Panasonic TH50PZ70 Reviews: Viera, 50" Screen Plasma HD Ready TV

Also known as: PANASONIC TH-50PZ70B

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Score: 9.2/10

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Product Features

Screen Size in Inches 50
Type of Screen Plasma
HDMI Interface 3
Number of Scart Interfaces 3
Screen Resolution (pixels) 1080p
Reflection Angle 178
Screen Format 16:9
Contrast Ratio (X:1) 5000
Brightness in Candela per m² 500
PC Interface Yes
Picture in Picture (PIP) Yes
Weight (kg) 31
HD Ready Yes
Sound System Dolby Virtual Surround
Dimensions (mm) 793x1210x97
Series Viera

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Impartial Reviews

53 verified purchasers have reviewed this product.
96% of people would recommend it.

Score: 9.2/10 Total based on 53 reviews
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All purchasers (53)
Design9.3
Ease of use9.1
Image quality9.2
Sound quality7.9
Value for money (at time of purchase)9.4
Overall rating9.2
 

*not all purchasers provided a score or review

Score 10.0/10

Pete, Thatcham

+ Great picture,brilliant freeview picture on a 50" screen,accepts 1080 24fps true high def.

- None

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27 of 27 people found this review helpful

purchased 21 Oct 2007

Score 9.0/10

Steve, Wetherby

+ Superb picture quality - particular from HD source. Twin HDMI input.

- Sound could be better, but if buying a TV this size likely to have separate speaker package anyway.

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13 of 13 people found this review helpful

purchased 25 Nov 2007

Score 9.0/10

Robin, Manchester

+ HD quality is superb. All the connections you could need for current add-ons. Don;t use onboard sound (use a home cinema amp) but when tested it was very good. Picture quality spot on. An outstanding set for the money. AAAAA

- Remote is a bit cumbersome.

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13 of 13 people found this review helpful

purchased 17 Oct 2007

Score 9.0/10

Steve, Ashton under Lyne

+ Before purchase I was concerned that the picture quality on standard definition broadcasts would be poor. I'd seen a friend's Samsung LCD using its built-in Freeview tuner for standard-def, and it was really awful.
I need not have worried; picture quality on both standard definition and high-definition is superb on this Panasonic PZ50B. Standard-def can vary a little depending on channel/signal quality, but overall it's more than acceptable. On occasion I have even mistaken a standard-def broadcast for high-def! I'm very happy :D

- None so far. Sorry I can't speak for the set's audio quality as I use an external sound system. Reports says it's good though.

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11 of 11 people found this review helpful

purchased 29 Dec 2007

Score 10.0/10

A verified purchaser

+ Picture quality is awesome, design is sleek and stylish. For what I paid, this is easily the best 50 inch plasma on the market

- None so far. The sound could be a touch sharper but most people, myself included, upgarde to a 5;1 system anyway.

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11 of 11 people found this review helpful

purchased 04 Jan 2008

Score 8.0/10

David T, Darlington

+ Very good picture quality, even off my normal TV ariel. It was better than what I had seen in the major electrical stores. Very impressed. Visitors to my house say the same

- The sound quality could be improved. Not a good base note. The lack of a sub-woofer connection dissapointed me. That would have made all the difference.

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10 of 10 people found this review helpful

purchased 16 Dec 2007

Score 10.0/10

Ian, Merseyside

+ Excellent picture quality.

- Reviewer left no comment

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8 of 8 people found this review helpful

purchased 15 Dec 2007

Score 10.0/10

A verified purchaser

+ Looks fantastic. Excellent picture quality. Good inputs. Quality feel.

- None !

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8 of 8 people found this review helpful

purchased 22 Oct 2007

Score 9.0/10

barry, withernsea

+ all but image

- image

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4 of 4 people found this review helpful

purchased 04 Dec 2007

Score 10.0/10

A verified purchaser

+ It looks fantastic the picture quality is amazing easy to work

- The sound is ok

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 01 Feb 2008

Score 9.0/10

Kevin, Colwyn Bay

+ Picture quality & overall aesthetics

- Difficult to access connectors when on a slimline wall mount. Haven't tested sound quality.

