Samsung unveils new category of luxury TVs in New Zealand

Samsung Electronics New Zealand has unveiled the world’s sleekest premium full HD 3D LED TV. 

Samsung’s 9000 series premium full HD 3D LED TV is the ultimate marriage between high-end artistic design and cutting edge technology, providing a first-class entertainment experience, made possible by Samsung’s award-winning technology.  

The Samsung 9000 series is the most impressive full Samsung HD 3D LED TV to-date with an ultra-thin profile at 7.98-millimetres slim with an integrated TV tuner and 3D capacity.

Samsung also unveiled the world’s first premium touch-screen remote control with display “Touch Control,” which comes with the 9000 series and enables people to continue their TV viewing experience beyond the living room.

“The full HD 3D LED TV 9000 series is the ultimate symbol of classic living offering top-of-the-line performance, combined with stunning beauty and elegance” says Rachael Cotton-Bronte, Samsung New Zealand’s marketing director.

“This is a modern classic – a triumph of design that I look forward to having in my lounge for the next 15 years.”

Design leadership

To create the LED 9000, Samsung’s designers harnessed the best innovations for the TV’s design. By using a structure of stainless steel and crafting an artistic hairline edge of the product, the team sought to create an emotional attachment and premium appeal.

World’s sleekest full HD 3D LED TV

The high-end 9000 series LED TV features an eye-catching, ultra-sleek, stainless-steel bezel and backside. The effect maximizes the slim line of the TV, which is kept thin with a built in tuner, speakers embedded in the stand, translucent neck, and an auto-sliding touchpad.

The 9000 series also comes equipped with four HDMI ports, including a USB port to play various multi-media files directly from the flash drive or USB HDD.

The touch screen remote control

The 9000 series comes equipped with a premium touch-screen remote control with three-inch, colour display, featuring a live feed of the channel you’re currently watching or the live feed of the channel you want to watch while watching a Blu-ray title and a DVD title – and which looks as well as acts like a smartphone using quick and easy content navigation. The remote comes complete with an earphone jack and Twin View, which lets you watch TV or Blu-ray DVD titles simultaneously. The remote includes AllShare control and a QWERTY keyboard, and at 2.4 Ghz, its integrated Wi-Fi and infrared technology controls the TV, STB and AV devices with on-screen buttons. 

Top-of-the-line performance and quality

Samsung continues to be the leader in providing quality, top-of-the-line performance with its built-in 3D, WiFi connectivity, DLNA-compatible media streamer, Samsung Apps, Internet@TV and EnergyStar© 4.0.

Built-in 3D

The 9000 series features Clear Motion Rate 800, which is the new motion clarity standard based on the actual measurement of resolution in a moving scene, 3D Hyper Real Engine and Samsung’s proprietary built-in 3D processer. The first-of-its-kind 3D processor is optimized for, and enables compatibility with multiple 3D formats including half resolution formats, side-by-side and top-to-bottom, as well as the full resolution Blu-ray 3D standard.  

In addition, Samsung’s 3D technology delivers a picture using a full-colour spectrum for an immersive viewing experience.  The processing can even be applied to broadcast TV, gaming content and legacy DVDs to automatically convert 2D viewing to 3D in real time.  When not in the 3D mode, you’re back to watching one of the best quality full HD TVs on the market with the push of a button.  

Connected content

Internet@TV connectivity, which includes Samsung Apps, comes included in the 9000 series. These features enable users to download and view an ever-expanding portal of their favourite digital content on their TV screen. 

Also included is AllShare for wireless connectivity and multimedia sharing across devices, allowing consumers to wirelessly transfer photos, movies and music from PCs, mobile phones and digital cameras to their TV for big-screen viewing at home with friends and family. Through ConnectShare™ Movie consumers can also connect a thumb drive or digital camera quickly and easily to access videos, music, playlists and pictures via the remote.

Energy efficiency

All of the functionalities are delivered without compromising the energy efficiency that Samsung LED TVs are known for and meet even higher standards of sustainability. The 9000 series exceeds EnergyStar© 4.0 and is the most eco-conscious full HD LED TV products Samsung has ever released.

The LED 9000 series is available in 55” (RRP $9999.00) at selected retail stores in New Zealand.