$200 now....not to bad...but still not worth what a simple firmware update would have done... you want proof? here it is...all the new "F"series in 2013 7100 model and below have only a DUAL CORE processor with the new smart hub user interface....ENOUGH SAID.....
$400 ON AMAZON, HA HA HA... Good luck selling them
http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B00CILJB90/ref=dp_olp_0?ie=UTF8&condition=all
$299 goes on sale in May 2013
good luck selling them..I'll buy one to test it out...but kinda steep if you ask me...
LATEST UPDATES:
Here are the facts according to the sources below:
1.New Remote
2. 1.3 GHz Quad Core Chip set (they are taking the existing dual core in the tv and combining with the evolution kit to make it a 1.3GHz QUAD CORE according to the you tube video below)
3.Improved GPU & More RAM....no numbers yet
4.New Smart Hub Interface
5.Only available for these 2012 models: LED-based UN75ES9000, UNES8000, and UNES7500 LED TVs, as well as the PNE8000 and PNE7000 plasmas
6.Price is sub $500...(what a pathetic joke)
7. the 2013 Evolution Kit is only good for this year's tv new features, if you want new features from 2014 model TVs, you are gonna yet have to buy another evolution kit in 2014....total BS....ONE evolution kit should last for the next 4 years, just update the software for pete's sake....
8. The little freaking evo kit box after all the engineering, planning, design, brainstorming, etc, they still managed to leave a freaking ethernet cable dangling around...you think that would have been built into the evo kit itself and just access online features thru its already existing tv ethernet port....oh why another cable? dumb, and idiotic, and stupid....
9. H.265 video codecs???? NO SOURCES YET, just talk from samsung...
If you have a high-end 2012 smart sammy HDTV, you already know you have an expansion port in the back of your TV for the EVOLUTION KIT coming out this year.
Samsung will debut it this week at 2013 CES in las vegas....
Anyway, lets see what it actually does, depending on how much it costs too...
IMHO, I think it will be a big gimmick, just like the whole smart hub interface...big gimmick and hoopla...
Just think bout it, if an official samsung keyboard costs over $100...how much do you think the EVOLUTION KIT will cost? I bet it will be at least $300. Kinda of a scam if you ask me.
Also if you have a 2012 Samsung Smart HDTV, let me know what model number is it...Im gonna try to compile a list of which TVs have the expansion port for the EVOLUTION KIT.....
SOURCES:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJ1O2-yzoj4&feature=player_embedded# !
http://www.flatpanelshd.com/news.php?subaction=showfull&id=1358343240
http://www.engadget.com/2013/01/02/samsung-evolution-kit-ces2013/
http://www.theverge.com/2013/1/7/3845610/samsung-new-2013-smart-hub-tv-interface-hands-on-smart-evolution-kit
Evo Kit for $499?
http://gigaom.com/2013/01/07/samsung-smart-tv-evolution-kit/
Evo Kit for between $200 and $400?
http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2013/01/07/samsung-keep-your-tvs-updated-with-software-kits/
Evo Kit for between $200 and $300?
http://reviews.cnet.com/tvs/vg-sek1000-smart-evolution/4505-6475_7-35560465.html
Evo Kit for $149?
http://www.gadgetguy.com.au/samsungs-evolution-kit-is-real-and-can-bring-a-2012-tv-into-2013/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=samsungs-evolution-kit-is-real-and-can-bring-a-2012-tv-into-2013
http://www.expertreviews.co.uk/tvs/1296916/samsung-evolution-kit-upgrade-2012-models-to-2013-smart-hub
2013 CES videos on YouTube;
http://samsungevolutionkit.com
$400 ON AMAZON, HA HA HA... Good luck selling them
http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B00CILJB90/ref=dp_olp_0?ie=UTF8&condition=all
$299 goes on sale in May 2013
good luck selling them..I'll buy one to test it out...but kinda steep if you ask me...
LATEST UPDATES:
Here are the facts according to the sources below:
1.New Remote
2. 1.3 GHz Quad Core Chip set (they are taking the existing dual core in the tv and combining with the evolution kit to make it a 1.3GHz QUAD CORE according to the you tube video below)
3.Improved GPU & More RAM....no numbers yet
4.New Smart Hub Interface
5.Only available for these 2012 models: LED-based UN75ES9000, UNES8000, and UNES7500 LED TVs, as well as the PNE8000 and PNE7000 plasmas
6.Price is sub $500...(what a pathetic joke)
7. the 2013 Evolution Kit is only good for this year's tv new features, if you want new features from 2014 model TVs, you are gonna yet have to buy another evolution kit in 2014....total BS....ONE evolution kit should last for the next 4 years, just update the software for pete's sake....
8. The little freaking evo kit box after all the engineering, planning, design, brainstorming, etc, they still managed to leave a freaking ethernet cable dangling around...you think that would have been built into the evo kit itself and just access online features thru its already existing tv ethernet port....oh why another cable? dumb, and idiotic, and stupid....
9. H.265 video codecs???? NO SOURCES YET, just talk from samsung...
If you have a high-end 2012 smart sammy HDTV, you already know you have an expansion port in the back of your TV for the EVOLUTION KIT coming out this year.
Samsung will debut it this week at 2013 CES in las vegas....
Anyway, lets see what it actually does, depending on how much it costs too...
IMHO, I think it will be a big gimmick, just like the whole smart hub interface...big gimmick and hoopla...
Just think bout it, if an official samsung keyboard costs over $100...how much do you think the EVOLUTION KIT will cost? I bet it will be at least $300. Kinda of a scam if you ask me.
Also if you have a 2012 Samsung Smart HDTV, let me know what model number is it...Im gonna try to compile a list of which TVs have the expansion port for the EVOLUTION KIT.....
SOURCES:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJ1O2-yzoj4&feature=player_embedded# !
http://www.flatpanelshd.com/news.php?subaction=showfull&id=1358343240
http://www.engadget.com/2013/01/02/samsung-evolution-kit-ces2013/
http://www.theverge.com/2013/1/7/3845610/samsung-new-2013-smart-hub-tv-interface-hands-on-smart-evolution-kit
Evo Kit for $499?
http://gigaom.com/2013/01/07/samsung-smart-tv-evolution-kit/
Evo Kit for between $200 and $400?
http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2013/01/07/samsung-keep-your-tvs-updated-with-software-kits/
Evo Kit for between $200 and $300?
http://reviews.cnet.com/tvs/vg-sek1000-smart-evolution/4505-6475_7-35560465.html
Evo Kit for $149?
http://www.gadgetguy.com.au/samsungs-evolution-kit-is-real-and-can-bring-a-2012-tv-into-2013/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=samsungs-evolution-kit-is-real-and-can-bring-a-2012-tv-into-2013
http://www.expertreviews.co.uk/tvs/1296916/samsung-evolution-kit-upgrade-2012-models-to-2013-smart-hub
2013 CES videos on YouTube;
http://samsungevolutionkit.com