I'm still undecided on which LCD to get... and now a new wave of models are coming. I do hope they come in the same price as the current models.
I read through the other AV forums and some people from the UK and US are getting the new models as the prices are not that far from the current models.
The local samsung website doesn't have the new models posted yet. I checked the other samsung sites around asia and found 3 new series... S81, R81 and M81. Based on the specs of the models they are being compared with the following current models:
S81 (1366x768) = R71
R81 (1366x768) = N71
M81 (1920x1080) = F71
The new models have higher contrast ratios. Both R81 & M81 have 3 HDMI inputs (2 at the back + 1 on the side) with the M81 supporting HDMI 1.3.