( 25 reviews )
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( 1 of 1 found this review helpful ) Posted: 10-26-2008
I have had ours since July of this year, I have a bunch of kids & was leary of the track record of some of these other manufacturers, in regards to warranty assistance SHOULD the need arrive! I tried (I repaeat TRIED!!) to contact several manufacturer's that were in the running for my consideration, in regards to their warranties, WHO, WHERE HOW...etc would I send/take my humongous plasma to? I am VERY rural (in the hills of TN!) MOST of them required I SHIP it to them!Do you know how big those boxes are that they come in? & the logistics of repacking it.........NOPE! "It aint a-happenin'!" Anyhow.... after MUCH deliberation & research I went with Panasonic (as their warranty is into your home should you need a repair, WOW!! :-) I bought this an older model with GREAT comsumer reviews,& a good value as the newermodels come out the price continues to fall! I have been EXTREMELY pleased, & nothings happened so far to need any warranty work! The TV is crisp & clear, plays beautifully!
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Posted: 06-12-2008
I jumped to get mine during a one day sale for a rediculously lower price than here. No dead pixels. Very bright picture. Video reproduction on this plasma is SO much better than most LCDs I've seen. Using the HDMI ports from a BluRay player and a HD-DVD player I fine tuned mine to the following settings: Picture Mode: Standard Picture: -6 Bright: +15 Color: -6 Tint: -3 Sharp: +5 Color Temp: Normal Color Management: Off All Filters: Off Those settings are for when 1080 is filling up the whole picture; but I have to lower the Picture and raise the Brightness for 4:3 or video with black bars at the top & bottom. Blacks are better on Standard-Def tube monitors; but black on Plasma's are much much better than the LCD's I've seen. I've attempted to help a few friends set up their LCD's for best black, but resolution deteriorates on most LCD's when blacks look good. On the other hand the Picture and Brightness tuning on this plasma behaves very similar to a Tube monitor. Blacks are still a bit too milky for my taste, but I guess I'll have to raise the room lighting to trick out my eyes. I like this plasma for the price I paid for it.
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( 2 of 2 found this review helpful ) Posted: 05-21-2008
I was going to get an LCD. They were the new thing. Plasma had burn-in, dead pixels, etc. After doing a bit of digging, it turns out that most of the Plasma problems were 1st and 2nd generation issues. And according to Consumer Reports (plug!), this was one of the best. This was reinforced by talking to friends who had bought LCD and Plasma displays. The display has deep, rich colors, very good viewing angles, and detail in the blacks that an LCD can't touch. All in all, if you're going to spend nearly $2,000 for a TV, this is hard to beat.
