Compare Prices : Samsung PS-42Q97

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 ...

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: 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 ...

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 ...

Review summary: Obviously it looks great; the glossy black finish and coolly subtle curves and angles that have become Samsung's trademark are all beautifully present. But it also scores major kudos for its connections, most notably the inclusion of three HDMIs ...

Pros: Great pictures, sumptuous design, bags of features and connections, impressive price

Cons: One or two optional processing elements can negatively impact the pictures