Vanns.com was one of the first to report that the PN50B550 will be “Coming Soon” to its store with a price of $1,599.  It has the following specifications:

-Product Depth: 11-2/5″ with stand (2-9/10″ without)
-Screen Size: 49-9/10″
-Vertical Resolution: 1080p
-HDMI Inputs: 4
-Watts/Channel: 10
-Speakers: 2
-ENERGY STAR Qualified: Yes
-Screen Refresh Rate: 600Hz

While the manual isn’t available yet, there is a forum for prospective owners of this new Samsung HDTV. As usual, AVSForum is on the cutting edge with two pages already on the site with people commenting. Check back for updates as more information will come once it’s available.

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