Although they still cost thousands more than similar 1080p TVs, high-end 4K resolution models from marquis brands are falling fast in price. August 26, 2013 9:02 AM PDT Out for barely two weeks, Samsung's F9000 4K TV gets a $1000 price drop. (Credit: Samsung) You can finally get a 4K TV from a major brand for $4K. According to industry publication TWICE, Samsung has joined Sony in reducing the prices of its 55- and 65-inch 4K Ultra High-definition resolution televisions by $1000 and $1500 respectively. The new price of the 55-inch Samsung UN55F9000 is $3,998, while the 65-inch UN65F9000 is $5,498. Both TVs just started shipping in early August. Samsung's price cut was likely a reaction to Sony's. As first reported by HD Guru, the new price for the 55-inch Sony XBR-55X900A is also $3,998, and the 65-inch XBR-65X900A is also $5,498. Sony has been shipping them since April. Samsung's new pricing is not yet live on sites like Amazon, but Sony's is. Citing an unnamed industry source, HD Guru adds that lower cost 55- and 65-inch Sony 4K TVs will be released in October. They will lack the X900A's large side speakers (below). (Credit: Sony) Sony has a press event planned for September 4th in New York, when it may officially confirm the new models. We may also hear more about new 4K TVs at the IFA show in Berlin beginning September 6th. Meanwhile LG, the other major name making mainstream-sized 4K TVs, has no official word of price drops yet on its only US models, the LG LA9700 series. Earlier this month Engadget reported that two lower-priced LG models, the 55- and 65-inch LA9650, will be available in Korea for the equivalent of $5300 and $8000. They lack the 9700's elaborate speaker system and camera. There's no word from LG whether those models will make it stateside. Although we have reached out to all three manufacturers for 4K TV review samples, the only 4K TV CNET has reviewed so far is the Seiki SE50UY04, a 50-inch model selling for $1000. Fellow Chinese TV maker TCL recently announced its own 4K lineup for the U.S., including a 50-inch version for $1000.
Although they still cost thousands more than similar 1080p TVs, high-end 4K resolution models from marquis brands are falling fast in price.
Out for barely two weeks, Samsung's F9000 4K TV gets a $1000 price drop.
(Credit: Samsung)
You can finally get a 4K TV from a major brand for $4K.
According to industry publication TWICE, Samsung has joined Sony in reducing the prices of its 55- and 65-inch 4K Ultra High-definition resolution televisions by $1000 and $1500 respectively.
The new price of the 55-inch Samsung UN55F9000 is $3,998, while the 65-inch UN65F9000 is $5,498. Both TVs just started shipping in early August.
Samsung's price cut was likely a reaction to Sony's. As first reported by HD Guru, the new price for the 55-inch Sony XBR-55X900A is also $3,998, and the 65-inch XBR-65X900A is also $5,498. Sony has been shipping them since April.
Samsung's new pricing is not yet live on sites like Amazon, but Sony's is.
Citing an unnamed industry source, HD Guru adds that lower cost 55- and 65-inch Sony 4K TVs will be released in October. They will lack the X900A's large side speakers (below).
Sony has a press event planned for September 4th in New York, when it may officially confirm the new models. We may also hear more about new 4K TVs at the IFA show in Berlin beginning September 6th.
Meanwhile LG, the other major name making mainstream-sized 4K TVs, has no official word of price drops yet on its only US models, the LG LA9700 series.
Earlier this month Engadget reported that two lower-priced LG models, the 55- and 65-inch LA9650, will be available in Korea for the equivalent of $5300 and $8000. They lack the 9700's elaborate speaker system and camera. There's no word from LG whether those models will make it stateside.
Although we have reached out to all three manufacturers for 4K TV review samples, the only 4K TV CNET has reviewed so far is the Seiki SE50UY04, a 50-inch model selling for $1000. Fellow Chinese TV maker TCL recently announced its own 4K lineup for the U.S., including a 50-inch version for $1000.
