LG 2013 CINEMA 3D Smart TV For The Smart And Stylish Future Home

Hi Huneybees,

Smart features, sharp picture quality, and sleek design, the 2013 CINEMA 3D Smart TV line-up from LG Electronics brings today’s sophisticated consumers a premium home entertainment world. Pushing the boundaries and always developing new innovations, the 2013 TV line-up is packed with new features that are designed with consumers’ savvy needs in mind, resulting in smart sharing of content, smart control of home entertainment system, and smart content that brings a smile to adults and children alike.

There are a total of seven series with most models featuring 3D and smart TV functions like content sharing with new NFC, Miracast and Cloud technologies. These functions supplement Intel's Wireless Display (WiDi) and Mobile High-Definition Link (MHL), which were inherited from their predecessors.

New features

Smart Control 

Inspired by consumer demand for a more comprehensive home entertainment system, LG has outfitted the latest Smart TV line-up with new smart applications and features. With user experience as a primary focus, LG enhanced its Magic Remote to make applications and features selection and usage faster, simpler and more enjoyable on a daily basis.

As a key pillar of the unparalleled user experience, the unique LG Magic Remote available with 2013 CINEMA 3D Smart TV optimizes content and menu navigation, allowing interaction to be as simple and intuitive as possible. On top of the control capabilities of earlier models –point and wheel, the latest Magic Remote Gesture Control allows users to change TV channel by drawing the channel number on the screen. If users find typing a hassle, they can use the Voice Search function available on Magic Remote to directly look for content on the TV including those on the internet. Motion Control is another smart control function, which enables users to control the TV with a bare hand and is a convenient substitute when the Magic Remote is out of reach. Users could adjust basic settings such as volume, channel, input source and power off.

Improved picture quality

A new dual-brightness enhancement film delivers up to 15 percent higher screen luminance compared to their older TVs. There's also a better local-dimming system used for the LA6620, LA7400 and LA8600, featuring more dimmable zones to output a higher contrast and deeper blacks.

Enhanced dual-core processors

These chips make the TVs more responsive and users can expect around 18 percent faster TV channel switching, as well as shorter photo loading times from USB storage devices as well as faster Web page rendering and better video-processing capabilities.

Time Machine II

You record up to 75 minutes of standard-definition TV programs (and 60 minutes for HD broadcasts) on the TV's 2GB of built-in memory. Connecting a USB storage device to the TV increases the overall video-recording duration and activates the time-shift function, too.

LG Cloud

Sharing content across different platforms is now possible with 5GB of Cloud-based storage. Accessing the uploaded photos, videos and music files is catered for through an LG Cloud app, which is available for smartphones, tablets, PCs and TVs. Access your files from any part of the world.

Onboard camera with dual microphones: 

Found only in the LA8600 series, the pop-up camera provides both Skype and motion control support for users. Raising your hand displays an onscreen menu, while clenching it indicates selection. Some of the available controls include volume adjustments and channel toggling. For other models, a USB camera is required to add this functionality.

More information can be viewed in this video by CNET Asia....

The TVs...

LN5710

Available screen sizes

• 42, 47, 55 and 60 inches

Key features

• Smart TV functions
• 900Mhz dual-core processor
• 1.25GB RAM
• 2GB memory
• NFC, Miracast, WiDi and NFC support
• 3 x HDMI and 3 x USB inputs
• Onboard Wi-Fi
• S$1,099, S$1,499, S$2,599 and S$3,299, respectively

LA6200

Available screen sizes

• 42, 47, 50 and 55 inches

Step-up features

• Passive 3D technology
• 200Hz Motion Clear Index (native 100Hz refresh rate)
• Bundled with a Magic Remote and four pairs of 3D glasses
• S$1,299, S$1,899, S$2,299 and S$3,099, respectively

LA6620

Available screen sizes

• 42, 47, 50 and 55 inches

Step-up features

• LED-edgelit panels
• Local dimming
• 400Hz Motion Clear Index (native 100Hz refresh rate)
• Onboard subwoofer
• Ultra-slim bezel
• S$1,599, S$2,199, S$2,699 and S$3,499, respectively

All the 2013 LG TVs are expected to be available in Singapore by the end of April.

There's also a Magic Swivel that creates the illusion of a floating image. The integrated rollers deliver a swiveling function that makes the pedestal stand just as functional. The picturesque effect is accentuated by what LG refers to as a "vanished bezel", which gets as thin as 1mm for the LA8600 series.

Photo credits: LG

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Samsung Reveals Its Largest LED TV Lineup

Hi Huneybees,

The Ultimate Luxury TV  (Samsung 85 inch UHD TV - 85 S9)

On 24 April 2013, Samsung announced its largest LED TV lineup with a total of 42 models, ranging in screen sizes as small as 28 inches to a huge 75-inch. Most of them were already revealed during CES in January and at its recent Asia forum, but now its the full unveiling of the entire range.

