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This TV is a good all rounder.

£750 – £799 at 2 retailers out of 410 retailers checked

9.4 out of 10 based on 7 reviews.

Panasonic TX-P50ST50B with 50" Full HD 1080p Plasma screen, 3 HDMI ports and Freeview HD. See full product description

Ease of use	9.3
Image quality	9.9
Sound quality	8.3
Design	9.6
Value for money	9.4
Overall rating	9.4

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Patrick, Multi-purpose viewer

Score 10.0/10

Good points:: Great all rounder.
Bad points:: Expensive 3D glasses

Ease of use	10.0
Image quality	10.0
Sound quality	9.0
Design	9.0
Value for money	8.0
Overall rating	10.0

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Confirmed purchase: 25 Nov 2012

Ben , Redditch High spec fanatic

Score 10.0/10

Good points:: - Picture quality is outstanding, both HD and non HD
- Features (Viera Connect etc.) straight forward to use
- lovely design - who said Plasma sets needed to be big, bulky and unattractive...?
Bad points:: - Absolutely nothing,

Ease of use	10.0
Image quality	10.0
Sound quality	8.0
Design	9.0
Value for money	10.0
Overall rating	10.0

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Confirmed purchase: 23 Aug 2012

Timothy, Occasional TV watcher

Score 9.0/10

Good points:: The quality of build is what one expects from Panasonic - Outstanding.
The HD and 3-D images are fantastic, especially for a Television at this price point. The blacks are particularly impressive. I am very happy indeed with this model
Bad points:: Standard speakers do not do the Panasonic TX-P50ST50B justice, but who is going to watch HD or 3D without surround?

Ease of use	10.0
Image quality	10.0
Sound quality	8.0
Design	10.0
Value for money	10.0
Overall rating	9.0

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Confirmed purchase: 16 Jun 2012

Philip, Loughborough Film and documentary lover

Score 9.0/10

Good points:: Superb image, especially in HD. As someone who had difficulty with the samsung's sound, I find this very good, with extremely good bass.
Bad points:: I have yet to find a particularly bad point.

Ease of use	9.0
Image quality	10.0
Sound quality	10.0
Design	10.0
Value for money	9.0
Overall rating	9.0

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Confirmed purchase: 06 Oct 2012

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Product Features

Screen size (Inches)	50
Screen size is measured diagonally from corner to corner.
Type of screen	Plasma
Most small flatscreen TVs have LCD screens. Some larger TVs have plasma screens. Some very new TVs have LED screens. Traditional TVs are called Standard or CRT.
3D	Yes

HD TV	Full HD 1080p
‘HD Ready’ is a Europe-wide standard designed to made HD technology less confusing. HD Ready TVs must have • Minimum resolution of 720 horizontal lines (in widescreen format) • Ability to display 720p and 1080i formats • An HDMI or Digital Video Interface (DVI interface) Full HD is a higher standard. Full HD TVs have screen resolutions of 1080p and can output at least 24 frames per second. Full HD is becoming common, but you won’t see Full HD on normal TV channels for a long time, so it remains optional for many people.
HD TV	HD ready
‘HD Ready’ is a Europe-wide standard designed to made HD technology less confusing. HD Ready TVs must have • Minimum resolution of 720 horizontal lines (in widescreen format) • Ability to display 720p and 1080i formats • An HDMI or Digital Video Interface (DVI interface) Full HD is a higher standard. Full HD TVs have screen resolutions of 1080p and can output at least 24 frames per second. Full HD is becoming common, but you won’t see Full HD on normal TV channels for a long time, so it remains optional for many people.
Freeview or Freesat tuner	Freeview HD
Freeview is free digital terrestrial TV. FreeSat is a free digital satellite TV service, which gives you HD programming from people like the BBC without having to pay for a subscription to a service like Sky. You need a dish to receive Freesat but not Freeview. For more information see the Freeview site or the Freesat site. FreeSat is a free digital satellite TV service. The main benefit is that you can get HD programming from people like the BBC without having to pay for a subscription to a service like Sky. You’ll need a dish to recieve the signals though.
Number of HDMI ports	3
Like a scart interface but capable of carrying HD signals from or to other devices. You’ll need these to link your Playstation 3 or your Blu-ray player to your HD-ready TV.
Connections	HDMI

Connections	Wireless

Connections	Ethernet

Smart TV	Yes
TVs with internet capability allow you access to a range of online services.
Frequency (Hz)	2000
A TV’s frequency is how often the picture is updated per second, and is measured in Hertz (Hz). A higher frequency, such as 100 Hz, means that a TV is more likely to show fast-moving images with high detail.
Screen aspect ratio	16:9
This is a ratio of the horizontal to the vertical size of the screen. 16:9 is standard widescreen format for TVs, replacing the older 4:3 format.
Contrast Ratio (X:1)	5500000
This figure is designed to tell you how much difference there is between dark and light colours on the TV. It is quoted as a ratio, between the brightest white and the darkest black. 500:1 means the brightest white is 500 times more bright than the darkest black. Plasma screens have historically boasted better contrast ratios than LCD screens.
Horizontal resolution (Pixels)	1920

Vertical resolution (Pixels)	1080

Headphone Socket	Yes
Weight (kg)	23

Release date	2012-03-15
The date the product was originally made available for purchase.

Also known as: Panasonic TX-P50ST50, Panasonic TXP50ST50B

TV Buyers Guide

Manufacturer's Description

Active Shutter Progressive 3D
2,000Hz Focused Field Drive
NeoPlasma 3D Panel with Infinite Black Pro
Enjoy online content on VIERA Connect with Web Browser
Freeview HD Built-in
DLNA

50" Smart VIERA Plasma TV – A Smart Experience with Rich Blacks and Powerful Sound

The display alternately shows images for the left and right eyes. The left and right lenses of the eyewear open and close in sync with this display timing to show separate images to the left and right eyes. By repeating this action at high speed, the brain perceives 3D images. And because this method displays FULL HD 3D images just as they are, both eyes receive 3D images in high, full-HD quality.

This original Panasonic technology detects image movements like the human eye, and optimises the drive accordingly. By achieving instantaneously powerful light emission rather than finely divided emission, it reduces the afterimages that cause blurring. As a result, fast movement is reproduced with excellent clarity.

Improvements to the panel filter that blocks the entry of external light, and advances in the pre-discharge control that can cause black floating have enabled deeper, jet-black shades. And preventing light loss in the panel cells allows VIERA to portray bright, crisp images at all times. Even in brightly lit living rooms, deep areas within dark scenes and fine textures are rendered with meticulous detail.

VIERA Connect allows users to enjoy video and music, sports, games, and a variety of other content in addition to the standard movies and TV programmes on a high-quality large-screen TV through the simple operation of a remote control. The cloud-based Internet service also supports interactive services using applicable equipment as well as an Internet-based shopping function that allows such equipment to be purchased straight from the TV.

The browser supports HTML5 pages, so you can browse the Internet much like you do with a PC. Unlike a PC, though, the large screen allows the whole family or a group of friends to comfortably view a wide variety of content.

More info at Panasonic's website

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