LG 55LH95 and 55LH93 Wireless LED-Backlit HDTVs Super-Slim 55" HDTVs Promise to Cut the Cords

The realms of wireless and high-definition are about to get a lot closer
in the very near future. At least they will if Korean electronics giant
LG has anything to say about it. The ability to beam true HD images
through the air has been the stuff of dweeb dreams for years. With the
best option being the use of yet another cable (HDMI), you just couldn't
get away from the tether. Get ready to break those chains that bind.

LG recently announced the addition of two 55-inch LED HDTVs to its
already stellar product lineup. Set to launch into the Korean market
this summer, LGs two new backlit LED HDTVs dubbed the 55LH95 and 55LH93
are packing more than pixels. Both sets have dropped some serious
weight, slimming down to a svelte 24.8 millimeters. And from the
standpoint of LEDs there's no shortage here. Each set is crammed with a
grand total of 3,360 LEDs - a number that LG claims is around seven
times that used in most edge-lit LED TVs. If that's not enough to get
you drooling, there's also a 5,000,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio and
240Hz refresh rate.

But the coolest feature of these bad boys is an uber-brilliant wireless
technology that allows you to beam true high-def signals to the set from
across the room. Using a proprietary system devised by the engineers at
LG, the feature will give you the ability to receive 1080p resolution HD
signal information that's transmitted from a DVD player or gaming
console without cables. I'm not sure that I actually believe that this
is happening, because it simply sounds too good to be true.

With North American and European release dates pending, we'll just have
to wait. Rumor has it that pricing for the sets will be in the
neighborhood of $5,000/3,000GBP and that smaller 47 versions are in the
works.