HDTV Guide: Samsung 2013 Plasma TV Pricing and Availability

A few weeks back, we reported that Panasonic appears to be poised to pull back on its production of plasma TVs. Take a deep breath. Plasma isn't dead yet.  It's still the ruling technology when it comes to overall picture quality of consumer televisions. And 2013 may turn out to be a banner year for the technology.

Samsung is one of three major TV manufacturers still making plasma TVs (Panasonic and LG are the other two). The Korean company is sticking with the tech for 2013, with plans to release a total of 11 plasma TVs in sizes ranging from 43 to 64 inches.

Similar to the LED models, there are several noteworthy additions to this year's crop. First, is Samsung's newly redesigned Smart Hub web platform. The highlight of the upgrade is definitely the addition of five "dynamic menu panels," which are designed to help viewers manage, navigate or even search through all of the content that's currently available through one of these web-enabled TVs. Available on select 2013 TVs, those panels include an "On TV" section to navigate through for live programming, "Movies & TV Shows," "Music, Photos & Clips," "Social" for social media content, and "Smart TV Apps."

The F8500 Series is Samsung's flagship plasma for 2013, promising eight times the black levels of a standard LED.

HDTV Guide: Samsung 2013 LED TV Pricing and Availability

Every January, we kick off the year with CES, where thousands of manufacturers show off new gear and gadgets for the New Year. Typically, most of those products appear at the show without pricing and release dates. Some stuff never gets that, only to fade into oblivion (still waiting for those OLED TVs, guys!).

However, Samsung had a slew of HDTVs to show off this year -- and now, they're starting to leak some of that important info. Samsung recently hosted a big TV launch party in Manhattan, offering press an up-close peek at the company's 2013 TV models. Even better, they had pricing and release info for all of these beauties.

Before we get into the various goodies, it's important to note that Samsung is putting a big focus on its Smart TV platform this year. Depending on the model, the company's sixth-gen Smart Hub will include five dynamic menu panels so users can manage, navigate and search for different types of content. Those panels include "On TV," "Movies & TV Shows," "Music, Photos & Clips," "Social," and "Smart TV Apps."

The F8000 Series is Samsung's flagship LED, with 3D, a 1080p image and Micro Dimming Ultimate technology.

G.I. Joe: Retaliation Movie Review

It's no secret that the goal of Hasbro, owner of the venerable G.I. Joe empire, is to sell toys. The original 12" dolls (excuse me, "action figures") did reasonably well (who could forget the "Kung-Fu Grip"?) but it wasn't until the 3-3/4" versions hit the market in the early 80s, accompanied by innumerable accessories, vehicles and playsets, that the brand became ubiquitous, thanks in no small part to the supporting animated TV-series. Hoping that lightning will strike twice, Hasbro has upgraded their marketing model to include feature films that peddle their wares. All of this is a perfectly accepted and expected Hollywood manifestation of capitalism (G.I. Joe defends the American way, after all), except that someone missed a very important part: In order to sell the toys, the movie should be, at minimum, watchable.

Soulja Boy - New New Lyrics

Keep A Lot Of Birds Like A Zoo, Zoo

Made A Couple Mill’ Off Youtube

Hop Inside My Prosche, It Go Zoom Zoom

Everything I Rock And I Own Is That New New

Keep A Lot Of Birds Like A Zoo, Zoo

Made A Couple Mill’ Off Youtube

Hop Inside My Porsche, It Go Zoom Zoom

Everything I Rock And I Own Is That New New

Keep A Lot Of Birds Like A Zoo, Zoo

Meet Me At The Trap What It Do, Do?

AP On My Wrist, That’s That New New

Catch Me In My ‘Hood, And I’m Riding 

In That Old School

I’m A Boss Man, That Other Nigga Fool, Fool

Man I’m The Shit, Doo Doo

Customise My Stone’s, Yeah It’s New New

Mann - Hooked On Phonics Lyrics

Fresh Off This High, Hopped Off This Flight

And I Caught The Red Eye, 

Took Off At Midnight

Buckle Up Sit Tight, Cali Kush

Rep The West Side Burn 

The Bush Head Rush

Full Of Wisdom And Insight

Want To Know Whats In My Mind? 

