Panasonic TX-P50X20 TV reviews

Score 9.3/10 Read 18
customer reviews

+ This TV scores high on sound quality. - It has no outstanding negative points.

£868 at 1 retailer out of 399 retailers checked

Panasonic TX-P50X20 with 50" HD ready Plasma screen, 3 HDMI ports and Freeview. See full product description

Ease of use	9.3
Image quality	9.4
Sound quality	9.1
Design	9.4
Value for money	9.8
Overall rating	9.3

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Gary , Craigavon Multi-purpose viewer

Score 10.0/10

Good points:: Easy to use and inlcudes Freesat and Freeview.
Bad points:: I'm not unhappy bout this TV in any way.

Ease of use	10.0
Image quality	10.0
Sound quality	10.0
Design	10.0
Value for money	10.0
Overall rating	10.0

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Confirmed purchase: 16 Dec 2010

nicola, Pendine

Score 10.0/10

Good points:: Great TV and good value for money
Bad points:: Reviewer left no comment

Ease of use	10.0
Image quality	10.0
Sound quality	10.0
Design	10.0
Value for money	10.0
Overall rating	10.0

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Confirmed purchase: 15 Mar 2010

Ian, Bradford Occasional TV watcher

Score 9.0/10

Good points:: Value for money the key issue
Bad points:: None

Ease of use	9.0
Image quality	8.0
Sound quality	8.0
Design	8.0
Value for money	10.0
Overall rating	9.0

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Confirmed purchase: 14 Dec 2010

Confirmed purchaser Multi-purpose viewer

Score 10.0/10

Good points:: Simple to set up. Fabulous picture quality. Looks classy. Am thrilled with mine - even better than I thought it would be.
Bad points:: Reviewer left no comment

Ease of use	10.0
Image quality	10.0
Sound quality	8.0
Design	10.0
Value for money	10.0
Overall rating	10.0

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Confirmed purchase: 10 Dec 2010

Craig, Nuneaton Multi-purpose viewer

Score 10.0/10

Good points:: Great quality picture, design and very good value for money. Would not hesitate to recomend this product.
Bad points:: Reviewer left no comment

Ease of use	10.0
Image quality	10.0
Sound quality	8.0
Design	10.0
Value for money	10.0
Overall rating	10.0

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Confirmed purchase: 07 Nov 2010

Paul, London SE16 Multi-purpose viewer

Score 10.0/10

Good points:: The TV was up and running within seconds of connecting it to the mains. The TV itself is slim and unintrusive. The sound and the picture quality are both excellent and more than suit my needs.
Bad points:: Since purchasing the TV over a month ago I am yet to find something bad about it.

Ease of use	10.0
Image quality	10.0
Sound quality	10.0
Design	10.0
Value for money	10.0
Overall rating	10.0

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Confirmed purchase: 07 Dec 2010

Gerard, Elgin Film and documentary lover

Score 9.0/10

Good points:: Ease of use, picture quality and overall look. This is a very good TV and great value for money.
Bad points:: All the connection ports for the scart leads, HDMI and TV aerial are off to one side. It would have been easier for me if they were in the middle as I had to purchase longer scart leads etc to enable me to mount it on the wall and complete the installation.

Ease of use	10.0
Image quality	10.0
Sound quality	8.0
Design	10.0
Value for money	9.0
Overall rating	9.0

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Confirmed purchase: 01 Aug 2010

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Product Features

Screen size (Inches)	50
Screen size is measured diagonally from corner to corner.
Type of screen	Plasma
Most small flatscreen TVs have LCD screens. Some larger TVs have plasma screens. Some very new TVs have LED screens. Traditional TVs are called Standard or CRT.
3D	No

