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Vizio 50" Plasma HDTV — P50HDTV10A

The Vizio 50" Plasma HDTV offers all the features and benefits to enhance your home theater experience while remaining affordable.

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PRODUCT FEATURES
  • Built-in HD tuner: Experience the breathtaking clarity of HDTV broadcasts with the integrated ATSC tuner. Simply add an HD antenna and you're ready to enjoy over-the-air HD programs.
  • Widescreen: Watch movies in their natural cinematic format without letterboxing for the ultimate home theater experience. Widescreen mode even allows you to enjoy standard 4:3 programming in 16:9 format.
  • Superior picture: Vizio ColorVision (VCV) allows for true 10-bit levels and the ability to display 231 billion colors (including 6,144 shades of gray), ensuring a more vivid and natural picture. DCDi low-angle de-interlacing processing provides superior video quality. A 60,000-hour panel life provides over 27 years of use before half-brightness.
  • Unprecedented contrast ratio: The high 10,000:1 contrast ratio results in deep blacks and brilliant colors.
  • Resolution: This TV has a resolution of 1366 x 768, and it's compatible with 1080i(HDTV)/720p(HDTV)/480p(EDTV)/480i(SDTV) digital programming.
  • High viewing angle: The 170° viewing angle allows for easy viewing from virtually anywhere in the room.
  • Quality sound: Get high-quality sound to go with your hi-def picture. This model features two speakers and SRS® TruSurround® XT, which adds three new audio enhancement technologies, to complete your ultimate home theater experience.
  • Versatile A/V connections including HDMI: Use the TV’s full array of inputs—including HDMI, composite, component, S-video, RF antenna, headphone, and PC RGB —to hook up your home theater the way you want. Use the HDMI connection for the sharpest video and audio signals possible.
  • PIP and POP: Watch two video programs picture in picture or side by side for ultimate video enjoyment.
  • Other features: Additional features include closed caption (CC), V-Chip, 3D comb filter, zoom, freeze, 3:2 or 2:2 reverse pull-down, and a removable base.
PRODUCT DETAILS
  • Screen size: 50"
  • Display type: HDTV
  • Flat panel technology: Plasma flat panel
  • Built-in tuner: NTSC/ATSC
  • Widescreen: Yes
  • Comb filter: 3D Digital
  • Maximum viewing angles: H:170 / V:170
  • Picture-in-picture: Yes
  • Resolution: 1366 x 768
  • Contrast ratio: 10,000:1
  • Audio type: SRS® TruSurround XT™
  • Speakers: Yes
  • Component video inputs: 2
  • S-video inputs: 2
  • A/V inputs (composite): 2
  • RF inputs: 1
  • DVI (Digital Video Interface): No
  • HDMI inputs: 2
  • PC compatible: Yes
  • Pedestal stand: Included
  • Wall mount: Not included
  • Remote: Standard
  • Warranty Parts: 12 Months
  • Warranty Labor: 12 Months
  • Height: 33.5 inches
  • Width: 48.8 inches
  • Depth: 3.9 inches
  • Weight: 108.0 lbs.

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