LG takes the wraps off 1,000,000:1 contrast 47LG90 LCD

Never one to let its rival Samsung get too far ahead, LG is rolling out its long awaited local-dimming LED-backlit 1080p LCD (formerly known as the 47LG75) now dubbed the 47LG90. Rocking a $3,599 pricetag when hits shelves in September -- we'll assume it missed the original Q2 2007 projections due to our request for 120Hz motion processing, now included -- a spec sheet from LG Canada indicates a 500cd/m2 brightness rating, 3 HDMI v1.3 inputs, Intelligent Sensor to adjust for lighting conditions, Invisible Speakers, ISFccc calibration ready, USB port and LG's SimpLink control technology. The "unique teardrop design" with blue accents encloses a 5-inch thick package that can't be as slim as its LGX cousin, but we're thinking the LED-enhanced view from the front will make up for it. On paper, the Samsung 9 Series seems to have the edge on price and features, but we'll have to wait and see if reality matches the specs.

Read - Press release
Read - Spec sheet (Warning: PDF link)

[(Unverified) Posted Aug 1st 2008 12:25PM]

If the picture quality is anything like Scarlett, this TV will be terrible. I'm guessing it'll be a lot better though.

[EQC Posted Aug 1st 2008 4:54PM]

does anybody know how many dimmable regions this TV (or samsung's new model) will have?

Samsung's old model only had 70 individual regions...Brightside's original prototype had 1400 I think.

On a big screen, it doesn't seem like 70 regions would be enough in some circumstances...

[EQC Posted Aug 2nd 2008 8:04PM]

found my own answer:

http://www.productwiki.com/samsung-9-series/

The new 9-series uses 276 individually dimmable regions.

The original 8-series is said to have had "less than 100" -- it's actually 70, IIRC.

For comparison, I believe that Brightside's original HDR monitor used around 1400 regions on a 40" screen...

[(Unverified) Posted Aug 4th 2008 8:49AM]

Samsung 81-series 52" have 96 dimmable regions (zones) and each region (zone) has 12 LEDs so that's a total of 1152 LEDs.

47LG90 have 128 dimmable regions and each region has 12 LEDs so thats's a total of 1536 LEDs.