PN50B450 is one of the few Plasma TVs in Samsungs lineup and it’s moderately priced and delivers a very compelling price / performance ratio. It’s sports a 1024 x 768 resolution (720p) which isn’t the most common resolution for a 50″ plasma, however the difference between a 1366 x 768 display and this should be to noticeable though. The bigger problem is often if you want to pair this TV and get a perfect image using it as a monitor. As for watching HD broadcasts or Bluray it does the job very good. As with TVs in this price range most reviewers praise it for the simple reason that you get a whole lot of screen size for the money and as is with Plasma you get a screen thats more forgiving than an LCD TV on standard definition content. So if you are budget aware and need a big screen TV this might be the perfect choice for you, and your neighbors wont know the difference between this and a TV priced over 3 times as much, trust me! One thing to consider though, it’s a lot more energy hungry then a Samsung LED TV, a lot more.
Specifications:
Screen Size: 49.9″ (1)
Aspect Ratio: Widescreen
Resolution: 1024 x 768
Dynamic Contrast Ratio: 2,000,000:1 Mega Contrast
Response Time: 0.00 Miliseconds
More at: Samsung
Reviews:
“Another thing to mention is how much you will get used to having no motion blur. We had the Cleveland/Detroit game on both the plasma and lcd and when I was looking at the LCD, I couldn’t believe I had been OK with all the motion blur you see in LCDs. There is none in the plasma. Also, the blacks and colors are so much better than an LCDS you will hate watching anything on an LCD after watching on this.” – Amazon user review
“I Just picked up this TV at BB. I was just in the store walking around and went over to check out the PN50A450 but they had this next to the 1080p plasma from Samsung. This TV looked AMAZING. It was next to a couple of Samsung’s LCDs which looked much brighter but the colors were horrible..” – Amazon user review