Samsung PN50C7000 50-Inch 1080p 3D Plasma HDTV
- Clear Image Panel
- Elegant Style with Slim Design
- 3D Experience
- 4 HDMI (v1.4)
Product Description
Get a true cinematic experience without going to the cinema with a Samsung plasma HDTV. This Samsung PN50C7000, with Mega Dynamic Contrast Ratio makes sure every frame is saturated with dense, rich color. Samsung is also ENERGY STAR compliant so you are assured that your 50 -inch plasma HDTV is helping the environment by using less enery while saving you money.
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Acquired the TV while on a trip to the States and brought back to Brazil with me (a 55″ by commercial flight!). My lab at the University of Sao Paulo has created stereoscopic 3D content for teaching and entertainment for many years. This TV has proved to be the perfect medium to show our material to small audiences. The images are cristal clear and the definition is superb! Thanks Samsung and all the others manufactures (Panasonic and Sony so far) for bringing this futuristic machine to reality in my time. I highly recommend it. Just be patient and wait for all the wonderful content (entertainment and educational) that will be flooding the market very soon.
Rating: 5 / 5
Samsung PN50C7000 50-Inch 1080p 3D Plasma HDTV
Unfortunately, this beautiful 1080p, 3D Plasma was broken the day it arrived. There appears to be an overheating Logic Board in this model, and the board itself is on back order with Samsung, suggesting the problem is at least fairly widespread. This means you may have to wait indefinitely for a replacement part, despite the product being under warranty. The issue (all deep blacks turn red) doesn’t manifest itself until the television has been on long enough to heat up (10 minutes or so), so it’s likely the delivery man will be long gone when you discover the problem. You’ll be forced to deal with Samsung’s customer service department, who will do silly things like assigning you a local service repair center that’s two hours away and designating your case a “drop off” instead of “in home” repair (before you talk sense into them).
A caveat: the television, when running properly, is beautiful, absolutely stunning. Textures and lighting in video games will be noticeably superior to your old 720/1080i CRTs. Blu-ray movies, even ones with original prints in the 70s, will impress your family. If the television works as it should, it is well worth the price. Early adoption has some drawbacks, and receiving a defective device is one potential danger. If you don’t need a new television immediately (as I did), it’s often wise to wait a few months before picking up a 2010 model.
Rating: 1 / 5
Samsung PN50C7000 50-Inch 1080p 3D Plasma HDTV
I purchased this TV as a replacement for an older JVC DLP 1080i set. The colors and details are amazing! Playing PS3 games and blu ray movies on a plasma are everything I’ve read about. There has been absolutely no blurring during action movies like some LCD’s can have. I don’t know how it compares to some of the “industry’s finest” plasmas, like a Kuro, but from what I’ve seen, the black levels have been superb.
I describe myself as a pretty technical person, so I really appreciate all of the adjustments available on the 7000 series. I would liked to have purchased the PN50C8000, with pro calibration controls, but it wasn’t available to me at the time I purchased this model.
Adding to the geek appeal is the internet functionality. I am able to connect it directly to a LAN cable, so all internet widgets and video streaming are quick and don’t lag. Possibly one of the greatest connection feature has to be the USB connection. I have a 1 TB external hdd filled with movies and video. I have only encountered one obscure file format that the TV hasn’t been able to play. It will even play .mkv files!
There have only been a few downfalls to this TV. From the time I turned it on for the first time, there has been a buzzing noise emitting from the screen. I can’t pinpoint the exact location, but you can hear it when you would like to have the volume lower (like when our baby is taking a nap). Apparently this has been an ongoing issue with Samsung TV’s, and it seems that I have been one of the latest victims. I am still unsure how I am going to handle this buzz (take it back to Best Buy or call Samsung).
This is probably expected with how thin these displays are, but the sound is pretty tinney and doesn’t have a lot of quality. Most people will probably want to purchase a sound bar or have a home theater set up, like I do, so it really isn’t that big of a deal.
The only other thing, which is inherent in plasma screens (no matter what the companies tell you), is burning images. I’ve read all over the internet that modern plasma displays are not supposed to be susceptible to this problem, but let me tell you, if you leave your DVR paused for more than a few minutes on a bright screen or an image with a prominent network icon (Discovery Channel HD), you will definitely see an image for a little while. The TV has features to minimize or allow the pixels to “unburn” itself, but you need to be careful anyways.
So far I have really enjoyed the PN50C7000, I would definitely recommend it, but will always caution the buzzing.
Rating: 4 / 5
Samsung PN50C7000 50-Inch 1080p 3D Plasma HDTV