Best Rated Plasma TVs – Reviews and Comparison 2011-2012

Best Rated Plasma TVs – This page contains a roundup of the best top-rated Plasmas TVs currently on the market. These TVs are presented here for a comparison of price, features, and reviews. Plasma TVs differ from traditional LCD TVs primarily because each pixel illuminates without a backlight. Plasma TVs use more energy than LCD TVs. Plasma Tvs have higher contrast and are well suited for fast action movies and sports. New for 2011 are Plasma TVs that are 3D Ready. Almost all of the high end Plasma TVs are 3D Ready in 2011. More Plasma TVs are now Internet Ready to provide Netflix and other popular web content providers. In 2011-2012 many of the models are 1-inch larger than in 2010. So, a 58-inch may be 59-inches in 2011-2012 for select models.

Best Rated 60-inch and larger Plasma TVs

Samsung PN64D7000	Panasonic TC-P65GT30	LG Infinia 60PZ950	LG 60PZ550
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1080p 3D Plasma TV 64-inch TV 15,000,000:1 contrast 600Hz Subfield 15 watt speakers Internet Ready 3D Ready TV DLNA Energy Star® 4 HDMI (v1.4) - – - 2011 Model	1080p Plasma 3D TV 65-inch TV 5,000,000:1 contrast 600Hz Subfield 10 watt speakers Internet Ready 3D Ready TV DLNA Energy Star® 4 HDMI (v1.4) THX® Certified 2011 Model	1080p Plasma 3D TV 60-inch TV 5,000,000:1 contrast 600Hz Subfield 10 watt speakers Internet Ready 3D Ready TV DLNA Energy Star® 4 HDMI (v1.4) THX® Certified 2011 Model	1080p Plasma 3D TV 60-inch TV 3,000,000:1 contrast 600Hz Subfield 10 watt speakers Internet Ready 3D Ready TV DLNA Energy Star® 4 HDMI - – - 2011 Model

Best Rated 58-inch, 59-inch and 60-inch Plasma TVs

Samsung PN59D7000	Samsung PN59D8000	Samsung PN58C550	Panasonic Viera TC-P60S30
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1080p 3D Plasma TV 59-inch TV 15,000,000:1 contrast 600Hz Subfield 15 watt speakers Internet Ready 3D Ready TV DLNA Energy Star® 4 HDMI (v1.4) 2011 Model	1080p 3D Plasma TV 59-inch TV 25,000,000:1 contrast 600Hz Subfield 15 watt speakers Internet Ready 3D Ready TV DLNA Energy Star® 4 HDMI (v1.4) 2011 Model	1080p Plasma TV 58-inch TV 2,000,000:1 contrast 600Hz Subfield 15 watt speakers - – - - – - DLNA Energy Star® 4.0 4 HDMI (v1.3) 2010 Model	1080p Plasma TV 60-inch TV *not published 600Hz Subfield 10 watt speakers Internet Ready - – - DLNA Energy Star® 3 HDMI 2011 Model

Best Rated 54-inch to 58-inch Plasma TVs

Panasonic TC-P55GT30	Panasonic TC-P55ST30	Panasonic Viera TC-P54VT25	Samsung PN58C6500
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1080p Plasma 3D TV 55-inch TV 5,000,000:1 contrast 600Hz Subfield 10 watt speakers Internet Ready 3D Ready TV Energy Star® 4.0 4 HDMI (v1.3) SD Card Slot THX® Certified 2011 Model	1080p Plasma 3D TV 55-inch TV 5,000,000:1 contrast 600Hz Subfield 10 watt speakers Internet Ready 3D Ready TV Energy Star® 3 HDMI (v1.3) SD Card Slot - – - 2011 Model	1080p Plasma TV 54-inch TV 5,000,000:1 contrast 600Hz Subfield 10 watt speakers Internet Ready 3D Ready TV Energy Star® 4.0 4 HDMI (v1.4) SD Card Slot THX® Certified 2010 Model	1080p Plasma TV 58-inch TV 5,000,000:1 contrast 600Hz Subfield 15 watt speakers Internet Ready DLNA Energy Star® 4.0 4 HDMI (v1.3) - – - - – - 2010 Model

Best Rated 50-inch Plasma TVs

Panasonic Viera TC-P50ST30	Panasonic Viera TC-P50GT30	Panasonic VIERA TC-P50S30	Samsung PN51D7000
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1080p Plasma 3D TV 50-inch TV 5,000,000:1 contrast 600Hz Subfield 10 watt speakers Internet Ready - – - Energy Star® 3 HDMI (v1.4) 3D Ready TV 2010 Model	1080p Plasma 3D TV 50-inch TV Infinite Black 600Hz Subfield 10 watt speakers Internet Ready DLNA Energy Star® 4 HDMI (v1.4) 3D Ready TV 2011 Model	1080p Plasma TV 50-inch TV 2,000,000:1 contrast 600Hz Subfield 10 watt speakers Internet Ready DLNA Energy Star® 4.0 2 HDMI (v1.3) - – - 2011 Model	1080p Plasma 3D TV 51-inch TV 15,000,000:1 contrast 600Hz Subfield 10 watt speakers Internet Ready DLNA Energy Star® 4.0 4 HDMI (v1.3) 3D Ready TV 2011 Model

