Blitz1503561226 Posted April 26, 2007 Share Posted April 26, 2007 Samsung 1800 number tells me 2nd or 3rd week of May... Noooooooooooooooooo! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
majormick Posted April 26, 2007 Share Posted April 26, 2007 Here are a few more pics from another thread in avforums to tide you over: http://www.avforums.com/forums/showthread....377&page=19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blitz1503561226 Posted April 26, 2007 Share Posted April 26, 2007 Settings for HD over HDMI have been posted on www.hdtvtest http://www.hdtvtest.co.uk/news/2007/04/22/...m86bd-settings/ Great site, I'll be donating as well in the hope they put the SD configuration up as well. I also called JB in chatswood today, and they said they've been told 'Early May' as well. Guess we'll just have to hold out for a release in the next week or two (hmmm, doesn't that sound familiar) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chairman7 Posted April 26, 2007 Share Posted April 26, 2007 Wasn't the official Samsung site supposed to be updated a week ago? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shonky* Posted April 26, 2007 Share Posted April 26, 2007 Wasn't the official Samsung site supposed to be updated a week ago? Someone said that Samsung said late last week or this week it would be updated.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidesh0w Posted April 26, 2007 Share Posted April 26, 2007 Walked into Bing Lee @ Moore Park Supa Center in Sydney. Was told Mid May $3500 for the 40" with no haggle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alistair85 Posted April 26, 2007 Share Posted April 26, 2007 Still want to do a bit more reading, but if my positive thoughts continue, +1 for a bulk Melbourne buy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chairman7 Posted April 26, 2007 Share Posted April 26, 2007 Given the price that some have been quoted for the 40 inch is around $3,500 it looks like the new model is not going to be that much more expensive that the previous model. I saw the old model for $3,200 and got a best price of $3,000 but couldn't end up getting one because of the stock. However, I also saw plenty of places at $3,400 + Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
llsTixll Posted April 26, 2007 Share Posted April 26, 2007 Any Brisbane buyers keen for bulk buy? I'm in the Toowoomba area but don't mind travelling to Brisbane for a good price. I'm looking at getting the 40". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skoota Posted April 26, 2007 Share Posted April 26, 2007 Looks like the Samsung Australia website now has some preliminary information on the M8 series: http://www.samsung.com/au/hdtv/m8.html . Found it by clicking the new "HDTV Learn More" graphic on the Samsung Australia front page, and then click the "High Definition (HD)TV Solutions" tab. It's the first model that comes up, so hopefully it shouldn't be too far away now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuDWiZe Posted April 26, 2007 Share Posted April 26, 2007 that link says the TV is 8000:1 contrast ratio ( dyanamic ) but ive been reading the new model was 15,000? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandroid Posted April 26, 2007 Share Posted April 26, 2007 that link says the TV is 8000:1 contrast ratio ( dyanamic ) but ive been reading the new model was 15,000? Maybe they measure it differently here? Doesn't look good though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blitz1503561226 Posted April 26, 2007 Share Posted April 26, 2007 It is 15,000:1 I bet that page is old. http://www.exeltek.com.au/secure/catalog/p...roducts_id/1099 This says it's 15000:1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g_dba Posted April 26, 2007 Share Posted April 26, 2007 Went to my local JB last night and was informed the new Samsung panels will be in mid-end of the week (wed-fri). No news about price but most of the guys there told me it will be worth the wait as I was looking at the Bravia panels. I would be interested to be a part of a group buy for Melbourne. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shonky* Posted April 26, 2007 Share Posted April 26, 2007 Went to my local JB last night and was informed the new Samsung panels will be in mid-end of the week (wed-fri).No news about price but most of the guys there told me it will be worth the wait as I was looking at the Bravia panels. I would be interested to be a part of a group buy for Melbourne. Mid-end next week I assume? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
