Product summary
The good: Striking design with 1.2 inch-thick panel; reproduces deep black levels; accurate color with superb saturation, properly handles 1080p/24 sources; extensive feature set with Yahoo widgets, network streaming and built-in content; solid connectivity with four HDMI and one PC input.
The bad: More expensive than thicker plasma HDTVs; no S-Video inputs.
The bottom line: With picture quality that matches its less expensive brother but not the best of the stiff competition, the main appeal of the Samsung PNB850/860 series is based on its sleek, ultrathin panel.
Specifications: Product type: Plasma TV ; Diagonal size: 50 in ; Resolution: 1920 x 1080
PC: Samsung’s PNB850/860 series delivered excellent performance with HDMI sources from computers, resolving every line of a 1,920×1,080-pixel resolution image with no overscan or edge enhancement. The image did appear very slightly softer via VGA but the set still resolved every line, according to our DisplayMate test.
| TEST | RESULT | SCORE |
| Before color temp (20/80) | 6705/6723 | Good |
| After color temp | 6390/6504 | Good |
| Before grayscale variation | 242 | Good |
| After grayscale variation | 167 | Average |
| Color of red (x/y) | 0.646/0.329 | Good |
| Color of green | 0.3/0.602 | Good |
| Color of blue | 0.149/0.062 | Good |
| Overscan | 0.0% | Good |
| Defeatable edge enhancement | Y | Good |
| 480i 2:3 pull-down, 24 fps | Pass | Good |
| 1080i video resolution | Pass | Good |
| 1080i film resolution | Pass | Good |
Source:reviews.cnet.com
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