Plasma Displays

Features
Type: Plasma
Screen Size (diagonal, inches): 50
Native Resolution / Aspect Ratio: 16:9
Half Life: 60,000 hours
Wall Mount or Stand Included?: Stand
Dimensions (H x W x D, inches): 31.6 x 49.9 x 5.5
Weight (pounds): 105.9
Price: $3,499

Connections
Inputs:
Video: HDMI (2), RGB-PC (1), component video (2),
S-video (3-shared), composite video (3-shared)
Audio: Analog stereo (5), 1/8 stereo jack (1)
Outputs:
Video: Composite (1)
Audio: Optical (1), Analog stereo (1)
Additional:
RF (1), SD Card Reader (1)

Panasonic TH-50PZ700U Plasma HDTV

Build Quality: 89 Average
• Solidly put together
• Remote looks cheaply made

Value: 89 Average
• Good price for this size and resolution
• Performs better than others at this price/size

Features: 88 Average
• 1080p
• Dual HDMI

Performance: 87 Average
• Processing leaves a lot to be desired
• Good contrast ratio/ black level, but not as good as some

Ergonomics: 88 Average
• Big-button remote
• Menus are easy to navigate, but they pop back up too soon

Overall Rating: 88 Average
Unlike its smaller brother, this is a good value and a good size. It's not perfect, and it needs help on the scaling front, but otherwise, it's worth checking out.

General Information
TH-50PZ700U Plasma HDTV, $3,499
Panasonic
(800) 211-PANA
www.panasonic.com