Panasonic TH-50PHD6UY

CNET editors' review

• Reviewed on: 08/16/2004
• Updated on: 01/10/2010
• Released on: 11/15/2003

Product description from manufacturer

Panasonic' vision of the digital future is driven by the needs and aspirations of its business customers and millions of consumers around the world who use its products every day. The company shares their dream to live a fuller life by providing ways of working smarter and enjoying the rewards of technological advances. PRODUCT FEATURES: Super Real Gamma System - optimizes luminance gradation within a scene, providing far better reproduction of low-light elements and reproduces 1, 536 shades of gradation; New Phosphors and New Front Glass Filter - greatly improves the color purity of blues and reds (also a weakness in conventional plasma displays) and improves contrast ratio under lighting condition by 80%; Bounded Cell Structure HD panel - dramatically improves brightness level by more than 40%; 3: 2 Pull-Down - automatically detects a 3: 2 film-based source, and then uses stillimage processing for each individual image to achieve clear, smooth-flowing images; C.A.T.S. (Contrast Automatic Tracking System) - automatically senses the ambient light conditions and adjusts the brightness and gradation accordingly. Provides the best possible picture contrast for each operating environment. This feature also helps reduce power consumption and minimize phosphor aging; Real Black Drive System - ensures correct black level to produce more natural pictures and achieves greater than 3000: 1 contrast ratio; Advanced Plasma AI (Automatic brightness Intensifier) - for 70% increase in peak brightness thus greater dynamic range and longer useful panel life (545cd/m2 panel brightness); Expanded H & V frequency range - fH: 15.6 - 110 kHz; fV: 24-120 Hz; Expanded Computer and Video Signal Compatibility - 480i/p, 575i/p, 720p, 1080/60i, 1080/50i, 1080/24p/24sf; 3 Dimensional Progressive Scan Processing - optimized interlace to progressive performance for clear and blur free moving pictures; Optimized color balance - asymmetrical red, green and blue phosphor cell structure makes whiter, brighter whites and combined with a special color filter in the front panel makes it possible to deliver color accuracy to match the level of the HDTV broadcast standards; Improved moving picture performance - reduces noise in movement and moving objects; User friendly packaging - compact dimensions, only 3.9" thick, with a thin bezel and optional hardware make it easy to mount on the wall, place on a table, suspended from the ceiling or on a stand in the center of a room; 10-bit Digital Processing - reproduces more than 1 billion colors; Light weight (99 lbs.) with removable handles makes it relatively easy to handle and mount; Low power consumption of 530 Watts (best for 1366 x 768 PDP); BNC connections for all video inputs (S-video on standard 4-pin din); Front Button Menu Control; 3 Different Dual Picture Modes; 9-Point Digital Zoom; Various Energy Saving Functions; Multiple Screen Saver Functions; Multi-Function Slots and Optional Plug-In Boards.

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