Al Griffin

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CES 2015
Samsung Speakers Cut the Cord
Al Griffin  |  Jan 08, 2015
Samsung’s yet-to-be named new wireless speaker has a distinctive football-like shape. On second thought, it looks like a coffee percolator. Whatever—the important thing is that the design is a big improvement over the company’s first-generation wireless speakers.
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Audio Video News
Samsung TVs Add Fitness and Apple Music Apps
Al Griffin  |  Apr 23, 2020
Among the first casualties of our new social isolation culture was gyms—for good reason since packing people together in a sweaty spin class or sauna is more or less a formula for viral spread. Fortunately, many new TVs feature fitness-related apps you can use to get a guided workout in the privacy of your own home. Recognizing the sudden massive need for people sheltering in place to burn off calories (and steam), Samsung has announced a wealth of new wellness app content available to stream for free on its smart TVs.
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Samsung UN46B8500 46-Inch LCD HDTV
Al Griffin  |  Mar 04, 2010
Key Features
$3,600 (list) samsung.com

• 46-inch, 1080p-resolution screen

• Slim, 1.6-inch-deep cabinet • LED backlight with local dimming

• 240-Hz display with Auto Motion Pro blur-/judderreduction processing

• SRS TruSurround

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Samsung UN46B8500 46-Inch LCD HDTV Page 2
Al Griffin  |  Mar 04, 2010
Key Features
$3,600 (list) samsung.com

• 46-inch, 1080p-resolution screen

• Slim, 1.6-inch-deep cabinet • LED backlight with local dimming

• 240-Hz display with Auto Motion Pro blur-/judderreduction processing

• SRS TruSurround

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Samsung UN46B8500 46-Inch LCD HDTV Page 3
Al Griffin  |  Mar 04, 2010
Key Features
$3,600 (list) samsung.com

• 46-inch, 1080p-resolution screen

• Slim, 1.6-inch-deep cabinet • LED backlight with local dimming

• 240-Hz display with Auto Motion Pro blur-/judderreduction processing

• SRS TruSurround

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Samsung UN46C8000 3D LED HDTV and BD-C6900 3D Blu-ray Player
Al Griffin  |  Jul 23, 2010

The TV that Samsung sent me was its UN46C8000 LED model. Should you, too, decide to live on the edge and view 3D video, two additional things are required: a 3D source and a set of 3D glasses. Sources include 3D Blu-ray Disc players, DirecTV (scheduled to go live in June), certain cable TV providers, and PCs outfitted with special graphics hardware that outputs 3D video.

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Samsung UN46C8000 3D LED HDTV and BD-C6900 3D Blu-ray Player Page 2
Al Griffin  |  Jul 23, 2010

The TV that Samsung sent me was its UN46C8000 LED model. Should you, too, decide to live on the edge and view 3D video, two additional things are required: a 3D source and a set of 3D glasses. Sources include 3D Blu-ray Disc players, DirecTV (scheduled to go live in June), certain cable TV providers, and PCs outfitted with special graphics hardware that outputs 3D video.

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LCD TV ReviewsTV Reviews
Samsung UN60F8000 3D LCD HDTV
Al Griffin  |  Nov 22, 2013

2D Performance
3D Performance
Features
Ergonomics
Value
PRICE $2,300 (updated 2/2/16)

AT A GLANCE
Plus
Excellent picture quality for an LCD HDTV Innovative remote control
Minus
Overly wide Arc Stand base

THE VERDICT
Samsung’s F8000 Series represents an evolutionary leap in the company’s LCD TV offerings.

My last experience with a Samsung TV (aside from the company’s KN55S9C OLED, reviewed in the November issue) was a memorable one. The company had just endowed its Smart Hub interface with voice control, and, consequently, it was the first TV I ever found myself talking at. Or screaming at, rather, since that feature proved useless in practice. Another reason was its performance: The Samsung was one of the best sets I’d tested in recent memory.

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New Products
Samsung Unveils Terrace Outdoor 4K TV and Soundbar
Al Griffin  |  May 22, 2020
Sure, we’ve been home for the past few months, and some of us are just starting to make our first tentative forays into the outside world. The problem is, we’ve become completely addicted to watching TV in the interim and are now going to need bigscreen sets in our backyards as well. All of which makes Samsung’s announcement of its first outdoor TV and soundbar especially timely.
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CES 2015
Samsung Woos Showgoers with 8K Glasses-Free 3DTV
Al Griffin  |  Jan 07, 2015
Still not stoked about 3D TV? How about an 8K-res 3D LED TV that doesn’t require glasses—one that’s 110 inches?
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