Today at CES, Samsung unveiled some new goodies at the press conference. Among them is their new high-end LED HDTV, the F8000. Offering viewers a variety of screen sizes, from 46, 55, 60, 65, & 75inches, the new F8000 is powered by a 1.35GHz quad-core processor (that’s right, inside of a flatscreen), a super-thin bezel that measures under a quarter inch thick, has a built-in camera/mic for voice + gesture controls (a la Kinect) using Samsung’s S-Recommendation and S-Voice features, and uses HDVC – high compression video codec for the absolute best streaming picture quality. Nice, right?
Samsung beefed up the Smart Hub UI as well for a redesigned look and more features.
Samsung Smart Hub has been redesigned to simplify the process of discovery for consumers. Apps and content are arranged into five dynamic panels with an easy-to-navigate interface and dynamic thumbnails for instant previews. These panels are:
On TV – shows the channel that is currently playing as well as the most relevant, personalized suggestions that may be airing shortly based on consumer viewing habits
Movies & TV Shows – an easy view of movies and TV services and over-the-top content that are available from various content providers. Content is recommended based on the consumer’s viewing habits
Photos, Videos & Music – allows consumers to organize personal content and files on Samsung Smart TVs and other linked devices
Social – highlights user-created content from friends and family, popular videos from Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and video call services
Apps – organizes downloaded Samsung Apps and recommendations for easy access
Samsung’s new S-Recommendation technology also enables the discovery of personalized content based on previous viewings and user ratings. Available on Samsung 2013 Smart TVs, Smart home theater and Smart Blu-ray players, S-Recommendation checks preferred content across various services, including broadcast TV, streaming video-on-demand content, applications, social content and locally-stored content from personal devices to ensure there is always something to watch.
But if you are upset that you recently purchased a 2012 Samsung HDTV, they got you covered as well. Meet the Samsung Evolution kit, a way to give your Samsung all of the new features in the previous paragraph (quad-core processor, redesigned Smart Hub, ad voice/motion controls). Samsung will make sure all HDTV models from here on out has support for the kit.
Currently there is no word for pricing or availability at the moment but keep an eye out here for more details.
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