50 Inch Plasma Television

Purchasing a 50 inch Plasma television is a significant investment therefore you will want to be sure you are getting the correct television for your needs.

Note: This article concentrates on 50 inch plasma televisions. For articles on other sizes and other technology types see the additional articles at the bottom of this page.

Today’s Plasma Televisions offer outstanding pictures and features. Prices are dropping rapidly resulting in some excellent televisions at reasonable prices. We take a look at three of the best 50 Plasma televisions on the market. The TH-50PX60U Panasonic Plasma Television, PDP-5070HD Pioneer Plasma Television and the HP-S5053 50 Samsung Plasma Television.

TH-50PX60U Panasonic Plasma Television

The cheapest of the three televisions we are reviewing. This does not have all the features of the other TVs listed on this page such as split screen and picture-in-picture (PIP) capability but it produces an excellent picture.Note the difference between this television and the 600U is that it has most of the missing features. It accepts a cable card if your cable company supports that, has a VGA input for your computer, can display picture in picture (or split screen) from 2 sources. There is no difference in the picture quality; both will have the same great picture in the same resolution.

Key Features
1366 x 768-pixel resolution
10000:1 contrast ratio
Motion adaptive 3D Y/C comb filter
Integrated NTSC
ATSC tuners
QAM tuner compatible with unscrambled HDTV cable reception

Connections Available
3 composite A/V (1 front), 3 S-Video (1 front), 2 component (Y/Pb/Pr), 2 HDMI, 1 SD memory card slot

HP-S5053 50 Samsung Plasma Television

Includes several features that the Panasonic does not for about the same price. Excellent darks, but does not process non-HDTV signals well. Also has some of noise in various scenes. We believe the Pioneer and Panasonic televisions on this page produce a better picture.

Key Features
1366 x 768-pixel resoltuion, 1300 cd/m2 brightness, 10,000:1 contrast ratiointegrated high-def ATSC tuner3D Y/C digital comb filtersplit screen and picture-in-picture (PIP) capability-- Unlike some televisions, however, the HP-S5053's PIP only lets you watch the AV1 input when you have a PC as the main source, and it doesn't let you watch two HDMI sources simultaneously.

Connections Available
2 HDMI, 2 component, 2 composite, 2 S-Video, 1 digital coaxial, 1 digital optical

PDP-5070HD Pioneer Plasma Television
PDP-5070HD Pioneer Plasma Television

In our opinion this is the best 50 inch plasma television available at this time. However it also cost about $1000 more then the other options on this page. If you really want the best picture available, this is the TV for you.Note this TV is also thicker then the other TVs on this page. It has a width of 4.5 inches which if hanging on a wall may be too much for some owners.

Key Features
1365 x 768-pixel resolutionIntegrated NTSC, ATSC tuners for over-air HDTV receptionsplit screen and picture-in-picture (PIP) capabilityoffers a convenient way to view photos through a USB connection

Connections Available
Connections: Composite (1side, 3 rear), S-Video (2 rear), Component (1side, 2 rear), HDMI (2 rear), RF (2 rear), PC, USB

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