Samsung's IFA lineup of HDTVs emerges

Mmm, IFA. The Berlin-based trade show is drawing near, and Samsung isn't waiting around to tease us with what will be unveiled there. The company is already showcasing a number of swank flat-panels including the 7 Series (46-inch LE-46A780 and 40-inch LE-40A780), 9 Series (46-inch LE-46A950) and 7 Series plasma (50-inch PS-50A750). We're also noticing a number of HTIB systems along with a few other components we're sure to take interest in, but the whole German language thing is a bit of a barrier right now. Nevertheless, tap the (roughly) translated links below for specifications on the aforesaid HDTVs, and look for more details (read: information in English) to emerge as the expo approaches.

Read - Samsung's IFA information
Read - 7 Series LCD HDTVs
Read - 9 Series LCD HDTVs
Read - 7 Series Plasma

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 18th 2008 11:43AM]

Will this be the first public showing of the 9 series? It appears to be their 2nd generation local-dimming led panel.

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 18th 2008 12:14PM]

Based on the pricing of existing models, I'd expect the 7 series 50 inch 1080p24 plasma to be in the $2200-2500 range.

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 18th 2008 12:24PM]

Hmm, I'm wondering if that is a typo on the site, because the 7 series LCD is already out and it jumps from 7 to 9. It looks like the A780 was supposed to be the A850 because it seems doubtful that they would jump to localized led dimming on a partial series upgrade. Also, it seems odd that there is no upgrade from the (presumably) A780 to the A950 shown other than a color change.

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 19th 2008 6:35PM]

The A950 will be released in 46" and 55" here in Europe / Germany.