Best Direct Backlit Flat Panel TVs - Audio (RCA) x 2 Rear Input Connectors, HDTV Television Digital TV Standard, 1080p (HDTV) Broadcast Format Supported, Plasma TV Flat Panel Type

'excellent black level'

'very attractive price points'

'straightforward design'

'The Panasonic TC-P54S2 is a system that looks pretty good initially, but has some troubling issues to surmount.'

'Samsung HT-C550 Home Theater System is Full 1080p HD progressive scanning technology produces superior, photorealistic images that are smooth as glass, with no flickering.'

'slim, gloss-black bezel'

'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.'

'smooth, clear, motion images'

'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.'