Samsung to Begin Offering a New Series of LCD HDTVs

Samsung will begin selling its “next generation” LCD HDTVs next month. Of course, this has many television aficionados rather excited, considering that many people consider the company’s current 81 Series to be one of the best televisions currently on the market. Is it possible that Samsung has improved upon that design?

The new series, which is called the Series 9, will incorporate some new technology that may very well improve upon the design. Although the new series will use LED backlights, it will be able to turn on and off quickly in order to provide better black levels. According to a press release put out by the company, the new sets will actually be able to produce true black. This is because it will be able to completely shut off the light source to the pixel in question, which means there won’t be the grayish black color that is commonly associated with HDTVs.

The ability to produce truer blacks appears to be the only major area of improvement for the new series. Therefore, most people won’t be clamoring to replace their new sets with one from the new series. Still, if you are in the market for a new television set, you might want to check this one out. The suggested retail price for the 46 inch model is $3,199 and the suggested retail price for the 55 inch model is $4,199.