Samsung Plasma HDTV PN50B540 Specifications

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PN50B540   50” Widescreen Plasma HDT V
(49.9” (truncated) actual diagonal screen size)
TV/VIDEO
  •  New attractive “piano key black” cabinet 
  •  New E-Panel adanced technology
    -  Samsung’s FilterBright™ glare 
minimizer
    - New 600Hz subf ield motion technology
    - 1080 Full HD motion
    -  Mega dynamic contrast ratio
    - .001ms response time
  •  HDT V off-air and Clear QAM Digital Cable 
Tu n e r
  •  ENERGY STAR® compliant active power 
rating
  • “Green” design lead-free components
  • Samsung’s Game Mode
AUDIO
  • Watts per channel: 10W x 2 (20 watts total)
  SRS TruSurround HD
CONNECTIONS
Digital A / V Inputs
  •  3 HDMI w ith Anynet+ (HDMI-CEC) 
(2 rear/1 side)
  • USB (1 rear) for picture v iew ing
Component /Composite A / V Inputs  
  •  Component Video (2 rear)
  • Composite Video (1 side)
PC Inputs
  • RGB (1 rear)
Samsung’s new PN50B540 plasma f lat panel HDT V 
redef ines our commitment to design, performance, 
and cost of ownership. Its 50 inches of 1080p Full HD 
picture performance makes it the perfect liv ing room 
centerpiece. Enjoy brilliant, f ilm-like images in Full HD 
resolution. Samsung’s breakthrough mega dynamic 
contrast ratio offers a more accurate color tonal range, 
deeper blacks and shadow details. The new E-Panel 
technology featuring our innovative FilterBright™
 technology reduces glare in brighter rooms and delivers 
a better picture while using less energy. Add 3 advanced 
HDMI inputs that feature Samsung’s Anynet™+ (CEC 
standard) technology making system control of 
compatible A/V dev ices like a Blu-ray player or HTIB 
system a one-touch operation. Experience Full 1080p 
performance on Samsung’s new B540 series plasma 
HDT Vs that are easy on the env ironment and easy on 
the wallet. 
						

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Anynet™+ (HDMI-CEC): allows the T V’s 
remote control to operate at the push of 
one button, per ipheral AV dev ices such as a 
DVD player featur ing HDMI-CEC.
Side A / V connect ions: Prov ide convenient 
and easy connect ions for camcorders, cam-
eras, or other compat ible AV dev ices.
 ENERGY STAR® Compliant reduces energy 
consumpt ion by up to 4 0% compared w ith 
prior year PDP T Vs.
 
V-Chip1 system: Al lows block ing of rated 
T V and mov ie programs determined by a 
parent to contain object ionable content .
Intel ligent Power Sav ing
Tr ilingual on-screen displays:
 Available in 
English, Spanish, or French.
Favorite channel list permits programming 
select channels and accessing them by 
touching the favor ites button.
CONNECTIONS
RE AR A / V CONNEC T IONS
  • HDMI (Digital A / V): 
2
  • Component Video and Audio: 2
  • USB: 1 (JPEG)
  • Digital Audio (opt ical): 1
  • PC RGB Input: 1
SIDE A / V CONNEC T IONS
  • HDMI (Digital A / V): 
1
  • Composite A / V: 1
QUALIT Y
 1-year parts and labor warranty. The 
product is built to last and prov ide years of 
trouble-free top quality enjoyment .
ACCESSORIES
Remote control 
PN50B540   50” Widescreen Plasma HDT V
(49.9” (truncated) actual diagonal screen size)
SPECIFICATIONS  
 New E-Panel w ith FilterBr ight™ ant i-
glare technology: delivers improved 
performance in the areas of color 
saturation, contrast and energy eff iciency.
1080 Ful l HD mot ion: Super ior fast-mov ing 
images.
New E-Panel technology
   -  FilterBr ight™
 panel minimizes glare 
and ref lections.
  -  600Hz Subf ield Mot ion for clear 
motion pictures.
  -     Response  t ime: A fast .001ms 
response t ime minimizes blurr ing of 
fast mot ion in sports programs and 
mov ie content
   -  1080 Ful l HD Mot ion delivers better 
resolut ion dur ing faster mot ion 
sports, mov ies and games.
   -  Mega Dynamic Contrast rat ioprov ides an improved, purer black 
level and color performance in 
Samsung’s latest-generat ion plasma 
panels
 
 W ide Color Enhancer2:
 creates true to 
life-like color reproduct ion w ith selectable 
settings.
   Built-in HDT V Tuner (ATSC/NTSC) w ith 
C lear QAM tunes off-air and unscrambled 
digital local cable channels
Game Mode:  A push of a button enhances 
the image processing response and sounds 
of your games. 
Single User Interface: on screen design
SRS TruSurround HD™ creates an
immersive, feature-r ich surround sound 
exper ience from two speakers, complete 
w ith r ich bass, high frequency detail and 
clear dialog. 
 10 watts per channel (20 watts total)
USB JPEG: For playing MP3 and displaying 
JPEG f iles through the USB connect ion on 
selected Samsung T Vs.
HDMI High Def init ion Mult imedia
Interface prov ides a simple single 
solut ion for connect ing high quality digital 
audio/v ideo signals from DVD, Blu-ray 
players, HDT V cable and satel lite set top 
boxes. Our latest version HDMI features 
Samsung’s Anynet+ technology.
NET DIMENSIONS 
& WEIGHT (WXHXD)
 TV: 4 8.4” x 30.3” x 2.9”
Net weight: 72.3 lbs.
T V w ith stand: 4 8.4” x 32.3” x 11.4”
Net weight: 83.6 lbs.
SHIPPING INFORMATION 
(WXHXD)
Dimensions: 60.4” x 34.8” x 11.4”
Weight: 98.1 lbs.
ORDER CODE
PN50B540S3FXZA
UPC
036725229440
1Feature dependent upon broadcasting of 
information by local off-air T V and cable channels. 
 2As an Energy Star® par tner, Samsung has 
determined that this product meets the Energy Star® 
guidelines for energy effi ciency. Energy Star® is a 
registered trademark of the U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency.
Design and specifi cations are subject to change 
without notice. Non-metric weights and 
measurements are approximate.
HDMI, the HDMI logo and High Defi nition Multimedia 
Inter face are trademarks or registered trademarks of 
HDMI Licensing LLC.
SRS TruSurround X T is a registered trademark of 
SRS Labs, Inc.
Anynet™+ and FilterBright are registered trademarks 
of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
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Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. All product and brand 
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