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Samsung PN58B550 58-inch 1080p Plasma HDTV

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★★★★★

4.7

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New E-Panel with FilterBright™ antiglare technology delivers improved performance in the areas of color saturation, contrast and energy efficiency.

Touch of Color (ToC)
Samsung’s unique manufacturing process accents the surrounding bezel with a stylish gray tone.

New E-Panel technology

FilterBright™ panel minimizes glare and reflections.

600Hz Subfield Motion for clear motion pictures.

Response time: A fast .001ms response time minimizes blurring of fast motion in sports programs and movie content

1080 Full HD Motion delivers better resolution during faster motion sports, movies and games.

Mega Dynamic Contrast ratio provides an improved, purer black level and color performance in Samsung’s latest-generation plasma panels

Wide Color Enhancer2 creates true to life-like color reproduction with selectable settings.

Built-in HDTV Tuner (ATSC/NTSC) with Clear QAM tunes off-air and unscrambled digital local cable channels

Game Mode
A push of a button enhances dark areas, sharpens the picture, speeds up the image processing response and enhances the sounds of your games. Picture and sound quality is optimized for gaming systems.

SRS TruSurround HD™ creates an immersive, feature-rich surround sound experience from two speakers, complete with rich bass, high frequency detail and clear dialog.

USB JPEG
For playing MP3 and displaying JPEG files through the USB connection on selected Samsung TVs.

HDMI High Definition Multimedia Interface provides a simple single solution for connecting high quality digital audio/video signals from DVD, Blu-ray players, HDTV cable and satellite set top boxes. Our latest version HDMI features Samsung’s Anynet+ technology.

Anynet™+ (HDMI-CEC) allows the TV’s remote control to operate at the push of one button, peripheral AV devices such as a DVD player featuring HDMI-CEC.

Additional Features

Side A/V connections: Provide convenient and easy connections for camcorders, cameras, or other compatible AV devices.

ENERGY STAR® Compliant reduces energy consumption by up to 40% compared with prior year PDP TVs.

V-Chip1 system: Allows blocking of rated TV and movie programs determined by a parent to contain objectionable content.

Intelligent Power Saving

Trilingual on-screen displays: Available in English, Spanish, or French.

Favorite channel list permits programming select channels and accessing them by touching the favorites button.

Specification	Description
Model	PN58B550, PN58B550T2, SAMPN58B550
UPC	036725229334
Aspect Ratio	16:9
Color	Black
color	null
Contrast Ratio	2000000:1
HDTV	HDTV Tuner Built In
HDTV Native Resolution	1080p
Ports	1 x HDMI Digital Audio/Video In Side
Ports	1 x HDMI Digital Audio/Video Side
Resolution	1920 x 1080
Screen Size	58"
Screen Size (inches)	58
size	null
sku	156059
skuprice	2599.9900
Standard Warranty	1 Year
Standard Warranty	1 Year Limited
style	SAMPN58B550
taxable	Y
Technology	HDTV

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★★★★★

5.0

Unbeleivable PLASMA

"After going through all the huge Christmas sales and not pulling the trigger on a TV I thought for sure I wouldn't find another great deal until the next holiday sale. Thank god Samsung came out at such a great price point on this television. I bought it on sale for $1999. LCDs don't come in the 58" plus variety anywhere near this price. I also wanted the deep blacks a plasma offers. My only concern was possible..." Read Full Review »

May 11, 2009 by PickyTechyGuy

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1.0

BEWARE!

"When I un packed the TV it had a wire sticking out of the front side! Betwnne the screen and trim. It worked great for 2 weeks then just died. no picture no nothing! Samsung was going to send someone out to look the wire but it died before they came, and never called the repair co. to let them know that the tv is now not working! The repair co. called me and told me that the best thing to do is send it back to t..." Read Full Review »

Aug 22, 2009 by cvos34

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Outstanding Picture Quality

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5.0

"Absolutely, the most stunning picture I have ever seen on a television. The World Series in HD shows the spin of the ball leaving the hand. Setup is easy and works great with the Samsung Blu Ray player. Having the ability to use Netflix and watch movies on demand just adds to the appeal of the Samsu …" Read Full Review »

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Nov 4 2009

Kent

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perfect picture

★★★★★

5.0

"Beautiful picture, no real need to adjust, easy to connect and set up. Very heavy need two people to lift safely. I watch movies, tv, sports and use my laptop for internet so I didn't get b650 model. If you want internet and netflix, etc then get higher model or buy p3600 blu ray player which has …" Read Full Review »

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Bill the husband

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What an AMAZING PICTURE

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5.0

"Wow! I've seen plenty of HD TVs before but have never owned one. This picture is beautiful. I have it hooked up to my HD Direct tv DVR and I get unbelievable picture quality from this tv! It's like being at the movies.. only better. There were some commnets I've read about this models buzzing. …" Read Full Review »

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Happy!!

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4.0

"My husband loves this TV but I know it can come in clearer. Thursday, Saturday and Sunday we watched the Lakers in the Finals and when I pushed the INFO button it says it is running 1080i and 60 hz. This TV can run up to 1080P and 600 Hz. We were watching on an HD Channel and have an HDMI cable hook …" Read Full Review »

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Samsung PN58B550 58-inch 1080p Plasma HDTV

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