Panasonic VIERA TC-P50GT25 50-inch 1080p 3D Plasma HDTV, Black Review
Panasonic VIERA TC-P50GT25 50-inch 1080p 3D Plasma HDTV, Black Feature
- THX Certified 49.9-inch plasma HDTV panel with full 1080p HD resolution, 16:9 aspect ratio
- Full HD 3D sends a separate 1920 x 1080 full-HD image to each eye, for sharp, crisp 3D images
- Infinite Black Panel includes new filter technology for deep blacks and vivid images with minimal reflection
- Enjoy VIERA Cast Internet TV services such as Netflix and Skype with wired (included) or wireless LAN connection
- 3 HDMI, 2 composite with audio, 2 component with audio, 1 analog audio, and 1 PC input; USB and LAN ports
Panasonic VIERA TC-P50GT25 50-inch 1080p 3D Plasma HDTV, Black Overview
Panasonic TC-P50GT25 50" 1080p Full HD 3D/2D THX Certified Plasma TV
Panasonic VIERA TC-P50GT25 50-inch 1080p 3D Plasma HDTV, Black Specifications
3D Technology Checklist
This product is 3D-related. To help you get a great 3D experience, use our checklist below to ensure that you have everything you need. If you have any questions or want to learn more about 3D, we invite you to visit 3D 101--our center for everything 3D. To get started with 3D, please ensure that you have:
 |  | A Display The first--and most important--item you'll need is a 3D-ready display--whether it be a 3D HDTV, 3D projector, or 3D computer monitor. These displays usually have a higher processing power than older models as they need to display one image for each eye to create a 3D effect. |
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 |  | A Source While your display is ready for 3D playback, you still need a device to read 3D content (i.e., a movie or a show). This source can be a cable box with a subscription to a 3D channel, a 3D Blu-ray Disc player, or a PlayStation 3. |
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 |  | Content In order to watch 3D, you will need to get some 3D content. This 3D content will come from the source mentioned above in the form of a 3D program, movie, or game. Please ensure that your 3D movies are in the Blu-ray 3D format, as this new format will provide the best 3D experience. |
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 |  | 3D Glasses All 3D HDTVs on the market require Active Shutter glasses to create the 3D effect. You will need to buy one pair of glasses for each viewer. Also make sure that the Active Shutter glasses you buy are compatible with your display--for example, buy the glasses from the same brand as your 3D HDTV. |
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 |  | HDMI Cable To connect your source (such as a 3D Blu-ray Disc player) to your display, you'll need a hgh-speed HDMI cable. Cables with this designation--with bandwidth speeds up to 10.2 Gbps (gigabits per second)--will be able to carry the 3D signal without any loss of quality. |
If you want to get more information about 3D, shop our 3D products, watch videos, or interact with other customers, visit 3D 101, our customer center about everything 3D.
Step into the 3D World. Panasonic's 49.9-inch VIERA TC-P50GT25 Full HD 3D Plasma TV creates an all-new viewing experience by putting you right inside the action. With brand new 3D technologies for serious realism, VIERA Cast for accessing Internet content, THX certification, a wealth of analog and digital inputs and outputs, and plenty more, it's the key to experiencing true theater in your own home.
Brand new 3D technologies, VIERA Cast, THX certification, a wealth of and outputs, and plenty more. Click here for a larger image
Frame Sequential Technology: Full HD Signals for Each Eye
The method used to send left-eye and right-eye 3D images viewers is key to the 3D image quality, and Full HD 3D uses what's called Frame Sequential technology. The GT25 series plasma display panel allows images for each eye to be alternately reproduced at the rate of 60 frames per second (fps), making a total fps for both eyes. Viewers watch the images through high-precision 3D Eyewear (not included), which open and close the left and right shutters in synchronization with the alternating images. As a result, a separate 1920 x 1080 full-HD image is sent to each eye. This addresses the image quality problems and blurring that were common to earlier 3D systems, and creates sharp, crisp 3D images.
The Frame Sequential Technology requires images to be displayed at 1/120 of a second--twice as fast as ordinary full-HD images. If the luminescence time for each frame were simply shortened, the screen brightness would be lowered. To solve this problem, panasonic shortened the luminescence time and raised the luminescence intensity, to keep things bright and detailed.
Crosstalk Reduction Technology: Clear 3D Display with Minimal Afterimage
As mentioned above, the Frame Sequential technology shortens the luminescence time for each frame. If the pixel afterglow remains unchanged, the previous image will remain as an afterimage when the next image is produced. Newly developed fast-decay R and G phosphors reduce the afterimage time to 1/3, to ensure 3D images are displayed with no visible afterimage.
