Samsung's Wireless 1080p Plasma Is Almost Ready, But Is It Safe Enough For Hollywood?

Yesterday, Samsung execs brought us up to speed on their plans for a wireless high-def TV system. On target for September, the 50" and 58" models (FP-T5094 and FP-T5894, respectively) will feature 802.11n for a range up to 300 feet, and will support 1080p wireless video. Bill Dickey, Samsung's plasma TV sales manager, told us that if the sets were 720p, they could be ready sooner, but because Samsung is shooting for 1080p, they have to deal with Hollywood. Dickey says Samsung is "in negotiations" with the major movie studios, and hopes to have their approval of a secure wireless transmission system by June, so Samsung can finish development in time for September. More »

Samsung's Wireless Plasma HDTV Cleans Things Up

Samsung has announced the details of their upcoming HP-T5894W 58-inch plasma HDTV, notable for the fact that it wirelessly connects to an A/V center. This lets you mount it up on the wall without having to worry about drilling holes and running cables to keep things nice and pretty. We've heard about a similar TV from Samsung, with the notable difference being the previous one came loaded with a built-in hard drive for recording shows. Either that's a separate model that'll come out alongside this one or they dropped the hard drive and changed the name. We'll see More »

Samsung Drops Prices on New DLPs, Designs Wireless Plasma

While some people may be getting out of the DLP market, Samsung is trying to rev it up with its new line of DLPs (to be unveiled at CES, of course). The new sets will come in the 50- to 60-inch range and unlike the sets that are out today, will be thinner and wall-mountable, thanks to their 10-inch waist line. Of all the DLPs out there, Samsung's are my favorite, and the fact that they're lowering the price on these new sets (by 30%) makes me like them even more. More »