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Pioneer PDP-5050HD comparison

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Product name	Close Pioneer PDP-5050HD	Close Samsung LN46A950	Close Pioneer Kuro PDP-5080 HD	Close Panasonic Viera TH-50PZ800U	Close Pioneer Elite Kuro PRO-111FD
Price	Check Prices	$2,995.00 to $3,499.00	$2,494.00 to $2,698.00	$1,810.00 to $2,499.99	$3,799.00 to $4,999.98
CNET editors' rating	3.5 stars Overall score: 7.6 (3.5 stars)	4.0 stars Overall score: 8.3 (4.0 stars)	4.0 stars Overall score: 8.3 (4.0 stars)	4.0 stars Overall score: 8.7 (4.0 stars)	4.5 stars Overall score: 9.1 (4.5 stars)
Average user rating	4.5 stars	4.5 stars	4.0 stars	4.0 stars	5.0 stars
Release date	February 15, 2005	September 01, 2008	July 01, 2007	May 01, 2008	August 01, 2008
The Bottom Line	This 50-inch plasma offers classy styling and an impressive feature set, although its picture falls a bit short of reference quality.	Samsung's LED-backlit LN46A950 represents the peak of flat-panel LCD TV performance and picture quality, with a price to match.	The Pioneer PDP-5080HD produces the deepest shade of black--and thus one of the best pictures--we've ever tested.	With the accuracy of its THX mode and great black-level performance, the Panasonic TH-50PZ800U is one of the best-performing HDTVs available.	The Pioneer Elite PRO-111FD represents the pinnacle of flat-panel HDTV picture quality.
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Sound Effects	Info unavailable	SRS TruSurround XT	SRS Focus SRS TruBass	BBE ViVA HD3D BBE	SRS Focus TruBass SRS WOW
Input Video Formats	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	1080p 480p 480i 1080i 720p	1080p 480p 480i 1080i 720p	1080p 480p 480i 1080i 720p
USB Port	Info unavailable	Yes	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	Info unavailable
Supported Flash Memory Cards	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	SD Memory Card	Info unavailable
Multi-channel Preview	Split screen Picture-in-picture (PIP)	Info unavailable	Split screen Picture-in-picture (PIP)	Info unavailable	Picture-side-picture (PSP) Picture-in-picture (PIP)
Analog TV Tuner	NTSC	NTSC	NTSC	NTSC	NTSC
Weight	83.8 lbs	Info unavailable	76.7 lbs	99.2 lbs	88 lbs
Image Aspect Ratio	16:9	Info unavailable	16:9	16:9	16:9
Digital TV Tuner	Info unavailable	QAM ATSC