Samsung PN50A450 tv review

Specifications and design

Besides the decline in PN50A450 the screen, 1365 x 768 resolution, Samsung not done everything, save what many on this screen. He receives a variety of technologies in the field of high-end series, particularly filter Brightmail Anti-gloss technology, the ACE Silhouette editor face softens the colors, natural and True Color 18-bit color processing. It also has a high-NTSC / ATSC tuner with Clear QAM in the air in the HD broadcasts. On the audio, PN50A450 in the shot-and 10-watt speaker to SRS TruSurround XT.



Aesthetics

Like most Samsung flat-screen TV, PN50A450 takes a class (if it is not only terribly) glossy black bezel. During the rule ends this easily collect the fingerprints of ill-treatment in devices such as MP3 players and laptop computers, we can not many complain about a TV show, the not-too-often affected. Sports in the lower right corner discreet red LED, when the whole is wide, with buttons for basic functions such as channel, volume, the inputs to change, and that until the TV menu. When turned on, the Samsung logo in silver below the screen is a soft white light from below, but not only entertaining. In general, the style in its own right to PN50A450 was equal footing with the Samsung sets of love, and the guests who never knows that, even if it is not visible, the lower end of the line-up of the company.



Connections

Since Samsung has focused on the budget in May that the buyer is not the accessories that are fully at the height of the latest high-definition and standard is used, we have found that the company knew that two component-video input , And three HDMI inputs in the PN50A450. The latter, as well as dual composite A / V and S-video and VGA should be more than enough for all of the majority of customers connecting to a TV like this. It is no longer the complete return, we have never seen, but does not need a lot more connections in the search in this price class. USB would be good, but what is apparently a feature of the premium on the scope of this unit.

The execution and employment

Show jumper on Blu-ray with Samsung BD-P1500 player has the real weakness of the quality PN50A450 screen. Although 720p just a rapprochement with "real" HD games in the small, somewhat limited if the pixels are together, the plaster by a resolution of 50 inches that the poor quality most obvious. The sharpness always dazzled by Blu-ray has been completely absent, replaced by a dull grain. Bright scenes emphasize the effect - a yellow wall in an apartment of the character seems to be with digital sound, even if the device perfectly still.

The configuration of Samsung can we better not placate the weakness on the screen. Color change in the dynamic mode (which supposedly increases the contrast and not an unbelievable relationship 1000000:1) crank the brightness in the eyes burn, but the grain only made matters worse. The other modes, standard and cinema, has a realistic picture, but can not cure the TV out of its poor quality of the image. You can not simulate the pixels are not available.

Despite the absence of a resolution of this package as the main obstacle to the black while also gave us our heads. Black horizontal line in the films expected, at best, like a black angestrichen. Kind of dynamic contrast has contributed to the hidden by default, so that the parties have a clear picture of the much larger, but still not impressed by the amount of luminosity "dark" parts of the screen to retreat.

The only problem in this screen really very happy that we could filter the Samsung Brightmail Anti-gloss technology, which has managed to win against the background of the screen, even if as a fountain of light and fluorescent lamps.



Audio

Given the shortcomings in the video department, which PN50A450 really surprised us when he was in the sound quality. Dialogue in the course of the film is clear, sound effects seem presence in space, and although the internal stereo speakers nurse only 10 watts per channel, which is much higher. In a quiet room, sit about 15 feet on the screen, hear the audio on the 14 (of 100) is perfectly adequate. Of course, as with all the TV speakers, there is no serious, but that is for the course through. Television is no substitute for the parties to a real home theater system, but money that customers consider May of this model, the building in his system works very well until they collect more funds to tackle the real life.



Remote

The remote comes packed with PN50A450 seems a little, as he was in Microsoft Paint. All appear to be the keys for simple shapes, with the primary colors, and the numeric keys can be stolen, just look at a big impression at a distance for the elderly. All this makes it very easy to use, not quite with the television of the darkest, yet beautiful view, and I can not see an elegant coffee on the table, either. Functionally, it is also hampered by the lack of brilliance in the colors black or an illuminated keypad, which is difficult to use in the dark when it is not already accustomed to the feeling of his apartment and difficult to distinguish the buttons. Although Samsung has on the bottom of the remote rounded, ergonomic shape, the developers also hard plastic nubs for sitting on a stand, more or less denied any attempt comfort.



Menus

Samsung in the management of menus to impress us with their user-friendliness and ease of navigation, and the fate PN50A450 no different. Access to the most frequently used features of television, there are no problems, but in some cases, the deeper we wanted. For example, the television does not recall the settings for entry into, and although you can enhance the standard of the film and color at home, we thought that one in three profiles were of the view, very limited. The television offers many more options when it comes, audio, totally over a period of five EQ bands and five different user profiles to play.



Final

Samsung PN50A450 is the V6 Mustang from a flat screen in the world. It could be a bit like the love, brawnier older brothers, and sits in the parking lots, including some passers wrong, but when it's time to throw, not even in the same league. That means not everyone needs at the beginning of the video (or drive) technology, and if one takes into account that sells for $ 1,399, exactly half the price of full-HD Samsung PN50A760 you at the beginning of May to me to ask whether you really need of 1025280 pixels. Short answer: Yes - if you want to be like in HD. But if the budget is not only possible, you could be worse than PN50A450, for the price.