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Panasonic Viera TC-P50U1

Television Review

November 03, 2009 By David Kender 1 Comments (add your own)

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Introduction

The Panasonic TC-P50U1 is a pretty basic model, at least as basic as they come in the 50-inch plasma category (that’s a lot of screen real estate, mind you). Skipping the fancy, and frequently pointless, special processing features, Panasonic has made a TV that delivers acceptable performance for a decent price.

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Editorial Note: This is a review of the Panasonic Viera TC-P50U1. Test results are for this model, but should indicate the general performance of other sizes in the TC-PxxU1 series. The TC-PxxU1 series includes the following models: TC-P42U1, TC-P46U1 and TC-P50U1. Read here for more details on series differences.

This review is organized into 18 pages
Page 1 Tour & Design Photos of the Panasonic Viera TC-P50U1 Read More...	Page 2 Blacks & Whites Great, deep black levels. Unsatisfactory peak brightness. Read More...	Page 3 Color Accuracy Acceptable color performance. Instances of color banding. Read More...
Page 4 Motion Decent performance. Definite presence of motion artifacting. Read More...	Page 5 Viewing Effects Superior wide angle. Highly reflective screen. Read More...	Page 6 Calibration Learn about the calibration settings for the Panasonic Viera TC-P50U1 Read More...
Page 7 Remote Control Poor design and construction, overall. Read More...	Page 8 Connectivity All the necessary ports are present. No internet, no USB. Read More...	Page 9 Audio & Menus Easy to use menus. Lackluster audio performance. Read More...
Page 10 Formats & Media Plays JPEG photos from SD cards. Does not play music or video clips. Read More...	Page 11 Power Consumption Modest power draw. Read More...	Page 12 Vs Samsung PN50B430 We compare the TC-P50U1 to the PN50B430. Read More...
Page 13 Vs Vizio SV471XVT We compare the TC-P50U1 to the SV471XVT. Read More...	Page 14 Vs Sony KDL-52XBR9 We compare the TC-P50U1 to the KDL-52XBR9. Read More...	Page 15 Conclusion Read our final conclusion of the Panasonic Viera TC-P50U1. Read More...
Page 16 Series Comparison Read about the difference between the models in the TC-PxxU1 series Read More...	Page 17 Ratings & Specs See all the scores for the Panasonic Viera TC-P50U1. Read More...	Part 18 Comments Read what people are saying about the Panasonic Viera TC-P50U1 Add Your Comments

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