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Review summary: If you are a regular visitor to our website, you may have noticed that lately we've reviewed quite a few HDTVs from Korean heavyweight electronic manufacturer Samsung. There's a perfectly valid reason for this: Samsung is making no secret of their ...

Pros: Excellent black level and shadow detail ; D65 greyscale achievable from user menu ; Very good primary chromaticites (close to HD 709) with no push ; Comprehensive screen burn protection technology ; Generous connectivity: 3 x HDMI, digital audio ...

Cons: Reflection moire" when there's external light shining on Ultra Filterbright ; Motion-adaptive tearing and juddering under specific circumstances ; Does not accept 1080p video signal ; Cannot align all 3 secondary colours correctly so skin tone will be ...

Verdict: It's very difficult not to like the Samsung PS50Q97HDXBuy this for £617.47 at Dixons Use code '5TV' for £32.50 discount. Sure, it is not full HD, but perhaps that's why it does so well with standard definition content at reasonable sitting distances. ...

Review summary: For this sort of money, this 50in screen is a great TV performer. About to be replaced, though

Pros: Three HDMI inputs ; neat rotating plinth ; detailed images ; excellent digital TV tuner ; price

Cons: Some grain to images at times ; channel-lag