Xigga

It’s been a while since I lasted posted.  Samsung has released the 8 and 9 series in the some parts of the country.  They’re going for a high price right now.  Thought I don’t see a difference between the 8 series and the 7 series.  The only difference is that the 8 series is thinner.  The contrast ratio is the same and the other specs are the same too.

The 9 series is definitely a winner.  It’s got LED SmartLighting, which gives 2,000,000:1 Dynamic Contrast Ratio.  It also has a blue/gray Touch of Color.  The 6, 7, and 8 series have red.  The thing I don’t like about it is that they don’t have a 52″.  They only have a 46″ and a 55″.  For the 55″ the price is $4,200!  If it was a 52″, it would’ve run at about $3500.  I do love the 55″ size.  The LN55A950 is the successor to the 57″ 81F series that was released last year.  The 81F was 500,000:1 DCR.  There were some problems with the LED SmartLighting, which should be fixed now.  Not many people have the 9 series, so I haven’t heard of anything yet.

Also Samsung has come out with some newer models of the 5, 6, 7 and 8 series.  The original models ended with a 50, like 550, 650, 750, and 850.  But now they have 560, 760, and 860.  I did some research on them and they aren’t any better than the 50’s.  My guess is that they changed some of the internals of the TV.  Maybe they got a new motherboard or new panel manufacturer.  The only noticeable difference from their specs online is that they have less analog inputs.  So if you’re looking to buy a Samsung and can’t decide between the 50’s and the 60’s, get the 50.  It’s cheaper and it’s the same as the 60’s.  Why does Samsung have to create new SKUs?  It’s already complicated enough having so many series of LCD TVs.

To emphasize my point about the 8 series, it’s NO DIFFERENT than the 7 series.  They both have the same specs, except the depth of the TV.  I would not buy the 8 series over the 7 series.  There is no quality difference.  If you want something better than the 7 series, go up to the 9 series.  In the 9 series, you will only find two sizes: 46″ and 55″.  The price difference is huge from 46″ to 55″.  It’s about $1,800.  If the 55″ price seems too high for you wait until November-December.  That’s when they will have the big sales and you should see some good prices drops.  This goes for all products, not just TVs.  Hope this shed some light on the new Samsungs.  Again, the 8 series is just for filler.  They needed a reason for the huge price increase for their premium TVs, so they added an 8 series, and made their premium TVs the 9 series.