Samsung PNB860 | PN50B860 & PN58B860

Posted in Nov, 2009

Samsung’s PN50B860 and PN58B860 plasma televisions may not look the part at just over an inch in depth, the thinnest plasma panels to feature built in ATSC tuners ever, but make no mistake these ultra slim plasma hdtvs are loaded with the very latest and best in technology and performance. The luxurious and eye catching new design houses a bunch of new 2009 features and the result is one of the highest picture and audio performances in 1080p yet, with tons of cool new gadgets and features for the year.

Among the list of new additions and changes for the Series 8 Plasma family, the 50-inch PN50B860 plasma and 58-inch PN58B860 plasma have had their energy efficiency ratings shot up, at nearly 50% savings of other plasmas, long term you will be saving big on electric charges. Another standout feature is the rich and sophisticated online multimedia and networking features, which add a level of interactivity, data display and future proofing not found on older sets. The 8-series features new “Internet TV content platform” and combined with Yahoo widgets, users can now have seamless instant access to multimedia content and up to the minute data from places like YouTube, flickr, usa today, eBay and more, as well as be able to track and take care of everyday tasks with info like weather, finance, sports scores, news and more – with a constant growing service sure to only get bigger and richer with time.

Other cool multimedia features include wireless DLNA compliance, which will effectively allow users to enjoy video, movie and music content from various other electronics in their homes without a bunch of wires floating around… as well as USB2.0 port capable of reading and playing back Divx, 3GPP, MKV, WMV9 and other codec’s so downloaded videos and content can be watched directly from a laptop or personal computer to the television.

Slick and slim looks, unmatched picture quality and an impressive array of features… it may be the smallest yet, but that didn’t stop Samsung from making it the most potent and powerful as well (now if only the price tag was that of the less impressive HDTVS – hehehe) Click here for pros and cons in Samsung PN50B860 reviews and Samsung PN58B860 reviews from owners, and see below for a quick reference on the differences to consider when comparing samsung PN-B860 versus PNB560, PN650 and PNB550 plasma lineups

Quick Compare Samsung PN-B860 vs B650 vs B550 vs B560

Compare Samsung B860 vs B650 | PN58B860 vs PN58B650:

The main differences when comparing the PN50B860 vs PN58B650 (58 inch models) and PN50B860 vs PN50B650 (50 inch models) is the design and cabinet. The B860 units are defined mostly by their ultra-slim profile and design factor, measuring in at 1.1″ they truly are impressive and sexy little sets. The picture quality on the B860 is also a bit better than its cheaper 6-series counterpart, yet not as drastic a change as some of the other comparable sets. Like the 8-series, the 6-series consists of 50 and 58 inch models with the PN-50B650 HDTV and PN-58B650 HDTV models respectively.

Compare Samsung B860 vs B560 vs B550

The 5 series units differs in a few ways that the 8 series – the main differences to point out being performance (noticeable worse picture quality on B560 & B550), the loss of the internet features listed above and the loss of the super thin 1.1″ design. The difference to consider when you compare Samsung B550 vs B560 plasma is the introduction of ‘crystal fullHD & cinema smooth engine” which will improve entire overall picture quality performance noticeably more in content shot at 24FPS like Blu-Ray movies.

The last thing to consider about the 5 series is that it offers an extra size option with the 63-inch Samsung PN63B550 Plasma and the ‘B590’ 63-inch Samsung PN63B590 plasma sets comparing the B550 and B560 vs B590 plasma, the major differences is the limited to 63” availability on the PNB590 and a darker AR filter. The full series 5 family consists of the 50-inch Samsung PN50B550 plasma, 50-inch Samsung PN50B560 plasma, 58-inch Samsung PN58B550 plasma, 58-inch Samsung PN58B560 plasma, 63-inch Samsung PN63B550 plasma and the 63-inch Samsung PN63B590 plasma models.

Compare Samsung B860 vs B450 Plasmas This one is pretty obvious, with the PNB450 being a value orientated family with a maximum of 720P output and a much cheaper price tag with the loss of all the features and more found on the 8 to 5 series comparison. The Samsung 4 series is available in 42 inch and 50 inch variations only with the PN-42B450 plasma and the PN-50B450 plasma respectively.

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