Samsung PN50A550 50-Inch 1080p Plasma HDTV

The television is very nice, the picture is beautiful and it's very user friendly. I have surround sound theater so the sound from the TV is not an issue. For the price I think it was a very good deal. I would recommend it.

Great TV... Not too heavy. Great menus. Great color. Great remote. Plenty of inputes (3 HDMI). Can play music and pictures from the USB port. We're using it in a living room with floor to ceiling windows and doors. The picture is clear day or night.

If you're using a cable/satellite box you're all set. But if you're not and you just want to watch unscrambled channels (even 720 and 1080), there are some limitations.

* PIP is practically worthless. No button on the remote to activate it. You will have to go through several menus in the setup to turn it on/off. You're also limited to one analog and one non-analog. There is only one tuner. When the switch to digital is made next year, the PIP feature will be worthless.
* The built in TV guide does not work well. It shows resolution and parental rating. It says that it can't find the show title or description. I have 4 year old Sony rear projection LCD (KDF-42WE655) that does PIP much better and has a TV guide that works. The Sony even shows time remaining when available.
* No channel labels for digital channels. The channel label feature will become worthless next year when we switch to digital. This TV does not allow you to set channel labels for digital channels. Without a cable box and a working channel guide, its hard to remember what channel is 86.202 or 87.114. Again my 4 year old TV excels here. It doesn't discriminate between Analog and Digital for setting labels.

We have had our 50" Samsung Plasma for one month. We love it. It provides the best picture we have ever had. And now since almost every local channel is broadcasting with a digital signal, the local channels from our antenna are just as good as satellite. There is really nothing that I don't like about this TV. I highly recommend it.

Great Picture with nice looking frame.. It is our first plasma after having HD rear projection Toshiba. Would recomend this TV as a great alternative to the higher priced Panasonics and Pioner models... Did a lot of shopping and comparing and this TV for the money came out on top.

Bought through Amazon, quick delivery. TV was brought into the house, unboxed and set into place.. Thanks Amazon

I am very pleased with this Samsung plasma. The picture is excellent, and HD signals are reproduced with incredible accuracy and color. Although the built in speakers are just average, I would not expect more. You really need external speakers to improve the sound quality. I use an analog RCA stereo cable out to an NAD receiver powering some decent quality book shelf speakers, and the sound is excellent. I expect that a good home theater set up will be even better, taking advantage of HDMI connectivity and surround sound.

The only real complaint, and it is minor, is the antiglare performance, which is poor. We have a bank of three windows on the opposite wall from the TV, and on bright sunny days, the reflection from those windows is a significant distraction. You can train your eyes to "look through" to the scene on the TV, but I will need to buy simple light blocking roll down shades for those windows. The glare is not a problem at night, on cloudy days, or if you view the TV from an angle where you cannot see the window reflections.

Overall, I give this set 4.5 out of 5. The deduction is for the ineffective anti glare. Otherwise, I am very happy with this TV, and have no regrets. You will love the picture, and the price!