Samsung is due to release a new range of Series 3 through 7 HDTVs at next month's CES expo, kicking off January 8th in Las Vegas, a recent forum entry claims. Apart from updating current offerings, the electronics giant is expected to introduce one new 3-series model, three new 4-series TVs, two new 4-series models and four 6-series sets. A new 7-series model, the 7U, is also due for a debut. The refreshed line-up will have a number of new features, including a support menu with a Flash-based user manual, and tools for diagnosing sound and picture issues such as HD connections and DTV signal quality. People will also be able use the menus to upgrade the firmware of Internet-capable TVs.
Among the more notable changes is support for 1080p movies encoded in the MKV, WMV, VOB, AVI, TS, 3GP, MGP and ASF file formats. An Internet@TV feature will replace InfoLive, and use Yahoo Widgets to integrate Internet content onto the screen while watching TV. The 100Hz Motion Plus-capable sets will have a custom setting with Blur and Judder Reduction, and models in the 7, 8 and 9 series will now be officially DivX Certified, as well as support DivX Video On Demand services. A BD Wisesync feature will optimize HD playback by communicating with Blu-ray dic/HTX players. Connecting devices to the TVs, including external drives, will be made possible through a pair of side-mounted USB 2.0 ports.
New Features for 2009
- There is a new support menu. It has the user manual, sound/ picture diagnostics, DTV signal meter, HD connections which it lists as "How to get the best performance from your TV.". In the support menu is also a firmware upgrade option and will display the TV's current firmware version. The new style 16:9 colour user manual is in Adobe Flash format and is very easy to navigate via the remote
- For 100hz (120hz US) Motion Plus there is now a custom setting. This has two options:
- Blur Reduction: Adjusts the blur reduction level in video sources.
- Judder Reduction: Adjusts the judder reduction level in video sources with film signals.
- Motion Plus 'Low' has been renamed to 'Clear' and 'High' to 'Smooth'.
- Black Adjust → Off/ Low/ Medium/ High has been renamed to Black Tone → Off / Dark / Darker / Darkest.
- Optical Link Ready. Optical passthough?
- BD Wisesync. Talks to other Blu-ray/ HTX devices to optimise HD playback
- Natural Picture mode joins Standard, Dynamic and Movie. Natural Selects the picture for optimum and eye-comfortable display. BD Wise picture mode will also be avalible if connected to a Samsung Blu-Ray/ DVD BD-Wise compatible device.
- Film Mode. The TV can be set to automatically sense and process film signals from all sources and adjust the picture for optimum quality.
- Divx Certified. Although the A756/ A856/ A956 supported playing Divx media files, but weren't officially certified as Divx devices.
- Divx Video On Demand
- Now supports playback of movies in the following formats upto 1080p: MKV/ WMV/ VOB/ AVI/ TS/ 3GP/ MPG/ ASF
- Now supports the following video codecs:
- XviD
- DivX 3.11/4.x/5.1/6.0/
- H.264 BP/MP/HP
- MPEG-1
- MPEG-2
- MPEG-4 SP/ASP
- Motion JPEG
- Windows Media Video V9
- VC1
- 2 x USB2.0 Ports. Along with the much improved media capabilites, Some of the TV's features a pair of USB2.0 ports on the side. Now you can have the optional wireless adaptor plugged in one USB slot, while using the other for connecting to storage device drives. Both USB ports are on the side on these models, and the headphone socket been moved round the back.
- Internet@TV. A feature rich replacement for InfoLive, uses Yahoo Widgets from Samsung's partnership with Yahoo.
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