Samsung's 850 PAVV plasma teases the 1-inch thick mark

by Darren Murph posted May 4th 2009 at 8:07AM

The plasma industry may be teetering on the edge of certain doom (okay, so maybe that's exaggerating it... a little), but Samsung's still pushing the envelope. Over in South Korea, the company just outed its latest PDPs, the 850 PAVV lineup. Aside from being 40 percent more power efficient, 20 percent lighter and 120 percent more seductive than the prior generation, the new 50- and 58-inch sets also boast DLNA support, a USB 2.0 socket, DivX compatibility and a rather striking stand. The real kicker? The 29 millimeter depth, which equates to just over one inch thick for those who abhor the metric system. There's no word on when these beauties will hit the streets, but we're guessing Panasonic will be keenly interested in knowing.

Filed under: Displays, Samsung, Plasma

Tags: 850 PAVV, 850Pavv, hdtv, korea, pdp, plasma, Samsung, south korea, SouthKorea, thin, ultrathin

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

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Adaran @ May 4th 2009 9:35AM

its already at BestBuy stores $2299 for the 50" Plasma. Go check it out.

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Spanbauer @ May 4th 2009 10:50AM

I also saw the 50" 850 at Best Buy this weekend. They are fantastic!

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Highdefjunkies @ May 4th 2009 11:31AM

Wow! That looks pretty cool! Hopefully Panasonic will follow!

chris
www.highdefjunkies.com

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Evan @ May 4th 2009 12:01PM

Well, the TV looks better than the dresses the models are wearing. They look like something from the 80s. I don't think models are needed in a product photo, but if they are going to use models, at least dress them in something that's modern and slim like the product!

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corey smith @ May 4th 2009 12:53PM

hey man, this is engadget. i think you wanna go here and post a comment:

http://www.cwtv.com/shows/americas-next-top-model12

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Dez @ May 5th 2009 12:06PM

i agree, those dresses are like colored burlap sacks.

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cdpage @ May 4th 2009 1:27PM

How does the picture compare to the last gens of Pioneer?

are they getting there at least?

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Johnny Neat @ May 5th 2009 9:10AM

That's what I want to know. Can they compare to Panasonic or the GASP, good ol Pioneers yet?

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Darwin Smith @ May 4th 2009 6:23PM

Already at BB $2,299.99. Looks good too!

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MaXKiLLz911 @ May 5th 2009 10:14AM

The girl in dark blue has some nasty, "index finger" long toes. Ewww...

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