Look, we know this 3D thing is
as likely to sink as it is to swim right now, but we have to hand it to Samsung -- it's pursuing the idea with some pretty hefty ambition. A 55-inch 1080p panel with a true
240Hz refresh rate is a decent base on which to build your paradigm-shifting new offering. Using a set of "shutter" glasses, which rapidly alternate between blocking out the left and right eye, the set is capable of delivering the full 240Hz quality,
debatable as its benefits may be. Of course, the value or otherwise of a TV like this is going to be found only by experiencing its output in person, so if you're somewhere near Seoul this week, head on down to the IMID 2009 conference to get an eyeful of an early model.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
gavmitchau @ Oct 14th 2009 7:52AM
Nice. Samsung are definitely leading the way with technology these days. From LED backlit to 3D. Although I do think 240hz is overkill.
TrueEddie @ Oct 14th 2009 8:54AM
That picture isn't making a good case for the glasses.
john @ Oct 14th 2009 8:31AM
i have a sharp 65 at 60hz. a sony at 120hz. and last week bought a sumsung 240hz.....my sharp at 60hz. is the better of the three.
three out of three people in my family agreed....and they have no clue what the refresh rates were......hz. is all about "hype" and sales, to make you spend more money for the lastest fad!
"the best customer is an educated consumer."
CB @ Oct 14th 2009 8:55AM
I agree that the hz stuff is mostly hype. Only real benefit is the ability of 120 and 240 hz to display 24 frames per second sources without utilizing a 3:2 pulldown. Let's film stay at its natural framerate. Other than that though, the are much more important specs.
titolajko @ Oct 14th 2009 9:23AM
240hz makes sense for 3D. If one is going to do 3D righ, it has to be 240hz. I watched a lot of 3D content and I even watched Avatar 20 minute preview in IMAX and was blown away by the visuals and sharpness and colors (when there was no motion), but the motion was lacking. Anytime something was moving really fast, the refresh rate could not keep up. Same issue with 60hz per eye at 1080p 3D. Now I know why some are saying it is not neccesary to have 240hz. On a 2D TV it does not matter anymore whether it is 240hz, 480hz, etc. But in 3D, it makes sense. It gives you sharper picture in motion and no judder. Samsungs guys knows what they are doing.
Richard M @ Oct 14th 2009 10:01AM
She looks really ecstatic!