Thats Fine

Beware Before Stepping Inside

I'm Not An Average Human

Try Not To Be A Bad Influence

I Love My Life, 

nd The Path Its Going

Got My Money Tall 

Like Patrick Ewing

Brian Fresco - Cruisin Lyrics

We Stay Cruising Said 

You Kno We Stay Cruising

Got With Me Cuz Them Otha Niggas Loosing

Say She Goin For The Team 

Got Her F**king With The Movement

Made Her Kiss My Pinky Ring Cuz 

My Pinky Ring Choosin

Run Baby Relay Do Whatever He Say

Still A Key Nigga With That 

Heat Like D-Wade

Your Money’s On Delay I’m Hotter 

Than A Heatwave

And She Say I Do To Her 

What You Can Never Display

A Real Nigga Talkin Fake 

Niggas Can’t Relate

Travi$ Scott ft. Wale - Quintana Lyrics

Straight From Mexico, 

Call Her Quintana

Damn, She Smoke My Dope… 

Swear To God We Go Rambo

If You Disrespect The Dope… 

Straight From Mexico Call Her Quintana

Damn, She Smoke My Dope… 

Swear To God We Go Rambo

If You Disrespect The Dope…

Praise To The Pope, 

Bless You With This Dope

Step Into My World Where 

We Get Ghost, Cause In My Mind We Float

Everytime We Step In 2-1-0, 

They Tweeking Off The Coke

F**k I’m Out My Mind, 

Freeway - Hot New Hip Hop Lyrics

The Streets Said “Freeway, 

We Need You” I Got You

Y’all Know Every Day 

I Come Up With That Hot New

Hip Hop, I Don’t Only Want To, I’ve Got To

Y’all Know, Every Day I Come Up 

With That Hot New

Hip Hop, The Streets Said 

“We Need You” I Got You

Y’all Know, Every Day 

I Come Up With That Hot New

Hip Hop, I Don’t Only Want To, 

I’ve Got To

Y’all Know, Every Day 

I Come Up With That Hot New

You Are Tuned To The Truest, 

Little Mix ft. Missy Elliott - How Ya Doin' Lyrics

Hey How Ya Doin’ Sorry 

You Can’t Get Through

Why Don’t You Leave Your 

Name And Your Number

And We’ll Get Back To You Ooh Ooh Ooh

Ain’t Got No Time For What 

You Think Can Be Described As Love

I’ll Cut Your Holds On Me 

You’re Missing Me I’ve Had Enough

It’s Been So Long Since You Have 

Treated Me Like I Deserve

So Long

Baby I’m Gone You Can Leave 

A Message For Me After The Tone

You Called I Missed It

You Called I Missed It

Anjulie - When I Was Your Man Lyrics

Same City But It Feels Just

A Little Bit Warmer Now

My Song On The Radio Sounds So Sweet

When Our Friends Talk About Me

All It Does Is Just Tear You Down

But I Don’t Miss A Thing

When I Hear You Speak

It All Just Sounds Like Oooooh

Mmm Too Young Too Dumb To Realize

That You

Should Of Bought Me Flowers

And Held My Hands

Should Of Give Me All Your Hours

When I Had The Chance

And Taken Me To Every Party

Cause All I Wanted To Do Was Dance

Kid Cudi - Mad Solar Lyrics

I Guess I’m A Loony, I Guess I’m On One

Guess I’m Just A Star Of My Movie

They Say I’m The Chosen And So It Goes

I’m Supposed To Live And 

Grow Old And Die Alone

Talking To Myself In The Mirror

No One Wanna Talk Loony To Loony

So Much Problems Will Fill You

Especially Friends Who’re Never Good Friends

But Wanna Act Like They Know Me

You Better Keep Strong Keep On Rolling Now

Ain’t No Thing You Don’t Really Need Me

You See The Pressure Is Growing On

(?) Tell The Haters “I Told Ya”

Let The World See How You Win

No Matter How You Seem To Them

NERVO - Hold On Lyrics

Give Us, Give Us A Chance

I Just Wanna Hold On,

I Just Wanna Hold On

Hold On

I Just Wanna Hold On

Waiting For Your Love

Cause I Can’t Break Away

No I Can’t Break This Start

Fading From Your Touch

Why Do I Keeṗ Us Safe

To Your Distant Heart

Give Us, Give Us A Chance

I Just Wanna Hold On,

I Just Wanna Hold On

I Just Wanna Hold On

I Just Wanna Hold On

Lana Del Rey - Chelsea Hotel No 2 Lyrics

I Remember You Well In The Chelsea Hotel

You Were Talking So Brave And So Sweet

Giving Me Head On The Unmade Bed

While The Limousines Wait In The Street

Those Were The Reasons And 

That Was New York

We Were Running For The Money 

And The Flesh

And That Was Called Love For 

The Workers In Song

Probably Still Is For Those Of Them Left

Ah, But You Got Away, Didn’t You Babe

You Just Turned Your Back On The Crowd

You Got Away, I Never Once Heard You Say

I Need You, I Don’t Need You

I Need You, I Don’t Need You

Timeflies - I Choose U Lyrics

Late Nights, New York, 

Trouble On My Mind;