HD TV	HD ready
‘HD Ready’ is a Europe-wide standard designed to made HD technology less confusing. HD Ready TVs must have • Minimum resolution of 720 horizontal lines (in widescreen format) • Ability to display 720p and 1080i formats • An HDMI or Digital Video Interface (DVI interface) Full HD is a higher standard. Full HD TVs have screen resolutions of 1080p and can output at least 24 frames per second. Full HD is becoming common, but you won’t see Full HD on normal TV channels for a long time, so it remains optional for many people.
Built-in disc player	No Disc Player
Some products come with built-in DVD players or Blu Ray players.
Freeview or Freesat tuner	Freeview
Freeview is free digital terrestrial TV. FreeSat is a free digital satellite TV service, which gives you HD programming from people like the BBC without having to pay for a subscription to a service like Sky. You need a dish to receive Freesat but not Freeview. For more information see the Freeview site or the Freesat site. FreeSat is a free digital satellite TV service. The main benefit is that you can get HD programming from people like the BBC without having to pay for a subscription to a service like Sky. You’ll need a dish to recieve the signals though.
Number of HDMI ports	3
Like a scart interface but capable of carrying HD signals from or to other devices. You’ll need these to link your Playstation 3 or your Blu-ray player to your HD-ready TV.
Number of scart ports	2
Scart sockets are places where you can connect other devices to your TV. If you already have a DVD player, a VCR and a Playstation you might want to make sure your new TV has enough Scart interfaces so you don’t have to keep crawling round the back of the TV.
Connections	HDMI

Smart TV	Yes
TVs with internet capability allow you access to a range of online services.
Frequency (Hz)	100
A TV’s frequency is how often the picture is updated per second, and is measured in Hertz (Hz). A higher frequency, such as 100 Hz, means that a TV is more likely to show fast-moving images with high detail.
Response time (Milliseconds)	0.001

Screen aspect ratio	16:9
This is a ratio of the horizontal to the vertical size of the screen. 16:9 is standard widescreen format for TVs, replacing the older 4:3 format.
Contrast Ratio (X:1)	2000000
This figure is designed to tell you how much difference there is between dark and light colours on the TV. It is quoted as a ratio, between the brightest white and the darkest black. 500:1 means the brightest white is 500 times more bright than the darkest black. Plasma screens have historically boasted better contrast ratios than LCD screens.
Horizontal resolution (Pixels)	102.4

Vertical resolution (Pixels)	768

Electronic Program Guide (EPG)	Yes
TVs with this feature have an on-screen guide to all the programmes that are currently showing or coming up, so you can find your way around all the extra digital channels easily.
Headphone Socket	Yes
Weight (kg)	31.5

Release date	2010-03-08
The date the product was originally made available for purchase.

Also known as: Panasonic TX-P50X20B

TV Buyers Guide

Manufacturer's Description

HD Plasma TV with 100Hz Double Scan, 2 mil:1 Contrast and VIERA Image Viewer

A plasma display that is driven at 50 Hz causes an annoying flicker due to a shortage in the number of pictures displayed per second. 100Hz Double Scan displays each picture twice. By changing the 50-Hz image signals to 100 Hz it reduces flicker, and produces images that are more natural and gentler on the eyes.

VIERA incorporates an improved panel production process and the new Real Black Drive system. A pre-discharge control system, the Real Black Drive system achieves next-generation black reproduction. When you’re watching movies, VIERA renders images just the way the director intended, even in scenes where it’s difficult to achieve a proper balance of light and dark.

It’s easy to view HD images with the SD card slot. Watch and show your photos and motion images right after you take them. Simply insert an SD Memory Card into VIERA to display photos and videos on the large screen. An easy-to-see, easy-to-use thumbnail display has also been added. You can select special background music, slideshow frames and transition effects from the setup menu.

In Game Mode, quicker image response increases the enjoyment of video games when a game console is connected to the TV. What’s more, VIERA produces the dark images in video games more clearly. This mode works with the anti-image retention (wobbling) function, too.

VIERA Link allows the interlinked operation of various AV devices using only the VIERA remote control, by simply connecting the devices to each other by an HDMI cable. VIERA Link performance has been further enhanced with LUMIX digital camera connection. By connecting a new LUMIX camera that has an HDMI output terminal to VIERA, you can use the VIERA remote to control the playback of images stored on the camera.