Thursday, July 15th, 2010 at
5:52 pm
Review : Panasonic PT-50LC13 50-Inch TheaterWide HDTV-Ready Projection LCD TV :
The reason I dont buy Panasonic anymore. – R. Laratta – NJ
This TV was the worst purchase I made in my life. Ive been through 3 lamps and am having problems again. I let my wife talk me into spending 150 for a lamp instead of buying a new TV. Huge mistake. This TV has caused me embarassment, frustration and hopelessness. Panasonic should have taken care of their customers when they bought this lemon. There was a class action lawsuit but unfortunately I missed the boat. Regardless I will not buy a Panasonic again, not because they are not usually a good product but because of how the company handled this situation, which was caveat emptor at its worst.
surprised – movie fan –
i have only had the HDVT for a little over a year – and i do NOT watch that much TV. Yet – i see a line (red) running through my TV – totally unacceptable for more than ,000 spent – when my prior LCD lasted 5 years (and I bought the FLOOR MODEL), and my OLD Zenith TV – old school – had beautiful picture for 10 years. disappointed. My brother’s HDTV looked just fine – wish I had read more reviews first – but had heard very good news…
Completely Unreliable … – Ron Sullivan – Philadelphia, PA United States
First, I need to disclose a bit of my the back-story regarding how I came into this TV. About 4 years or so ago I bought this second-hand as a gift to myself for a new job that I’d gotten. The LCD’s hadn’t yet become an industry standard, and the CRT’s were already obsolete. Rear projection DLP was really the best option out there at the time. So after shopping classified ads for awhile, I eventually came across this model from Panasonic and I jumped at it. I bought it for a SONG compared to what other similar pieces were selling for at the time. It didn’t have HDMI inputs (which was something that really gave me a little pause), but in the end the picture quality with component cables was still able to support a 1080i picture (which was what I wanted) … so I was in.
Sunday, June 27th, 2010 at
2:42 pm
Review : Panasonic TC-P42S2 42-Inch 1080p Plasma HDTV :
I got this TV because it looked like the perfect fit for a price / performance ratio. Overall I’m pleased with my purchase, although there are a few things that Panasonic can improve on. I have seen and had lots of experience with the 2009 S1 model, as well as the 2009 G10. The 2010 S2 is better than the S1 but doesn’t quite have the picture quality to match the G10. Its close though. So if you can find a G10 at the same price you may want to go with the G10. The reason I didn’t go with the G10 is because Panasonic has had problems with some of their TV’s losing a significant amount of their black levels in previous year’s models. They said that they have addressed these issues in the 2010 model lineup. So to get a few more years out of my plasma, and sacrifice a slight loss in picture quality I decided to go for the S2.
Saturday, June 26th, 2010 at
2:32 pm
Review : Panasonic VIERA TC-P42G25 42-Inch 1080p Plasma HDTV :
I wanted TV that would fit in a small room. Anything over 42 would have been too big. I also wanted a TV with all the connections (USB, Flashcard, Computer, HDMI,etc). I wanted a high refresh rate. I wanted a TV that made my Blu-ray movies look amazing and my old VHS tapes tolerable (and I wanted standard broadcasts to look good). I wanted a TV with a good viewing angle. I wanted to be able to connect to the internet. This TV does all those things very well. I’m so glad I bought it. But I had my doubts. Frankly I was worried. I’d never bought a TV online. Another issue: I bought plasma. I’ve never owned plasma. I’ve never owned LCD, but whenever I went to Best Buy or other stores, the Samsung LCD LED seemed to have the best picture than anything else and the plasma’s always looked worse the LCD’s. But I did a little research and learned that companies push LCD in the stores because they make more money off the LCD’s. I also learned that LCD’s have a brighter picture which shows better in store lighting. I really liked the advantages that the plasma seemed to offer (the best refresh rate, true blacks, no picture loss from viewing the screen off center, accurate color reproduction, amazing picture at near half the price of comparable LCD’s). I love this TV. I’ve had no problems. Delivery went smoothly. The picture quality is amazing. I have no regrets. Only one thing to be aware of–this TV needs a wireless USB adapter to connect to the internet. It costs an extra 85$. Didn’t know that until after I set it up and realized it wasn’t really internet ready out of the box. Luckily I bought the Panasonic Blu Ray player that includes the required USB wireless adapter. Also, sound is acceptable, but I’ve got this TV hooked up to a surround sound system, so I wasn’t worried about sound quality all that much.
Friday, June 25th, 2010 at
6:29 am
Panasonic TC-P65S2 65-Inch Plasma 1080p HDTV Panasonic Date first available on Amazon. com: May 7, 2010 Buy new: $ 2,999. 95 $ 2,085. 28 13 used & new from $ 2,077. 77 (ranking is updated hourly. Visit the Hot New Releases in TVs list of authoritative information on the current level of this product).
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Monday, June 21st, 2010 at
1:26 am
Review : Panasonic TC-L32U22 32-Inch 1080p LCD HDTV :
Bought this TV for the bedroom. It has a fantastic picture and great sound quality. One great feature is the automatic picture adjustment based on the room ambient lighting, saves having to mess around with the picture when you flip on the side table lamp. Also the factory color presets actually support the intended display, example: cinema setting looks more like film.
The only thing this set doesn’t have that I would have like is an IP/Ethernet port. Otherwise I am extremely happy. Plenty of HDMI ports too.