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Samsung PN50A760 Plasma HDTV Review - Intro

By Alfredo Padilla
Published on January 29, 2009
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Intro	Tour & Design
Performance: Summary	Performance: Blacks & Whites
Performance: Color	Performance: Motion
Performance: Viewing Effects	Remote Control
Audio	Connectivity
Controls & Menus	Formats & Media
Power Consumption	Conclusion
Ratings & Specs

The Samsung PN50A760 is a 50-inch plasma television with a high-end feature set. Although plagued by many of the issues that challenge plasma televisions like high power consumption and a low maximum brightness the Samsung PN50A760 offers a certain amount of style, solid performance in many of our test and extras like internet connectivity. At $2000 the price isn't totally unreasonable.

Section	The Good	The Bad
Tour & Design	Stylish and attractive	Some may not like red highlights
Performance: Blacks & Whites	Deep blacks and accurate gamma curve	Brightness is unimpressive
Performance: Color	Color temperature and color gamut are above average	Red, green and blue reproduction is only average
Performance: Motion	Motion smoothness is very good	Green tinge on bright moving objects
Performance: Viewing Effects	Viewing angle is excellent	Reflective display means lighting may be an issue
Remote Control	Comfortable and attractive	May be a bit large for those with small hands
Audio	Above average built-in speakers	If you really care about sound you'll still need a dedicated setup
Connectivity	4 HDMI ports and built-in ethernet	Not Much
Controls & Menus	Simple tabbed interface is relatively easy to learn	Scrolling wheel on the remote doesn't move very fast along menus
Formats & Media	Photo, music and video playback via USB or Ethernet	Only a limited number of media file types supported
Power Consumption	Not much	Power hungry and expensive, even at minimum brightness

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