 | Samsung PN50C450 50-Inch 720p Plasma HDTV (Black) Product By Samsung Available From 12 Sellers   |
Technical Details
- Mega Dynamic Contrast: 2,000,000:1
- Features Anynet+ (HDMI CEC)
- 1,280 x 720 Native Resolution
- PC Input
- 600Hz Subfield Motion
Get a true cinematic experience without going to the cinema with a Samsung plasma HDTV. This Samsung PN50C450, with Mega Dynamic Contrast Ratio makes sure every frame is saturated with dense, rich color. Samsung is also ENERGY STAR compliant so you are assured that your 50 -inch plasma HDTV is helping the environment by using less enery while saving you money.
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Customer Reviews
2010-11-02
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I amm very please with the Product,the delivery,they set it up.The Price is terrific,and so far the the T.v. is great in all areas,very pleased.I would buy again from Amazon.Chris Pojani.
2010-10-30
By steph baranowski
my husband and i are very pleased with our new tv. we enjoy it very much.
2010-10-20
By Ding Dong (new york, ny)
After extensive research, checking out many TVs in person and adjusting all the contrast/brightness/and various settings at the stores, the PN50C450 ended up being the biggest bang for the buck. Excellent picture, sharp contrast, Samsung's images just "popped" compared to other competitors. I found this unit for $499, picked it up at Frys and saved on delivery costs. Bought 2 of them. Oh, and it's really not that heavy, I was able to pick up the entire TV by myself to load and unload it on and off my SUV.
2010-10-14
By Tech Addict (Philadelphia, PA)
The television was delivered as promised by Amazon is expedient fashion per usual. Setup of the TV was pretty easy and the overall quality is great. Though this is a 720p television, it is capable of delivering 1080i which to my eye is fantastic and really hard to distinguish from true 1080p.
2010-10-13
By Twins Daddy (Atlanta, GA)
We bought this Samsung to replace an aging Panasonic TH-50PX60U 50-Inch Plasma HDTV that weighs 93.7lbs and consumes 515 watts of power and this new one IS an upgrade! The specs for this Samsung say it weighs 56.2lbs and it EXCEEDS the new Energy Star qualifications by consuming only 145.9 watts according to this chart: [...]l. Besides uncomfortably heating our family room, the old Panny was costing us 3.5 TIMES more on our electric bill than this new Sammy! Based on our avg daily TV usage, this could actually save us between $150-200 per year as a direct result of this more energy efficient model and there will be additional indirect savings in the summer because we won't have to run the A/C as hard to cool the most popular room in our home.
Believe it or not, I picked this new model up at Fry's during a 2-day sale for only $499, and this TV is an absolute STEAL at that price! I found a couple of video settings I like posted at avsforum. The user who posted them recommends a Standard setting for normal daytime use and a Movie setting for watching movies at night. That's what I did and I like it. These are the specific settings he got using a calibration disk:
Night - Movie
Cell 8
Contrast 80
Bright 55
Sharp 30
Color 45
G47/R53
Warm 2
Day (sports) Standard
Cell 8
Contrast 82
Brightness 53
Sharp 35
Color 41
G45/R55
Color Tone: Normal
Gamma +1
Edge Enhancement: On
UPDATE: I slightly modified the Standard setting above and I'm pretty happy leaving it like this all the time, even for movies:
Cell 8
Contrast 86
Brightness 65
Sharp 61
Color 52
G45/R55
Black Tone: Dark
Dynamic Contrast: Low (I adjust this from Off to High, depending on content)
Gamma +1
Color Space: Auto
Flesh Tone: +2
Edge Enhancement: On
Color Tone: Cool or Normal, depending on content
Everyone's eyes are different and you're just going to have to play around with it until you find what looks best to you. There are lots of settings posted by various members and they're a good starting place for dialing in the picture that looks perfect to you. The picture quality is really, really good on both SD and HD with a DirecTV signal feed. I have no complaints about the picture other than having to dial it in to suit your eyes. Once you do that, it's done until you do a firmware upgrade with a USB flash drive. So remember to WRITE DOWN your video settings before doing any update to the firmware.
UPDATE: BREAK-IN PERIOD - There is some debate over whether or not "newer" Samsung Plasma TVs require a 100hr (up to 250hr) break-in period. You can read more at samsungplasmatvfaq.com, although some of the info seems a bit dated. I suggest using the tools they give you with the TV under Screen Burn Protection, particularly Pixel Shift and Scrolling. I've also cut down the brightness, contrast and dynamic contrast settings I posted above until I have about 150 hours on the set. Better to be safe than sorry I suppose..
Some Samsung plasma owners have reported a buzzing sound, but there is not one with our new set. This unit was made in Mexico in August 2010 and there is absolutely NO BUZZING sound at all. If I mute the TV sound, I can't even tell if the TV is on or off without looking at it. It simply can't get any quieter than that!
The only downside is the speakers. The old Panny had front-firing speakers that we found to be quite sufficient for our needs. This Sammy has them mounted on the bottom and toward the REAR of the set. This is just ridiculous. I suppose it has something to do with trying to project "3D" sound...But I don't know anyone who sits behind their TV set to watch it. And where we place our plasma in the family room further complicates the sound issue so that it's mainly "trapped" behind the set. The setup menu provides many ways to customize the sound (just like with the video display)...But I haven't found an acceptable one yet because there's only so much you can do when the sound is trapped behind the unit. I might end up getting a soundbar and placing it in front (where the TV's speakers should be in the first place). But I also don't want to spend more on a soundbar than this 50" plasma, if you know what I mean. Besides, nobody else in our home is complaining about the sound so maybe I'll just get used to it too...UPDATE: I played around with the sound settings and found one I think I can learn to like:
Mode: Custom
100Hz -__________*____+
300Hz -_________*_____+
_1Khz -________*______+
_3Khz -_______*_______+
10Khz -_______*_______+
SRS: On
Auto Vol: On
This sound setting seems to work well where we have our set placed. Your ears may like it too, or they may not. That's the nice thing about having controls to adjust the sound to your liking. Keep playing with it and you'll probably find a video and sound setting that's good for you. Then you can sit back and enjoy your new 50" plasma!!
Only one more thing to do and that is get an extended warranty. I bought a MACK warranty on eBay for our Sony HD camcorder that I've had to use twice already and it has more than paid for itself. There's currently a 5-yr MACK warranty listed for only $89.95 that applies to this set (<$750 purchase price). Samsung provides a 1-yr parts AND labor warranty for this set, which is very good. The 5-yr extended warranty kicks in after that first year and provides 6 total years of in-home service for less than $100. Knowing how we've already had to use our ext warranty for our HD camcorder, this kind of ext protection is something you should seriously consider when purchasing something like a new HDTV.
We're lovin' our new Sammy 50" plasma. Now if someone will just take the old 515 watt Panny off our hands at the next garage sale...
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