Crossed Town To The West End, 

I’m Wasting My Time

Down South Back Roads, 

Dust Clouds Yeahh

Backseat Of That Chevrolet, 

But It Wasn’t There

Missed The Flight Out Of Heathrow, 

Got Stuck Up In A One Room Flat

She’s So Fit Tryna Hold Me Down, 

While I Was Just Trying To Get Back

Malibu, Beach Flow, 

Crushing On These Shores

A Smile Shining Like Gold, 

But That Smile Wasn’t Yours

Skylar Grey - Slowly Freaking Out Lyrics

Every Day Is One More Inch Of 

A Slow Play, Sinking In

Vision Fading, Suffocating 

Inside My Own Skin.

And I’m Fighting The Stranger In My Eyes

And I Know That Only One Of Us Will Survive

If I Can’t Save Us I Got To Save Myself

I Can’t Stay Here In This Place,

Slowly Freaking Out, 

I’m Slowly Freaking Out

I Can’t Be

You’re Addictive

I’m Slowly Freaking Out, 

I’m Slowly Freaking Out

And Out And Out Again

Enigmatic, So Close, Static

Nikki Williams - Glowing Lyrics

This Is My Confessional

Seven Seconds Till I Hit The Ground

But You Saved My Life!

Now I Feel Indestructible

So Protected When You’re Around

Yeah, You Saved My Life!

You Make Me, You Make Me 

Feel So Incredible

You And I, You And I Feels So Unbelievable

You’re Making, You’re Making So Unenviable

A Million Hearts, But You’re The Only One

You Locked Me Up Like 

I’m Glowing In The Dark!

I’m In Your Heart, You’re The Only One

You Locked Me Up Like I’m Glowing In The Dark!

This Is My Confessional

Tank ft. Chris Brown - Shots Fired Lyrics

Shot, Shot, Shots Fired

Shot, Shot, Shots Fired

Shot, Shot, Shots Fired

 Told Her Bitch Believe Me You Gone Need Work

He Gone Prolly Do You Worst, 

Now Look At Your Shots Fired

Told Her “If She Did It I’ll Bring The Hearse

Need A Gucci, Louis Purse”, 

Now Look At Your Shots Fired

My Money Long, My Whip’s Grown

Yeah, I’m Talking Big Shit Of Pa-Tron

You Think You The Shit, Girl I Put Ya On

You Think You The Shit, Girl I Put Ya On

Put Ya On (Bang Bang), Put Ya On

You Think You The Shit, Girl I Put Ya On

Escape The Fate - You're Insane Lyrics

I’ll Take You Back To The Beginning

I Was Awoken In Screams

The Day That I Realized

There Was A Devil In Me

Who Gives A F**k If I’m A Sinner

Can See By The Flames You Know I’m Like

A Little Conception Inside

We Started

Broken Hearted

Falling Apart At The Seams

Don’t Blame Me

For Your Problems

You Should Fix Yourself Up

Before You’re Gonna Fix Me

Stand Back As Your World Decays 

I Can’t Explain Why You’re Falling Apart

Chief Keef - First Day Out Lyrics

I’m Starting Off My Day With A Blunt Of Earth

Looking Myself Up To See 

How Much I’m Worth

I’m Riding Down The Block 

In This Sliver Porsche

That Bitch Already Know That I’mma Flirt

I’m Back Off In The Stu Working On Some New

You Get 8 Bars For 10 12 For That Times 2

50 For A Show 20 For A Verse

As Soon As I’m Done Counting Like A Nerd

My Baby Need Some New And She Get It First

I’mma Be Sober Real Soon So 

I Need Some Earth

I Hopped Out Of That Rari With That Louie Bag

And If A Nigga Shot Me For It I’mma Do His Ass

I Count Million Dollars In My Mansion

Tablet/eReader Deals: Buy a NOOK HD+, Get a Free NOOK Simple Touch

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The offer is good from now through March 31, 2013 or whenever B&N runs out of stock.

To get it, you'll have to purchase the NOOK HD+. First announced back in September, the NOOK HD+ is the company's 9-inch tablet, which boasts a personalized experience for every member of the house, via Nook Profiles. That also means that everyone can have access to over three million books, magazines and apps, as well as content from the Nook Video and Nook Catalog services, UltraViolet streaming, and the unit's HDMI output.

