Samsung announces availability, pricing for 2011 HDTVs, Blu-ray players and HTIB

New Ultra-Thin Bezel Design, Smart Hub and 3D Features Bring Home Entertainment To The Very Edge

BIG APPLE, March 16, 2011 – Samsung Electronics America, Inc., a market leader and award-winning innovator in consumer electronics, today announced this will offer features previously available in its premium models across a broader range of its 2011 LED TV line. . Products will begin shipping this month. The 21 new LED TV models, ranging in screen size from 19 to 55 inches, are jam-packed with Smart TV and advanced 3D capabilities. Samsung’s premium TVs may also incorporate a classy ultra-thin bezel which helps images become portion of the lounge, achieving an overall immersive smart TV and 3D viewing experience.

In 2011, consumers can wait for the next innovations:

Greater than 70 percent of Samsung LED TVs will offer Samsung Smart TV™ capabilities. Features include Samsung Smart Hub, a brand spanking new menu interface that allows quick search and discovery of video content along with your Video, Search and a whole web browser (on select models), multimedia sharing across devices with AllShare and a trouble-free network setup with Samsung’s One Foot Connection.

Samsung can be expanding the selection of 3D-capable TVs in order that consumers have much more choice in bringing home the foremost immersive entertainment experience.

Advanced picture enhancing technologies within the new TVs ensure consumers get the premium picture quality they demand, whether in 2D or 3D.

Some of these features are delivered without compromising efficiency – the 2011 LED TV line is compatible with the more stringent Energy Star® 5.1 guidelines.

“The lounge is the activity center for a lot of people and the television is a perfect media hub for the house. Our products make it easy for anyone to right away access and share the content they wish, once they want it,” said John Revie, senior vp of Home Entertainment, Samsung Electronics America, Inc. “Along with new breakthrough designs, Samsung is encouraging people to take entertainment to the brink with our TVs.”

New ONE Design creates virtually borderless entertainment

For Samsung, innovative TV design is an increasingly important and differentiating factor. The corporate led the industry when it launched its Touch of Color™ design and is again raising the bar with its new ONE Design ultra-thin bezel. The single Design concept reduces the dimensions of the bezel at the LED D8000, D7000 and D6400 Series so consumers can enjoy a nearly edge-less TV viewing experience. The television also blends in with and complements its surroundings with a slightly of sophistication.

The only design also addresses consumer demand for larger screen sizes. With the brand new ultra-slim bezel design, consumers can enjoy a bigger screen and not using a physically larger TV; in actual fact, consumers could be in a position to put a bigger TV screen within the same space previously occupied by a smaller model.

Samsung continues its tradition of design excellence beyond the bezel. The Quad Stand introduced in 2010, is slimmer in 2011, yet its petite profile keeps the LED D8000 and D7000 Series stable and durable with an air of elegance.

Smart Hub Creates a Gateway to Content Made Easy

Samsung expects 2011 to be a watershed year for smart TV. Leveraging insights gleaned from consumer interaction with Samsung Apps in 2010, Samsung developed Smart Hub, an easy menu system that empowers people to attach, discover and luxuriate in quite a lot of content.

Key features of Smart Hub include:

Search, which permits users to simply look for content at the TV and via Samsung Apps or other online services.

Your Video, which delivers recommendations in keeping with a user’s viewing history.

Samsung Apps, the area’s first HDTV-based application store, now with greater than 200 apps to download within the U.S., Samsung Apps offers more than a few paid and free apps that help people hook up with their passions – whether in sports, entertainment, information, games or social networking.

Web Browser is obtainable on select models, including the D8000, D7000 and D6300, offering full web browsing directly from the television.

Smart Hub is offered on just about all of Samsung’s new 40-inch or larger LED TVs, including the LED D8000, D7000, D6400, D6300 and D6000 Series models.

For those seeking the final word Smart TV experience, the D8000 and D7000 Series include a QWERTY keyboard remote within the box, making it easy to go looking and discover new content with the rush of a button.