Best Rated 46-inch and 50-inch Plasma TVs

Panasonic Viera TC-P46S30	Panasonic Viera TC-P46ST30	Samsung PN50C7000	Samsung PN50C8000
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1080p Plasma TV 46-inch TV *not published 600Hz Subfield 10 watt speakers Internet Ready - – - DLNA Energy Star® 3 HDMI (v1.3) SD Card Slot 2011 Model	1080p Plasma 3D TV 46-inch TV 5,000,000:1 contrast 600Hz Subfield 10 watt speakers Internet Ready 3D Ready TV DLNA Energy Star® 3 HDMI (v1.3) SD Card Slot 2011 Model	1080p 3D Plasma TV 50-inch TV 5,000,000:1 contrast 600Hz Subfield 10 watt speakers Internet Ready 3D Ready TV DLNA Energy Star® 4.0 4 HDMI (v1.4) - – - 2010 Model	1080p 3D Plasma TV 50-inch TV 7,000,000:1 contrast 600Hz Subfield 10 watt speakers Internet Ready 3D Ready TV DLNA Energy Star® 4.0 4 HDMI (v1.4) - – - 2010 Model

Best Rated 42-inch and 43-inch Plasma TVs

Panasonic Viera TC-P42S30	Panasonic Viera TC-P42ST30	Samsung PN42C430	Samsung PN43D450
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1080p Plasma TV 42-inch TV *not published 600Hz Subfield 10 watt speakers Internet Ready DLNA Energy Star® 3 HDMI (v1.3) SD Card Slot 2011 Model	1080p Plasma 3D TV 42-inch TV –not published– 600Hz Subfield 10 watt speakers Internet Ready DLNA Energy Star® 3 HDMI (v1.4) 3D Ready TV 2011 Model	720p Plasma TV 42-inch TV 2,000,000:1 contrast 600Hz Subfield 10 watt speakers - – - - – - Energy Star® 4.0 2 HDMI (v1.3) - – - 2010 Model	720p Plasma TV 43-inch TV 2,000,000:1 contrast 600Hz Subfield 10 watt speakers - – - - – - Energy Star® 2 HDMI (v1.3) - – - 2011 Model




Glossary of Terms

600Hz Subfield = Plasma TVs utilize a 600Hz refresh rate which can virtually eliminate motion blur for viewing action sports, movies, and video games. 1080p = (1920×1080) with about 2 million pixels resolution (Maximum Blu-ray quality). This is the most popular type of TV. 720p = (1366×768) with about 1 million pixels resolution. This is lower resolution than 1080p (about half the pixels). Usually seen on smaller HDTVs. Energy Star® 4.0 = Earning the ENERGY STAR means a product meets strict energy efficiency guidelines set by the US Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Energy. For TVs, it means they save energy both in standby and active (when they’re on) modes. ENERGY STAR qualified TVs use about 30 percent less energy than standard units. Energy Star 4 is the latest guidline. Contrast = refers to dynamic contrast. Higher is better. More contrast allows more shadow details in the picture. Internet Ready = This means that this TV can give you content from the internet. Content varies with the manufacturer. This TV will provide an ethernet port to connect an ethernet cable. Or you can buy an optional Wifi USB plugin device to send the internet wirelessly to your TV. Popular content includes Netflix, Youtube, Skype, News, Weather, and more… 3D and 3D Ready = This means that this TV is capable of displaying 3D content from broadcast and 3D capable Blu-ray players. This TV has a built in emitter can communicate with 3D glasses to synchronize with the picture displayed on the TV. DLNA = DLNA lets you remotely access your PC’s personal media so that you can download music, video, and photos and enjoy them anywhere in the home your TV is. DLNA stands for Digital Living Network Alliance and is a collaboration of the leading consumer electronics, PC and mobile companies that has created design guidelines for a new generation of products that can work together – no matter what the brand. THX Certified = THX certification means that this TV will let you experience a motion picture with the same colors, black levels and other factors that were created for the theater. SD Card Slot = This TV has an SD/SDHC card slot to put in memory cards from your camera or camcorder to view pictures and video on your TV. HDMI = HDMI inputs allow you to connect devices to your HDTV such as DVD and Blu-ray players and game consoles.




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