Samsung PS42Q97HDX - Expert Reviews

Award: Recommended!

Review summary: Fifty inches of decent quality for less than 900! We'd get in there quick!

Verdict: Samsung's PS50Q97HDX doesn't quite manage to scale the same performance heights as models from current plasma champs Panasonic and, especially, Pioneer. But what it certainly does do is redefine the sort of size and quality you can expect to find for unde

Review summary: The PS42Q97HD can deliver pictures far better than you've any right to expect for £900

Pros: Good all-round performance; Three HDMIs

Cons: No 1080p/24 support; Care needed with pictures

Verdict: Even with these glitches, though, the PS42Q97HD is a phenomenally attractive proposition, especially to anyone struggling with a post-Christmas cash crunch

Review summary: Want a 50in plasma that ticks all the right boxes? Feature heavy? Yes. Impressive picture performance? You got it. Supremely affordable? Back of the net. The Samsung PS50Q97HD may not be the best 50in plasma screen out there, but it's possibly the greates

Pros: Strong connections, Great features, Impressive pictures

Cons: Some noise concerns

Verdict: Another success story for Samsung: an all-rounder of a plasma at a great price

Review summary: With a fantastically low price, great looks, loads of connections and good picture quality, the Samsung PS42Q97HD is a revolutionary product in the world of plasma TVs. Vibrant, crisp colours and rich sound will inject a real cinematic energy into your HD

Pros: Remarkably low price; gorgeous looks; connections galore; generally very good picture quality

Cons: Sporadic noise on standard definition pictures; no 1080p support; a couple of features actually reduce the image quality

Verdict: Not very long ago, the only 42-inch plasma TV you could find for under a grand would be something awful from a C-list brand. But the groundbreaking Samsung PS42Q97HDX ushers in a brave new age where we can now expect a model for a little less than £