Mô tả sản phẩm: Samsung PN64H5000
Picture Quality Rating: 90/100
The Samsung PN64H5000 aims to be a value oriented plasma TV that provides a the natural and warm picture quality that plasmas are known for. Samsung plasma TVs have one of my favorite picture renditions among all TVs today. Color reproduction is accurate and has a wide range thanks to the Wide Color Enhancer Plus. Screen reflections and picture brightness are the two downsides in picture quality on the 64H5000. The overall picture can be a bit dim and the light flow through isn't as powerful as we have seen in top tier plasma TVs. These two factors make it hard to place this TV in a bright room where ambient light levels cannot be controlled. In a controlled lighting environment, the PN64H5000's full HD picture quality is excellent for the price paid.
Black Levels and Contrast
The PN64H5000 takes notes from the flagship models of previous year's deep blacks with good detail in dark scenes. The blacks certainly won't measure up to current OLEDs, but are strong nonetheless. Plasma TVs have always had the advantage when it comes to black levels over LCD/LED TVs and we are happy to see a few available this year.
Color Reproduction
We always say that a good calibration yields the best picture quality that a TV is capable of. That is no different here. After calibration, colors on the 64H5000 are very natural and true to life. There aren't any problems of over-saturation or colors being too bright. The Color Tone setting is perhaps one of the most important settings to get right when it comes to color. A setting of Warm1 is going to muster up the best color performance. Best means most balanced in this case. The Warm2 setting,which we normally use, really pushes green into the picture. Warm1 really looks the best on this plasma TV.
Eco Sensor
The Eco Sensor is a effort to control the energy usage of the 64H5000. This was a big deal on some of the Samsung plasma's we dealt with last year. It's important to know when this is affecting the picture and how to disable the feature. What it really does is control the Cell Light setting in order to keep the brightness down depending on the room light. The result is a picture far too dim to really enjoy. If the picture ever dims unexpectedly, this should be the first setting to turn off in order to address the problem. It can be found here in the menus: System > General > Eco Solution > Eco Sensor
Game Mode – Almost there with Input Lag
Plasma TVs are usually recommended as gaming TVs, but Samsung's plasmas has a hard time with input lag. Even with the Game Mode enabled, our tests showed input lag at anywhere between 70 and 100ms on the PN64H5000. That's a little bit more than the target levels. It is important to note that I didn't think it was terrible. Gamers who mainly play First Person Shooters will probably notice it a good deal more as precise input is required. A dedicated gaming TV should probably be found elsewhere. The Game Mode can be found here in the menus: System > General > Game Mode.