LG 50PA5500 50" Class Full HD 1080p Plasma TV Review
| Categories | Samsung Plasma HDTV |
| Product Code | B007976HGI |
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| Price | $699.00 |
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Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #52352 in Home Theater
- Brand: LG
- Model: 50PA5500-RB
- Dimensions: 32.00" h x
13.00" w x
50.00" l,
74.00 pounds
- Display size: 50
Features
- 1080p Resolution, 600Hz Sub Field Driving
- 3 HDMI, 1 Component Video, PC Input
- Easy self-calibration with on-screen references
- 1080p Resolution, 600Hz Sub Field Driving
- 3 HDMI, 1 Component Video, PC Input
- Easy self-calibration with on-screen references
Product Description
If you want entertainment so life like you’ll feel like you can reach out and touch it, or a picture so vibrant and clear that you’ll forget you’re watching TV, then you want the PA5500 Full HD 1080p Plasma TV from LG. KEY FEATURES Triple XD Engine Resolution Upscaler Full HD 1080p Resolution 600Hz Max Sub Field Driving Super Black Panel Smart Energy Saving Intelligent Sensor Clear Voice II Picture Wizard II
Customer Reviews
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20 of 22 people found the following review helpful.
Stunning image
By Fernand Raynaud
Got this set for 500 on sale and I can't believe the quality of the picture. With plasma I expected subtle colors, but this one does whatever you want. If you want garish LED-like saturated color, it will do it. If you want subtle full gamut with the darkest blacks, that's available. It has several presets and two memories for your favorite "expert" tweaks. It's full 1080p HD, 1920x 1080. The connections are adequate, 3 HDMI, seems like two component input sets, of which one can be used as composite, an RF connector and a VGA. Hooking up a laptop the sharpness was right on. I was surprised at the quality of SD with a mere composite connection, it has circuitry that makes it very passable. There's a digital audio out, yet no analog or headphone audio out. That could be a shortcoming, but since most Cable-Satellite-IPTV boxes have analog audio out that you can hook up to a sound system and/or wireless headphones, to most people it won't matter, just remember to turn off the internal speakers or you'll notice the slight delay.The set is as thin and light as possible, no thick frame, no fat back. The stand is fine, supports it with no stability problem. In the space it takes up you get pretty much wall to wall image. There are options I'm just exploring, like being able to hook up a USB hard drive to play back from. No idea yet what works and what doesn't. There's a registration you're supposed to do to play back Divx. There are audio settings to increase intelligibility, those work, captioning is sharp. If you select the 4:3 aspect ratio setting for some reason grey bars are used, but if you leave it at "Just Scan" it shows 4:3 material correctly with normal black "framing", or you can use Zoom to fill the display. The documentation is ridiculously rudimentary. The remote is fine. No, this is not 3D, never was. Nor is it equipped with more I/O than you'll ever need. By today's standards this is probably your basic 50" set. But, dood, what a picture. Not a trace of lag/smearing/fuzzies/pixellation. Hooking up an HD camcorder just blew me away. I've seen bigger screens, and I've seen 3D (like I need THAT!) but I don't think I've seen any 50 inch screen that's noticeably better. Looking at Panasonics in the stores and adjusting them a bit, they seemed comparable, just more expensive, and I thought the LG had a better color range.Later: It's nice that there are two "Expert" memories with just a handful of shared parameters (like brightness, contrast etc), so you can try different "ideal settings". Being curious as to how far you could go, I did a full 20 point IRE manual setup into Expert2, using the settings from Tanveer Chaudry's review of the 6500, then tweaked those. With 3 values for EACH of R, G, B and C, M, Y at 20 points (!) between darkest and lightest (that's 360 parameters - go, nerds!) I was able to extend the range from darkest to lightest and balance the color throughout. Even the darkest corners of a shot now have distinguishable detail, yet the black is very black. I think that the simplest way to then adjust for different room lighting is with the "Energy Savings" setting that controls the overall tube brightness: manually from off, to low to medium (high is too dark). Or let the Automatic setting handle it with the ambient light sensor. People who compare sets "out of the box" are not really comparing capabilities, only the off the shelf setups. I'd say that whatever preferences a perfectionist may have can be achieved on this LG; it's capable of (even) more than it shows right out of the box. And the defaults are good enough that you don't have to adjust a bunch of parameters on day one, you can optimize gradually, if ever, and be totally pleased at every step.I have a confession to make: after a month, I'm still enjoying it more every day, with the result that I'm spending far too much time watching TV. Considering how much one spends every month for HD cable/satellite/Uverse service, the price of this set is the good humor icing on the cake.
9 of 10 people found the following review helpful.Best TV at any price!!!!
By TV Guru
I spent months searching for a new 50" for the living/family room. We already had a 50" that we wanted to go in the Masterbed so I was looking to spend $2500. I search online and retail stores and stumbled upon this TV as a new release, it was so new there were no reviews yet. I took the chance and ordered it (the price wa too goo to pass) and I couldn't be happier. The picture is amazing and this plasma is as thin or in many cases thinner than most LCD LED at Best Buy, BJ's, Target and Paul's. The picture is better than any TV we compared it to. Way to go LG!!!!!!
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful.Amazing value for a picture so good
By C. Estes
Was going to get a Panasonic Veria plasma because of the amazing ratings until I saw this baby for the same price. I read the reviews all over the interwebs and they were almost if not as good as the Panasonic, but with a much prettier set-up and one more HDMI port to boot.The frame around this TV is as tiny as they come, and its LCD-thin, a remarkable feat for a plasma.The picture is absolutely stunning. I haven't even adjusted anything since turning it on because it looks amazing.Watching The Dark Knight on this set with its ridiculously dark blacks is awesome.I also got an LG Blu-Ray player that can be controlled with this TV's remote through the HDMI cable. Works great.(If you think plasmas or this TV are dim, that's not the case. Turning off the auto-brightness feature makes it plenty bright)
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