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Panasonic TH-50PX75U 50-Inch 720p Plasma HDTV

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Product Details

Binding: Electronics
Brand: Panasonic
EAN: 0037988241484
Label: Panasonic
Dimension: 0.22 x 47.7 x 0.3 inches
Manufacturer: Panasonic
Model: TH-50PX75U
Publisher: Panasonic
Studio: Panasonic

Features and Descriptions

50 screen; Progressive Scan Plasma Screen with up to 10,000 - 1 contrast ratio for superior images
1366x768 native resolution delivers 720p and 1080i HDTV modes and 480i to 480p SDTV modes
16 - 9 Widescreen aspect ratio
Pixel Pitch (H x V) - 0.81 x 0.81 mm
Contrast Ratio - Up to 10,000 - 1

Are you ready for superior digital and HDTV? The Panasonic TH-50PX75U HD Plasma TV does more than turn your living room into a home-theater -- it also makes it an art gallery. The high-definition, Progressive Scan 50" display creates intense colors and the sharpest images. Its vibrancy and clarity also brings out the best in your personal photos - the built-in SD slot and GalleryPlayer software lets you play your favorite works of art, or best personal photos, on your Panasonic HDTV from your PC. The new EZ Sync HDAVI Control lets you operate all of your home theater components by pressing a single button on your remote. Gorgeous images and one-touch controls - it's a combination that's hard to beat, and the Panasonic TH-50PX75U HD Plasma TV delivers. Displays up to 29 billion colors Two built-in 10 Watt stereo speakers (10W+10W, 70 Hz-17 kHz, 10% THD) Motion Adaptive 3D-Y/C Digital Comb Filter Virtual Surround Sound, AI (Artificial Intelligence) Sound Built-in NTSC Analog / ATSC QAM Digital Tuner (for HDTV and Digital Cable) Video Noise & Motion Pattern Noise Reduction Aspect Control for TV/AV modes - 4 - 3, Zoom, Full, Just, H-Fill Picture Modes - Vivid, Standard, Cinema, Custom-Photo SD Card slot for JPEG photo viewing; includes GalleryPlayer software V-Chip Lockout Sleep/On-Off timers Closed Caption decoder Video input labeling & picture memory Channel search On-screen display languages - English, Spanish, French Includes pedestal stand EZ Sync HDAVI Remote Control (through HDMI interface) Input Connections - HDMI-HDCP, analog audio(HDMI), Composite video, S-Video, audio in(for video), Component(Y/Pb/Pr) -- 2 rear each Output Connections - Composite video, audio out, Digital Audio (optical) -- 1 rear each Dimensions(WxHxD) - 47.7 x 31.3 x 3.8 (47.7 x 33.1 x 14.6) Weight - 83.8 lbs; 99.2 lbs. with stand

Ratings & Comments(Average: 4.5

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- One of the Best for the Money
You might find TVs with marginally better picture quality, but not in this price range. This TV has stunning styling and an even better picture. Menus are easy to navigate and setup is a cinch. I would recommend that the picture setting be changed from the factory default "Vivid" to "Standard". The Vivid setting enhances brightness and contrast. Standard setting will result in better detail and less susceptibility to burn-in, particularly in the first 200 hours of use. Plasma burn-in with quality TVs such as this is no more of a problem than burn-in with CRTs because of advancements in anti-burn-in technologies such as rotating pixels (check Panasonic's website for more detail).

- Great set - especially for the money.
I've been shopping for months and I am 100% happy with this set. I finally decided on a 50" Panasonic. Originally I was waiting for their new 1080p 50" plasma to show up in stores but I bought the 720p set instead. After doing many head to head comparisons between various 720p and 1080p sets I concluded that paying an extra $1200 for a 1080p set just wasn't worth the premium. When sitting more than 5 feet away from an HDTV set my eye cannot discern the resolution difference between 720 and 1080p.

I'm connecting my set to an HTPC. It syncs perfectly with my Geforce video card. When using a PC, there would be a small benefit to having 1080p resolution because fonts might be a little sharper. Once again, a benefit not worth $1200 extra.

At 50 inches this set offers the best bang for the buck. The only other plasma that typically gets rated higher than this one is the Pioneer but it costs $800+ more.

- Panasonic 50 in plasma 75U / 77U
Recently bought the Panasonic 50 inch 77U at Costco, which is the same as the 75U, but has side mounted speakers and anti-glare. Awesome quality, easy to operate and unbelievable picture. Currently have it hooked up to my DirecTV HD-DVR, and the HD channels are awesome, but the standard DTV channels also look very good for a flat screen. I'm using the settings that J. Rogers listed in his review of this TV, and find that they're awesome for DTV and HD-DVD.

Standard was a huge concern, as the children watch kids channels that are in SD only. Paid a visit to CC and the salesman placed a Sammy 4661 LCD and this unit on a SD DTV channel; sold on plasma hands down. Then you add the improvements that Plasma has accomplished lately, coupled with Panny's reputation and it was an easy decision. Yes, LCD may be the latest craze, but talk to the LCD owners re: their viewing experience outside of HD-DVD and HD channels, and you'll find some are quite unhappy. Nice to have a balanced product, which at this time, I can find NO NEGATIVES to report.

Update: Purchased the Toshiba A2 HD-DVD player from Amazon (includes 7 free HD-DVD's) plus an amazon initial price of $237. Awesome picture and for those waiting out the HD-DVD / BR format war, please note that a good quality HDMI upconverting player costs nearly the same as the lower end Toshiba HD-DVD A2. Just buy your HDMI cables thru amazon.

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