Product Description

Phillips 50PFP5332D 50 widescreen plasma TV delivers superior picture quality with Pixel Plus 3 for vivid and sharp HDTV images. Phillips 50PFP5332D features 1366 x 768 HD WXGA pixel resolution, integrated HDTV analog/digital tuner (NTSC/ATSC) with dual HDMI connectivity, 16:9 widescreen aspect ratio, dynamic 10,000:1 contrast enhancer delivering rich black details, 160 degree (H) / 160 degree (V) viewing angle, built-in speakers with Virtual Dolby Digital Surround for a cinema-like audio experience, progressive scan, and a built-in USB port for instant multimedia playing.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #73892 in Consumer Electronics
• Brand: Philips
• Model: 50PFP5332D
• Released on: 2007-05-01
• Dimensions: 34.50" h x 49.20" w x 4.20" l, 124.30 pounds
• Display size: 50

Features

• Pixel Plus 3 HD technology delivers more vivid standard and HDTV details
• 1366 x 768 HD WXGA pixel resolution
• 10,000:1 contrast ratio and 16:9 widescreen aspect ratio
• Built-in analog/digital tuner (NTSC/ATSC)
• 104.5 lbs and 49 3/16 W x 32 3/16 H x 4 5/16 D

Customer Reviews

Brilliant; stunning; everything one could ask for in a plsama HDTV
This is a great TV. The Pixel Plus 3 technology definitely makes the grade -- it's a pixel-matching system that recreates natural imagery and reduces pesky image artifacts -- pixilation (which is discoloration), washout, fade, pixel shift, whatever. Super-high brightness and contrast ratio make for really vivod colors and incredibly fine contrast detail. Looks great while watching movies, sports, etc.

This TV really has urround sound power: Dolby Digital, Dolby Virtual Surround Sound and a 30W speaker system with a built-in digital amplifier. This means, in short, cinema-quality audio. The technology actually simulates rear speakers -- cool stuff.

The 160-degree viewing angles are a little lower than an LCD, but you're going to be able to see the screen with better-than-average clarity at up to a 160-degree angle -- so, almost from a perpendicular angle to the way the TV is facing. That's nice for finding the right seat in the house. The Digital Media Reader and USB port are really cool, too -- you can plug in a digital camera to view high-resolution images or slideshows on your TV screen, or plug in an MP3 player to blast your music in surround sound. Lots of TVs have this, but not one with a sound system like this one.

There's plenty of connectivity: component, composite and S-video jacks for hooking up your old DVD player, VCR, video game system, etc., but the real good stuff is the 2 HDMI inputs -- again, pretty standard -- good for hooking up an HD DVD player, Blu-ray disc player, set-top box, Blu-ray video game system (the only one out there right now is PS3), etc. So, you have the connections you need for the components you have now, and the connections you may want for those HD components down the road.

This is not to mention that there are all sorts of little perks to play with: 7 aspect ratio modes to change the picture for various kinds of programming, active light control for auto-adjustment of the picture for varying light conditions, a 3D comb filter built in for detailed color reproduction and an anti-aging circuit to help reduce pixel burn-in and maintain a longer pixel/lamp life.

If you purchase this model, I think you'll enjoy it!

Warning - High Defect rate for this TV
If you are considering buying this TV, know this: It has an exceptionally high defect rate when compared to other, similar Plasmas. Specifically, it has a major problem with board faults (i.e. the circuits that run the TV). This defect causes the TV to turn off on its own shortly after initial use. A bit of internet searching will confirm this fact.

I read a bit about this prior to purchasing, but because of the price, decided to roll the dice and buy it anyway. Now, i am left with a $1500 (at the time) TV that doesnt work, cant be repaired, and if its replaced, will possibly continue to break. Philips just wants to keep sending Tech guys out to fix it. Yet, every one that shows up says there's nothing they can do and that i need to exchange the TV. Problem is that with most big TVs, you can only exchange for the exact same item. It a sadistic loop of replacing one poorly engineered TV with the same thing.

So go ahead and take your chances...just dont say you werent warned

Phillips 50PFP5332D 50-Inch 720p Plasma HDTV
Oh yes, great picture but it only lasted for about 7 months! Phillips offered no customer support due to the fact that we are military stationed overseas. Even if we had been in the U.S. I highly doubt that we would have been happy with the service we received. I would highly recommend buying a tv from another brand as Phillips is not customer friendly!