50 Inch Panasonic Plasma Tv 720p 50
Laverne Levenstein
The TV almost certainly has pair of audio out jacks. I would merely connect these to a stereo amp, and wire a pair of good speakers to said amp. I don't know what you are using for sound just now, but this solution can hold its own against any bar+Subwoofer solution if bass capable speakers are selected. And for stereo music play without TV, it will deliver better results.
The amp can be a Sonos Amp if you want to get in Sonos, or have this integrate with existing Sonos units - there is a potential issue here of lipsync, but it has not bothered me with my Panasonic TVs. Sonos Amp will run for about twice the price of a good enough stereo amp though.
I have used my basic set up to great effect since 1998, and have not been affected by format obsolescence driven issues starting from digital Dolby back in the day. All my DVDs/blu ray and now Netflix work fine with no hiccups on this set up and the separate speakers give a very good panning effect across the screen for movies, even as I am able to dedicate a room for movies on a 50 inch Panasonic plasma TV since 2011.
I have Ubuntu (16.04 LTS) installed on a Gigabyte Brix (GB-BACE-3150). It is connected to a 50 inch Panasonic Plasma TV (TH-50PX600A) via HDMI. The image on the screen is larger then the screen on all sides, cutting off the edges. The system information for the screen reports it as a 65 inch Panasonic TV instead of a 50 inch. I note that the EDID for the TV does not specify the display size. It therefore seems to default to 65 inch.
I thought that if I specified the correct display size through an xorg.conf file the display would be shrunk to fit the screen, but this is not the case, the display image is still larger than the screen.
What you are experiencing is a TV "feature" generally referred to as overscan. You can't fix it by changing the X settings because there is nothing wrong with them in the first place. The TV is throwing away the outer edge of the image on purpose, and it will keep doing that no matter what the input signal is.
The good news is that it can be turned off, so just have a trawl through the TV menu until you find it. (I happen to have a Panasonic plasma as well, in mine it's under Picture > Screen Settings > 16:9 Overscan, but ymmv)
If our positive review of the 42-inch version is any indication, the PX80U series provides excellent bang for the buck. These two entry-level models are the only ones without 1080p resolution. Since we consider the benefits of that extra resolution nearly impossible to discern at this size, and since these models cost $400 (for the 42-incher) and $800 (for the 50-incher) less than their 1080p counterparts, we expect the TH-PX80U series to be extremely strong sellers, much like the company's bestselling TH-PX75U series from last year.
New for this year, Panasonic has added an improved antireflective screen, which is the same on all of its 2008 models. Gone is the anti-glare screen we liked so much on the '07 TH-PX77U and TH-PZ77U models; Panasonic claimed that focus groups preferred the antireflective screens over the antiglare versions, which were said to suffer in color fidelity due to their diffusing screens. According to our review, the new screen is very good at reducing reflections, although it can't compete with the anti-glare screens from 2007. The company also says that its latest panels are good for 100,000 hours before fading to half-brightness--that's up from 60,000 hours for last year's models. It was also eager to show off its panels' resistance to shock, dubbing the screens "Wiimote-proof" and bouncing a steel ball repeatedly against a demo panel.
An SD card slot is now standard now throughout the line along with three HDMI inputs and a Game mode said to minimize lag time between the controller and the on-screen action. These PX80U models boast a 15,000:1 contrast ratio as opposed to the 07s' 10,000:1 spec, and they do deliver excellent black level performance.
The least-expensive 1080p series of Panasonic plasmas is also the first to include a 46-inch screen size. Meant to compete directly with like-sized LCDs, it fits neatly between the 42- and 50-inch versions. The company also ups the contrast ratio ante, but that's about it for step-up extras compared to the baseline TH-PX80U series.
The step-up line of 1080p resolution plasmas costs about $200 extra in each screen size. For that scratch the biggest improvement comes in a 30,000:1 contrast ratio spec, and since that matches the more-expensive 800U and 850U models, we expect this 85U series to deliver Panasonic's best black levels for the buck. Our review of the 46-inch model found that indeed those black levels approached those of Pioneer's Kuro panels like the PDP-5080HD. The other big addition is a VGA-style PC input, and in this series the speakers are hidden along the bottom of the panel.