Expanded 3D Options for Any Home

This year Samsung is bringing 3D to much more models and screen sizes. This offers consumers an immersive 3D home entertainment experience at a variety of prices to assist make it more cost-effective to possess a 3D TV. The 2011 3D LED TV models deliver an entire 3D experience at home, with better 3D picture, the arena’s first 3D sound and new 3D active glasses.

To accomplish vivid and crisp 3D picture quality, Samsung has made several technology improvements in its 2011 line. Its proprietary 3D Auto Contrast technology delivers premium picture quality without eye fatigue by maximizing the contrast between objects inside the foreground and within the background. Samsung also improved its 2D to 3D up-conversion feature, making it easy to customise the 3D viewing experience by adjusting the depth of the 3D images.

The LED D8000, D7000 and D6400 Series feature Samsung’s proprietary 3D peak algorithm, which reinforces peak brightness by 20 percent while reducing power consumption by 15 percent in 3D scenes. The technology automatically adjusts brightness levels in dark scenes to make sure every 3D scene is bright and life-like.

At CES, Samsung introduced 3D sound and the corporate is building Samsung 3D Sound into all 2011 3D LED TVs. This new feature leverages the ability of Samsung’s SMART algorithm, a technology that builds on conventional wide stereo sound. With Samsung 3D Sound, consumers can benefit from the thrill of both audio and visible “come out” in keeping with the synchronization of 3D video and audio.

Samsung continues to provide the full 3D home entertainment solution with the introduction of recent four new pairs of 3D active glasses. The Samsung SSG-3700CR is the arena’s lightest pair of active 3D glasses, weighing about one ounce. Ergonomically designed with flexible ‘legs’ and nose pad, the SSG-3700CR delivers a comfy experience for every person. All four of the 3D active glasses models also are Bluetooth-enabled, offering a stable signal and crisp, true-to-life 3D imagery for an optimal viewing experience. This year, the D8000 Series will include two sets of 3D active glasses inside the box. The hot 2011 3D active glasses fit only with 2011 3D TVs.

As element of the corporate’s ongoing commitment to bring premium content to consumers, Samsung announced that its new 3D Starter Kit, inclusive of of 2 pairs of 3D active glasses, would also include Blu-ray 3D versions of DreamWorks Animation SKG’s Megamind and the entire Shrek collection at no additional cost.

True-to-Life Picture Quality Enhancements

Samsung is building on its reputation of delivering industry-leading picture quality with the introduction of latest picture enhancing technologies across its line of premium LED TVs.

With a 240Hz refresh rate, 2 millisecond movie response time (MPRT) and improved LED backlight scanning, the LED D8000 offers true-to-life 2D, 3D and HD images with outstanding clarity. As well as the Ultra Clear Panel, this CES Innovation Award honoree TV is the primary to provide Micro Dimming Plus technology to offer the richest, most lifelike pictures with deep blacks and pure whites.

The LED D7000 also incorporates improved backlight scanning technology and Auto Motion Plus, Samsung’s proprietary frame interpolation algorithm, to create sharp 2D and 3D pictures and smooth frame transitions without blurring, even for video moving at top speeds.

For the patron in search of superior picture quality at an inexpensive price, the LED D6400 Series TV is right. The LED D6400 Series is a 120Hz set combined with Samsung’s unique double-rate frame transition technology – the sector’s fastest – to further reduce the image frame transition time by 50 percent to improve the viewing quality of 3D content.

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SAMSUNG ANNOUNCES THAT PLASMA IS NOW BIGGER THAN EVER WITH THE SUPPLY OF 2011 PLASMA TV LINE AND INTRODUCTION OF PLASMA+1 DESIGN
March 16, 2011

Line of High-Performance Sets Offer Easy-to-Use Smart TV and 3D Features

MANHATTAN, March 16, 2011 – Samsung Electronics America, Inc., a market leader and award-winning innovator in consumer electronics, today announced the U.S. availability, pricing and extra product details for its new plasma TV portfolio. . The 2011 line represents the corporate’s broadest range of plasma TVs, with 15 new models across six product series. Its new Plasma+1 narrow bezel design delivers even larger screen sizes than previously available so consumers can enjoy an excellent immersive experience.

