This is the gen III local dimming LED TV from Samsung, not to be confused wit hthe fake LED's from Samsung this year which are edge lit.

I have the first gen 52," the 81F, and paid through the nose for one, but I still love it.

The second gen, the 950A, basically added more local dimming LED elements.

Fundamentally, gen I and gen II are plagued by the thick casing because of the LED techonlogy.

It seems that Samsung has figurered a way to redo the local dimming LED elements and the gen III is only going to be 1.6" thick!!!!!

And unbelievably, the MSRP for the 55" is only $4500. I paid 4K for my 52" back when the 81F first came out in 2006.

Samsung 8500 Series Local-Dimming LED TVs Have a Sweet Base - Samsung 8500 series led tv - Gizmodo

 

That's SIIICCKKK...