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'The two televisions are similar, although the HP-T5064 is equipped with a few more features, including a better antiglare screen and a USB port for displaying digital photos.'
'It also has Extreme Contour Compensation, which minimizes color contour noise for natural color transitions'
'The remote included with the 50PC5D is a bit underwhelming'
'The XD Engine takes the low resolution of analog signals to near-HD levels by improving brightness, contrast, detail, and enhancing color as well as reducing signal noise.'
'Convenience features on the 50PX5D are extensive, including custom channel and input labeling, picture-in-picture and split-screen viewing, image sticking (burn-in) prevention, and a Gemstar on-screen program guide.'
'The redesigned Panasonic TH-50PX77U is one of the better-looking plasmas we've reviewed in the last year.'
'beautiful, natural colors'
'Don't confuse it with the "antireflective" coating applied to the screens of the more-expensive TH-PZ700U and TH-PZ750U series; Panasonic's antiglare coating, if it performs as well on the PZ77s as it did on the PX77s, does the best job of attenuating glare from room lighting of any plasma we've tested yet.'
'the two Panasonic plasma HDTVs are essentially identical but for screen size, so we expect the picture quality of the 58-inch model to provide a good indication of how the 50-incher will perform.'
'The only catch is that those components must also be EZ Sync compatible.'