New LG Scarlet LG80 LCD TV slides out hidden Speakers

Oct 13 2008, 1:22am CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Today LG unveiled the LG Scarlet LG80 LCD HDTV. The new LG80 joins the LG60 and LG70 in the LG Scarlet TV series. The LG Scarlet LG80 has cool slide-out speakers that automatically appear when you switch on the new Scarlet.
This feature adds a bit of B&O coolness to this new LG TV. LG also claims it improves the sound quality of the 3.1-channel virtual surround sound system of the LG80.
The 3.1 sound system of the new LG Scarlet has 50W output performance and consists of four speakers tuned by Mr. Mark Levinson. The LG Scarlet LG80 is of course a 1080p full HDTV. The panel has a 30,000:1 contrast ratio. Other features include USB 2.0 port, Photo and MP3 player, and 2 HDMI 1.3.

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The new Scarlet LG80 will be available starting this month in all markets except North America and Europe.
LG Scarlet TVs are available on Amazon.com.

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