majormick Posted April 26, 2007 Share Posted April 26, 2007 that link says the TV is 8000:1 contrast ratio ( dyanamic ) but ive been reading the new model was 15,000? Nice find - it looks like we'll be getting the m87 then. No word of the m86 or n series for that matter. As for the contrast ratio - the m87 definately has 15000:1, so I would hope that it's an error... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blitz1503561226 Posted April 27, 2007 Share Posted April 27, 2007 Went to my local JB last night and was informed the new Samsung panels will be in mid-end of the week (wed-fri). Exactly what I was told LAST week I guess if they keep on saying it, eventually one of them will be right Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kings Posted April 27, 2007 Share Posted April 27, 2007 I rang Samsung- the girl there advised that her spec sheet is 15000:1- that the website must be wrong- when I said it might be a good idea to have it updated she said would pass it on- I offered her the location to make it easy, but she said they would know where it was- didn't sound like she was going to pass it on though.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
majormick Posted April 27, 2007 Share Posted April 27, 2007 I rang Samsung- the girl there advised that her spec sheet is 15000:1- that the website must be wrong- when I said it might be a good idea to have it updated she said would pass it on- I offered her the location to make it easy, but she said they would know where it was- didn't sound like she was going to pass it on though.. Yeah, I let my friend within Samung know too. I wish he could tell me more about release dates, but not with AV On another note, here's a new review - 91% http://www.hdtvorg.co.uk/reviews/lcd/samsung_le40m87bdx.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blitz1503561226 Posted April 27, 2007 Share Posted April 27, 2007 Yeah, I let my friend within Samung know too. I wish he could tell me more about release dates, but not with AVOn another note, here's a new review - 91% http://www.hdtvorg.co.uk/reviews/lcd/samsung_le40m87bdx.htm Cool, another good review ... and this is from reviewers that would certainly be more nitpicky than 95% of the population. Can't wait! RELEASE THE FREAKING TV ALREADY, SAMSUNG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightbreed Posted April 27, 2007 Share Posted April 27, 2007 I was really looking forward to seeing this screen but the review isn't that promising even though they gave it 91%. "The one big criticism of the screen's picture is the colour reproduction. Even with considerable tweaking, colours often appeared over saturated and skin tones sometimes less than realistic." "Fast paced sporting action or movie scenes do suffer from the bugbear of LCD TVs 'Motion Smear' but the effect is negligible and the LE40M87BDX is at least a match for most its competitors in this area." I find this to be a very bad thing with ALL LCD panels i have seen! I thought with the new Gen panels they may have improved a little. "Audio performance on the LE40M87BDX can only be described as adequate. This is a result of 2 10w speakers being hidden in the bottom panel of the screen with a design which pushes the sound down and backwards only." I guess the only real way to judge is to see it for myself i guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blitz1503561226 Posted April 27, 2007 Share Posted April 27, 2007 Don't think you're going to avoid motion smear on an LCD unless you get a 100MHz screen ... he said it was negligible, and I've seen LCDs that handle it well, so I'm sure it's not that bad. Too bad none of us can comment from an actual viewing yet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geforce Posted April 27, 2007 Share Posted April 27, 2007 Settings for HD over HDMI have been posted on www.hdtvtesthttp://www.hdtvtest.co.uk/news/2007/04/22/...m86bd-settings/ Great site, I'll be donating as well in the hope they put the SD configuration up as well. I love that site. The fact that you can ask questions after the reviews/articles and they answer them for you and you can participate in a poll to choose the next HDTVs to be reviewd is something i haven't seen before. I'll be sending them $30 to help with the cost of the Panels as soon as i find the donate button again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jon_k86 Posted April 27, 2007 Share Posted April 27, 2007 Is the smallest size for the M8 series going to be 40" in Australia? I thought there was a 37" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g_dba Posted April 27, 2007 Share Posted April 27, 2007 Mid-end next week I assume? Yeah sorry...next week (1st week of May). Another interesting thing he told me was that the prices of the other panels will go down a little bit as well. So there are plenty of options available! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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