Samsung just joined LG here at CES 2012 with the introduction of its own 55-inch OLED TV. Like its Korean cousin, Samsung promises accurate color reproduction and "true-to-life picture quality" — not the typical hallmarks of oversaturated OLED panels. Super OLED features self-emitting RGB sub-pixels and is faster than LED, according to Samsung, "virtually eliminating motion blur." The TV also features the company's new "Smart Interaction" technology for TV control, relying upon two unidirectional mics and an integrated webcam for motion and voice control (on / off, volume, app activation, and browser search), and even face recognition like the 55-inch Lenovo K91 smart TV announced yesterday. And like the K91, the Samsung Super OLED TV is powered by a dual-core chipset that should allow it to run any of the company's 1,400 Smart TV apps with grace. According to Samsung's David Steel, Executive VP of Strategy, it will be on sale in the second half of 2012. For how much, is the question.


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How Much?
Posted on Jan 09, 2012 | 5:04 PM EST reply Recommend Flag actions
One….Million….Dollars?
Posted on Jan 09, 2012 | 5:08 PM EST reply Recommend (12) Flag actions
$10k sounds about right if you keep in mind the earliest LCD panels in the early noughties
Posted on Jan 09, 2012 | 6:24 PM EST reply Recommend (1) Flag actions
Apple already has their lawyers getting ready to sue Samsung for patent infringement for this.
Posted on Jan 09, 2012 | 5:07 PM EST reply Recommend (1) Flag actions
Oh really?
Muahaha!
Posted on Jan 09, 2012 | 5:09 PM EST reply Recommend (2) Flag actions
It’s rectangular! HOW DARE THEY!
Posted on Jan 09, 2012 | 5:10 PM EST reply Recommend (7) Flag actions
Maybe not Apple, but LG!
Posted on Jan 09, 2012 | 5:14 PM EST reply Recommend (1) Flag actions
What a unique and unheard of snipe! You, good sir, are the king of comedy.
I hope no one else steals your joke – wouldn’t want it to become old, tired, easy, and misused to an extent where others just rolled their eyes and thought poorly of the speaker.
Posted on Jan 09, 2012 | 5:33 PM EST reply Recommend (10) Flag actions
Like $1,800 huzzah or $3k sad face?
Posted on Jan 09, 2012 | 5:08 PM EST reply Recommend Flag actions
Expect $5000+.
Posted on Jan 09, 2012 | 5:25 PM EST reply Recommend (2) Flag actions
It will be at least double $3K.
Posted on Jan 09, 2012 | 5:25 PM EST via mobile reply Recommend Flag actions
I believe it’s OVER 9000!
Posted on Jan 09, 2012 | 5:34 PM EST reply Recommend (4) Flag actions
Why would you want any of this flashy “Smart TV” stuff on your Television? Seriously, I thought this was the point of laptops/tablets/phones?
Is anyone going to release a “normal” television this week? You know.. something you plug an input into and it displays it?
Posted on Jan 09, 2012 | 5:19 PM EST reply Recommend (1) Flag actions
I thought this was relevant.
Posted on Jan 09, 2012 | 5:26 PM EST reply Recommend (5) Flag actions
If I see Angry Birds on another device, I think I’ll scream…
It doesn’t even play (particularly) well on my PS3, I’d hate to see how it works with a TV remote!
Posted on Jan 09, 2012 | 5:31 PM EST reply Recommend (2) Flag actions
Finally! Samsung lower the barrier-to-entry on Angry Birds!!
For too long the game has been available to the elite few who can afford to spend between $0 to $199 on a subsidized smartphone or $299 on a netbook or tablet, and between $0 and $4.99 on the app itself!
Now it’s available to everyone who buys our $6000 TV!
Posted on Jan 09, 2012 | 5:40 PM EST reply Recommend (3) Flag actions
You wish it was only going to be $6k, I think the problem is if I spend the 8-9k on this monster (not a chance) I’m going to want the newest version of android five minutes after each versions comes out, and if I don’t get it I’m going to hate Samsung for being too slow or when they abandon this “new” TV and no longer offer any firmware updates.
The smarts should be in a separate box that can be replaced if the firmware updates fail or a new faster better CPU / GPU gets released.
Posted on Jan 09, 2012 | 6:27 PM EST reply Recommend (3) Flag actions
This is why tech people get annoyed with CES. It’s all about generating buzz; half the stuff you see here won’t even make it to market, or when it does, it won’t be relevant anymore.
Posted on Jan 09, 2012 | 7:10 PM EST reply Recommend (2) Flag actions
http://ces.cnet.com/ Live stream Samsung event
Posted on Jan 09, 2012 | 5:21 PM EST reply Recommend Flag actions
LG: Let’s make an OLED tv
Samsung: Let’s make a Super OLED tv.
Posted on Jan 09, 2012 | 5:22 PM EST reply Recommend (2) Flag actions
Super OLED Plus coming soon.
Posted on Jan 09, 2012 | 5:34 PM EST reply Recommend Flag actions
At least LG showed us their TV in the light…
Posted on Jan 09, 2012 | 5:45 PM EST reply Recommend Flag actions
OLED TVs coming to retail? Next thing you’ll tell me someone is selling fuel cell laptop batteries.
Posted on Jan 09, 2012 | 5:46 PM EST reply Recommend Flag actions
Wow they completely 1-uped LG’s oled backlit model
Posted on Jan 09, 2012 | 5:48 PM EST reply Recommend Flag actions
OLED is never backlit.
Posted on Jan 09, 2012 | 6:20 PM EST reply Recommend (2) Flag actions
Uh, the whole point of OLED is that there’s no backlight and every pixel lights individually if needed. Hence, the perfect complete pitch blacks.
Posted on Jan 09, 2012 | 7:17 PM EST reply Recommend (2) Flag actions
LG’s 55" oled tv that they showed yesterday was a color filter over top a white OLED panel.
Posted on Jan 09, 2012 | 8:55 PM EST reply Recommend Flag actions
Should give me enough time to
save up my moneysell my organsPosted on Jan 09, 2012 | 5:51 PM EST reply Recommend (3) Flag actions
I’d say this comes at a tick under 10K.
Posted on Jan 09, 2012 | 6:53 PM EST reply Recommend Flag actions
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