Vizio 50" Plasma Hdtv -P50

by Vizio

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 12.2 x 48.8 x 33.2 inches ; 650 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 650 pounds
• ASIN: B000HTDBBY
• Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #337,069 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)

Product Description

Specification Size: 50-in* *Viewable: 49.98-in Tuner: Integrated NTSC/ATSC/QAM HDTV Tuner Supported TV Formats 1080i, 720p, 720i, 480p, 480i Native Panel Resolution: 1366 x 768 Supported PC Resolutions 1366 x 768, 1024 x 768, 800 x 600 Specification Panel Type: 50" Diagonal*, 16:9 Wide Screen, Plasma Panel Panel Specifications: N/A Pixel/Dot Pitch: 0.81 mm (H) x 0.81 mm (V) Display Compatibility: HDTV (720p) Signal Compatibility: 480i (SDTV), 480P (EDTV), 720P (HDTV), 1080i (HDTV) Response Time: NA Colors: 1.07 Billion (10 bit) Brightness: 1,000 cd/m2 (typical) Contrast Ratio: 10,000:1 (max) Viewable Angle: >178° (horizontal and vertical) Inputs RF (F Connector for internal tuner): 1 HDMI with HDCP: 2 Analog Stereo Audio for HDMI Inputs: 2 Component YPbPr plus Stereo Audio: 2 Composite Video: 2 S-Video plus Stereo Audio: 2 Computer RGB plus Stereo Audio: 1 Service Port: 1 DTV, 1 Analog (RJ11) Outputs Analog Audio out (RCA): 1 5.1 SPDIF Digital Optical Audio: 1 Headphone (Stereo Mini-Jack): 1 Additional Information Picture-in-Picture (PIP) Picture-outside-Picture (POP) Closed Caption (CC) V-Chip 3D Comb Filter Zoom Freeze DCDi De-Interlace 3:2 or 2:2 Reverse Pull-down ATSC with 8VSB & QAM demodulation ATSC with MPEG-2 decoding NTSC Video decoding via RF: Yes, thru Antenna, Cable, or Satellite NTSC Video decoding via Video: Yes, thru CVBS, S-Video, or Component Progressive Scan Video: Yes, thru Component YPbPr, VGA or HDMI HDTV: Yes, thru HDMI or Component YPbPr Computer: 640x480, 800x600, 1024x768 thru VGA or 640x480 thru HDMI Sound enhancement: Yes, SRS TrueSrround XT Color Temperature: 6500K (standard), 5400K and 9300K Color Fine Tuning: Independent Red, Green and Blue Audio: Built-in 15W x 2 Lamp (LCD) / Panel (PDP) Life: 60000 hours Power: IEC Connector for direct power line connection Voltage Range110 ~ 240 Vac at 50/60 Hz Power Consumption: 440W average Removable Base

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars PC Magazine Best Buy Dec. 2006, March 8, 2007

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Oklahoma Cowboy - See all my reviews

This review is from: Vizio 50" Plasma Hdtv -P50 (Electronics)

PC Magazine rated this a Best Buy in Dec. 2006. I researched this myself and came to the same conclusion. I bought this in Dec. 2006 for around $1899 at Sam's Club, their current price has dropped to around $1599 as of March 2007. The TV in exceptional, we get comments from everyone who's seen it and 2 friends have purchased because of that. The screen can be clearly seen from all angles with no loss of clarity or detail.

Plasma TV's are prone to image Burn In. The TV has it's own screen saver, but shows like the History Channel have a stationary LOGO that I've seen burned permanently into the screens at several restaurant TVs. I NEVER buy Extended Warranties, but this is the one situation where I might actually consider getting one IF it covers Burn In.

Be aware, the TV is Heavy, 123 pounds with stand or 110 without. The stand is a minimalist oval, unobtrusive, pleasant and functional.

The WOW factor is very high with this TV, it never fails to capture the attention of anyone who sees it. Beautiful intense colors, the PC Mag review indicates the black isn't totally saturated, but if it's not, it's so close my critical eye doesn't notice it.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Super Deal, February 21, 2007

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finlover "Fin Lover" (Virginia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Vizio 50" Plasma Hdtv -P50 (Electronics)

Best combination of Price and Quality for a Plasma TV in the marketplace. You will love this product.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Worst plasma ever with bad costumer support., April 15, 2009

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A. Tam "Alby" (New Jersey) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Vizio 50" Plasma Hdtv -P50 (Electronics)

I bought this TV a little over 2 years ago from Costco which I think was a smart move since Costco extends the warranty period to 2 years for any TV or computer products they sell. This TV is marginal compare to my Panasonic plasma. But I don't mind that since I paid less money for the Vizio. Just after the 2 year warranty period a small straight horizontal line appeared on the screen and remained there until now. I contacted Vizio and they seemed very concerned about the problem. They said although the warranty expired they might be able to do something about it. They made me took pictures of the problem, take the TV of the wall to read all serial and infos at the back, which after all this rigorous task they promised to give me a call back ASAP. Wrong!!!
It has been 3 months and the person (supposed to be a higher up engineer) never even made any attempt to give me updates. I finally got a hold of a Panasonic certified technician to come to my house to calibrate my 50 inch Panasonic. During that time I showed him the problem with my Vizio. Right away he detected the problem. He said that the whole panel needs to be replaced and this problem is major. He said Panasonic and Samsung stands by their product and even after the warranty period, they would fix this type of problem because they stand by their product (that it should last 10,000 hrs for panel to break).
That gave me a sense of hope and contacted Vizio back telling them what the Panasonic technician have told me. All they said was that they are sorry that their engineer never called me back after 3 months, and that they will not fix the problem for free. WHAT!!! Again they said they are sorry, but they did offer me another TV at a discounted price. WHAT!!!
Vizio is siiiick!!! This company I think purposely make disposable TVs. I told them all my TV sets in my lifetime at least lasted 7 years before a major breakdown.
pls. keep me informed about some type of class action lawsuit regarding this shady company. They need to be taken down hard for ripping people of their hard earned money. Pls. don't but Vizios anymore.