Samsung PN50B550 Plasma Full HDTV Review

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The 50-inch Samsung PN50B550 Plasma Full HDTV was introduced this year and it is definitely going to be a hot TV to watch for as a Black Friday deal. Currently the Samsung PN50B550 is already on sale on Amazon.com for close to $1,000. There is a chance that you'll find this 50-inch Samsung Plasma HDTV for under $1,000 during the Black Friday and Thanksgiving sales.

Bcchardware has just published this review of the Samsung PN50B550.
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Posted on Thu, 29 Oct 2009 01:42:38 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Panasonic 50-inch Full HD 3D Plasma HDTV And Active Shutter Glasses

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Panasonic exhibited a 3D Plasma HDTV setup at the CES 2009 earlier this year. The setup used a 103-inch Plasma. Today Panasonic announced the development of a 50-inch Full HD 3D compatible plasma display panel (PDP) and high-precision active shutter glasses that enable the viewing of theater-quality, true-to-life 3D images in the living rooms.

A 50-inch 3D TV is of course more feasible to actually become affordable and sellable. Panasonic plans to release their new 50-inch 3D Plasma TV in 2010. Read more

Posted on Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:49:24 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Samsung PN58B860 Plasma HDTV $450 Coupon Code Deal On Amazon

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I just recently admired the Plasma image quality again. Plasma is definitely not dead especially with large screen TVs. If you are looking to buy a new Plasma, Amazon has a special coupon deal until September 5th (or while supplies last) that gives you $450 rebate on the 58-inch Samsung PN58B860 Plasma HDTV.
With Coupon code R34KD5BV, you get $450 of the current price of $2,799.99 on Amazon.com. Compare prices of the Samsung PN58B860 in other stores. Read more

Posted on Mon, 31 Aug 2009 04:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Bang & Olufsen Launch BeoVision 4 103-inch Plasma

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Back at CES 2008 Bang and Olufsen first announced their BeoVision 4 plasma TV line. The luxury entertainment company has announced the latest version of the BeoVision 4 series. The new product is a 103-inch plasma screen TV.

B&O claims that the 103-inch plasma is the only screen of its size to offer a floor stand that can lift and rotate the screen for optimal viewing position at the touch of a button. The system is on a tour and will be the only time it can be viewed, each system is custom made when ordered. Read more

Posted on Thu, 7 May 2009 06:17:42 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

New LG 50PQ60D and 42PQ60D slim Plasma HDTVs unveiled

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CES is long over, but LG keeps on announcing new HDTV sets in Korea.
The new LG X Canvas boboseu (bobos) PDP TVs includes the 50 inch 50PQ60D and the 42 inch 42PQ60D.
The new LG Plasma has an overall depth of 76.8mm (42 inch model). Plasmas have no chance in setting thinness records compared to their LCD counter parts. Read more

Posted on Tue, 20 Jan 2009 04:20:31 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Panasonic debuts World's first 3D Full HD Plasma Home Theater System at CES 2009

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Panasonic announced today the U.S. debut of its world's first 3D Full HD Plasma Home Theater System (3D FHD) at the CES 2009. Panasonic’s 3D Full HD Plasma Home Theater System enables the viewing of true-to-life 3D FHD images by using a Panasonic 103-inch Plasma HDTV and a Panasonic Blu-ray Disc (BD) player, capable of distributing full High Definition (1920 x 1080 pixels) images to the left eye and right eye. Read more

Posted on Thu, 8 Jan 2009 16:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Best Buy beats Walmart Black Friday 50 inch Plasma HDTV Deal

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Retailers are offering early Black Friday deals already the whole month. Now we find ourselves in the final phase before the actual Black Friday. Amazon for instance has increased their daily deals starting today. Walmart so far outshines every other retailer in terms of attention they are getting for their Black Friday 2008 Ad that is available in all its detail since the weekend.
Walmart headlines the Black Friday 2008 deals with a 50 inch Samsung Plasma HDTV (PN50A400) for only $798. Read more

Posted on Mon, 24 Nov 2008 14:06:35 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Free Blu-ray Player with new Panasonic 1080p Plasma HDTV Amazon Deal

