50” Plasma is the new 40”! Plasma TV prices have been coming down due competition with LCD televisions and you can now get more screen for your dollar. Coming in at less than $1,400 (check the link for the latest price), the Samsung HPT5064 50-inch 720p plasma TV delivers on plasma’s strengths- darker blacks, richer colors, and faster pixel response time to make for an outstanding viewing experience.

Watch Movies, Play Games or View your Pictures

Designed to be friendly to more media as well, you can also use it with your PC, Xbox or PS3 and get great pictures and gaming response. Samsung also did something very interesting with the HPT5064- it comes with a USB 2.0 connector show pictures or play MP3s.

Tuners and Features

The set includes a standard-broadcast NTSC tuner, and ATSC tuner that can capture over-the-air digital broadcasts from local network affiliates. Two of the many decision points in the LCD vs Plasma TV debate are set life and burn in, where LCD traditionally had an advantage. The Samsung HPT5064 has a 60,000 hour panel life, and unlike that LCD you’ll never have to worry about replacing that backlight. Samsung's approach to burn in is clever- they use a proprietary auto pixel-shifting technology, significantly reducing the risk.

Picture Quality

The Samsung Digital Natural Image engine (DNIe) Video Enhancer refines all analog NTSC and wideband video inputs for an overall improvement in picture quality. DNIe:
• Improves Contrast
• Improves White Level
• Improves Picture Detail
• Incorporates Digital Noise Reduction

Technical Specifications:

• HDMI connections: 3 (1 side 2 rear)
• S-Video Inputs: 3 (1 side 2 rear)
• Component Video A/V Input: 2 (rear)
• USB 2.0 Connection: (1 side)
• PC (RGB) input: 1 (rear)
• Composite video input: 1 (side)
• Headphone Jack: 1 (side)
• RF input: 2 (rear)

Still not sold? Check out almost 100 reviews and also take a look out the Samsung Plasma TV Auctions.