Samsung's 46 and 55-inch B9000 HDTVs boasts widgets, wireless external media box

With no picture to show for it, unfortunately (that's the 8 series, pictured), Samsung's gone ahead and announced the 46-inch and 55-inch B9000 HDTVs, which looks to be a follow-up to the A950 models from last year. According to flatpanelshd, the latest addition to the Touch of Color series include LED backlights with localized dimming, Medi@2.0 with YouTube / Yahoo! widgets, built-in USB port, DLNA functionality, built-in DVB-T and DVB-C tuners, and most interesting, a wireless connection to an external media box that's reportedly similar to Sony's ZX1 -- no word on whether or not that means it's using WHDI. As for the other details, including pricing and availability, you're gonna have to keep waiting, we're afraid.

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 21st 2009 9:01PM]

wonder if you can just use the tv as a monitor without the box. Glad to see it has localized dimming so much better then the crappy ass edge led.

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 21st 2009 10:10PM]

Any plans for a 40 inch B9000?

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 22nd 2009 12:29PM]

For a while now, all the really top technology Sammies start at 46.

More disturbing to me is it seems glossy displays have become the norm... one of the most important reasons I went LCD over plasma 3 years ago was matte vs. glossy.

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 24th 2009 3:38PM]

I must be the only one who prefers glossy screens. Not for the fancy look it gives them, but for some reason I think it makes the picture look sharper, it probably doesn't, but it gives that perception. Then again my plasma is in the basement, so not much ambient light.

And I can't even believe something like that would drive you from Plasma. I don't care if an LCD could clean my house and make me dinner, I would still never choose an LCD over Plasma. Who cares if the screen is glossy or matte when you can't see it due to the horrible viewing angle.