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Samsung PN50A550 comparison

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Samsung PN50A550
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Samsung PN50A550

Panasonic Viera TH-50PZ800U
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Panasonic Viera TH-50PZ800U

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Samsung LN52A650
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Samsung LN52A650

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Samsung LN46A550
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Samsung LN46A550

Pioneer Kuro PDP-5020FD
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Pioneer Kuro PDP-5020FD

Price $1,369.95 to $2,199.99 $1,778.99 to $2,999.99 $1,899.95 to $2,999.99 $1,269.95 to $1,999.99 $2,807.00 to $4,000.00
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Release date March 15, 2008 May 01, 2008 April 01, 2008
The Bottom Line Accurate color helps set apart the excellent picture quality of the Samsung PN50A550 50-inch plasma HDTV. With the accuracy of its THX mode and great black-level performance, the Panasonic TH-50PZ800U is one of the best-performing HDTVs available. If you don't mind its red frame, the Samsung LN52A650 LCD HDTV will reward you with a massive feature set and excellent picture quality. The midlevel Samsung LN46A550 LCD HDTV strikes an excellent balance between price and performance. Best-in-class black levels and excellent all-around performance places the Pioneer PDP-5020FD near the top of the picture quality heap, but it will cost you.
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Features
Sound Effects SRS TruSurround XT
BBE ViVA HD3D
BBE
Info unavailable SRS TruSurround
SRS Focus
SRS TruBass
Input Video Formats 480p
480i
1080i
720p
1080p
480p
480i
1080i
720p
Info unavailable 1080p
480p
576i
576p
480i
1080i
720p
1080p
480p
480i
1080i
720p
USB Port Yes
Info unavailable Info unavailable Yes
Info unavailable
Supported Flash Memory Cards Info unavailable SD Memory Card
Info unavailable Info unavailable Info unavailable
Multi-channel Preview Picture-in-picture (PIP) (1 tuner)
Info unavailable Picture-in-picture (PIP)
Picture-in-picture (PIP)
Picture-in-picture (PIP)
Analog TV Tuner NTSC
NTSC
Info unavailable NTSC
NTSC
Weight 91 lbs
99.2 lbs
76.7 lbs
60.8 lbs
86 lbs
Image Aspect Ratio 16:9
16:9
16:9
16:9
16:9
Digital TV Tuner ATSC
ATSC
Info unavailable ATSC
QAM
ATSC
Resolution 1920 x 1080
1920 x 1080
1920 x 1080
1920 x 1080