Thomas J. Norton

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CES 2015
Samsung Demos High Dynamic Range TVs with Quantum Dot Tech
Thomas J. Norton  |  Jan 07, 2015
Samsung was featuring its flagship 9500 series, dubbed S UHDTVs. There will be two sizes (65- and 88-inches) with initial availability said to be coming in February...
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CES 2016
Samsung Does Widescreen Gaming
Thomas J. Norton  |  Jan 07, 2016
String together three of Samsung's 27-inch curved widescreen computer monitors and what do you get? An immersive gaming experience if the game itself is designed for it.
Samsung FP-T5884 Plasma TV
Thomas J. Norton  |  Feb 10, 2008

LCD flat panels may be the hot ticket in the TV market these days, but plasmas shouldn't be counted out by any means. For example, they offer superior off-axis viewing and generally better black levels. Not only that, large plasmas are often less expensive than LCDs of similar size.

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CES 2014
Samsung Goes Smart
Thomas J. Norton  |  Jan 08, 2014
Samsung has redesigned its smart remote for 2014. It offers voice, motion, and direct control as before, but with enhanced usability. The Smart Hub feature it controls now will let you surf the web as you watch TV and multitask in a split screen mode. Manufacturers have determined that most TV viewers are surfing the web on their computers and/or using their smart phones to talk, text, or surf as they watch TV. The show was alive with redesigned Internet TV features to satisfy this increasingly ADD social trend.
CES 2011
Samsung Goes to 75-inches
Thomas J. Norton  |  Jan 07, 2011
No price was in sight for this jumbo Samsung 75" LCD/LED 3DTV. But it's edge lit, utilizes Samsung's Micro Precision Dimming, and should hit the shops by the second half of 2011.
CES 2014
Samsung Goes Wide
Thomas J. Norton  |  Jan 08, 2014
I tried to get a glimpse of Samsung’s curved 105-inch 2.35:1 widescreen TV on the show floor, but in the Samsung booth was packed and the area around the set inaccessible. But I got a later look at a closed-room Samsung demo. On the left here, to provide a size perspective, is Samsung’s Mike Wood—a one-time regular at Home Theater who has now forsaken balmy Southern California for the cold, windswept snowdrifts of the Garden State, where Samsung has its U.S. headquarters. On the right is current Sound & Vision editor in chief Rob Sabin.
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Samsung HL-S5679W DLP Rear Projection Television
Thomas J. Norton  |  Dec 17, 2006

A casual glance at the Samsung HL-S5679 rear projection television might suggest that it is just another new 1080p set. Not that this is necessarily a bad thing, but the market is now flooded with them. Some are indifferent, some are good, and a very few are outstanding. But another television with a screen, lens, small imaging chip of some sort, and projection lamp isn't exactly news, particularly in our current, flat-panel-happy marketplace.

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Samsung HL-T5687S 1080p DLP Rear Projection HDTV
Thomas J. Norton  |  Aug 26, 2007

Flat panels. Everyone, it seems, wants a flat panel television these days. Not to hang on the wall mind you&mdash;studies show that most buyers use them on a stand&mdash;but because they're, well, <I>cool</I>.

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Samsung HL-T5687S 1080p DLP Rear Projection HDTV
Thomas J. Norton  |  Aug 27, 2007
Everyone, it seems, wants a flat panel television these days. Not to hang on the wall mind you—studies show that most buyers use them on a stand—but because they're, well, cool.
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Samsung HL61A650 Rear Projection HDTV
Thomas J. Norton  |  Dec 22, 2008
Price: $1,700 Highlights: The price is right • Accurate color • Crisp, dimensional image with excellent resolution • Poor black level and shadow detail

Features
At 61 inches diagonal, the Samsung is the smaller member of this two-set match-up, but it’s still considerably larger than most comparably priced flat panels. Also, like the Mitsubishi, you’ll be surprised at how light it feels. Even better, the price will also be light on your wallet.

The set provides an adequate number of inputs, including a WiseLink port—Samsung’s name for the USB connection that lets you view JPEG photos, listen to MP3 audio files, and input possible future firmware upgrades.

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