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9.2 out of 10 based on 229 reviews.

Samsung PS51D550 with 51" Full HD 1080p Plasma screen, 4 HDMI ports and Freeview.

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Ease of use	8.9
Image quality	9.2
Sound quality	8.3
Design	9.1
Value for money	9.4
Overall rating	9.2

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Joseph, Sports and games fan

Score 9.0/10

Good points:: Everything else
Bad points:: Screen relective

Ease of use	10.0
Image quality	10.0
Sound quality	7.0
Design	7.0
Value for money	10.0
Overall rating	9.0

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Confirmed purchase: 14 Jun 2012

Brian, Alness PC user

Score 9.0/10

Good points:: Very east to setup
Very good picture quality
Good sound quality
Very good upscaling of lower quality images
Bad points:: as with all plasma's it awful in a well light room
didnt think much of the remote ugly thing

Ease of use	9.0
Image quality	9.0
Sound quality	7.0
Design	8.0
Value for money	9.0
Overall rating	9.0

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Confirmed purchase: 14 Jun 2012

Sharon, greenock Sports and games fan

Score 9.0/10

Good points:: excellent 3d quality
Bad points:: remote control stopped working.

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

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Confirmed purchase: 12 Jun 2012

Paul, Scunthorpe Multi-purpose viewer

Score 9.0/10

Good points:: after buying a 32" samsung led earlier in the year which is brilliant,iwas unsure about buying the plasma tv, but im glad i did ,picture quality is fantastic especially on the hd channels ,i would highly recommend this tv ,its total value for money !
Bad points:: sound isnt brilliant,buts its totally acceptable!

Ease of use	10.0
Image quality	10.0
Sound quality	7.0
Design	9.0
Value for money	10.0
Overall rating	9.0

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Confirmed purchase: 09 Jun 2012

Rob, Rainham Multi-purpose viewer

Score 10.0/10

Good points:: Exceelnt picture quality, stylish looking & great value!
Bad points:: Reviewer left no comment

Ease of use	9.0
Image quality	9.0
Sound quality	7.0
Design	10.0
Value for money	10.0
Overall rating	10.0

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Confirmed purchase: 09 Jun 2012

Andy , Cambridge Multi-purpose viewer

Score 8.0/10

Good points:: Great looking tv with a much better SD picture than i was expecting. HD is marvellous and a 51 inch tv is ace ( especially as we upgraded from a dying 28 in CRT). I haven't used the 3D or the "smart" capabilities yet so cannot comment on them. I figured that if I wanted a really smart tv i'd run a media pc or laptop through the tv rather than struggle with text input etc on a tiny remote control. Full PC or bust if you will..
Bad points:: Reviewer left no comment

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

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Confirmed purchase: 06 Jun 2012

David, Glasgow Multi-purpose viewer

Score 10.0/10

Good points:: Hd picture
3d picture
Bad points:: Sd picture
No 3d glasses in the box
Gets very warm when in use

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

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Confirmed purchase: 05 Jun 2012

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Product Features

Screen size (Inches)	51
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.
Built-in disc player	No Disc Player
Some products come with built-in DVD players or Blu Ray players.
Freeview or Freesat tuner	Freeview
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	4
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	Ethernet

Connections	DVI

Connections	HDMI

Smart TV	No
TVs with internet capability allow you access to a range of online services.
Frequency (Hz)	600
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.
Horizontal resolution (Pixels)	192

Vertical resolution (Pixels)	1080

Energy efficiency	C
The more efficient the product, the less energy it needs and the more you get for your money. ‘A’ rated products are the most efficient and ‘G’ rated products are the least efficient.
Electronic Program Guide (EPG)	Yes
TVs with this feature have an on-screen guide to all the programmes that are currently showing or coming up, so you can find your way around all the extra digital channels easily.
Headphone Socket	Yes
Weight (kg)	21.8

Release date	2011-03-16
The date the product was originally made available for purchase.

Also known as: Samsung PS51D550C1K

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Manufacturer's Description

Offering brilliant picture quality and an expansive display area, the Samsung PS51D550 51" Full HD Plasma 3D TV deserves serious consideration as the centrepiece of a top-of-the-line home cinema system.

For not only does the Samsung PS51D550 51" Full HD Plasma 3D TV boast all the usual benefits of plasma technology – ultra-high contrast, instant response times, and effectively unlimited viewing angles – it also supports 3D playback with its 3D HyperReal Engine! That makes it a wise choice for the future, though of course you can purchase a 3D Blu-ray player and 3D movie to enjoy 3D content today. Sports and action-movie fans will also love the 600 Hz technology for crisp display of fast-moving content.

The Samsung PS51D550 51" Full HD Plasma 3D TV also offers a broad array of connectivity options, including 4 HDMI ports, SCART, component and composite connections, and even a VGA input for using this television as an enormous computer monitor. Twin USB ports allow convenient playback of content from a USB drive.

For quality, style and room presence, invest in the Samsung PS51D550 51" Full HD Plasma 3D TV!

More info at Samsung's website

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