FED sets are on the way for the future, todays videophile looking for the best will have another option besides the Pioneer’s final Kuro Plasma model. As of today it is not available big box retailers but a handful of video phreaks finally got their fix. No major issues have come to light yet but this doesn’t mean their could be some future out breaks of issues.
One issues that has come to light in the discussion of the new set is the problem of LCD Lag. We are not talking about response time but actual video processing time. Lets get this straight once and for all for all you hardcore FPS fans and gamers. LCDs have display lag, this is no secret. A CRT televisions is still the best way to game in extremely fast games like Halo, Unreal Tournament, COD, etc… Their is not a major difference but in the extreme competitive cases yes a CRT can give an edge at the Pro level. This is not an issue with this specific TV but with all LCDs in general.
I think it’s safe to say Samsung has hit a home run with this set. The main question remains if the Sony XBR 8 will hit a grand slam with its Tri RGB LED technology versus the Samsung White LED technology.
Update: Ok some one concern people are having about the set is the viewing angle. Apparently if you sit in the center of the set it looks flawless but if you get at a decent angle you begin to lose picture quality.
Source for more info: AVS Samsung 9 series Review
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Hmmm well what can I say. Great TV when it works. Had around 16 days viewing and it stopped working. All electronic components have been replaced bar the screen and now they have finally agreed to give me a new one. It has been 6 weeks already that I have not had the TV working and am looking at a possibly another two.