Samsung PN50A450 50-Inch 720p Plasma HDTV | 
| Brand: Samsung
Category: CE
List Price: $1,199.99
Buy New: $729.88
as of 11/23/2009 04:07 CST details
You Save: $470.11 (39%)
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Seller: Electronics Expo
Rating:  123 reviews
Sales Rank: 4333
Color: Black
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: Yes
Display Size: 50
Shipping Weight (lbs): 81.6
Dimensions (in): 48.4 x 3.7 x 29.8
Warranty: 1 year warranty
MPN: PN42A450P1DXZA
Model: PN50A450
UPC: 036725228078
EAN: 0036725228078
ASIN: B0015AV3XM
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | 720p HD Resolution | | • | 1,000,000:1 Dynamic Contrast Ratio 30,000:1 Contrast Ratio | | • | 3 HDMI Inputs | | • | Filter Bright Anti Reflective Technology | | • | 3D Ready for 3D gaming |
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Product Description
Take your home entertainment experience to the next level with the Samsung PN50A450 plasma HDTV. The Samsung PN50A450 50" Widescreen Plasma HDTV with 720p resolution is big enough to transform any space into the ultimate home theater. Advanced features like a FilterBright to protect against glare and 1,000,000:1 dynamic-contrast ratio will simply amaze you and your guests. 1365 horizontal x 768 vertical pixel resolution presents video and text with outstanding clarity and resolution. Select Game mode with the touch of a button for advanced video-game action. The ACE silhouette editor eliminates visual noise from the deepest dark tones. SRS TruSurround XT offers natural, lifelike HD sound. TruSurround delivers a compelling, virtual surround sound experience through the two speaker internal playback system. Samsung Digital Natural Image engine dramatically improves the picture by enhancing the contrast, detail, and white balance. Entertainment Mode allows customized picture settings, optimized for different content. Universal Anynet Plus HDMI-CEC allows peripheral devices such as a DVD player to be controlled by TV remote control. Side A/V ports provide easy connections so you can connect a camcorder, digital camera, or any other digital device with no hassles. V-Chip system allows blocking of rated TV and movie programs determined by the parent to contain objectionable content. 13650 x 7680 pixel resolution 175-degrees viewing angle Natural True Color with 18 bit color processing NTSC/ATSC tuners with Clear QAM Sports/Game/Movie modes via hot key 10-watt per channel built-in audio amplifier Direct down-firing speaker system Auto pixel shift (user programmable) Signal pattern processing function Ports - 3 HDMI High Definition Multimedia Interface (2 rear/1 side), 2 component video inputs, Side and rear A/V inputs, Headphone, and RS232C Dimensions - Width 48.4 x Height 29.8 x Depth 3.8 / 48.4 x 3
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Showing reviews 1-5 of 123
 Still Great after 11 months November 18, 2009
Susan (Boston, MA United States)
Got this TV for our family room for Christmas 2008. Its been in high use since then (PS3 and WII games played by the kids and lots of plain old TV watching). Neither my husband nor I am particularly talented when it comes to dealing with technology issues and we had zero problem setting this up and getting it going on our own. I had been warned about "burn in" from the video games -- but its not been a problem (I did make the kids wait about a month and a half to break it in before hooking up the video games). At the time I paid just under $1000 for it and thought I had gotten a great deal. I was looking today for a smaller flat screen to buy for my mom (who covets our TV) and find that this one is available now for only $730!! What a deal!!! I might have to get another one. I should mention that I purchased it from Amazon last year (they had the best price that I could find anywhere -- even at the last minute holiday sales -- and it came with "white glove" delivery service (they would have set it up if we had wanted them to -- but since we didnt' want it set up they did lug it into the house and help us get it out of the box (they disposed of the packing for us) and safely hidden away. I can't say enough about how easily everything went.
 Good picture for the money, but worrying about burn-in is a PITA August 21, 2009
E. Heintz
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
This TV has a good picture, but it's a little dim even with the settings turned up, and there's always that fear of burn-in. I had a logo stuck in the bottom corner for a couple days and it made me wish I'd bought an LCD. It eventually went away, but now I have to keep my settings turned down and I have to constantly worry about what I'm watching. If you have the money, buy a good LCD.
Still impressed after four months. August 4, 2009
Kenneth Berliner (Chicago, IL)
I got this TV to replace my old tube TV. I must say it is possibly the best money I've ever spent.
Picture:
Games look amazing as do blu-ray shows, standard def (more than half of what is viewed though it) looks great too. I do everything from play my xbox 360 on it to watch cartoons and other old DVDs, I have not once yet been disappointed. At this size 720p is almost identical in quality to 1080p so don't sweat the difference.
Settings:
Easy and straight forward, not a maze like other TVs I've used. I paid the extra money at Best Buy to have the guy calibrate it, that was also money well spend. Cartoons (like spongebob) appeared off color until he came in and adjusted it. He actually hooked up equipment that ran real diagnostics to adjust the color well.
Hookups:
This TV has a lot of hookups, I have an XBOX, Wii, blu-ray player and DVD player hooked up with room to spare.
Sound:
This is where most TVs fall short. They are not designed to have excellent sounds since the majority of their users want surround anyways. I would highly recommend getting a sound system with this TV. I initially had my eye on a 52" 1080p tv but decided against it because I wanted a sound system with it. In retrospect I made the right choice.
A few tips for buying an HDTV for the first time:
1. Don't spend it all on the TV. Take into account a surround sound system, a good surge protector (many come with insurance on whatever is plugged into them) and HDMI cables. Also get a warranty, is it worth the extra money to protect your big investment.
2. Get cheap HDMI cables. Digital cables transmit a 0 or a 1 opposed to analog which transmits much more complex signals. This means that the quality of the cord has absolutely no meaning since interference can not happen. So long as there is a connection the worst will work as well as the finest. Places like best buy will try to rip you with this be selling extremely expensive HDMI cables, buy them online in advance.
3. TVs looks smaller in the store, look online for the best inches for your viewing distance.
4. If you are using an old tube TV, THE SWITCH IS WORTH IT!
Great HDTV June 20, 2009
A. Dewangan
I purchased this Television in September 2008. I have been using to watch DVDs, play XBox360 games and watch television channels. I use it for about 5 hours each day and have really enjoyed every minute of the high quality picture and sound. Totally recommend it!!
If you are looking for a large television on a budget, this Plasma TV will most definitely work for you. All the rumors about the slow refresh rate are crap. I have been playing all sorts of games on this. Just use it carefully for the first 100 hours and you will enjoy every moment of it from thereon.
Very happy. June 20, 2009
Paul Janikowski (La Crosse, WI)
Setup is pretty easy, of course depending on what kind of stand you buy. Picture is excellent. You do not need a 1080 set as very few programs come with that resolution. I went from a 27" magnavox standard definition set to this and I will say that if you don't have HD, you completely lose all the great performance from this set. In fact, I would rather watch standard definition on my old tv. When you go up in size like I did, it just blurs your standard definition picture. Don't even consider this tv unless you have HD.
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