Pros
- Easy to use and configure
- Easy to use and configure
- Excellent slideshows
- Excellent slideshows
- Includes 3D, Wi-Fi, USB, and SD Card support
- Includes 3D, Wi-Fi, USB, and SD Card support
Cons
- Menus not always intuitive
- Menus not always intuitive
- Unexceptional image quality
- Unexceptional image quality
- Distorted sound
- Distorted sound
At A Glance
The $1400 Panasonic TC-P50ST30 seems like a good deal for a 50-inch 3D HDTV, but the audio and video quality are both lacking, and the set doesn't come with 3D glasses.
Manufacturer’s Description
Panasonic uses Full-HD Frame Sequential technology to create its 3D images. Images recorded in 1920x1080 pixels for both the right-eye and the left-eye alternately flash on the screen at the ultra-high rate of 120 frames per second. When you view the screen through active-shutter glasses that open and close each lens in sync with the alternating images, you see Full HD 3D pictures with stunning power and realism.
The Specs
| Display |
|---|
| Broadcast Format Displayed |
1080p |
| Display size |
50.0 inches |
| Display type |
Plasma |
| Aspect ratio |
16:9 |
| Resolution |
1080p pixels |
| Refresh rate |
600.0 Hz |
| Ports and Connections |
|---|
| Available Interfaces |
- Coaxial
- Component Video
- Composite Video
- DLNA
- Digital Optical
- Ethernet
- USB
- VGA
- Wi-Fi
|
| HDMI |
3 |
| Dimensions |
|---|
| Width |
53.0 inches |
| Depth |
10.091 inches |
| Height |
33.9 inches |
| Weight |
66.2 pounds |
Performance
| Lab Tests 2D |
|---|
| Brightness and Contrast Rating |
Good |
| Brightness and Contrast Score |
2.7 |
| Color Quality Rating |
Good |
| Color Quality Score |
2.6 |
| Detail Rating |
Good |
| Detail Score |
3.5 |
| Motion Rating |
Good |
| Motion Score |
2.7 |
| Power Usage |
|---|
| Green Rating |
Good |
| Green score |
72 |
| Power off |
0.0 watts |
| Power on |
138.0 watts |
