Plasma TV Reviews

Samsung's F9 series dims parts of your TV selectively

2007-09-04T15:51:00.000+07:00

Dubbed the LED SmartLighting technology, which in more layman terms refers to "local dimming", multiple LED backlight units on the TV are capable of adjusting the brightness level by selectively turning off sections of the screen to give a dynamic contrast ratio of 500,000:1. Apparently, while getting deeper blacks on your spanking new 52-incher, you're also reducing power consumption by more than 30 percent. Sounds like a good deal to us. We love environmentally friendly products. Available also in a 70-inch number, the F9 series sports USB 2.0 and a trio of HDMI connections. Source :CNET

Sony FWD50PX1

2007-09-01T17:21:00.000+07:00

Sony products have a very remarkable place for itself in the market and this is because of the high quality of the features each product owns. The new Sony FWD50PX1 plasma TV is a plasma television that delivers pictures with outstanding quality.

Listing the features and specifications of the new Sony FWD50PX1 plasma TV

Display features

Size of the plasma screen is 50-inches
Features an XGA plasma screen
Supports 1024 x 768 pixel resolution
Aspect ratio of the Sony FWD50PX1 plasma TV is 16:9
Supports a panel brightness of 1000 cd/m²
Supported contrast ratio of the plasma TV is 1000:1
Supports 1070 million displayable colours
The new Sony FWD50PX1 plasma TV supports a viewing angle of 160 degrees

Pioneer PDP-5070HD

2007-09-01T16:45:00.000+07:00

Overview

Pioneer PDP-5070HD Plasma TV comes after the previous version of PDP-5060 in PDP-70HD series. These 50” plasma TVs, despite for their a bit high price tags, offer excellent black levels, superior over-all picture quality and numerous connections. Colour reproduction is the area in which the latest version of PDP-70HD series seems to outperform the previous version.

The outward features like design, black frame and a slender remote control are quite appealing. This 720p screen shows all kinds of video materials with amazing sharpness and clarity while its in-built Picture-in-Picture feature and 3:2 pull down are some of the convenient features one can really enjoy. Connections that are available with this TV offer numerous options to the viewers to enjoy HDTV, DVD and standard video materials from home videos or computer.

Display features:

Pioneer PDP-5070HD Plasma TV has a native resolution of 1365 x 768 pixels and can show all kinds of video signals in 16:9 aspect mode with great crispness, clarity and sharpness. Its colour reproduction is really outstanding as it could be seen from the colour accuracy and excellent colour saturation and colour gradations in the picture.

One of the outstanding qualities of the picture which really impress us is the ability of this TV to achieve superb black levels. Its viewing angles are 160 degrees, quite sufficient for such larger plasma screens, as you need to sit far away from the screen.

Picture-in-Picture or split screen offers two simultaneous images on the screen. Another convenient feature is the 3:2 pull down which is included in the advanced menu. You may also use various colour temperature settings and different picture modes to enhance the picture.

Performance-wise this TV impresses us by its capacity to show deeper black levels, colour accuracy, superb colour saturation and more-detailed, sharp pictures. We really liked the way the pull down menu and PIP feature work in this TV and we really enjoyed viewing DVD and HDTV broadcast which were so clear, vivid and sharp.

Toshiba 56HM66

2007-09-01T11:49:00.004+07:00

Video :

TALEN™ 5 720p HD DLP®

Radiance™ 150 Hi-Bright Lamp

PixelPure Hi-Bit™12-Bit Digital Video Processing

TheaterFine™ DFP Screen

ATSC/QAM Tuners

Colormaster™

CableClear™ DNR+

Quick Restart

High Brightness (Day)/Low Power (Night) Lamp Modes

Audio :

SoundStrip Speaker System™

SRS® WOW™

StableSound®

Convenience :

Off/Sleep Timer

Channel Labeling

4-item Glow Universal Remote Control

Discrete IR Codes

CableCARD™

Channel Browser™

Movie and Sports Modes

Jackpacks :

Dual HDMI™ Inputs

Optical TosLink® Digital Audio Outputs

ColorStream® HD Component Video Inputs (2)

Panasonic TH-50PF9 Plasma TV

2007-08-31T20:05:00.000+07:00

Panasonic TH-50PF9UK ″ the HD full book plasma television apparatus to 50 the great quality of image which is combined with a qualities quantity. In its 1080p a HD full dissolution, the illustrations look at which cuts the breath well and so naturally that you become a lapse of memory all around you. And deeply, this broad screen plasma television apparatus provides rich levels and the 4.096 remarkable stages of the classification of colors, with its advanced coating of 2.07 million pixels you television apparatus unforgettable a consideration experiment. What is more, of the systems of management and the new fashion of cinema of Super place the color in a very marked way developed high with illustrations with just, like aspect in a constraining way.

Main Features:

Screen size 50”
Native resolution 1920 x 1080
Aspect ratio 16:9
Contrast ratio 5000:1
Viewing angle more than 160 degrees
New Black Creation technology
16-bit video processing
HDMI inputs
15 pin RGB enabled PC input
Serial Control Input
Component Video inputs
2-way speakers

Pioneer PDP-5080HD

2007-08-31T01:04:00.000+07:00

The good: This 50-inch plasma TV displays an exceedingly deep shade of black with excellent shadow detail; clean image with little noise; "smooth" video-processing mode removes most judder; excellent antireflective screen; sleek, minimalist styling; removable speaker; superb connectivity with four HDMI inputs and one PC input; CableCard compatible with TV Guide EPG.

The bad: Expensive; inaccurate primary color of green; no user-menu fine color temperature controls.

The bottom line: The Pioneer PDP-5080HD produces the deepest shade of black--and thus one of the best pictures--we've ever tested.