Samsung PN50A550 50-Inch 1080p Plasma HDTV

Samsung PN50A550 50-Inch 1080p Plasma HDTV | Best Value

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	Samsung PN50A550 50-Inch 1080p Plasma HDTV Samsung Samsung average customer review:based on 85 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Great So Far!

I've had my new Samsung 50-Inch Plasma for two weeks now. Although the TV itself is stunning and I'm very happy with it, the amazon white glove service is really what I want to give kudos to. My TV arrived in a perfect box (no dents or dings) and was brought to my second floor room and unpacked for me. Oh, and did I mention that there was not extra charge for the shipping or service. My father-in-law ordered a TV about a month before I did from Amazon.com and had the same great service.

Best Value

I purchased this TV over 3 weeks ago and have no regret's yet. I really did a lot of research both online and in many different tech stores. I spent hours standing in front of different brands of TV's comparing the image to the Samsung PN50A550. I found the Samsung PN50A550 had among the best video, unless you want to spend several grand more on higher end TV's.

I did find that as of now, the plasma's had a far better picture quality than the LCD's. The contrast was more superb and there was no lag time when the picture changed fast as there was with the LCD's. When looking at the clarity of the picture in the specs, one thing you want to look for is the "contrast ratio". I found most TV's had a 10,000:1 listed for their contrast ratio but not the Samsung. The Samsung PN50A550 has a 30,000:1 contrast ratio and trust me you can tell it too because the pictures are really sharp.

I ordered this and received the Amazon White Glove Delivery Service for free, and I was IMPRESSED. I live in the middle of nowhere, and 100 miles from the nearest big city. I ordered the TV on a Saturday night online, and they called me Monday morning to confirm the shipping info. Wednesday evening they delivered the TV. I am one that cannot wait for something once I order it, so I was constantly contacting the company to find out where it was and every time I spoke with the same person and each time they were absolutely nice. The guys arrived at my home in a freight truck and brought the boxed TV inside my living room. They unboxed it then set it on my stand and plugged it in and put the batteries in the remote and made sure it was working. I signed for it then they left total process less than 10 minutes. This says a lot for their service since like I said I live 100 miles from a major city - so getting this kind of service was awesome and not to mention free. Amazon was offering free shipping at the time I ordered.

I have fallen in love with this TV. I ordered my HD service and it is supposed to be installed next week, I cannot wait. I would recommend this TV (and already have) to friends, family and anyone else who is looking to buy in this price range. A 50" is not too big and then again is not too small. If you are debating on what size to get and you think it may be too big then keep reading. When I setup my TV I thought dang, it is way too big I have made a mistake and for the first week I kept thinking I had made a mistake and bought a TV too large. Well now that I'm used to it I think that it is too small. So it just takes time getting used to it, as I came from a small old school tube TV.

Happy Shopping! I hope this review has helped you.

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Great TV, a couple issues

Overall, I'm really happy with the TV. The delivery was prompt and they put the TV right on the stand and took the box away. Nice guy too.

Anyway, the only problems I've had with this TV was I've noticed a little bit on burn-in at times, but it seems to go away. This happens because when I watch regular TV, it's in the standard 4:3 ratio with the black boxes on each side and that creates burn-in. There doesn't seem to be any options to correct this within the TV, and it's pretty annoying.

I also have problems getting a consistently good picture over different media (video games, TV, movies,) and constantly have to adjust settings. I don't know much about TV calibration, so I'm sure I'm doing something wrong.

Picture is good though overall and I would recommend this TV to someone who wants a good HDTV on a budget.

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Samsung 50" plasma

Fabulous picture - power consumption much higher than I understood it to be at 320 watts in full energy saver mode and over 400 watts with energy saver turned off

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