They created the ultimate lean back experience with first-of-its-kind Smart features, larger screen sizes with breakthrough picture quality and elegant designs that push the boundaries of technology. Samsung also showcased its new digital AV line-up of new devices that easily turn any home entertainment setup into an optimal sound environment, and feature a number of wireless connectivity enhancements. The user interface for the smart TV system has also been redesigned to provide users with quicker access to content, while the higher-end models have also received enhanced voice and gesture controls.

Check out the vibrancy and details of the screen!

Rediscover the Smart TV Experience You Love with the 2013 Samsung Smart TV Line-up

Samsung is providing consumers with a simpler way to embrace the discovery of new content and experiences with a completely redesigned Smart Hub. The 2013 Smart Hub provides consumers with an easy way to organise and navigate personalised content through an updated interface and dynamic thumbnail previews within three newly designed panels:

• Apps: Easily access and edit downloaded Samsung Apps
• Photos,Videos & Music: Access personal content stored on various AllShare devices in one place
• Social: View popular video content shared across social channels 

36 cable TV channels are currently available through the StarHub TV Anywhere VOD app.
More channels will be introduced in the future. 

In addition to the 2013 Smart Hub, Samsung will provide more high quality content for consumers in Singapore with:

• mio TV PLAY – Brought to you by SingTel, the mio TV PLAY app brings users explosive box office movies, as early as three months from cinematic release, to the comfort of your own home
• Toggle – Toggle is your personal entertainment service that goes beyond the television set, bringing entertainment, news and information to viewers across multiple devices. The service is available online, on smartphones, tablets and connected TVs, allowing viewers to stay engaged wherever they are
• TV Anywhere – The StarHub TV Anywhere App gives users access to a Video-on-Demand content and Live TV channel streaming service on Samsung Smart TVs. Users will have access to content such as ‘live’ sports events, movies, TV series and top Asian dramas

For the ES7500 and above 2012 Smart TV models, they are equipped with a more powerful quad-core chip and an onboard pop-up camera, offering both software and hardware updates that include access to the 2013 Smart Hub and other Smart features, and upgrades the TV’s dual-core processor to quad-core, resulting in faster internal processing speeds (a fast 200Hz refresh rate).They can also be upgraded in the future via Samsung's proprietary Smart Evolution Kit.

Smart Interaction:

With Smart Interaction, the new Samsung Smart TV’s Motion Control technology can now recognise two-handed gestures. Apart from navigating and moving the cursor, users can now flip pages, zoom in and out of pictures, ‘Like’ a social media posting and rotate an image – all with their bare hands. There is also an upgrade on its Voice Control feature, where it now recognises 390 commands, compared to 55 commands in the previous models.

•          New in 2013, Samsung’s Face Recognition feature enables the TV to automatically scan and recognise a user’s face to log into Smart Hub and Skype accounts faster than before. With an enhanced recognition rate, users can simply log in by standing in front of the TV’s built-in camera, all without the hassle of typing in their ID and password.

Samsung Series 8 F8000 LED TV comes slim and balanced on a semi-circle base, giving the TV a sleek and clean look. 

Something that I personally fell in love with, would have to be the Cyberbike. It is a new app introduced for this year, which allows users to play virtual cycling games using a bicycle accessory. The price of the bike hasn't been confirmed, though. I really hope it won't be a price too high to pay for losing weight... 

Delight in an Exceptional Sound and Viewing Experience with Samsung’s New Line-up of Digital AV Products

The Samsung DA-F61 Portable Wireless Speaker works like any booster speakers, but what's special is that it works with Near Field Communication (NFC) to activate the Bluetooth connection, allowing you to have the music playing wirelessly from your devices.

Samsung today also showcased its new digital AV line-up of new devices - Samsung Blu-ray Home Entertainment System HT-F9750W, Samsung BD-F7500 3D Blu-ray Player, Samsung HW-F751 AirTrack Soundbar and the Samsung DA-F61 Portable Wireless Speaker. Bringing Real 3D sound, Ultra HD and minimalistic design, its new 2013 digital AV line-up easily turns any home entertainment setup into an optimal sound environment.

Do visit their newly opened store at Paragon Shopping Centre as well for more Samsung experience....

Located in the heart of Orchard Road and boasting a space of more than 2,300 square feet, the Samsung Experience Store is set to provide consumers with a unique and diversified consumer experience across Samsung’s wide range of products including smart PCs, smartphones, tablets, notebooks, cameras and selected range of after-market and original Samsung accessories.

To discover more, please visit www.samsung.com.

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