Plasma TV Reviews

Building on its award-winning 2009 Plasma line, Panasonic’s 50-inch VIERA TC-P50S2 Plasma HDTV features a new panel with NeoPDP technologies that provide the best balance of black and white under brighter environments while also offering higher energy efficiency.

The new NeoPDP Plasma panel also further reduces reflections and creates sharper pictures with higher contrast in brighter environments. This S2 series model provides 1080p resolution, full-time 1080 TV lines of moving picture resolution, and 600Hz Sub-field Drive for superb motion clarity.

This and other models in the S2 line offer Panasonic’s VIERA Image Viewer feature, which enables you to play slideshows of JPEG images stored on SD memory cards, as well as the VIERA Link feature for controlling a variety of compatible components–from Blu-ray Disc players to digital cameras–through a single remote. This model also includes Panasonic’s Clean Touch Bezel, which resists fingerprints to help keep the surface clean.

Adhering to Panasonic’s commitment to the environment, this VIERA model–as well as all 2010 models–features improved power consumption and meets the new, more stringent Energy Star 4.0 requirements. And you’ll get a long Plasma panel life of up to 100,000 hours–more than 30 years of viewing when watched 8 hours a day–before the brightness of the panel decreases to half.

Key Specifications

• Series: S2
• Screen type: Plasma
• Screen size: 50 inches
• Native resolution: 1920 x 1080 pixels
• Contrast ratio: Native: 2,000,000:1
• Shades of gradation: 6,144 equivalent
• Receiving system: ATSC/QAM/NTSC
• HDTV display capability: 1080p, 1080i, 720p
• EDTV display capability: 480p
• Speakers: 2 full range, 20W total power; surround sound capabilities
• Image viewer: JPEG compatibility
• Aspect control: Normal, Just, Zoom, Full, H-fill
• Optional wall-mounting bracket: TY-WK4P1RW
• Multi-lingual menu: English/Spanish/French
• Energy Star qualified: Yes