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Why pay money for a Blu-ray Player if Amazon throws one in for free with your purchase of a nice 46 inch Panasonic full HD HDTV?
Amazon.com offers the Panasonic Viera TH-46PZ800U 46 inch 1080p Plasma HDTV for $1,799.98 and the Panasonic DMP-BD35K Blu-ray Player is free. Read more

Posted on Sat, 15 Nov 2008 11:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Pioneer KURO 60-inch 1080p Plasma HDTV is I4U Top 100 Gift Tip #87

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Home theater enthusiasts looking for a big picture and HD resolution have several ways they can go. You can opt for a LCD HDTV, plasma HDTV or a projector. The Projector route usually requires more space and bother than many are willing to go through leaving plasma and LCD HDTVs.

There are more LCD TVs on the market currently than there are plasma's making the LCD the more popular item. However many feel that you get better image quality from a plasma TV than you get from an LCD TV. I have found plasma's typically offer brighter picture, deeper blacks and just look better overall than LCD TVs in similar price ranges. Read more

Posted on Thu, 13 Nov 2008 11:50:25 CST | by Shane McGlaun

103 inch Panasonic Plasma HDTV is Holiday Gift Guide Tip #85

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If you want to place a really big box under your Christmas Tree this season then check out the largest Plasma HDTV you can buy today.
The 103 inch Panasonic TH-103PF10UK full HD HDTV is one big TV. I have a 50 inch Panasonic on my wall. The 103 inch Pana has 4x the display surface - an amazing imagination that blows my mind. It would be really, really nice if the price of the Panasonic TH-103PF10UK would also just be 4x, but we are looking at a monster price tag of $69,995. Read more

Posted on Tue, 11 Nov 2008 12:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

103 inch Panasonic Plasma HDTV on Sale for $69,995

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At the CES in 2006 Panasonic unveiled the 103 inch Plasma HDTV. Panasonic is already selling the 103 inch monster to business users. Now an electronics retailer is offering the 103 inch TH-103PF9UK on Amazon.com for $69.995. This is also the price Panasonic charges for business customers for the TH-103PF9UK.

Panasonic has on their site a promo for the 103 inch Plasma screen geared towards consumers. Read more

Posted on Wed, 17 Sep 2008 10:00:22 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Vizio VP322 32-inch Plasma is I4U Top 100 Holiday Gift #11

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Many people thought plasma HDTVs were a dying breed, but Vizio has shown otherwise. Last quarter worldwide shipments of plasma TVs grew at a greater pace than shipments of LCD TVs. Most of the increase in shipping of plasma TVs worldwide was due to the huge success Vizio has found with its 32-inch VP322 plasma TV.

Plasma HDTVs are preferred by many over LCD TVs thanks to the increase contrast ratio you typically see and better brightness. The VP322 can be purchased for a MSRP of $649.99 at Costco or Wal-Mart. The TV has a good price for the screen size and offers lots of connectivity options including three HDMI with HDCP ports, component, composite, and S-video. The set also features 5.1 surround sound out via SPDIF optical. Read more

Posted on Fri, 29 Aug 2008 12:00:00 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Panasonic unveils new Plasma Displays at IFA 2008

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The IFA 2008 show is opening officially tomorrow in Berlin. Panasonic is exhibiting five new prototype plasma display panels (PDPs) with new technologies.
The Panasonic Plasma prototypes include a 42-inch panel with double efficiency technology that halves energy consumption while maintaining the same brightness, a less than one-inch super-thin 50-inch PDP and for the first time ever a one-inch super-thin 58-inch and 65-inch PDP.
Panasonic will also be displaying the world’s largest 150-inch advanced high definition (HD) PDP. Read more

Posted on Thu, 28 Aug 2008 15:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Panasonic says New Plasma TVs Might Outlast Owners

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Traditionally, one of the biggest drawbacks of plasma TVs compared LCD TVs was the fact that plasma TVs did not last as long. Panasonic has announced new TVs in its VIERA 1080p plasma line that it claims will last for up to 100,000 viewing hours before reaching half brightness.