3D Eyewear: High-Precision Shutter Control Sends Clear Images to Each Eye
Highly precise control completely closes the shutters for both eyes at the instant that the images change for the left and right eyes. This masks unwanted afterimages to enable clear and comfortable 3D viewing. Eyewear sold separately.
Infinite Black Panel
A new panel and improvements to the cell discharge area dramatically increase contrast when viewing in brightly lit locations, as well as reducing the electrical pre-discharge that causes graying has greatly enhanced black gradation. As a result, deep, rich blacks are displayed in virtually any viewing area, from living rooms to bedrooms. Even in dark film scenes, fine textures such as on clothing, are clearly reproduced.
Add 3D eyewear for a full-HD 3D image that puts you right inside the action.
With Panasonic's "Infinite Black Panel," deep, rich blacks are displayed in virtually any viewing area, from living rooms to bedrooms.
Get a wealth of Internet-delivered content with VIERA Cast, from Netflix to Skype.
VIERA Cast: Great Web Entertainment, Home Video Conferencing, and More
The age of the Internet TV is well underway, and VIERA Cast's assorted online content keeps getting better. In addition to the popular content such as YouTube and Picasa Web Albums, it now offers Pandora Internet Radio, movies streamed from Netflix (paid service), exciting sports from FOX Sports, tweeting web communications with Twitter, and even home video and audio conferencing with Skype. It also provides USB terminals for a keyboard and Wireless LAN Adaptor. (No PC required; Skype function requires an optional communication camera TY-CC10.)
THX Certified Display: Real Film Experience
THX reproduces film images as the filmmakers intended them. The overall aim was to improve the experience of cinema-goers and faithfully recreate the audio and visual ambience that filmmakers intended. To receive THX certification, TVs undergo stringent tests to determine, for example, whether the exact same brightness and color are displayed at all screen locations, and whether black levels satisfy standard criteria. VIERA meets the high standards set by the THX Certified Display Program.
600Hz Sub-Field Drive: Crisp, Clear Moving Pictures
600Hz technology lets you view superb full-HD motion and still images with 1,080 lines of resolution. For even greater clarity with motion images, Panasonic uses its own unique image-analysis technology. This technology converts the motion in each scene into dots. And each frame is practically displayed for a shorter length of time than in previous systems, to reduce aftereffects.
VIERA Image Viewer: Easy Viewing of Full-HD Photos and Videos
It's easy to view full-HD images with the SD card slot. Watch and show your photos and motion images right after you take them. Simply insert an SD Memory Card into your VIERA HDTV to display photos and full-HD videos on the large screen. You can also choose from among 5 types of background music and 5 display effects. It's much more fun when you can view them on a large screen HDTV with family and friends.
VIERA Link: Operation With a Single Remote
For those who own multiple VIERA devices--VIERA Link allows interconnected operation of various AV devices using only the VIERA remote control, by simply connecting compatible devices to each other by an HDMI cable.
x.v.Color
x.v.Color is the new standard in high-definition color, which delivers up to 80 percent more color than standard HDTV for breathtaking realism and vivid, natural colors.
VIERA Tools
With the new VIERA Tools user interface, simply press a button on the remote control and icons such as the photos or movies from the menu screen. Now you can just select the one you want. This kind of easy operation means you have more fun and less hassle.
The Next Level of Video Gaming
Take your team to the championship and your gaming to the next level. A specialized Game Mode helps ensure fluid and seamless gameplay by minimizing time lag when displaying game images. With Game Mode turned on, you get the motion resolution and enhanced details you need to win. And don't worry about racking up all those long hours playing; anti-image retention technology and a remarkable 100,000 hour panel life ensure that your VIERA HDTV will still run smoothly and beautifully long after you score the game-winning goal.
To learn more about Internet-ready HDTVs, visit Internet-Ready TV 101.
TC-P50GT25 Select Specifications
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| Screen Size Diagonal: | 49.9 Inches |
| Contrast Ratio: | Infinite Black/5,000,000:1 Native |
| Aspect Ratio: | 16:9 |
| Native Resolution (Number of Pixels): | 2,073,600 (1,920 x 1,080) |
| Moving Picture Resolution: | 1080 Lines |
| Shades of Gradation: | 6,144 equivalent |
| Audio |
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| Speakers: | Full-range x 2 (L, R) |
| Number of Speakers: | 2 |
| Audio Output: | 20 W (10% THD) |
| Surround Sound: | Yes |
| Inputs & Jacks |
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| Integrated ATSC Tuner: | Yes |
| HDMI Input: | 3 (1 side) |
| Composite Video Input: | 2 (1 side) |
| Audio Input (for Video): | 2 (1 side) |
| PC Input: | D-sub 15-pin x 1 |
| Component Video Inputs (Y, PB, PR): | 2 |
| Audio Input (for Component Video): | 2 |
| Digital Audio Output (Optical): | 1 |
| HDMI Input-Support Feature: | Audio Return Channel (Input 1) / 3D Input (All) |
| Analog Audio Input ( for HDMI/DVI): | Yes |
| USB: | 2 |
| LAN Port: | 1 |
| Weight and Dimensions |
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| Dimensions (WxHxD): | 30.3" x 48.0" x 3.5" (31.9" x 48.0" x 13.2" with stand) |
| Weight: | 57.3 lbs. (63.9 lbs. with stand) |
What's in the Box
Panasonic TC-P50GT25 Plasma Television, Remote Control With Two AA Batteries, AC Cord, Pedestal, Operating Instructions, VIERA Concierge and Quick Start Guide, Product Registration Card (U.S.A.)
