Samsung PN50A550 50-Inch 1080p Plasma HDTV

By Samsung

Product Description

50 Inch plasma TV

Take your home entertainment experience to the next level with the Samsung PN50A550 plasma HDTV. The Samsung PN50A550 50″ Widescreen Plasma HDTV with 1080p 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. 1920 horizontal x 1080 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. WiseLink plays MP3 and JPEG files through USB 2.0 connection. 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. 1920 x 1080 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, WiseLink (USB 2.0), He

Customer Reviews
by:  J Nguyen

Anyways, the plasma panel, PN50A550 is as good as I thought it was. There are lots of great things about this plasma and I will address some questions that people have had with plasmas and this particular model…and from its predecessor, the 5084.

Color and black levels:
The factory settings are almost OK if you don’t know how to calibrate plasmas of this caliber. Each source has its own independent set of Dynamic/Standard/Movie settings… which is great because each source has a different video quality feed. So for bright rooms I used Dynamic (remembering to turn off any dynamic contrast settings that will lessen the performance of this plasma). For dark/dim lighting, I calibrated it using the Movie setting. After spending a good time on 3 sources (DVD, CABLE HD and the Wii) the video feed is mesmerizing! Remember not to use any dynamic contrasting when you calibrate, no need for it….ask any pro!

Buzzing:
There was an issue with some 5084′s having a loud buzzing sound.

Heat  :

I have touched the sides and the top. Less heat = less energy.

Burn In/ Image Retention / Ghost images:
I have TRIED to produce burn in images with the A550(remember that I have calibrated settings and not factory)…and it’s really hard. The anti-burn in settings that come with this plasma works wonders and has options to if you did have burn in, you can get rid of it.

Speakers:

The only reason there are speakers on plasmas/ LCDs this size is because the consumer does not invest in a home theatre system right away. I always thought….BIG pictures need BIG sound.

All in all, this is a wonderful plasma. People ask me all the time why I chose plasma over LCD? ? Look at one side by side and tell me which one you want to invest your money into….plasma all the way. .

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