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When Plasma came up on top in quality and over LCD and lower in price, I was very surprised. The moral of the story is the clarity, the color, the contrast (the contrast is insane). Yes, Plasma is not as bright as LCD but I would rather have a TV with better picture and invest in some blinds for my windows :) The lack of motion blur is amazing. If you're worried about burn in just don't walk away from your TV on pause for and hour. I got this TV for $900 in NOV of 09 on sale at Best Buy, a deal I have not seen replicated. The picture on this TV is outstanding. I read a lot of reviews and did a lot of research. Everything I read said Panasonic is the king of plasma and I have not been disappointed.
Don't spend a hundred dollars, but everyone told me that the life of the TV will easily be 15 years if you get a good power strip. and the overall viewing experience is fantastic on plasma. It regulates the flux in your electricity and protects your TV. Some of the motion blur reduction on the LCD's makes the picture look 'live' or like a documentary to me and it drives me crazy. Plasma still has a bad name from when they first came out, but trust me, those problems are gone. And if you do pause it, just turn off the screen.
LCD is getting better with their motion blur but Plasma is by far superior. But without the motion blur reduction on LCD is it just annoying. The only other suggestion I have is to get a decent power strip. You will not be disappointed with this TV.
He stated "There have been no reports of any cause based on the manufacturing of the product. Then after 14months it started doing the "10 Blinks Of Death". The TV was great, worth every penny. There could be external causes for any failure to the product." I guess from now on, I will buy something other then Panasonic. Contacted Panasonic and they said, sorry it needs fixed and your past the 12month warranty. I told them I was disatisfied by what appears to be an obvious manufacturing flaw given the number of people online with the same problem. I understand electronics can fail, I just wish I would have been treated better. From what I have read online, it looks like having the "Extended" warranty wouldnt help much either as some people have been without a TV for over 6 months.
I hope someone steals it because at least my homeowners insurance wouldn't stick it to me like Panasonic has. This issue is all over the internet (google it) and after talking to a repair shop it would be over $600 to get 3 circuit boards and the power supply replaced.
In December of 2009 (yep, 1 month after warranty expired) I got the blinking red lights of death. I purchased this TV in November of 2008.
Here is the number of a repair shop." I got in contact with a manager, and after stringing me along for TWO MONTHS, they finally told me tough luck, nothing they can do. Doesn't turn on at all.
I will say that while it worked I couldn't have been happier with my purchase.Called Panasonic, "Sorry, nothing we can do outside the warranty period. My only hope is that the TV now works great to tempt thieves to break-into my house and waste their time stealing junk.
This issue is not limited to this model nor only to their plasma screens.stay away from Panasonic TV's.
I have mine in living room with large picture window and I have no issues at all. This Panasonic Television met all my expecations and is a great value for the product you receive. Reviews complaining about the distracting reflective paneling around the outside of the screen are overblown. I highly recommend this model or others similar in this product line. This television has great picture quality and does great on DVD's, BlueRay, and Xbox360.
we especially liked the ease of viewing pictures on SD cards - just insert into the slot in the right side panel. being a film fan, i'd rather go with plasma over LCD. until OLED tvs with 50" + screens get down to under $2000, i'll stay with this as long as it will last, and i've been pretty happy with my Panasonic tvs/stereos for the past 20 or so years.Picture quality is wonderful, once the TV has been properly calibrated - used the Spears & Munsil BD disc, sold here on Amazon.the TV's speakers are adequate; most people with a decent HDtv have a 5.1 home theater surround setup.the menus are clear, and changing inputs via the remote is easy. we sit about 7.5 feet away and have had no issues with heat. i've found the TV's two component inputs, and three HDMI inputs to be adequate for my needs - we have a Nintendo Wii and a blu-ray player.i recommend using a small Uninterruptible Power Supply with this tv.
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