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The local subsidiary of the Korean giant has confirmed that it will be the first vendor to give away the hit movie
Monsters vs Aliens with its new TV range in Australia, as reported by
SmartHouse earlier this week.
The high end of the new Samsung range includes both plasma and LED models that are 3D enabled. They also have Internet connectivity and Skype technology built into an embedded processor, which allows families to communicate via live video feeds. They are also Internet-enabled with an array of widgets that deliver a variety of content from the likes of YouTube and other content providers.
At an exclusive briefing, Samsung Australia has shown SmartHouse what is coming and it's impressive. Their new 7000 series LED 3D TV, which goes on sale early in April, delivered crystal clear 3D images. We were also able to connect to Skype by simply logging into an account. Housed in a wafer-thin display, the new range is stylish, especially when you sit them right next to last year's models.
The Skype FreeTalk camera, which sits discreetly on the top of the Samsung TV, can be purchased directly from Skype via a link that appears on the screen when you first log in. In the demonstration that we saw we were able to receive voice calls and high-quality video calls that were significantly better than what we have been able to achieve via a notebook.
The voice calls access Skype's SILK audio codec, which enable super-wideband audio quality from a family sitting in front of a TV talking to someone who could well be sitting in front of a notebook.
