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Samsung has announced the 8500 Series LED TV, its new flagship model of the HDTV lineup. Coming in sizes of 46- and 55-inches, the Touch of Color (ToC) painted TVs pack a lot of features, better picture quality and connectivity options.

The feature set boasts a full HD playback, 7,000,000:1 contrast ratio, 2ms response time, 240Hz refresh rate to reduce motion blur, DLNA certified, 2GB internal memory, Internet@TV, widgets, local dimming and MPEG4/DivX/MP3/JPEG decoders.

The TV has abundant A/V connectivity options that includes 4 HDMI inputs, 2 USB 2.0, Component, Ethernet, Optical Audio output and a PC input.

The TVs will hit the retail shelves in September at a price of $3,600 (46-inch) and $4,500 (55-inch).

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