| Series: | VT25 Plasma | GT25 Plasma | G25 Plasma | S2 Plasma | U2 Plasma | C2 Plasma | U22 LCD | X2 LCD | C22 LCD |
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| Models: | TC-P54VT25 54"
TC-P50VT25 50" | TC-P50GT25 50"
TC-P42GT25 42" | TC-P54G25 54"
TC-P50G25 50"
TC-P46G25 46"
TC-P42G25 42" | TC-P65S2 65"
TC-P58S2 58"
TC-P54S2 54"
TC-P50S2 50"
TC-P46S2 46"
TC-P42S2 42" | TC-P50U2 50"
TC-P42U2 42" | TC-P50C2 50"
TC-P46C2 46"
TC-P42C2 42" | TC-L42U22 42"
TC-L37U22 37"
TC-L32U22 32" | TC-L37X2 37"
TC-L32X2 32"
TC-L22X2 22" | TC-L37C22 37"
TC-L32C22 32" |
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| VIERA Cast |  |
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| VIERA Image Viewer |
(AVCHD/MPEG2/JPEG/MP3 playback) |
(AVCHD/MPEG2/JPEG/MP3 playback) |
(JPEG) |
(JPEG) |
(JPEG) |
(JPEG) |
(JPEG) |
(JPEG) |
(JPEG) |
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| VIERA Link |
webcam capable |
webcam capable |
webcam capable | | | | | | |
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| NeoPDP Panel | -- | -- | | | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
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| THX Display | | | | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
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| Contrast Ratio | Infinite Black Pro / 5,000,000:1 Native | Infinite Black / 5,000,000:1 Native | Infinite Black / 5,000,000:1 Native | Dynamic: 2,000,000:1 | Dynamic: 2,000,000:1 | Dynamic: 2,000,000:1 | Dynamic: 20,000:1 | Dynamic: 20,000:1
22": 15,000:1 | Dynamic: 18,000:1 |
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| Moving Picture Resolution | 1080 lines | 1080 lines | 1080 lines | 1080 lines | 900 lines | 720 lines | -- | -- | -- |
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| Anti-Reflective Filter | | | | | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
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| Display Capabilities | 1080p, 1080i,
720p, 480p | 1080p, 1080i,
720p, 480p | 1080p, 1080i,
720p, 480p | 1080p, 1080i,
720p, 480p | 1080p, 1080i,
720p, 480p | 720p, 480p | 1080p, 1080i,
720p, 480p | 720p, 480p | 720p, 480p |
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| 600Hz Sub-field Drive | | | | | | | -- | -- | -- |
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| Game Mode | | | | | | -- | -- | | -- |
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| Speakers | 3; 30W total | 2; 20W total | 2; 20W total | 2; 20W total | 2; 20W total | 2; 20W total | 2; 20W total | 2; 20W total
22": 6W | 2; 20W total |
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| Surround Sound | | | | | | | | | |
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| HDMI input | 4 (1 side) | 3 (1 side) | 3 (1 side) | 3 (1 side) | 3 (1 side) | 2 | 3 (1 side) | 3 (1 side)
22": 1 | 2 |
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| Component input (Y, PB, PR) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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| Composite input | 2 (1 side) | 2 (1 side) | 2 (1 side) | 2 (1 side) | 2 (1 side) | 2 (1 side) | 2 (1 side) | 2 (1 side)
22": 1 | 2 |
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| PC input | 1 (side) | 1 (side) | 1 (side) | -- | -- | -- | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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| USB | 2 | 2 | 2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
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| Ethernet LAN input | 1 | 1 | 1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
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| Digital Audio output | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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| iPod Universal Dock | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | | -- |
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| Energy Star | | | | | | | | | |
| Series: | VT25 Plasma | GT25 Plasma | G25 Plasma | S2 Plasma | U2 Plasma | C2 Plasma | U22 LCD | X2 LCD | C22 LCD |
