50” Broadband Full HD 1080p Plasma TV (50.0” diagonal)
It’s THX certified for visual excellence. It’s beautiful. And it’s better with NetCast™ Entertainment Access built-in. If you haven’t experienced NetCast™, just envision being able to check the weather, stocks and the news while you’re watching TV with Yahoo! Widgets. Or being able to watch thousands of movies and online videos the moment you want them with streaming Netflix® Instant Play movies and YouTube™. It’s all possible with NetCast™ and the PS80 has it.
Netflix® subscription required and sold separately. Most movies and TV episodes appear in standard definition and many selections are not new releases.
Key Features
NetCast™ Entertainment Access
THX Display Certification
600Hz Sub Field Driving
Full HD 1080p Resolution
Mega Contrast Ratio
Picture Wizard
Invisible Speaker System
Clear Voice II
AV Mode II
Calibrate your TV like a Pro with LG's Picture Wizard
Learn the benefit of LG's Invisible Speaker System
Customized to your content
specifications
HIGHLIGHTS
Screen Size - 50" (50.0" Diagonal)
Native Display Resolution - 1920 x 1080
Full HD - Yes
Brightness - 1,500 cd/m2
Smooth Motion Technology - Yes
Dynamic Contrast Ratio - 2,000,000:1
Image Sticking Minimization (ISM) - 3 Modes
600Hz Sub Field Driving - Yes
Typical Life Span - 100,000 hr
Built-In Tuner - Yes (ATSC/NTSC/Clear QAM - 1 Tuner)
HDMI/HDCP Input - 4
TV without stand (WxHxD) - 48.3” x 31.3” x 3.1”
TV with stand (WxHxD) - 48.3” x 32.9” x 14.3”
Key Features
NetCast™ Entertainment Access
THX Display Certification
600Hz Sub Field Driving
Full HD 1080p Resolution
Mega Contrast Ratio
Picture Wizard
Invisible Speaker System
Clear Voice II
AV Mode II
- NetCast™ Entertainment Access
- The end of “there’s nothing on.” NetCast™ Entertainment Access lets you access weather, news and stock with Yahoo! Widgets and streams instant, and virtually endless, entertainment from Netflix® and YouTube™ direct to your TV from the Internet —no computer required.
- 600Hz Sub Field Driving
- With LG's 600Hz sub-field driving refresh rate technology, see realistic movement in Sports, Action, Movies and Video games like never before.
- Mega Contrast Ratio
- 2,000,000:1 Dynamic Contrast Ratio provides sharper image quality.
- Invisible Speaker System
- Fine tuned by renowned audio expert Mr. Mark Levinson, LG TVs utilize a unique speaker system that delivers a clean, polished look and enhanced audio with a wider sound field.
- THX Display Certification
- An industry benchmark for video and sound quality, THX Display Certification signifies that an HDTV delivers exceptional images, bringing more immersive movie, broadcast and video game experiences to your living room. THX Ltd. was founded by George Lucas with the idea to develop technologies and certification programs that help deliver the true sights and sounds of films and other media exactly like it was created. THX Display testing is focused on video signal processing and front of screen analysis to ensure that each display can present all HD and standard definition content at the maximum resolution with the correct color and luminance levels.
- Full HD 1080p Resolution
- Enjoy twice the picture quality of standard HDTV with almost double the pixel resolution. See sharper details like never before. Just imagine a Blu-ray disc or video game seen on your new LG Full HD 1080p TV.
- Picture Wizard
- Enables easy self-calibration by providing on-screen reference points for key picture quality elements like black level, color, tint, sharpness and backlight levels. Now you can take the guesswork out of picture adjustments and you won't need to purchase separate calibration tools.
- Find out what makes LG with NetCast better
- Learn the Benefits of Full HD 1080p resolution
When it comes to picture quality, we believe that beauty is in the details. LG LCD TVs with Full HD 1080p technology let you see twice as many pixels as standard TVs. And twice the number of pixels means twice the resolution.
Calibrate your TV like a Pro with LG's Picture Wizard
Picture Wizard enables easy self-calibration by providing on-screen reference points for key picture quality elements like black and white levels, color, tint, vertical and horizontal sharpness and backlight levels. It’s like having a basic calibration disc built into your TV.
Take advantage of the picture quality adjust system developed by the foremost experts in picture quality with ease. Anyone can be an expert when it comes to adjusting the picture quality of your LG TV with the help of LG's Picture Wizard technology. With an innovative guidance program, control and calibrate like a pro with onscreen reference points and settings recommendations. Plus, with easy navigation and helpful instructions, LG puts you in control.
Learn the benefit of LG's Invisible Speaker System
Fine tuned by renowned high-end audio expert Mr. Mark Levinson, LG TVs utilize a unique speaker system that delivers a clean, polished look and enhanced audio with a wider sound field. Concealed within the frame of LG’s HDTVs, the Invisible Speaker System creates an acoustic ‘sweet spot’ to completely surround you in deep, rich sound.
Customized to your content
LG HDTVs include 3 AV Modes preset to optimize picture and sound settings based on Cinema, Sports or Game content which can be easily set with a convenient button on the remote control. Cinema Mode is pre-calibrated to the standard D65 standard white for a film like experience. Sport Mode enhances primary colors and Game Mode edge enhancement with greater black levels. Imagine your TV customized to provide the best picture and sound experience with optimized picture settings based on content type.
Hear every word with LG's Clear Voice II
A reporter’s voice at the scene of a hot scoop buried by the sounds of the surrounding scene making her inaudible? Clear Voice II dramatically enhances and amplifies the frequency range of the human voice by increasing the dialog range up to six positions to help keep dialogue audible when background noise swells. Want the realism of a battle scene by hearing the surrounding effects as much as the actor’s lines? Clear Voice II can also decrease the dialog range by six positions so that special effects or soundtrack are more prominent - putting you in control.
specifications
HIGHLIGHTS
Screen Size - 50" (50.0" Diagonal)
Native Display Resolution - 1920 x 1080
Full HD - Yes
Brightness - 1,500 cd/m2
Smooth Motion Technology - Yes
Dynamic Contrast Ratio - 2,000,000:1
Image Sticking Minimization (ISM) - 3 Modes
600Hz Sub Field Driving - Yes
Typical Life Span - 100,000 hr
Built-In Tuner - Yes (ATSC/NTSC/Clear QAM - 1 Tuner)
HDMI/HDCP Input - 4
TV without stand (WxHxD) - 48.3” x 31.3” x 3.1”
TV with stand (WxHxD) - 48.3” x 32.9” x 14.3”
