Samsung unveils 55-inch HD LCD, low power 10.1-inch display, and more at SID 2009
By Joseph L. Flatley 
posted Jun 2nd 2009 9:56PM
posted Jun 2nd 2009 9:56PM
If you're a display aficionado (which you probably are, unless that subscription of Display Aficionado we saw at your apartment was a holiday gift from a misguided aunt) the Samsung booth at SID 2009 is proving to be a non-stop thrill ride, from the company's OLED displays to this next item, the "world's first" true 240Hz full HD 55-inch LCD display. The company is also showing off a new 10.1-inch LCD for netbooks with 50% less power consumption and a none-too-shabby 1366 x 768 resolution. Also on tap is a new 4-inch qVGA TFT-LCD made using a printable semiconductor process, but no details are forthcoming there. Happy Display Week, everybody!
Nice line, Joseph:
"unless that subscription of Display Aficionado we saw at your apartment was a holiday gift from a misguided aunt"
Hmm, what's the FHD in the background of the picture mean? Full HD as in 1080p or..?
This one?
http://www.samsung.com/us/consumer/detail/detail.do?group=televisions&type=televisions&subtype=ledtv&model_cd=UN55B8000XFXZA
Yeah I dont really understand what the difference is between this "announcement" and the already available UN55B8000 from Samsung which is a 55" LED backlit LCD with 240hz..? Does this one have local dimming as opposed to side LED backlighting?
I guess the scantily clad Asian models were on vacation?
gosh, the xbr7's been avail in a 52" for soooo long now; this just doesnt excite me. c'mon sammy! where's the 9000?!
I'd imagine that the panel is an actual 240hz refreshed display as in it accepts a 240hz signal, not software assisted from 60hz like every other 120/240 set out there. What applications there are for that fast an input are few and far between but it's interesting anyway.
there are no 240hz signals. i think i know what you mean; this set actually multiplies frames to make 240, unlike the toshibas and LGs which combine interpolation AND backlighting tricks. but so did the xbr7...
I think what he's saying is actually that *if* there was a 240hz source then it could accept it and display it in its full glory, as opposed to the TVs that just create 240hz via interpolation etc.