What Hi-Fi? and AVForums praise the GT50's deep blacks, detailed 2D picture and 3D performance. AVForums notes occasional 50 Hz break-up and dark-scene dither, while both find its picture a step forward from the GT30.
UK G15 Full HD NeoPlasma series with 42 and 50-inch panels and active-shutter 3D. The advertised 2500 Hz Focused Field Drive is not a native refresh rate.
Resolution
1920 × 1080 (Full HD)
HDR formats
None
Picture processing
G15 NeoPlasma with Infinite Black Pro and High Contrast Filter Pro; THX and ISF calibration modes; active 3D. Subfield-drive advertising is not native refresh.
Motion handling
Intelligent Frame Creation and 24p Smooth Film are processing modes. AVForums observed subtle 50 Hz break-up during fast pans on its 50-inch review unit.
Sizes
Sizes
42, 50″
Largest size
50″
Gaming
HDMI ports
4 (0 HDMI 2.1 at 4K 120 Hz+)
Variable refresh rate
None
HDMI detail
Four HDMI inputs support 3D, Deep Colour and x.v.Colour; HDMI2 also supports Audio Return Channel. The UK manual lists SCART, component and composite inputs.
Smart TV and sound
Smart TV platform
VIERA Connect
Speakers
18 W
Wi-Fi
Built-in dual-band Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Bluetooth
Bluetooth 3.0
Speaker detail
Two front speaker arrays and one 80 mm woofer, 18 W total (4 W + 4 W + 10 W).
Audio features
Optical PCM, Dolby Digital and DTS output, plus a 3.5 mm headphone socket.
Casting
VIERA Connect internet-service gateway and DLNA network media; launch-era apps may no longer operate.
TV tuners
UK DVB-T/T2 terrestrial and DVB-S/S2 satellite for Freeview HD and Freesat HD, plus PAL I analogue.
USB
Three USB 2.0 ports, SD card slot, USB HDD recording and media playback.
Ethernet
RJ45 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX for VIERA Connect and home-network media.
