lg 50" 3d plasma £559

[shaun127]

9.1/10 in reviews

With stunning picture quality and an enormous 50-inch screen, the LG 50PZ550T Full HD 50" Plasma 3D TV is the very definition of high quality.

The ultimate viewing experience

The LG 50PZ550T, the world's first 3D THX Award Winning TV takes your audio and visual television experience to a whole new level just how the movie director intended. With THX Display Certification your home will feel just like the 3D Cinema with razor sharp picture quality.

Not only does the LG 50PZ550T Full HD 50" Plasma 3D TV boasts the familiar benefits of plasma technology such as an ultra-high 3,000,000:1 contrast ratio, instant response times, and effectively unlimited viewing angles, but it also supports 3D playback with 1 pair of Active 3D glasses included.

A built-in RF-type 3D transmitter allows compatibility with active-shutter type glasses for stunningly realistic 3D imagery. That makes this television a smart choice for the future. Sports and action-movie fans will love the 600Hz sub-field driving rate of this display, which supports crisp reproduction of fast-moving content.

So many options

The LG 50PZ550T Full HD 50" Plasma 3D TV offers a broad array of connectivity options too, including 3 HDMI ports, SCART, component, and even a VGA input for using your plasma TV as an enormous computer monitor.

There's also a USB port for playing music, videos or photos from your USB drive so you can show them off in true quality. The Freeview HD tuner ensures you'll always have great things to watch!

Put an LG 50PZ550T Full HD 50" Plasma 3D TV in your living room for eye-opening 3D performance!

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[ekwat]

Good price, Which? review below :-

Like the LG 50PT353K, the LG 50PZ550T is a 50-inch plasma TV at a surprisingly affordable price. However, this model comes with fewer compromises. Its panel supports a full-HD 1080p resolution, and it also boasts a Freeview HD tuner. What's more, it even has 3D to offer, with a single pair of Active 3D glasses bundled in. Could this be the big-screen bargain of the moment?
Good HD pictures
Thanks to that full-HD resolution, it's a much stronger performer in HD than its stable-mate, but still not as good as the best big-screen sets we've seen. Blu-ray movies have a respectable level of detail and natural colours, but the picture can look soft, flat and slightly dull. Freeview HD pictures left our testers feeling that the screen struggles to deliver fine graduations in brightness, while skin textures have an artificial look.
Disappointing SD
Standard definition pictures, particularly those delivered through the RGB Scart connection, are distinctly below average, unless you like the sound of 'flat' or 'dim'. 3D content looks OK, but not to the extent where the effect adds much to the experience. On the plus side, our testers found the glasses more comfortable than some.
Sound isn't bad, with a good low-end, high levels of clarity and some real energy, even if there's a bit of congestion and sibliance along the way. Oddly, sound from Freeview HD programmes was worse than sound from other sources, with an odd, processed tone creeping in.
Limited connections
The 50PZ550T offers a slightly better set of connections than its stable-mate, with a third HDMI port on the side to go with the two on the rear, plus two Scart sockets and component and composite video inputs.
However, its audio connectivity remains below par. There's no ARC channel to carry audio out over HDMI and no way to take a signal from an HDMI source to the Scart analogue output, leaving the only real way to get audio out of the TV the optical digital output on the rear. What's worse, there's no headphone socket of any sort.
We were pleased to see an Ethernet connection on the back of the 50PZ650T, but it turns out that this has been reserved for future use. The LG offers no internet services of any kind, though you can play downloaded movie, photo and audio files from a USB memory stick or hard drive, provided they're in JPEG, MP£, MPEG, DivX or WMV format.
Ease of use
Ease of use is generally a strength. The EPG is well-presented and sensibly structured, and although the now and next panel has a nasty habit of dominating the screen, at least you can scroll through and see what other channels have to offer. The remote control is also comfortable, with buttons placed with thought and intelligently grouped.
That said, transparent backgrounds can make the EPG and menus difficult to read, and the 140-page manual provided on CD is horrendously daunting, particularly as the information isn't structured that well. For example, some advanced features are covered before you've even got through the basic controls.
Greedy for power
As with the 50PT353K, power consumption is a major issue. This screen uses over 267W with our optimal settings, and even with energy-saving mode engaged, it still uses a whopping 195.7W. While it's tempting to get such a big, full-HD screen at this price, both your eyes and your bank balance will thank you long term for getting something slightly smaller, with a better picture too.
Pros: Big screen and full-HD resolution, attractive price, 3D
Cons: Average to poor picture quality, high power usage, poor audio connectivity

 

[warlord]

all the new LG 2012 models are coming out in a week or two

seems everyone is selling off the old stock to make room.

warlord