Samsung PNB650 Plasma | PN50B650 & PN58B650 | Compare B650 vs B550 vs B560 vs B860

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The 2009 Samsung 6 series looks to fill some big shoes as the follow up to last year’s ultra-popular and beloved A650 plasma family, and with increased performance, cool new multimedia and internet content features, and much more… The Samsung PN50B650 and PN58B650 plasma televisions look up to job being redesigned inside and out to be one of the most impressive and rich plasma HDTVs on the market; and certainly within their price range. A host of new tech makes the colors, black levels and picture performance on the PNB650 shine higher than last year’s 6-series by large leaps while features such as onboard internet connectivity coupled with new yahoo widgets give the 58-inch PN-58B650 and 50-inch PN-50B650 a little something extra that brings even more function to your HDTV with data and content such as weather, stocks, news and more is updated right on screen alongside your regular programming via replaceable, resizable and positional ‘widgets’ which could be describe as content delivery tools much like picture-in-picture but with the ability to drag and size them however you like alongside your normal viewing picture.

Samung Pn50B650 & PN58B650 plasma

Internet content from places like YouTube, flickr, eBay, usa today and more also keep you connected and entertained in other ways from regular movies, video gaming and television programming, and are sure to be a hit among a large majority of users both hardcore and casual alike. Read some pros and cons found in Samsung PN50B650 reviews as well as Samsung PN58B650 reviews and see below for a quick guide to the major differences to consider when comparing the PN-B650 versus the 8, 6, 5, and 4 series 2009 Plasma models from Samsung.

Quick Compare B650 vs B860 vs B560 vs B550 Plasma:

Compare Samsung PN-B650 vs B850 (B860) Plasma HDTVThe major difference to consider here is the 8-series ultra-thin form factor. It is the slimmest and quite possibly one of the best looking plasmas to ever be released with this type of feature set and performance, and at 1.1-inches in depth is truly breath-taking. Several people have stated that the B860 is said to have a noticeably better picture quality and performance level than the cheaper B650, although not as noticeable as some of the other below transition steps. The Samsung B860 series offers models: 58-inch Samsung PN 58B860 measured diagonally) and the 50-inch Samsung PN 50B860 (measured diagonally) sizes similar to the B650 models sizing.

Compare Samsung B650 vs B560 and B550 (B590) Major differences include the loss of the internet multimedia and streaming content platform found on both the 8 and 6 series for the cheaper 5-series models. The B560 vs B550 is defined by what seems a sole difference, and that is the addition of Samsung’s new cinema smooth technology which will be a noticeable difference in picture performance for most with the B560 ridding a lot of image problems and noticeable breaking. The 5-Series B550 & B560 (as well as the B590 for 63″ model) consists of 6 models ranging in size from 50-63 inches… The B550 (without Cinema smooth) contains the 50″ PN50B550, 58″ PN58B550 and 63″ PN63B550 plasma models. The B560 (with CinemaSmooth) contains the 50″ PN50B560 plasma and 58″ PN58B560 models, with the B590 not having any major differences except only being available in the large 63 inch PN63B590 size.

Compare Samsung PNB650 vs B450 Plasma HDTV This isn’t really a fair comparison as the B450 series is aimed at being a very value orientated 720P set and isn’t a “FullHD 1080p” series like the above. The major difference is this, and it lacks all the above features lost from the high end B860 series down to the 5-series as well as the major difference of being 720P instead of 1080P capable. The 4-series is also available in a smaller size with the 42 inch 720p Samsung PN42B450 plasma as well as containing a 50-inch variation in the 720P Samsung PN50B450 plasma hdtv.