Rise of the Samsung A/V juggernautSINGAPORE--The Korean juggernaut has awakened! Like warring Vikings on a fierce battle roll, Samsung is back in force with an ambitious home A/V launch today. Its largest in Asia to date, the 2008 lineup features a myriad selection of products from flat-panel TVs and home-theater-in-a-box sound systems to Blu-ray players and DVD recorders. Having said that, what's even more exciting are the numerous trendsetting innovations pushing the envelope on the local Asia scene.
By hooking up the TV to your home network with Internet access, you can now keep yourself updated with the latest news, stock updates and weather forecasts through its InfoLink service. Fully customizable, it can be configured to launch automatically or programmed to display in various font sizes and positions. The offline equivalent of InfoLink in this case is Content Library, a non-broadcast content management system which hosts slideshows, cooking recipes, fitness tips, games and child lullabies in its onboard memory. To maximize its full potential, new material can also be downloaded from its Web site to be played back through USB storage devices. Furthermore, direct streaming of MP3, JPEG, and MPEG-4 files is catered for with the implementation of WiseLink Pro-DLNA. Compatible with Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA)-certified media servers and PCs running its proprietary software, this eliminates the need for external media streamers and, at the same time, simplifies multimedia sharing among family members. Adding on to the growing list of impressive feature set are four generous HDMI 1.3 inputs and its 100Hz Motion Flow frame rate-doubling technology. On top of these, you will also get a full-HD native resolution and a class-leading 50,000:1 dynamic contrast. Those who can live without the above-mentioned networking functions can opt for the stripped-down Series 6 and 5 instead, or the no-frills Series 4 and 3 HD-ready entries. |
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