14 DAY TRIAL // Samsung Electronics has just launched a new product that promises to revolutionize the home multimedia entertainment for the entire home with its FlipTop design, featuring an integrated 10.2-inch LCD screen.
This latest addition to the Samsung's award-winning series of LCD display panels is, in fact, a DIRECTV receiver that features a swivel design with a backlit control panel, enabling the unit to be mounted under a cabinet or on a table-top with the TV image and control panel icons always illuminated right side up.
"Samsung is once again at the forefront of a rapidly-evolving market," said Frank Romeo, vice president of marketing, Digital Set Top Box Products. "DIRECTV's 15 million subscribers and new customers are seeking compact, versatile flat panel displays as additional sets for rooms outside the traditional home theater space. The FlipTop combines Samsung's tradition of design innovation and technical leadership to offer an advanced all-in-one entertainment solution for any room in the home."
The Samsung DIRECTV FlipTop comes with a bright LCD screen and a 16:9, aspect ratio. "The FlipTop allows consumers to bring DirecTV programming and XM Satellite radio anywhere in their home," said Richard Long, senior product marketing manager Digital Set Top Box Products, Samsung Electronics America.
Furthermore, the subscribers can easily benefit from over 250 available channels of DIRECTV programming with digital picture quality and sound, as well as up to 72 channels of music, news, sports and entertainment through XM Satellite Radio.
The FlipTop its space-saving 10.2-inch profile, built-in DIRECTV receiver and 10 watts of stereo audio.
The 10" FlipTop is currently available for a suggested retail price of $499.