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Samsung PN50A760

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Pros
Extremely easy to use
Great multimedia extras
Cons
Expensive

$1,795.00
From 1 Merchant

Pricing: Inexpensive: $1850 (4/16/2009)
Performance: Very Good: 80
Features: Very Good: 87
Design: Superior: 95

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

Pricing

Inexpensive: $1850

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

Performance

Very Good: 80

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

Features

Very Good: 87

Screen Specs
TV Technology	Plasma
Diagonal (inches)	50Screen
Pixel Pitch (mm)	0.58
Native Resolution (pixels)	1920-by-1080
Rated Contrast Ratio	1,000,000:1
Rated Brightness( cd / m^2)	1300
Antiglare	Yes
Horizontal View Angle (degrees)	175
Vertical View Angle (degrees)	175

Dimensions
Depth (inches)	12.4
Height (inches)	32.9
Width (inches)	48.8
Weight (pounds)	114.6

Features and Characteristics
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	Yes

Inputs
RF Coaxial Input	2
RF Coaxial Output	0
VGA Input	1
VGA Output	0
Composite Input	1
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	4
HDMI Output	0
RCA Audio Input	0
RCA Audio Output	1
Optical Input	0
Optical Output	1
Other Interfaces	PC input; headphone output

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

Other
Included Hardware	"Remote Control, AAA Batteries (2ea), Power Cable, Owner's Instructions / Quick Setup Guide, Warranty Card / Safety Guide Manual, Cleaning Cloth, Cover-Bottom Serews (2ea), Ferrite Core for Power Cord"
Included Software	PC Share software (for DLNA support)

Support & Reliability
Labor Warranty (years)	One
Parts Warranty (years)	One
Weekday Support Hours	12
Saturday Support Hours	12
Sunday Support Hours	12
Other Service	There is 24 hour automated support
Toll-Free Support	Yes

Design

Superior: 95

Samsung PN50A760 50-Inch LCD HDTV Review

by Lincoln Spector

- Samsung's PN50A760 ($2500, as of November 4, 2008) combines cool multimedia capabilities and great image quality. In our lab tests, this plasma HDTV crushed the competition. It is the only model in its size category to earn a rating of Very Good for image quality.

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