Samsung announces 94 series 1080p plasma HDTVs with WiFi

Samsung is also finally ready to loose its 94 series plasmas (and a 58-inch version of its 84 series) today, featuring 1080p displays, 15,000:1 contrast ratio, 3 CEC HDMI ports, Ultra FilterBright light diffusion, 18-bit color processing, ATSC / clear QAM tuners, and USB. The 94 series packs one extra special little thing: 802.11n WiFi for streaming up to 1080i video to the set (no mention of DLNA or any other standards, cross your fingers). The 50 and 58-inch 94 series will run you $3600 and $5300 fourth quarter this year; the new 58-inch 84-series will land for $4700 this September.

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 11th 2007 8:54PM]

anyone know where you can get that wallpaper from? looks sweet.

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 11th 2007 9:23PM]

jk, here's a good wallpaper:
http://vulcan.wr.usgs.gov/Imgs/Jpg/MSH/Images/MSH82_st_helens_spirit_lake_reflection_05-19-82.jpg

There are some "relatively" cheap Samsung Plasma TVs on Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=sr_nr_p_6_0/002-0005526-5380044?tag=freeplefav-20&ie=UTF8&rs=172282&keywords=samsung%20plasma&rh=i%3Aaps%2Ck%3Asamsung%20plasma%2Ci%3Aelectronics%2Cn%3A172282%2Cp%5F6%3AATVPDKIKX0DER

[tbonet Posted Jul 11th 2007 11:24PM]

It is amazing how fast display technology advances. It seems like not long ago at all that a TV like this would run over $10,000 easily.

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 12th 2007 3:07PM]

Not only that, but the ones that were $10,000 back when were only like 1,000:1 contrast ratio, if that, and probably lower res.

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 12th 2007 2:10AM]

*drolling*

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 14th 2007 5:09PM]

I thought plasma technology was giving way to LCDs.