Maxent 50" plasma MX-50X3 official thread - DO NOT POST PRICES!!!

The last thread was closed because people posted prices.

DO NOT POST PRICES OR DIRECT LINKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (Read the rules and let's keep this one from getting locked)

Okay, I did a search and found no other threads about this plasma specifically so hopefully it's the only one.

Doing some searching on plasmas and it sounds as though LOTs of people are having great luck with the Maxent MX-42X3 42" plasma. I'm in the market for a larger plasma (three actually) and was reading about the Maxent when I found some info about a new version of the MX-50X2 that was supposed to be along the same lines as the wildly popular 42" version but larger.

There was some mention to Best Buy being the first place that's gonna have it which is where I was shopping plasmas anyway so I went back in today to do some more research and here's what we were able to find:

1) Scheduled release date is Oct 23rd and he said they might have it a week or so prior to this but this was the official 'street date' that they planned to have it on display/available for sale.

2) Retail price is $2,999 which makes this one HECK of a sweet deal if it's comparable to it's little brother the 42x3 as it would rival the PQ of the Panasonic in this size which is $1k more (retail vs. retail).

3) The Best Buy internal product skew is: 7335485

4) Best Buy is not doing pre-orders for the Xbox 360

So, feel free to add any info or opinions to this thread that you have and hopefully within a couple weeks we'll have reviews to add to it. If it's anything like the 42x3 then I'll be taking home three.

Note: This is NOT the 50x2 that's been sold at CostCo for quite some time now but the all new 50x3 that will be a Best Buy exclusive (at least through the holiday season).

Edit 11/11: Dimensions:

The stand at the widest part (slight taper to it to the front and rear) is 31.75"

Width w/o speakers is 49.25" and width with speakers is 56.75"

The box is 15"x54"x38" and those are all rounded up as the measurements were slightly under full inches

Here's what the 50x3 looks like:


The older 50x2:


Update 11/7: I took this picture at Best Buy last week with my camera phone. Sorry for the terrible quality but better pictures will follow:



These pics are courtesey of TJ22






More on from TJ22 on post #'s 67, 69 & 70

Here's the link to the official pic/info from Maxent. Looks like the contrast and brightness are both considerably better than the previous 50x2 and more on line with those stats on the 42x3 but unlike the 42x3 the speakers are detachable (yea!) from the monitor.
Click me.


Here's the .pdf file from Maxent with even more specs:
Click me.

Very good advice. Hopefully we can make this a group effort and figure this one out quicker than we did the 42x3.

...It is now.

I stopped by my local Best Buy today since I was having lunch in the neighborhood and figured I would just stop to check real quick. I walked in and right where the 50" Panasonic used to be was a brand spankin new Maxent 50x3 in it's place. Coincidence???

I had someone with me who could care less about staring at a TV for more than ten seconds so I couldn't stay too long. Next to it was a Zenith 50" plasma and I REALLY wish they would have put the Panasonic next to it as that would be ideal. But, they didn't and I didn't get a chance to see if I could talk to my manager buddy and have them put them side by side to compare. Initial impressions w/o touching settings were that it blew the Zenith next to it out of the water on the same HD feed. The colors were more realistic than the Zenith and the contrast was also noticeably better. The case looks good and the fact that the speakers are removable is awesome. It was priced a few hundred below MSRP and this makes it a VERY competitive price with screens considerably smaller in size and lower PQ. I plan to check it out when I have some more time.

I would highly advise anyone who is interested to go to your local Best Buy and see it for yourself. I would like to hear what those with a more picky eye than myself have to say about it.

As far as TVs go, 99% of the time if they fail it's right away. Chances are if it doesn't fail right away (and within the Best Buy exchange window) you're good for years unless you use it for a dart board.

I believe it to be 30 days on something like this. Double check your local BB though to find out for sure. They have company policies but it can vary from store to store as far as what managers will stretch.


That number is straight out of my ass. I'm basing it on the many TVs I've purchased as well as the number of TVs my friends/family have purchased and the word of my buddies who manage or work at Best Buy's, Circuit City's and local electronic places as well.

For me being used to a 65" TV as our main viewing TV I think that 50" is about as far down as I'll be comfortable with and 42" (while only 8" smaller) is just too much of a downsize for us. If you're going from similar or smaller then I would probably suggest going with the 42x3 as well. I also prefer the look of the case on the 50x3 and the ability to detach the speakers as well.

Day two: I went back down by myself so I could take some more time to look at it. To me it looks great but one thing I noticed is the whites don't seem as white as the Zenith next to it. They had more of a grey tint than the brilliant white of the Zenith next to it. Now, this could be on par with the unrealistic colors the Zenith produces in comparison and if that's the trade-off I'll take realistic colors and muted whites over blinding whites and fake looking colors any day of the week. I messed with the video settings slightly but couldn't seem to get them to brighten up any. I'm sure someone who knows what they're doing could do a better job and I plan to run DVE and Avia when I get it home. It might not even be noticeable once it's not next to another TV running the same signal for comparison. I guess this is part of the decision making process anyway by comparing them at the store so check it out yourself and post what you think. I would love to see what others have to say about this set.

Nope. There was nobody around to help me the whole time I was there and it was up against a wall on a shelf at an angle. The shelf wasn't far enough out that I could just rotate it so it's gonna take some doin and some store help to get it down. More than likely I'll have one in my house before I'm able to check part numbers at the store.


That's how I roll man.

Please read the forum rules. If you want to rock the boat after reading them please do not choose this thread to do it because I already had one 50x3 thread get locked. I wish we could post the best prices we found but all we're able to do is post retail and even then make sure you explain that it's retail pricing. No direct links to vendors either.

It's just the way of the beast and there's TONS of good info in this forum so just take the good w/the bad.

Wrong post dude... this is the 50x3 thread.