- New attractive Touch of Color cabinet design
- Full HD 1080p performance
- New 600Hz subfield motion technology
- HDTV off-air and Clear QAM Digital Cable Tuner
- “Green” design lead-free components
Product Description
Samsung’s new PN50B560 plasma flat panel HDTV redefines our commitment to design, performance, and cost of ownership. Its 50 inches of 1080p Full HD picture performance makes it the perfect living room centerpiece. The attractive Touch of ColorTM design adds a subtle clear-to-charcoal gray accent to the set’s bezel. Enjoy brilliant, film-like images in Full HD resolution. Samsung’s breakthrough mega dynamic contrast ratio offers a more accurate color tonal ran… More >>
Nov 29,2009, Ordered a samsung pn50b560 50 inch plasma TV from amazon.com
Dec 7,2009, TV is delivered. Set up in living room, waited 2 hours or so for the TV to come up to temperature. TV moved downstairs and hung on wall. Worked fine from dec7 through dec 9th.
Dec 10, 2009, turned TV on in the morning, no picture, but sound worked fine. Later that afternoon, called Samsung, got a repair ticket (don’t have the number handy atm), was told that someone local would call from 24-48 hours later.
Dec 17,2009, called samsung back as no one had ever called back. Got a new ticket #4006032686. Shortly thereafter got a call from a local place, Woods Electronics. As I was out of town at the time, the TV couldn’t be picked up until the 26th, but their technician was on vacation from the 25th through the 4th of january. Told them to pick it up on the 4th, but to call ahead of time so I could be sure to be home.
Jan 4th,2010. Waited until 2pm or so before calling Woods, was told it couldn’t be picked up until the 11th.
Jan 11th,2010. Tried the TV in the morning, just to see what happened. Lo and behold there was picture. Called Woods and told them that it now worked, no need to come out. 15 minutes later, the picture was gone again. Called Woods again, and explained what happened. TV was picked up later that morning.
Jan 19th,2010. Called Woods. Was told the parts were ordered on the previous thursday, takes 5-10 working days for them to show up.
Jan 28th,2010. Called Woods. Was told TV had been up and running for a while. Earliest delivery date would be the Feb 1st. I arranged with a friend to pick it up the next day, rather than wait.
Jan 29th. Picked TV up before noon, was told to wait a couple hours to let it come up to temperature. Hung TV on wall around noon. About 2:00pm or so, turned TV on.
Nice picture. While attaching permanent mounting screws, the picture goes out again. I call Woods Electronics again, yell at technician. He comes out about an hour later. I apologize for yelling at him over the phone. He thinks it might be my AC power input. He plugs his meter into the outlet, announces he sees 12 volts. I never get a chance to see the meter. I suspect he is just making intermittent contact with the receptacle. He takes the TV back yet again.
A couple of days later, i meter the same plug. Reads 120VAC. I try to stress test the wiring, by plugging in a 12A electric heater and, while monitoring the voltage, turning the heater on and off quickly. I see the voltage drop to 116VAC from 120VAC as the heater is switched on and off.
Still waiting to see how this turns out….
Rating: 1 / 5
For the money ,the Samsung 1080p plasma cannot be beat. I did way too much research on this before I purchased,both online and in the retail stores. I first looked at the 720p model ,after reading that there was not much difference,and found a good deal at Best Buy,I lucked out when it was not in stock,so I looked into outer models. The Panasonic had some good reviews,but not for me,the image was not as clear, or bright,the white areas were gray. I decided to give the Panasonic another look at a different store,and make sure, that the setup was done correctly at Best Buy,so I went to Costco, and saw the same results. So now I had it narrowed down to the Samsung brand, and found the best deal at Amazon, with free home delivery,no tax ,and a $100 gift card. I went with the Samsung PN50B560 1080P Plasma and after 1 month of use I could not be happier with the decision,and this was my first purchase with Amazon now I will look at Amazon first,they have excellent communication,quick shipping and very good prices. GET THE SAMSUNG
Rating: 5 / 5
…..just call Amazon back, and they’ll send you a new one that day. I ordered this TV on Black Friday after extensive research and comparison to similar models. The TV arrived as scheduled, but the delivery guys refused to set up and test it because “it was too cold”. Whatever. I plugged it in and….nothing. D.O.A. I scoured the internetz and prayed to the Flying Spaghetti Monster, but I failed. Called Amazon that day, and the Rep had a new one shipped within the hour, tracking info and all. A week later, got the new one and told the delivery guy I would not sign until we checked it. I had boxed up the first one, and they took it. Well, it’s been perfect for 2 weeks now. Amazing motion blur reduction compared to LCD. As long as you don’t place it in direct sunlight there’s no glare. I have my PS3 and HDDVR running through a Sony Reciever via HDMI, all run by a Harmony One Remote, and it is so intuitive my 4 year old can run my set-up all day. Visiting a site like the AVS Forums will help you tweak the settings to your liking…I suggest running a calibration disc of some sort for optimal picture. I finished my Polk 5.1 set up with this TV as well, and I’m in home theater heaven! Highly Recommended, especially if bought through Amazon.
Rating: 5 / 5
Purchased on black friday 2009 directly through Amazon.com. Had a glitch in delivery due to an old telephone number I had on file but the delivery service did not have an immediate backup plan (ie: email, text, etc) I called looking for the delivery and found out my TV was sitting in a warehouse waiting for a redelivery. As far as the product is concerned, I can only say it is a 5 star television. Samsung makes one of the highest rated plasma’s in the market. It looks good, is easy to setup and navigate, picture quality is outstanding. I have the unit in a family room with 6 windows and a patio door and brightness is non issue with this unit due in part to the dynamic view feature. I would highly recommend this 52″ Samsung plasma television. I am 99% satisfied. I only wish I would have bought a little bigger unit.
Rating: 5 / 5
after tedious resarch on the net, i settled on this tv and have not been disappointed! i had a $1200 budget i wanted to stick to, and 46″ tv was the biggest lcd i could find in that range. i’ve always been told to stick with lcd becuase of plasma’s burn in issues and potential limited life. well, in the end i got more tv for less money. then only draw back is that i have to take good care not to leave any still image on the screen for too long. i’ve noticed that while choosing a netflix movie to stream via my blu-ray player, i had minor burn-in after only a few minutes of scrolling for a movie selection. i could have the color settings too high, so i can’t blame the tv just yet. then burn-in image does go away however, so there seems to be no real damage done yet. i have had the set only 5 days, so it’s premature to make any conclusions yet. the picture is great, and if you have a samsung blu-ray player there is no need for 2 remotes, which is very handy. i do suggest if you’re going to buy any large screen hdtv, that you purchase a blu-ray play also. watching standard dvd’s even when upconverted can make you think the tv’s picure is crap!!!!!!
Rating: 5 / 5