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purchased 19 Mar 2008

Score 9.0/10

bill, cambs

+ Easy to use, Great all round quality

- No built in freeview

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purchased 16 Mar 2008

Score 9.0/10

Ben, London

+ Great picture, both SD and HD

- Reviewer left no comment

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purchased 18 Mar 2008

Score 10.0/10

Rolly, Sutton

+ top picture, beats other HDMI's hands down,easy to use

- can't stop watching it

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purchased 17 Mar 2008

Score 9.0/10

Ian, Herts , “sports fan”

+ good design, good picture, easy to set up

- sound OK but not deep enough

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purchased 13 Mar 2008

Score 9.0/10

Gary, Cheshire

+ Fantastic output in HD, but also very good in standard def. Connectivity is reasonably good. Great looking design.

- The bass is a little on the quiet side, but the sound is generally good for normal TV. Remote is cumbersome and can be a little unresponsive.

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purchased 21 Mar 2008

Score 9.0/10

Ian, Farnham

+ Great Picture even on ordinary channels. Good blacks, good contrast, good for sport. Excellent picture with Bluray and Sky HD channels.

- Being very picky - I would have liked a thrid HDMI connection on the side for the video camera - but I'll live

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purchased 15 Mar 2008

Score 9.0/10

A verified purchaser

+ Great standard definition picture.

- Slight juddering using ps3 1080p

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purchased 11 Mar 2008

Score 9.0/10

roger , barnsley

+ a good service all round

- none

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purchased 15 Mar 2008

Score 10.0/10

Eric, Aberdeen , “Cock a hoop”

+ My friend bought one, and said to the one who must be obayed, next TV thats the one for us, I cannot think of anything that is wrong with it

- None whats so ever

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purchased 13 Mar 2008

Score 8.0/10

A verified purchaser

+ VIVID COLOURS, VERY STYLISH

- SOUND IS OK STAND DOES NOT PIVOT LEFT TO RIGHT

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purchased 02 Mar 2008

Score 10.0/10

Joanne, Whitehaven

+ Everything about this tv is great especially ease of use
Beautiful picture and a fantastic looking/designed television. Ability to 'show' photos via sd card slot is a bonus

- None so far

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purchased 02 Mar 2008

Score 9.0/10

AMG, MAnchester

+ Lower price than the 700 model with similar features, sleek design

- some orange distortionof picutre with intense colours

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purchased 02 Mar 2008

Score 9.0/10

A verified purchaser

+ Great picture and quality, beautiful 1080p HD picture.

- Initially a little hard to get configured as I wanted, turning overscan off was less than obvious. Speakers uninspiring, but that's not why you but a plasma; you need a good speaker system too.

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purchased 03 Mar 2008

Score 10.0/10

A verified purchaser

+ we have not actually purchase this as a television but as presentation screen and it is spot on

- Reviewer left no comment

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purchased 15 Feb 2008

Score 10.0/10

Paul, Wirral

+ Stunning picture, Good sound from very small speakers

- Screen quite reflective.

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purchased 15 Feb 2008

Score 10.0/10

A verified purchaser

+ Looks great. Picture great.

- Took a while to get the best out of it.

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purchased 24 Feb 2008

Score 10.0/10

Mark , Glynneath

+ Excellent Picture. Lovely Design and HD is superb. Overall a superb Television.

- Fans can get a bit noisy after about an hours usage. However, not overpowering and you get used to this.

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purchased 13 Feb 2008

Score 8.0/10

mark, teesside

+ colours and contrast when using blu-ray on hdmi is amazing. easy to use menu systems. crystal clear picture.

- cable box when plugged in av1 rgb mode is prone to motion smearing. haven't yet used freeview so no comment. uses lots of power and can keep the room warm due to it's huuuge size.

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purchased 28 Jan 2008

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