Samsung 6000 / 7000 and Sony BRAVIA V-series LCDs appear on Bestbuy.com

by Richard Lawler posted Mar 3rd 2009 at 6:47AM

Tthe new HDTVs from CES 2009 are almost upon us, with new Samsungs and a few Sony BRAVIAs popping up on Best Buy's website with the pricetags and shipping dates we've been waiting for. Samsung's 55-inch Internet@TV widget enabled, LED-backlit 7100 model has a pricetag of $3,799, although we couldn't get any indication when to expect one in our neck of the woods. The 46-inch 6000 series model checks in at $2,799 and is due in early April, with assorted sizes falling in from there, including selections from the older CCFL backlit 6 series line. Checking for a Sony V-Series BRAVIA or the 32-inch XBR9? They're up as well, with a $2,399 pricetag on the 52-inch KDL-52V5100 due in stores March 22, although the Internet enabled sets are nowhere to be found. Take another look at our video of widgets in action before deciding, if the benefits of LED backlighting are cause to upgrade this spring are you ready to chip in $200 extra (the price difference between Samsung's Yahoo! widget packing 7000 series and old school Infolink RSS 6000 series models) to Twitter on your TV?

[Thanks, Deen & Best Buy Employee]

Filed under: Displays, Samsung, Sony, LCD

Tags: 6000, 7000, best buy, BestBuy, bravia, infolink, infolink rss, InfolinkRss, kdl-52v5100, led, samsung, un55b7100, widget, xbr9, yahoo widget, YahooWidget

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

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Reallink @ Mar 3rd 2009 3:30PM

It is worth noting that these 6000, 7000, and 8000 series Samsungs are Edge Lit Global LED schemes, not the local dimming, contrast improving, LED arrays seen in the Samsung 81/950, Sony XBR8, and LG LG90. Judgment should be reserved for reviews, but it is thought that real world on screen contrast on these will not see much (if any) improvement over traditional CCFL's with the same panel. In other words, do not be fooled by the LED tag.

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Nick @ Mar 31st 2009 1:44PM

Why oh why would you not just get a Kuro for these prices? (I know they're going away, but seriously... until they're gone, why would anyone pay $2700 for a 46" lcd when the 50" kuro is $2200?)

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