SAMSUNG PS50Q97HD TV reviews

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Score 8.7/10 Read 27
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This TV is a good all rounder.

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SAMSUNG PS50Q97HD with 50" HD ready Plasma screen, 3 HDMI ports and Freeview. See full product description

Ease of use	8.4
Image quality	8.6
Sound quality	7.7
Design	9.4
Value for money	9.5
Overall rating	8.7

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gwyn, cannock 1 st time buyer

Score 9.0/10

Good points:: great looking tv that fits well on the wall great picture quality and sound.
Bad points:: Reviewer left no comment

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

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Confirmed purchase: 29 Apr 2008

mark, birmingham

Score 8.0/10

Good points:: for the price excellent value,good picture and easy setup
Bad points:: picture can be a bit grainy with very dark scenes. my friends LG is the same, but overall a very good tele

Image quality	7.0
Sound quality	7.0
Design	9.0
Value for money	10.0
Overall rating	8.0

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Confirmed purchase: 28 Apr 2008

Kim, Cromer, Norfolk Film and documentary lover

Score 1.0/10

Good points:: This is a nice televsion with an excellent picture. The 50" is very big and you need to have a big room to get the full advantage.
Bad points:: The sound on this set is terrible and can only be used with a surround sound system. While the television worked it was great but it unfortunately broke down 18 months after purchase with a inherent fault - burnt out PCB board. Got a new upper section PCB board and the lower one burnt out. This televsion has a fault - avoid at all cost. SAMSUNG do not want to know when there is a fault.

Ease of use	7.0
Image quality	9.0
Sound quality	3.0
Design	8.0
Value for money	8.0
Overall rating	1.0

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Confirmed purchase: 25 Nov 2009

mark, stirling

Score 10.0/10

Good points:: good picture lovely telly
Bad points:: none

Image quality	10.0
Sound quality	9.0
Design	10.0
Value for money	10.0
Overall rating	10.0

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Confirmed purchase: 24 Apr 2008

GRAHAM , MILTON KEYNES we install AV KIT

Score 8.0/10

Good points:: extremely bright picture and very life like, we installed it into a company board room and it shows pc presentations, hd dvds, normal tv its a very good performer
Bad points:: NONE

Image quality	7.0
Sound quality	8.0
Design	7.0
Value for money	9.0
Overall rating	8.0

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Confirmed purchase: 20 Aug 2008

dave, eccles manchester value for money guy

Score 9.0/10

Good points:: sleek,good looking,everyone comments on the picture quality
Bad points:: slight buzz sometimes from rear of tv

Image quality	9.0
Sound quality	8.0
Design	9.0
Value for money	8.0
Overall rating	9.0

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Confirmed purchase: 20 Apr 2008

Katrina , Bo'ness

Score 10.0/10

Good points:: Overall look of producd is great, easy to use and set up. Great for using with the Wii. Great price against similar tvs.
Bad points:: None

Image quality	9.0
Sound quality	10.0
Design	10.0
Value for money	10.0
Overall rating	10.0

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Confirmed purchase: 18 Apr 2008

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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	No
TVs with internet capability allow you access to a range of online services.
Frequency (Hz)	800
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.
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)	15000
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.
Reflection angle	175
Also known as the viewing angle, it’s a measure of how good the picture looks when you are not face on to the screen. Higher is better.
Horizontal resolution (Pixels)	136.6

Vertical resolution (Pixels)	768

Brightness (Candela per square metre)	1300
Brighter TVs, such as LCDs, tend to provide a better experience in lighter rooms, whereas TVs with a lower brightness, such as many plasma TVs, are often better suited to darker rooms.
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.
Weight (kg)	41.6

Release date	2008-01-09
The date the product was originally made available for purchase.

Also known as: SAMSUNG PS50Q97HDX/XEU, Samsung PS50Q97HDX, Samsung PS50Q97 HD, Samsung PS-50Q97HDX

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Manufacturer's Description

SAMSUNG introduces the Q97 plasma which has replaced the award winning Q7 range of 2006. The Q97 has improved design and technology with the new Ultra Filter Bright ensuring the Q97 has the blackest blacks and the richest colour possible.

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