With sharp 2D and 3D images, virtually no motion blur, deep blacks and vivid colors, the hot line offers jaw-dropping picture quality uncompromised by its sleek, elegant design. New Samsung Smart TV™ features herald a brand new world of open and personalized web-connected experiences.

“Picture quality and screen size remain two of the important thing factors for consumers trying to purchase a brand new TV,” said John Revie, senior vp of Home Entertainment, Samsung Electronics America, Inc. “By broadening our 2011 plasma TV line up, Samsung is in a position to deliver products with smart technology, stylish design and contours that let people to create the house entertainment experience they desire.”

Breakthrough Design Delivers Larger Screens and a part of Luxury

As design increasingly becomes a key differentiator, Samsung has further extended its design philosophy across its premium models. The corporate debuted its revolutionary Plasma+1 design through its entire line of latest plasma TVs. This engineering breakthrough delivers a brand new narrow bezel design that adds as much as one inch of viewable screen size over last year’s products without increasing the surface dimensions of the set. With the bigger screen, 3D content – whether movies or games – will almost literally jump out of the television.

Samsung’s commitment to design is likewise underscored by the introduction of eight ultra-slim plasma TV models which can be 1.5 inches extensive. The plasma D8000 and D7000 Series TVs feature Samsung’s signature brushed metal bezel design that was widely well liked by the 2010 LED TV line, while the D550 series sports the trademark Touch of ColorTM design. New in 2011, Samsung’s unique Quad Stand might be introduced to the plasma D8000 series to present the elegance linked to a luxury product.

New Smart Hub Makes TV Smarter

Samsung expects 2011 to be a watershed year for smart TV. To fulfill consumer demand for more immersive and interactive content experiences, Samsung is introducing the brand new Smart Hub to choose plasma models, including the D8000, D7000 and D6500 Series.

Key features of Smart Hub include:

Search, which permits users to simply look for content at the TV and via Samsung Apps or other online services.

Your Video, which delivers recommendations in line with a user’s viewing history.

Web Browser, which offers full web browsing right out of your TV (available at the D8000 series).

Samsung Apps, the area’s first HDTV-based apps store, offers a variety of paid and free apps that help people connect with their passions. Applications fall into several categories, including video, sports, information, games and lifestyle.

For those seeking the final word smart TV experience, the D8000 series features a remote that includes a full physical QWERTY keyboard, making it easy to go looking and discover new content. New in 2011, the D8000 Series will even include built-in access to Skype, enabling owners to make video calls in high-definition from the relief in their couch when paired with a compatible TV camera (sold separately).

Connecting to Smart Hub and the web is straightforward right out of the box. Built-in Wi-Fi is included across Samsung’s ultra-slim plasma portfolio – the D8000, D7000 and D6500 Series.

Samsung has integrated more features to make the plasma line smarter in 2011. AllShare technology begins on the D550 Series, making it easier to attach and share content across multiple DLNA-enabled devices. The Plasma D550 Series is Wi-Fi ready with the addition of a wireless LAN adapter (sold separately) for playing DLNA-based networking with compatible devices and residential media network drives.

More 3D-Capable Models Bring Immersive Entertainment Home

Building on its successful introduction of 3D last year, Samsung will include 3D in three-quarters of its plasma portfolio in 2011, making it easy to bring home a premium 3D experience at multiple price points.

The expanded range of 3D-capable models includes new technology to make the 3D picture quality more vivid and life-like than ever before. Samsung improved its 2D to 3D up-conversion feature, making it easy to customise the 3D viewing experience by adjusting the depth of the 3D images.

