The Samsung 58 inch Widescreen PN58A550 has made Consumer Reports Best Of 2008 Top 100 List. CR's November Issue comes out just in time for the holiday's and this year with the switch to DTV more consumers than ever will be looking for new televisions. February 17, 2009 is the day all TV will switch to Digital Signals.

This SAMSUNG 58” widescreen plasma HDTV with 1080p resolution is big enough to transform any space into the ultimate home theater. Advanced features like a FilterBright™ to protect against glare and 1,000,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio for stunningly realistic images, will simply amaze you and your guests. Take your home entertainment experience to the next level with the SAMSUNG PN58A550 plasma HDTV.

Video

Screen Size Screen Size Diagonal length of TV screen	58.0" (1)
Aspect Ratio	16:9
Resolution Resolution The sharpness of display, generally described in terms of pixels. The more number of vertical and horizontal pixels, the better sharpness of images.	1920 x 1080
Contrast Ratio Contrast Ratio Contrast ratio of TV is measured by the difference between the brightest whites and the darkest blacks a display can show.	30,000:1
Dynamic Contrast Ratio	1,000,000:1
Viewing Angle Viewing Angle The maximum usable viewing range of a screen from when viewing from left to right.	over 175º (H/V)
DNIe™ DNIe™ Digital Natural Image Engine: Samsung's innovative DNIe technology delivers a crisp, lifelike picture that is closer to film. (Both analog/digital)	DNIe +

Audio

Sound Effect System	SRS TruSurround XT
Sound Output(RMS) Sound Output(RMS) Volume level of sound from TV speakers	15W x 2

Input & Output(Side)

HDMI HDMI 100% digital connector, used for when displaying high quality games and the movies, recorded by camcorder, by connecting TV to the digital game player and to the HD camcorder.	1 (ver. 1.3)
composite (AV) composite (AV) Analog image connector, used to connect a digital camera and cancorder to display images on TV	1
S-Video S-Video Analog image connector, used to connect with cancorder	1
Headphone Headphone Headphone can be connected to TV and the audio from TV speakers will be eliminated.	1

Input & Output(Back)

HDMI HDMI 100% digital connector, used for when displaying high quality games and the movies, recorded by camcorder, by connecting TV to the digital game player and to the HD camcorder.	2 (ver. 1.3)
composite (AV) composite (AV) Analog image connector, used to connect a digital camera and cancorder to display images on TV	1
S-Video S-Video Analog image connector, used to connect with cancorder	N
PC input (D-sub) PC input (D-sub) Connector, used to display internet pages and motion clips to the large screen of TV	1
Component(Y/Pb/Pr) Component(Y/Pb/Pr) Analog image connector, used to connect with DVD player	2

Features

Picture-in-Picture	Y (1 tuner)
Price

System

Tuners Tuners Different broadcasting standards by region	ATSC / NTSC / Clear QAM

Dimension

Set size(WXHXD) with stand	55.4" x 36.5" x 13.6"
Set size(WXHXD) without stand	55.4" x 33.9" x 3.9"
Package size(WXHXD)	61.2" x 41.7" x 18.4"

Weight

Set weight with stand	137.8 lb
Set weight without stand	126.3 lb
Package weight	160.5 lb

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