Samsung PN50A550 50 in. Plasma TV Reviews

When we decided to finish our basement, my husband decided it was the perfect opportunity to buy a ginormous HD plasma TV, upgrade the cable, buy a Blu-Ray player, etc.  He chose the Samsung PN50A550 Plasma TV because it was highly rated by Consumer Reports and last year's model so he could pick it up for a nice price online.

I've never been one for super-fancy electronics and didn't have a burning desire for HD TV... until we actually sat down and watched an episode of 24 on this Samsung 50 Inch Plasma.  The difference was like night and day and I found myself migrating to the basement each...

Its a great tv, picture quality and sound are good. easy to navigate features and great conectability acces

Basically I've had this TV for about 3 weeks already, and wanted to share since when researching this new 2009 Samsung PN50B650 set, there were limited reviews.

the specs and price on this had me at hello...

3,000,000:1 Mega Contrast
0.001ms pixel-response time.
600Hz
Cinema Smooth
4 HDMI ports
Tuners: ATSC / NTSC / QAM
ENERGY STAR qualified
Anynet
DLNA

First off I was always sketchy on Plasma...because of course burn in, and the whole LCD rage taking off.

Basically it was a "burn in" vs "dead pixel" face off.

But burn in is a non issue...sometimes the History channel will leave its logo for a...

Samsung PN50A550 50" 1080P Plasma TV offers outstanding HD Picture Quality at a very attractive price.  With a list price of $1999 and a street price under $1500 this is one of the least expensive 50" True High Def (1080P - 1920x1080) Plasma TVs on the market and it offers many features and connections. 

Connections include 3 HDMI (2 Back/1Side), 2 Component Video, Side and Rear A/V Inputs, Wiselink USB 2.0, Headphone, RS232C, UNiversal Anynet Plus (HDMI-CEC), Connect your ipod or iphone through the USB Port, Multiple Surround Sound connections for Home Theatre Connections, S-Video, RF, VGA RGB...