Watching 3D in the house has also become more well-off. Samsung unveiled four new models of 3D active glasses, which can be only compatible with Samsung’s 2011 3D TVs. The hot range of 3D active glasses is Bluetooth-enabled, offering a stable signal and more vivid, life-like 3D imagery for an optimal viewing experience. The corporate also created the arena’s lightest 3D active glasses (model SSG-3700CR). Sporting a totally redesigned frame, the SSG-3700CR model weighs approximately one ounce, delivering the foremost premium picture quality and luxury during extended wear.

As a part of the corporate’s ongoing commitment to bring premium content to consumers, Samsung announced that its new 3D Starter Kit, together with of 2 pairs of 3D active glasses, would also include Blu-ray 3D versions of DreamWorks Animation SKG’s Megamind and the whole Shrek collection at no additional cost.

More Picture Enhancing Advancements Bring Deepest Blacks to Life

Samsung is committed to delivering an unmatched viewing experience whether in 2D or 3D. This year’s flagship plasma TV models produce the deepest blacks and most vivid colors with the addition of Samsung’s proprietary Real Black Panel to the D8000 and D7000 series. Real Black Panel reduces onscreen glare and allows the viewer to benefit from the deepest blacks and sharpest images. Samsung has also introduced Local Contrast Enhancer (LCE) and the Cinema Black feature to the D8000 Series to further enhance black level performance versus last year’s C8000 Series.

Samsung further integrated advanced picture quality technologies around the full plasma TV portfolio, with each model enjoying 600Hz Subfield Full HD Motion performance and .001 ms response time to generate smooth playback of any content. Building at the widely lauded inclusion of Cinema Smooth technology within the 2010 plasma line, Samsung integrated its new Crystal Full HD engine with Cinema Smooth into the brand new D8000 series, making blacks and moving image details as crisp and defined as possible.

SAMSUNG BLU-RAY PLAYERS DELIVER SMART ENTERTAINMENT OPTIONS
March 16, 2011

2011 Portfolio Full of New Features, 2D-to-3D Upconversion, Groundbreaking Form Factors and Integrated Home Entertainment Systems

BIG APPLE, March 16, 2011 – Samsung Electronics America Inc. ., a market leader and award-winning innovator in consumer electronics, today announced U.S. pricing, availability and new features for its 2011 Smart Blu-ray player line. Models will begin shipping this month at more than a few price points to fit consumer needs.

The seven new Blu-ray players come fully loaded with Smart Blu-ray features, including quick access to Web page and services through Smart Hub, media sharing across devices with AllShare and integrated support for One Foot Connection, Samsung’s new hassle-free networking setup. The vast majority of Samsung’s Smart Blu-ray players support 3D playback and offer outstanding and immersive 3D experiences when connected to a 3D TV. One highlight of this year’s lineup is the area’s slimmest Blu-ray player – the BD-D7500 – measuring a slim 0.9-inch in height. The expanded lineup includes the sector’s first AV Receiver with an integrated 3D Blu-ray player, the HW-D7000.

“Samsung’s commitment to innovation and design is clear,” said John Revie, senior vice chairman of Home Entertainment, Samsung Electronics America, Inc. “We would like more people to benefit from the richest, most immersive entertainment experience this is possible with today’s technology. These Smart Blu-ray players give consumers how to easily upgrade their existing TVs to access Samsung Smart TVTM services.”

Smart Blu-ray Features Bring Content to Life

Building at the success of Samsung Apps in 2010, Samsung is delivering the Smart Blu-ray experience in 2011 through a brand new application interface that give consumers easy accessibility to content and services. The brand new Smart Hub includes key features like:

Search, which permits users to simply look for content at the TV and via Samsung Apps or other online services.

Your Video allows users to observe and preview video through a customized recommendation service

Samsung Apps, the realm’s first HDTV-based application store, now with greater than 200 apps to download inside the U.S. Samsung Apps offers quite a number paid and free apps that help consumers hook up with their passions – whether in sports, entertainment, information, games or social networking.

