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LG Electronics 50PG30 50-inch Plasma

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Pros
Low price for its size
Very good on-screen menus
Cons
Lacks picture-in-picture

$989.99 - $999.95
From 7 Merchants

Pricing: Very Inexpensive: $1300 (4/16/2009)
Performance: Good: 73
Features: Good: 77
Design: Good: 71

Find out how these four scores, and their relative weights, combine to produce the PC World Rating.

Pricing

Very Inexpensive: $1300

Wall-Mount Kit, If Not Included in Unit Price - $0

Performance

Good: 73

PC World Tests
Interface Tested	HDMI
High-Definition Image Quality	Good
DVD Image Quality	Good
Color Quality	Good
Brightness and Contrast	Good
Detail	Good
Overall Quality	Good

Features

Good: 77

Screen Specs
TV Technology	Plasma
Diagonal (inches)	50Screen
Native Resolution (pixels)	1920-by-1080
Rated Contrast Ratio	30,000:1
Rated Brightness( cd / m^2)	1000
Antiglare	Yes
Horizontal View Angle (degrees)	178
Vertical View Angle (degrees)	178

Features and Characteristics
Cabinet Colors	Black
Speaker Type	Yes
CableCard Ready	No
Primary Color Controls	Yes
Reset to Factory Settings	Yes
HD Formats	720p, 1080i, 1080p
HD Formats	Supports 720p, 1080i, 1080p
ATSC Tuner	1
Remote Control	IR
Picture in Picture	No

Inputs
RF Coaxial Input	1
RF Coaxial Output	0
VGA Input	1
VGA Output	0
Composite Input	2
Composite Output	0
S-Video Input	1
S-Video Output	0
Component Input	2
Component Output	0
DVI Input	0
DVI Output	0
HDMI Input	3
HDMI Output	0
RCA Audio Input	4
RCA Audio Output	1
Optical Input	0
Optical Output	1

Physical Adjustments
Panel Tilt	No
Panel Pivot	No
Height-Adjustable Base	No
Swivel	Yes
Wall-Mountable	Yes
Included Wall-Mount Kit	No

Support & Reliability
Labor Warranty (years)	One
Parts Warranty (years)	One
Weekday Support Hours	24
Saturday Support Hours	24
Sunday Support Hours	24
Toll-Free Support	Yes

Design

Good: 71

LG Electronics 50PG30 50-Inch Plasma HDTV Review

by Lincoln Spector

- The LG 50PG30 is an inexpensive plasma HDTV ($1700, as of November 4, 2008) with stylish looks. Its design and its range of inputs (including three HDMI ports) will attract attention, but this model's image quality is only average.

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