Samsung reveals 50- / 58- / 63-inch 7 Series plasma HDTVs

Not a huge fan of the LCD HDTV? Is plasma more your style? Fantastic, because Samsung just took the (official) lid off of the already spotted 7 Series plasma lineup. Featuring the outfit's Touch of Color design, a 1,000,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio, daytime / nighttime calibration options and a DNIe Pro video processor, this trio makes no bones about which rival it's gunning for. The entire crew also features InfoLink RSS access, a USB 2.0 port (WiseLink Pro), DLNA compatibility, four HDMI-CEC jacks and 1080p panels. Read up on the full rundown of specs in the read link, and prepare to hand over $2,799.99 for the 50-inch PN50A760, $4,499.99 for the 58-inch PN58A760 or $5,499.99 for the 63-inch PN63A760 sometime next month.

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 23rd 2008 10:34AM]

The pricing on the 50" is tempting, but the 58" and 63" prices are show-stoppers. No, thanks. I'll take a Pioneer Kuro over that. I am willing to pay the price premium for a 2nd Gen Kuro, but not for a Samsung.

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 23rd 2008 10:51AM]

They aren't gunning for Pioneer, at least in how picture quality is concerned. That one million to one contrast ratio is a play on the testing specs, and it cannot do that kind of contrast with any real-world content. It's actual black levels with real movies/video is quite poor compared to the Pioneers and Panasonics. It's color accuracy is pretty good though, as well as the video processing.

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 23rd 2008 11:25AM]

It's funny that you think you know how well it's going to stack up against the others. Have you actually seen any of the units?

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 23rd 2008 12:07PM]

"They aren't gunning for Pioneer, at least in how picture quality is concerned."

Unfortunately Samsung looks they are gunning for Pioneer prices in their 58- and 63-inch Plasmas.

I see by a quick look at Panasonic's prices (Samsung's true competitor), that both Sammy and Panny try to get a premium price for a 58"+ Plasma:

TH-65PZ750U -- $6,999.95
TH-58PZ750U -- $4,499.95
TH-58PZ700U -- $3,999.95

Meanwhile (off the top of my head), Pioneer's prices for their 2nd Generation Kuro's are:

50" -- $3,999
60" -- $4,999
50" Elite -- $4,999
60" Elite -- $5,999

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 23rd 2008 2:24PM]

Let's see some serious reviews and see how the street prices pan out. Let's face it, bottom line is usually "bang for the buck".