The facility to look and share content across multiple devices is becoming increasingly well liked by consumers. To deal with this demand, Samsung built AllShare into its entire Smart Blu-ray player line. AllShare makes it easy to share multimedia content – videos, images, music and more – between DLNA-enabled devices which include a computer, camera, tablet or cellular phone. Once connected to the house network, the Samsung Smart Blu-ray player can easily play back content on other AllShare devices.

Samsung continues to create solutions that make it easier for consumers to access and luxuriate in their entertainment. All 2011 Smart Blu-ray players offer Samsung’s new patented One Foot Connection feature, when paired with the Samsung wireless router[1]. Installation a connection is hassle-free – users simply place the Blu-ray player within one foot of the router during setup to determine a connection. The player will then maintain this connection despite where it’s placed in the house. One Foot Connection makes Internet setup easier than ever and allows users to effortlessly access their favorite Samsung Apps.

Further simplifying Internet connectivity out of the box, the vast majority of the Smart Blu-ray player line, including the BD-D5700, BD-D6500, BD-D6700, BD-D7000 and BD-D7500, has built-in Wi-Fi, while the BD-D5300 and BD-D5500 are Wi-Fi-enabled with the addition of a wireless LAN adapter (sold separately).

2011 Portfolio Brings Home Premium 2D and 3D Entertainment

Samsung’s Smart Blu-ray players deliver one of the most immersive entertainment experience, whether in 2D or 3D. In 2011, Samsung built support for full HD playback with 3D into five of the seven new Blu-ray players, offering consumers greater choice in price and form factors.

The BD-D7500, BD-D7000 and BD-D6700 incorporate Samsung’s new innovative 3D Converter technology to deliver exceptional 3D up-conversion of flicks, pictures and streaming video on the push of a button. Samsung’s proprietary Hyper Real Engine delivers cleaner, detailed picture quality by ensuring clarity, motion and color performance remain at optimal levels.

The 2011 line offers built-in support for Dolby True HD around the full lineup; DTS-HD can also be integrated within the BD-D6500 and better. Support for HD audio makes decoding high-resolution audio effortless – the uncompressed sound is often pure and crystal clear to deliver the whole home entertainment experience that audio aficionados demand.

Beyond picture and audio quality, Samsung continues to enhance the full performance of its Blu-ray players. This year, the total portfolio features the recent Ultra Fast Play technology, which slashes the boot-up time by 80 percent to only three seconds.

Samsung’s New Design Identity Offers Options to compare Any Interior

All the 2011 Smart Blu-ray players embody Samsung’s 3S concept design philosophy – symmetric, slim and slot-in. The units are designed as symmetric products, with all major functions placed within the middle in order that using the device is simple and convenient. The slot-in design concept eliminates the necessity for moving parts and makes the unit quieter and more efficient.

This philosophy is healthier seen on the earth’s slimmest Blu-ray player, the BD-D7500. The wall-mountable unit is a slim 0.9-inch in height and contours a chic brushed metal finish that fits perfectly with Samsung’s premium 2011 LED and Plasma TV models.

Samsung’s design philosophy has also led to unique, yet practical form factors. The minimalist BD-D7000 personifies functionality. The player incorporates a hidden slot for disc loading that pops up from the guts of the player and a different cube design with a classy silver metal casing that wraps across the player to feature sophistication.

Samsung’s design innovation was well known at CES 2011. The BD-D7500 was awarded a CES Better of Innovations Award, while the BD-D6500, BD-D6700 and BD-7000 each received CES Innovation Honoree distinctions.

Integrated Blu-ray Portfolio Adds More Choice

Bringing Blu-ray home hasn’t ever been easier. For consumers who’re seeking greater than a standalone Blu-ray player, Samsung is introducing new Blu-ray home entertainment systems this month. The road includes the realm’s first 7.1 channel AV receiver system with Blu-ray playback, 3D viewing and Internet services in a single integrated component, the HW-D7000.

For additional info at the extended Blu-ray product line, please see the house entertainment system press release.