
Samsung US has announced two new Samsung 8500 Series LED HDTV, UN55B8500 54.6-inch and UN46B8500 45.9-inch, the Samsung 8500 Series is capable of a stunning 7,000,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio for extreme detail and image dept, provides Full HD 1080p (1920×1080p resolution) incorporates an ultra-quick 2ms response time, Auto Motion Plus frame interpolation technology that has a true 240Hz refresh rate to significantly improve playback of fast-paced content.
The Samsung 8500 Series LED HDTV will be release on August and will priced at $4,499.99 for 54.6-inch (UN55B8500) and $3,599.99 for 45.9-inch (UN46B8500).
Samsung 8500 Series LED HDTV Specifications
- Screen Sizes: 54.6-inch / 45.9-inch
- Resolution: Full HD 1080p
- Touch of Color™ (ToC™) with Charcoal accent
- Crystal neck swivel stand
- Compatible with ultra-slim wall-mount solution (sold separately)
- 7,000,000:1 contrast ratio
- 2ms response time
- Auto Motion Plus™ 240Hz frame interpolation with separate blur and judder adjustments
- Ultra Clear Panel
- Wide Color Enhancer Pro
- Down-firing speakers with integrated woofer
- 15-watts x 2 (55-inch class)
- 10-watts x 2 (46-inch class)
- SRS TruSurround HD™
- Medi@2.0TM
- Internet@TV – Content Service with Yahoo! Widget Engine
- Content Library ™
- 2GB flash memory
- USB 2.0 Movie with MPEG4, DivX, MP3, JPEG decoders
- DLNA-CERTIFIED™ for wired / wireless access (USB dongle for wireless sold separately)
- Natural Mode
- Energy Star® v3.0 compliant
- Built-in ATSC/Clear QAM digital tuner
- Picture-in-Picture
- Local Dimming
- 4 HDMI (HDMI-CEC) version 1.3 inputs (side)
- 1 component input (rear)
- USB 2.0 inputs (side)
- Ethernet connection (rear)
- optical audio output (side)
- PC input (rear)

Jul 2009
by it-echounder: LCD HDTV
Wow! 2m response time and 7,000,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio is nice.