Samsung Plasma HDTV PN50B550 Specifications

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PN50B550   50” Widescreen Plasma HDT V
(49.9” (truncated) actual diagonal screen size)
TV/VIDEO
  •  New attractive Touch of Color™ cabinet 
design
  • Full HD 1080p performance
  •  New E-Panel 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: 15W x 2 (30 watts total)
  • SRS TruSurround HD
CONNECTIONS
Digital A / V Inputs
  •  4 HDMI w ith Anynet+ (HDMI-CEC) 
(3 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 PN50B550 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. The attractive Touch of Color
TM design 
adds a subtle clear-to-charcoal gray accent to the 
set’s bezel. 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 FiterBright
TM 
technology reduces glare in brighter rooms and 
delivers a better picture while using less energy. Add 
4 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 B550 series 
plasma HDT Vs that are easy on the env ironment and 
easy on the wallet. 
						

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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.
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): 
3
  • 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 
PN50B550   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.
 Touch of Color (ToC): Samsung’s unique 
manufactur ing process accents the 
surrounding bezel w ith a stylish gray tone.
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 
dark areas, sharpens the picture, speeds 
up the image processing response and 
enhances the sounds of your games. 
P icture and sound quality is opt imized for 
gaming systems.
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.
NET DIMENSIONS 
& WEIGHT (WXHXD)
 TV: 4 8.8” x 30.2” x 2.9”
Net weight: 73.6 lbs.
T V w ith stand: 4 8.8” x 32.4” x 11.4”
Net weight: 84.7 lbs.
SHIPPING INFORMATION 
(WXHXD)
Dimensions: 59.8” x 34.8” x 11.4”
Weight: 99.9 lbs.
ORDER CODE
PN50B550T2FXZA
UPC
036725229327
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 HD is a registered trademark of 
SRS Labs, Inc.
Anynet™+, Touch of Color and FilterBright are 
registered trademarks of Samsung Electronics Co., 
Ltd.
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Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. All product and brand 
names are trademarks or registered trademarks of 
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