Samsung announces F8 LCD lineup at IFA

by Darren Murph, posted Aug 16th 2007 at 3:36PM

Among many other things, Samsung has unveiled its F8 series of oh-so-sexy LCDs at IFA in Berlin. Focusing on the LE46F86BD in particular, this display touts 100MHz Motion Plus technology to sharpen up those images, 1080p support, a baffling 25,000:1 contrast ratio, and a superCLEAR panel coating to boot. Furthermore, you'll find a USB 2.0 port, a trio of HDMI 1.3 sockets, an eight-millisecond response time, and CCFL backlighting. Notably, this set looks awfully similar to the 71 / 81-series that Sammy loosed last month, so the possibility of a name change to suit different markets could be the case here -- nevertheless, we'll keep an eye out for pricing and availability details.

[Via PRAD, thanks Tony C.]

Filed under: Displays, Samsung, LCD

Tags: 1080p, F8, full hd, FullHd, germany, hdmi, ifa, ifa 2007, Ifa2007, lcd, LE46F86BD, superclear, usb

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Brian @ Aug 16th 2007 4:17PM

Article says 2,500:1 contrast not 25k.

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Blackstar @ Aug 16th 2007 5:31PM

And the manufacture's site says 25.000 : 1

So who ya gunna believe?

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Petetheroadie @ Aug 16th 2007 4:19PM

8ms response time??? Is this not a huge step down? Especially when sharp etc are now producing 2ms panels?

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Cash @ Aug 16th 2007 5:23PM

Yeah I dunno... I am a huge fan of Sammy gear (My monitor, 42'' lcd and 61'' DLP are all Samsung) but I don't find myself getting all that fired up over this particular model. 8ms response time when the competition is running now higher then 5? And what's with this CLEAR coat... is it like a glossy coat that techs say are so great for contrast but essentially turn screens into big mirrors? If that's the case, I have to say that is a ridiculous move on Samsung's part, as my ex who works for a high end home theater dealership told me last christmas that something like half the Plasma screens they sell are exchanged within a week for LCD's because of the glare problem alone. All of her coworkers are upfront about how the sets will probably look different in the living room then they do there on the showfloor, but people look at the lower price for comparable sizes and figure they can tolerate it. Then they get the things home and find they spent 2-4k just to stare at their own reflections.

The owner of the store also told me that this year he was going to cut back on the amount of plasma's vs LCD's he'd be purchasing as prices on the latter were dropping like bricks and he was tired of having to send his guys out to pick the sets up that had just been dropped off and installed a week before, then having to deal with irrate customers accusing him of selling them junk, then having to slash his profit margins by selling the returned sets at open box prices.

I think the glossy cover may make a difference to photo or video editors working in a dark room, but I don't know anyone in real life that has had anything good to say about them. I really hope this particular design trend doesn't become any more prevalent then it already is.

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mattydread @ Aug 17th 2007 9:46AM

I could be wrong, but the "glossy coat" you're thinking of is actually the absence of an anti-glare type filter. Some people love LCD monitors like this since they're very bright without that filter. Most that I talk to hate it becuase, like you said, it turns the screen into a big mirror at the wrong angle. I really hope that this type of display does not appear on LCD televisions.

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Cash @ Aug 16th 2007 5:25PM

** that was supposed to be "no higher then 5ms" not "now higher." Whoops.

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JM @ Aug 16th 2007 7:39PM

That's the 71 series. The US version will obviously have 120Hz. It is 25,000:1 contrast. We have a 52" 71 series at the CC I work at. The 40 and 46 should be in by the end of next week.

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Joseph R @ Aug 16th 2007 10:37PM

http://www.jvc.com/press/index.jsp?item=588&pageID=1

About the "8ms" and "120hz" processing, according to JVC the new 1080p-version 120hz processing works better with SLOWER response times, like 8ms, than if you had a panel with "ZEROms" response. See quote from above link below...

-from JVC press release: "An indication of CMD�s ability to deliver sharp images is the panel�s motion picture response time, or MPRT. Though liquid crystal response time has long been used as a measure of LCD TV performance, JVC considers MPRT, a relatively new measurement gaining wider use, to be a better performance indicator. MPRT measures the rate of image blurring and is based on how the human eye perceives speed. A faster MPRT means less blurring.

JVC research shows that for any given liquid crystal response time, the MPRT will be significantly better at 120Hz than at 60Hz. In addition, the improvement is more apparent at lower response times. A 120Hz-driven LCD panel with an eight millisecond liquid crystal response time will achieve an MPRT figure that�s superior to what a 60Hz-driven panel with a zero millisecond liquid crystal response time can achieve. As a result, the 120Hz panel will have less blurring of moving images.

To get the most out of the double-speed full HD panels, JVC will use its fifth generation D.I.S.T. (Digital Image Scaling Technology) engine on the JVC-exclusive 32-bit Genessa chip. This optimizes processing for more natural shades of grey compared to an 8-bit panel. JVC�s 10-bit panel with the Genessa chip also renders more than one billion colors for rich, natural color reproduction. Also, with a 10-bit panel the reproducible color gamut is 102 percent based on the NTSC standard, displaying full edge-to-edge color of an NTSC picture. And finally, the single-chip processing ensures superior detection, analysis and control of the signal in real time.

JVC will launch its new High Speed 2 line this fall, comprised of three sets featuring Clear Motion Drive II � the 47-inch LT-47X898, the 42-inch LT-42X898 and the 37-inch LT-37X898. Each will offer three HDMI (1.3) compatible inputs. They will also feature a new cabinet that pushes JVC�s design mantra of �maximum screen, minimum cabinet� farther than previous models, with a bezel that measures less than 1.5 inches all the way around and a cabinet that is shorter and narrower than previous models in the same screen size."

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