Samsung PN58B550 Plasma HDTV First Impressions Review - Connectivity & Media

Audio & Video Ports
We were not able to get behind the TV and find out how many ports there were, but we were able to work out the ports on the side; there is a single USB port, one HDMI port and a composite and analog audio input. That's a reasonable selection that should allow for connecting cameras, camcorders and other devices.

Media & Other Connectivity
Although it has a USB port for connecting devices such as thumb drives or USB hard drives, the PN58B550 only has limited capabilities to display the media they contain. It can play music or show photos that are stored as JPEG files, but it can't play back videos. Also missing is the media streaming capabilities that we've seen on many other displays this year; it cannot play back YouTube videos or display other Internet content. It also does not support the DLNA standard, so it can't play back media from these devices.

Placement
The ports on the left side are well located; it should be easy to reach around and plug in a device by touch.

Audio
Details on the speakers on the PN58B550 were not available, and we were not able to test the ones on the pre-production unit that we looked at.