Samsung PS50P96 review

What you need to know

Reviewed by: Ian Morris

Reviewed on: 3 September 2007

Tags: Samsung, Samsung PS50P96, Freeview, pixels, film

We like:

HD picture quality; full range of inputs; styling; sound

We don't like:

Freeview doesn't scale well to 50-inch screens; slow remote control response; needs to have settings tweaked to get the best possible picture

Also known as:

PS-50P96FD

You might also need:

HDMI cable, Sky or Virgin HD TV, HD DVD or Blu-ray player, hi-def games console

CNET UK judgement:

Samsung's PS50P96 is a fantastic 1080p plasma TV that offers great HD performance while still managing to make the most of Freeview

Full review:

When it comes to a movie experience, having faithful black reproduction is really important. It's not much of a secret that the current range of LCD TVs struggle with producing deep black, because of the way they work. Their pixels don't generate any light and so a light is projected from behind them. This process means that it's never possible to have total black on screen. Plasma TVs, on the other hand, use pixels that glow, so creating black is as simple as turning the pixels off. Continue Reading...