Panasonic says that based on the US average daily TV intake of 6.5 hours, the Panasonic 1080p plasma TVs could, on average, last 42 years. The Panasonic's 1080p line last significantly longer than its 720p VIERA sets, which are rated for 60,000 hours before half brightness. Read more

Posted on Fri, 15 Aug 2008 08:00:17 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Panasonic Viera PZ850 web-enabled Plasma 1080p HDTV

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Panasonic announces the web-enabled PZ850 series of VIERA Plasma HDTV to be available at retail beginning in mid-June.

The Panasonic PZ850 features VIERA CAST, which provides access to YouTube, Google’s Picasa Web Album, and Bloomberg directly on the HDTV.
The PZ850 is available in four screen sizes: the 46-inch class TH-46PZ850 (46.0” measured diagonally), the 50-inch class TH-50PZ850 (49.9” measured diagonally), the 58-inch class TH-58PZ850 (58.0” measured diagonally) and the 65-inch class TH-65PZ850 (64.8” measured diagonally). Read more

Posted on Wed, 21 May 2008 11:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Philips to quit Plasma TVs?

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Digitimes reports that Philips is likely to completely get out of the PDP TV market in 2009.

Funai, who operates the Philips TV brand, says that the company and Philips have no plans to develop new PDP TVs from the end of 2008, indicating that Philips will officially quit Plasma TV operations in 2009. Read more

Posted on Sat, 17 May 2008 06:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

New Pioneer PDP-5020FD and PDP-6020FD Plasma HDTVs

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Pioneer announced a new line of KURO Plasma TVs featuring black levels five times deeper than the previous award-winning KURO.

The philosophy behind Pioneer’s Project KURO and the driving force is to achieve absolute, pure black. True, deep black creates a picture unlike any other that possesses finer detail, greater contrast, and more importantly, the ability to produce deeper colors not achievable before. This year, Pioneer pushes ever closer to their goal of absolute black by further reducing the idle luminance and improving black levels five times over the previous 2007 KURO models. This has enabled Pioneer to accurately reproduce deeper colors within the high-definition color spectrum and outdistance other display manufacturers. Read more

Posted on Wed, 7 May 2008 17:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Panasonic Cell Phone with Plasma Display

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This is something you just don’t hear every day. Panasonic announced that it will be putting a low-voltage plasma display into a mobile phone to operate on AT&T's new Mobile TV service. The mobile TV service will feature content from CBS, Fox, MTV, and more.

The tiny plasma display will be built by AbleComm and is reported to run on only 1.5 volts of power and won’t require special wiring or power supplies. The tiny plasma displays will also find their way into other electronic devices from phones to fax machines and door intercom systems. Read more

Posted on Thu, 3 Apr 2008 09:02:44 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

I4U Review Round-up: Microsoft Laser 7000, Belkin N1, NEC 60 inch Plasma

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Our review team has tested several interesting products this week.

We tested this week the new Microsoft Wireless Laser Mouse 7000. If you want a wireless mouse for general computer use and don’t mind standard 800 dpi sensitivity, the Microsoft Wireless Laser Mouse 7000 is a good choice. Read more

Posted on Sun, 2 Mar 2008 11:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Samsung 3D Plasma HDTV with 1,000,000:1 Contrast Ratio

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Samsung announced the world's first Plasma HDTV with a stunning 1,000,000:1 contrast ratio (that is 1million to 1).

The 50 inch PAVV Cannes 450 Plasma HDTV is 3D ready, which means you can watch 3D games or movies with special glasses.

Samsung achieves the ultra-high contrast ratio in their new Plasma TV with Cell Light Control. Read more

Posted on Thu, 28 Feb 2008 02:33:31 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

NEC PlasmaSync 60XC10 60-inch Plasma Review

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Today we are looking at the NEC PlasmaSync 60XC10 HDTV. This TV is aimed at business and educational use more than hometheater usage. However, it can be used in a home theater if you desire.

The large screen offers great colors and a bright, vivid picture. The NEC PlasmaSync 60XC10 has all the inputs you expect to see on a HDTV, just not as many of them as you might hope for. Read more

Posted on Mon, 25 Feb 2008 13:18:37 CST | by Shane McGlaun