Weighing in at just 18.2 ounces, the NOOK HD+ has a 1920-by-1280 resolution, a 1.5GHz dual-core processor with 1GB of RAM, expandable memory, Bluetooth and WiFi support. B&N offers a 16GB version for $269, with 32GB costing $299.

Future - No Love Lyrics

Done Ran Along To The Club

Trying To Leave A N**** For Nothing

Used To See Me As Your Husband

Even Though I’m Out Here Thugging

I’m Missing All Your Touching

I Ain’t Fell In Love With No Pu*Sy

I Ain’t Fell In Love With No Pu*Sy

You Want All My Money

You Want All My Fame

You Want To Run Sh*T About Me

Trying To F**k Up My Name

I Ain’t Never Been Dishonorable

I Took A Chance On You

I Even Took You Round My Homies

Something I Never Do

I’m Drinking And Flashing A Roly

LeMarvin ft. Six Reasons - Exactly What I Want Lyrics

All I Really Want Is To Pierce This Stupefy

Whole Let An Ass In No Hide Sympathy

Press Like She’s F**king Now 

I Gotta Take A Fool

Now She’s F**king Me While 

She Dancing And That’s Exactly What I Want

That’s Exactly What I Want, 

That’s Exactly What I Want

She’s Be Dancing Like She’s 

F**king And That’s Exactly What I Want

That’s Exactly What I Want, 

That’s Exactly What I Want

That She’s F**king Me Like 

She’s Dancing And That’s Exactly What I Want

My Money Long Her Jeans Short 

Though She No Worth I’m Here For

Eric Bellinger ft. T-Pain & Mario - Inception Lyrics

Bring That Over Here, 

Baby Girl I Know You Ain’t Leaving

You Know You Wanna Stay, 

Jordan See The Way You Been Fiending

So Let Me Put You In The Dance 

And Give You This Nice Long Evening

Girl You My Number One, 

Call MJ The Way I Beat It

But If You Don’t Want It, 

Let Me Keep It And I’ll Have It

For Whenever You Need 

You Call Me And I’ll Grab It, Girl

But If You Do Like It, 

Come Back For It, Don’t Fight It

Oh How Does It Feel?

Does It Feel Like A Dream?

Emeli Sande ft. Rick Smith - Here It Comes Lyrics

It Has Has Been A Thousand 

Years Since I Have Gave Up Hope In

I’ve Told My Heart To Know 

My Tears At The Bottom Of The Ocean

I Hit The Ground, I Hate The Dirt

When Cold Turkey On The Church

I Just Kepn On Running 

Running Running Running

I Camp Real Good, And Laying Low

I Got The Hang Of Breaking

But Today I Feel Like Volcano

Today Something Is Changing

Vance Smith - On The Way Lyrics

You Hit Me On My Line, 

Said I Was On Your Mind

I Said You Were On Mine, Too

Uh Baby, It’s Okay, 

Been Missing You All Day

You Know That I’ll Be Back Soon

And She Said You Make Me High Baby

Don’t Let Me Sober

And I Can’t Wait For You To Come Over

I Said As Soon As You Hang The Phone Up

Baby I’ll Be On The Way

You Know I Ride For You Girl I’m Your Soldier

Lauren Evans - Higher State Of Mind Lyrics

Time, A Revoling Door Of Sounds

But I’ve Captured The Light

As My Conscious Come Undone

Since As, Ever Beating

Understanding, Overtaken

Flying Faster, To The Wonder

Leaving Mystery, Behind

From A Static I Have Climbed

To A Higher State Of Mind

Left The Key Of Standing Low

Of A Symphony Of Light

From A Static I Have Climbed

To A Higher State Of Mind

And Together We Will Go

To A Higher State Of Mind

Talay Riley - Somewhere Lyrics

Always Laugh When I Tell 

You That I Look You

Damn I Like You, Kinda Love You

Falling Deeper The More 

I Get To Know You

Is It Too Much, Is It Too Soon

Me And You Just Get It Started

I Won’t Leave You Broken Hearted

Did I Ever Tell You That I Look You

Damn I Like You, Kinda Love You

I, Already Jumping, 

I’m Done With Fronting

I Feel Like I’m Stuck

Somewhere, Somewhere In Between

I’m In Love, I Don’t Wanna Rush

I Don’t Wanna Rush

Kreesha Turner - Gimme Dat Lyrics

Mister Lover Lover

Mister Lover Lover, Yeah

Mister Lover Lover, Gimme Dat’ Boy

Mister Lover Lover

I’ve Been Waiting Long Time For You

Let Me Drop It ..Upon You

’Cause Everything May Give You

I’ve Been ..The Truth

I’ve Been Working For A Time For You

Man What The..Spend 

The Last Time For You

Man Who Am I? Baby I,

I Ain’t ..The One I Give You All That

This So Fly, Ain’t No Lie, Kept Deny

You’re Everything I Need Dat’

Gimme Dat’, Gimme Dat’, Gimme Dat’,

Sam Salter - Party Starter Lyrics

I’m I’m A Party Starter

A A Party Starter

I’m I’m A Party Starter

Party Starter

I’m Here To Make You Dance Dance

I’m Here To Make You Dance Dance.

