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Samsung’s ultra-thin LED Full HD TV

Abe Olandres April 30, 2009 · 2 min read

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Yesterday, Samsung Electronics unveiled its new ultra-thin 40″ to 55″ 1080p LED Full HD TV — the Samsung B6000 and B7000 Series. The new series now uses Light Emitting Diode (LED) instead of the usual Cold Cathode Fluorescent Lamps (CCFL).

It’s so thin it’s no thicker than a regular netbook at just 1.16″ and weighs about 16+ kg. These models are for the high-end market so Samsung is only making larger screens (40″/46″ for the B6000 and 40″/46″/55″ for the B7000 series).

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What’s at the back –2x15watt rms sound output with subwoofer, 2 USB, 4 HDMI, 120Hz frame rate, 16MB Content Library, Picture-in-Picture. Â DLNA Wireless allows you to stream content (photos, music and movies) from PCs anywhere in the house via WiFi.

Normal power consumption is 170W for the B6000 and 220W for the B7000 series but only uses 0.1W on standby. Samsung claims up to 40+% power reduction compared to LCD TVs of the same size.

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The units are light enough that they have this small metal-mesh hanger you can use to hang the LED TVs on the wall (much like a huge wall painting).

These LED units should be available by next week with the 40″ starting at Php159,999 and the 55″ at around Php259,999. More expensive than the regular LCDs but way cheaper than other LEDs before it.

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51 Comments

noob · 14 years ago

is it ready for the coming transition to digital broadcast ?

frickin · 17 years ago

Samsung UE40B6000VW LED LCD TV Review

Does LED lighting have the edge? Phil Hinton examines Samsungâ€™s slimmest TVâ€¦so far..

his conclusion:

“If you have made it this far and just finished the last paragraph you will quite rightly assume I canâ€™t recommend this screen for those who want the very best in picture performance â€“ you see I can state the obvious!”

review link: http://www.avforums.com/reviews/Samsung-UE40B6000VW-LED-LCD-TV-Review.html

frickin · 17 years ago

Samsung UE40B6000VW LED LCD TV Review

Does LED lighting have the edge? Phil Hinton examines Samsungâ€™s slimmest TVâ€¦so far..

his conclusion:

“Conclusion

If you have made it this far and just finished the last paragraph you will quite rightly assume I canâ€™t recommend this screen for those who want the very best in picture performance â€“ you see I can state the obvious!

review link: http://www.avforums.com/reviews/Samsung-UE40B6000VW-LED-LCD-TV-Review.html

allan · 17 years ago

no composite/component input?

Egdon · 17 years ago

Major step for technology – energy efficient, improved pictures. But……. price is still absurd and there are still very few worthy video productions to appreciate real HD. But if Hollywood fiction makes you happy and you have a nice HD player, this baby should be in your shopping list.

woot · 17 years ago

55″ for php 260k? Are you about this? That’s pretty cheap considerng the size and the techn0logy, sony’s led tv with the same size is like 600k

Arman Aquino · 17 years ago

Here in Norway, it is 17,000.00 kroner

baine · 17 years ago

if only samsung could make 32-inch LEDs, now that would lessen power consumption even more…

william · 17 years ago

i just saw one these today, and i was really amazed by the quality of the images.

eric reyes · 17 years ago

now thieves would look at walls rather than ransack drawers.

mike · 17 years ago

well it is aesthetically pleasing but does the picture compare to it’s CCFL counterparts? Since bottom line you’re buying the TV to watch stuff on it not to just hang it on the wall.

blued888 · 17 years ago

Too expensive! I’d rather get something cheaper and splurge on DVDs and Blu-rays instead.

Andre Marcelo-Tanner · 17 years ago

think the materials are environment friendly and the lower power consumption. I saw one today, really thin and really stylish

dliza · 17 years ago

what really makes it ECO-friendly?

Efren · 17 years ago

nice super thin..

Abe Olandres Editor-in-chief · 17 years ago

@Unknown Soldier, hahaha! maybe Samsung offers some sort of warranty for that.

Unknown Soldier · 17 years ago

at Php159,999 pricetag hanged like a picture frame on the wall!!! :O

i don’t want to hang it on the wall just like that! aw!

Abe Olandres Editor-in-chief · 17 years ago

@josewerkz, not sure about the LCD but Samsung said their LED has something like 40 thousand hours to maintain its current brightness. After that, the brightness starts to fade a bit.

josewerkz · 17 years ago

“The new series now uses Light Emitting Diode (LED) instead of the usual Cold Cathode Fluorescent Lamps (CCFL)” – im just curious, what on the two above will last long? lifetime hours?