Samsung introducing Flat panel wireless TV

Many people like to have their LCDs mounted in their home walls without having wires visible. But, whatever they do wires will never go away from them. Its quite awkward to see wires floating while watching the TV. Samsung’s FP-T5894W, the first mainstream large-screen “wireless” TV that I’ve seen, aims to make those wireless-looking installations a lot cheaper and easier. Like most “wireless” A/V gear, it does require one cord–to supply AC power–but that’s it. The rack full of A/V equipment that accompanies any self-respecting plasma installation connects to the FP-T5894W’s “wireless A/V center,” which the company claims can sit up to 300 feet away from the panel itself.

The FP-T5894W is a 58-inch plasma display with 1080p (1,920×1,080) native resolution. (Note: Our video and images are of a 50-inch prototype on display at the company’s CES 2007 booth; for now, Samsung is talking about only a 58-inch version being available for sale this year.) The screen deploys Samsung’s FilterBright2 Plus technology, which the company is pushing again this year as a solution for reducing glare and improving the picture quality in bright light (a historical weakness of those big panes of glass). Samsung also touts a ludicrous 10,000:1 contrast ratio. These last two claims deserve a healthy helping of salt. The A/V center sports 3 HDMI 1.3 inputs among its many connections, although there’s no mention of a PC input on its preliminary spec sheet.

FP-T5894W will list for $5,799 and is now available in nearest samsung outlets.