This three-size series adds THX Display certification, which in our review of the 50-inch version meant exceedingly accurate color and an all-around superb image. Beyond THX, the 800U models also add one more HDMI input and the company also touts the 24p capability of these models, which supposedly allows them to display 1080p/24 sources without 2:3 pulldown, resulting in a smoother picture according to the company. According to our tests, however, this mode caused the image to flicker too much to be watchable.
Although it's the most expensive series of Panasonic plasmas announced so far in 2008, the TH-PZ850U lacks the THX Display certification of its step-down 800U brothers. Instead it adds Digital Cinema Color, which increases the color gamut to 120% of the HDTV color space. The company claims that the wider gamut makes the colors appear closer to digital cinema, but in our review of the 50-inch model we found that they weren't accurate by HD standards. Another big step-up comes in the form of an Ethernet jack on the back panel, allowing the 850U series to offer limited IPTV interactive services. In our tests we were able to use YouTube, the Picassa photo-sharing service, Bloomberg, and The Weather Channel on the TV itself.
Osaka, Japan - Panasonic, the leading brand for which Matsushita Electric Industrial is well known, today introduced the new high-end PZ700 Series of 1080p resolution VIERA plasma TVs including two 42-inch and two 50-inch models. The 42-inch models are the smallest screen size plasma available in the full high-definition TVs. The new models add more choice in the Panasonic 1080p plasma TV family ranging from 42 inches to 103 inches. These four models will be available in Japan on April 27.
"In the growing flat-panel TV market, domestic shipments of plasma TVs increased 165 per cent during the period April 2006 to January 2007, outpacing LCD TV's growth of 136 per cent. Speaking of size, demand for 42 and 50-inch panels has sharply increased since late last year," said Mr. Shunzo Ushimaru, Executive Vice President in charge of Domestic Consumer Marketing at Panasonic.
With a moving-picture resolution of over 900 lines1), the 1080p VIERA TVs deliver not only outstanding still images, but also display high-speed moving images like Olympic Games and Formula One car racing clearly and sharply. The four models feature a newly-developed anti-glare panel that reduces screen glare and reflective light that could occur in a bright environment.
Panasonic has also successfully packed as many as 2.07 million (1,920 x 1,080) pixels into the 42-inch panel by developing thinner ribs2) and new fluorescent materials. The thin ribs improve the aperture ratio of each tiny pixel cell, so that the New 1080p Full HD PEAKS (Picture Enhancement Accelerator with Kinetic System) Plasma Panel offers the same brightness as the current 42-inch HD model (TH-42PX600).
The New High Definition PEAKS technology includes Panasonic's advanced TV components from high-performance processors to drivers and panels. Collectively, the technology produces rich blacks, many steps of gradation, true-to-life colors and stunning 4,000:1 contrast -- in other words, breathtaking, beautiful pictures that give a realistic movie experience.
Mr. Masaaki Fujita, Senior Vice President of Panasonic AVC Networks Company, who is in charge of global plasma TV business, said, "We are proud to say that we have achieved this high level of quality because we produce and assemble every key device in-house from processors and drivers to panels. This summer our fourth plasma plant starts operation, which will bring our total monthly capacity to 960,000 panels3) when it reaches full capacity in 2008. Another new plant will start operation in 2009. When the fifth plant reaches full capacity, our total capacity should reach 1.96 million panels a month."
Despite being full of advanced features, the new VIERA TVs are easy to use. They inherit the popular and convenient VIERA Link that lets viewers control other compatible AV equipment such as Panasonic DIGA DVD recorders and home theater systems with a single remote control.
The new models support the "acTVila" IP-based network services for TVs in Japan. Just by pressing the "acTVila" button on the remote control, users can access, over broadband Internet, a wide variety of information including the latest news, quotes, weather, maps, popular consumer products, etc. Further, Panasonic digital TV users can access "Panasonic TV Square" from the "acTVila" home page. The Square is designed to provide useful information for everyday living such as security advice issued by local police and recipes and information on health, ecology and Panasonic's new products. Even Karaoke songs are downloadable from the Square.
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