50-inch, slim-body LCD projection TV with widescreen 16:9 aspect ratio; 55.8 x 35.3 x 15.3 inches (W x H x D)
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1,280 x 720 native resolution; HD-ready with support for 480i, 480p, 720p, and full 1080i resolution
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Progressive Scan Doubling enhances standard interlaced signals and renders them in seamless, flicker-free 480p
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PCMCIA/SD Memory Card lets you view digital photo slideshows right on your big-screen TV
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2-tuner picture in picture, 13 video inputs, including 1 DVI digital-video input and 4 component-video inputs
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Product Description Sharp picture quality, brilliant color and resonating sound are just a few immediate benefits that you will experience from the PT Series of Panasonic televisions. With many sophisticated features and fine-pitch viewing screen with advanced screen shield, this TV set is just an exemplary product of the quality such televisions should provide.PRODUCT FEATURES:Aspect Ratio - 16: 9 (Widescreen);HDTV Compatibility 480p/720p/1080i;Digital Comb Filter - Motion-Adaptive 3D-Y/C;Progressive Cinema Scan (3/2 Pulldown);Progressive Scan Doubler;Wideband Video Amplifier;Artificial Intelligence Sound;BBE High Definition Sound;Built-In Closed Caption Decoder;Surround Sound;Photo Viewer SD / PC Card Slot;Parental Guidance (Channel Lock and Game Guard);Picture-in-Picture Capability - 2-Tuner with Split Screen.
Amazon.com Product Description The slim-body PT-50LC13 liquid-crystal projection TV offers a perfectly flat, 50-inch display in a widescreen (16:9) dimension that's perfect for viewing DVDs in their native aspect ratios. The high-definition-ready set is equipped with a total of 13 different inputs, including four component-video inputs, a DVI digital video input for a direct digital connection with a DTV set-top box, and two PC inputs (capable of VGA, SVGA, or compressed XGA resolution). A handy PCMCIA/SD Memory Card slot lets you hook up your computer for viewing a digital photo slide show.
The set offers a native resolution of 1,280 x 720 alongside high, 400 cd/m2 brightness ensures vivid, exacting images from DVD players and other devices. What's more, Panasonic's Progressive Scan Doubler will upconvert standard interlaced (nonprogressive) broadcast and auxiliary signals to flicker-free, 480p resolution.
The PT-50LCL13 is considerably less bulky than most rear-projection televisions and consumes less energy. Further, LCD displays don't suffer from misconvergence or flicker, like their CRT counterparts. The Panasonic multimedia display incorporates thin-film transistor (TFT) technology, also known as active matrix, to improve color reproduction, eliminate ghosting, and boost response speed. TFT technology also helps achieve an extraordinary brightness level of 700 to 800 cd/m2.
Two-tuner picture-in-picture with split-screen display lets you view two programs at once by dividing the screen in half down the middle. Each program is shown at full height, with one program on the left side and the other on the right. Eight-bit PIP image processing provides 256 levels of gray from black to white in the inset picture for finer image detail.
Movie sources get their due with Panasonic's 3:2 pulldown feature, Progressive Cinema Scan. This enhancement compensates for motion artifacts that sometimes result from the telecine process that's used to convert film's 24-frames-per-second to an NTSC-friendly 60 frames per second. Other picture-enhancing features include horizontal and vertical edge correction and a motion-adaptive 3D Y/C digital comb filter, which eliminates "hanging dots" and color rainbow effects in closely spaced patterns.
What's in the Box TV, remote control, remote batteries, and user's manual.
Easily the Worst TV Ever!August 9, 2008 Bought this in 2003. Within the first year, blew a bulb and required a new optical engine. (The optical engine is the heart if the TV-set and will cost about $2k+). After that it was a new bulb every 9 mo.+, at $300 a lamp. Thank God for the extended service contract!
Finally, in 2007 the ballast went out. After two mo.+ no ballast repair/replacement available. Ultimately, and after some haggling, the extended service contract basically refunded the initial purchase price for the TV.
I have moved on since. Lesson learned: never another Panasonic TV in my living room...
P.S.: Without an extended warranty on a, at that time, $4k purchase, I'd be severly "unhappy". Thank God, the extended warranty came thru all the way!
Wonderful TV for 5 yearsMay 20, 2008 Contrary to what some of the others have said in this forum, I've had this tv for 5 years and never (thats right) had any problems with it. I've moved it 3 times and never have I had an issue. The HDTV looks amazing, The gaming looks unreal. The response time is lightning fast. I love this tv and plan on keeping it for years to come. I still use it in the increasingly fast tv market. after 5 years the only thing I wish it had was a HDMI hook up. The DVI, however looks just about as good. Great TV.
Like any forum, only the dissatisfied customers usually write reviews. I'm here to voice the other side...for all the happy customers that will not review.
Modern day money pit.March 30, 2008 This is the perfect television for the person who has too much money and a second television. Having had mine for almost 4 years now, I have replaced the lamp three times and am now having to replace the "ballast". If you pay full retail, that would be an additional $1400.00 in parts and service. Fortunately, some people are selling the lamps (without the housings) and ballast kits at way below repair shop prices. Even at that, this was a television which should have had a formal recall from Panasonic a long time ago. I guess sometimes technology doesn't make life easier (at least not based on my blood pressure). Consider another television...any other television.
Great TVMarch 25, 2008 I purchased the PT-50LC13 in 2003, it has been the primary TV in my household. Two teenage girls have given it a workout it is rarely not on. The picture quality has remained good over the years that I have had it. Like most rear projection it appears a bit dim if you place it near a window exposing a lot of daylight, it is best in a darker corner of your room. I have had good service from this TV and have no complaints about it.
Please tell me they're not still making this nightmare.February 8, 2008 This machine, when it works, is fine. The problem is, it breaks down as hobby. The lamps burn out well before their stated life, and in my case, so did the image engine -- twice. And the ballast. I was unable to get a replacement as a class action remedy because my warranty company, City Advantage, gave me no receipts for their many repairs. Run away from this television. Panasonic dropped the ball with this one.
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