Why Is Everybody Standing Around?

Don’t You Know It’s Time To Get Down?

The Music’s Loud Put Your 

Ass On The Dance Floor

And Turn It Up A Little More, More

Wanna See Them High,

 

Will Step In To The B

No Holding Back, Make Me Your Energy

Want You To Dance, Do You Can’t No More?

It’s Getting Crazy Out On The Floor.

King Louie ft. Lokey - Just Left The Bank Lyrics

I Just Left The Bank,

Balling On These Bitches What You Thank

Know I’m Counting Cash Eryday

Everything For Keeps Is How I Play

I Just Left The Bank,

Balling On These Bitches What You Thank

Know I’m Counting Cash Eryday

Everything For Keeps Is How I Play

I Just Left The Bank Nigga, Deposit

Designer Hela Bands In My Closet

What You Got In The Bank 

That’s In My Wallet

Your Bitch A Sperm Bank, 

I Told Her Swall It

Tryina Spend All That, 

Where The Mall At?

Bishop Lamont - Ol Skool Lyrics

This Is How You Do It When 

You’re Chilling Like I Be

Fresh Everyday, 

My Whole Wardrobe Is Nicey

Never Over Do It Never 

Getting Our Pricey

I Keep It Real Simple 

Like A Did.. Septembers

Sweats Black T While 

I Freestyle On Instrumentals

And Then Invertedly My Bird 

Ain’t Getting Up Too Fly

And Certainly They Worship Me, 

I’m High Up In The Sky

Clouds With Me, 

Transcending Space And Time

Freddie Gibbs - The Color Purple Lyrics

Toking On Some Good Green 

With A Cup Of Purple

Toking On Some Good Green 

With A Cup Of Purple

Toking On Some Good Green 

With A Cup Of Purple

Toking On Some Good Green 

With A Cup Of Purple

And We Know It… Yeah

And You Know It… Yeah

And We Know It… Yeah

And You Know It… Yeah

And I Know That You Smoke

I Know That You Broke

On That Dirty Sprite With Ice,
You Know That Good Purple Potion

Talib Kweli ft. Freddie Gibbs & Jon Connor - Makes No Sense Lyrics

Real Niggas Say “Church”, 

Catch The Holy Spirit

You Can Hear ‘Em Testify, 

Then I Beat ‘Em With The Curse

This Ain’t Baseball, 

We Don’t Ever Let It Slide

Run Through It Like First, 

The Tek’ll Spray

Then The Pepper Spray 

Like Pesticides And The Crowd Disperse

Somebody On The Floor Is Left To Die, 

That’s How It Go

What You Expect? There’s 

Metal Detectors At The Door

That’s How You Know That We In A Prison

Whether It’s The Club, Or The School, 

Kid Ink - Full Speed Lyrics

I’m Riding ‘Round With The Windows Up

Doing A Hundred On The Dashboard

Feeling Like Can’t Nobody Catch Me

Headed To The Top, Baby, Full Speed

I Said You Might Need A Telescope

If You Tryna See Where We Goin’

Feeling Like Can’t Nobody Catch Me

Headed To The Top, Baby, Full Speed

I Said Can’t Nobody Catch Up, 

I Ain’t Tryna Come Off Cocky

This Is More Of A Confession 

How We Made It Through The Struggle

Had A Bunch Of Learning Lessons, 

I Ain’t Never Buy The Phone

But I Hope You Get The Message, I’m…

Looking Left And Right, Hoping Everything Pans Out

Redfoo - Heart Of A Champion Lyrics

We Go Hard, We Don’t Stop

We Go Hard ’Til We Reach The Top

We Go Hard, We Don’t Stop

We Go Hard ’Til We Reach The Top

I Say We Go Hard, We Don’t Stop

We Go Hard Hard Hard…

It Takes The Heart Of A Champion

The Fist Of A Fighter

Going The Distance

To Be The Survivor

When You’re Losing Your Breathing

Your Body Is Sore

To Be The Last One Standing

In The Eye Of A Storm

It Takes The Heart Of A Champion

The Heart Of A Champion