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Panasonic Viera TH-50PX80U 50-Inch 720p Plasma HDTV User Review

We purchased this set in Oct 2008 at our local Best Buy (incidentally at the 9 price that Amazon has today in 2009) and are very happy with it. Picture is fantastic, controls easy to use. Our cable company switched our HD cable box from a component output to HDMI, and man, did the picture get even better.

We also use an Apple TV connected to this television via HDMI, that looks great as well. Great fun to surf YouTube right on the TV, and the quality is actually pretty decent. We’ve rented and purchased HD movies on the Apple TV and they look fantastic as well.

Even though it is only 720p the picture looks great for my aging eyes, and we use it in a large living room seated at least 8 feet back. I’m not sure we could tell a difference between 720p and 1080p anyway. Great way to save a few bucks.

There is an optical audio output, so you can send the audio from your HDMI sources out to your receiver as well. We don’t use the speakers on the TV, we run everything through our Onkyo, which also sounds great.

The main cons:

This set is light on inputs; only 2 component inputs on the back, 2 HDMI inputs on the back, and one HDMI on the front. With more and more gear using HDMI you might have to snake a cable to the front and leave the little door open. Minor inconvenience, as we don’t have ours wall-mounted.

Also, this thing is rated for almost 500 watts of power when it’s on. I did notice our power bill went up a little bit when we switched from our 19″ tube to this monster. But the picture is great and worth the power premium. (I prefer plasma over LCD)

By the way, this is our only TV, and we’re glad we picked this model.
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Reviews Panasonic Viera TH-50PX80U 50-Inch 720p Plasma HDTV

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Top Model : TH-50PX80U

Rating Reviews : 5.0

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Panasonic TC-P58S1 HDTV + Hook-up Kit + Power Protection + Calibration + Flat Mount User Review

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Panasonic TH-58PZ700U 58-Inch 1080p Plasma HDTV User Review

This is our second plasma monitor. Our first was a Pioneer, years ago, and made me wonder what the big hoopla over HD was about. This monitor helped me to understand! The picture is so sharp, even with non-HD programming. HD images are sharp with clear colors and flawless contrast. The black tones are true, without any greenness or inkiness (both problems with our old Pioneer). My favorite part about it is that I sometimes can’t even tell that what I’m watching isn’t in HD. It just makes everything look great.

I should add, though, that you need to take the time to set up the color saturation, brightness and contrast. When we first plugged it in and turned it on, the image was awful. My first thought was that all HD monitors were crap and that it was just a fad. But once my husband worked out the kinks in the image, I was sold. I could tell the difference the first time I saw it, before he even told me. So take the time to get to know your TV and learn how to make it work for you (or get someone that will do it for you) and you’ll be thrilled!

And finally, you don’t want it too close to your face. When we first got this monitor, we had a smaller set up for our living room. The screen was only about 8 feet from the couch. This was fine for our smaller screen, but with this one it made all the pixels way too obvious. Then we moved to a new place and the screen is about 12 feet from the couch. At first it’s weird to be so far away from the TV, but it’s just what was needed. Bigger may be better, but you need to have the proper distance. If you’re closer than 10 feet to your TV stand, then be sure to get a smaller monitor.
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Reviews Panasonic TH-58PZ700U 58-Inch 1080p Plasma HDTV

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Rating Reviews : 4.5

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Panasonic TC-P58S1 HDTV + High-performance Hook-up Kit + Power Protection + Calibration User Review

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Panasonic TC-P50X1 HDTV + Hook-up Kit + Power Protection + Calibration + Flat Mount User Review

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Westinghouse 26″ HDTV DVD Combo (SK-26H570D) User Review

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Reviews Westinghouse 26″ HDTV DVD Combo (SK-26H570D)

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Top Model : SK-26H570D

Rating Reviews : 2.0

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Panasonic CT-32HX41 32″ HDTV-Ready TV User Review

I’ve had this TV for about eight months now and have had no problems with it. The picture is exceptionally crisp and the unit itself is very stylish.
I have the audio ported out to a small stereo so can’t comment on the quality of the speakers.

One word of caution though: This sucker is HEAVY! At 165lbs, out of the box, it’s out of most people’s “I’ll move it by myself” range. I moved this up the stairs in the box and it nearly killed me. I didn’t know it weighed this much. It’s also a bit of a strain on the solid oak shelf it’s sitting on in my armoire too, but it seems to be holding.

Overall, it’s a nice unit.
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Reviews Panasonic CT-32HX41 32″ HDTV-Ready TV

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Rating Reviews : 3.5

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Panasonic TC-P46G10 HDTV + Hook-up Kit + Power Protection + Calibration + Tilt Mount User Review

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Panasonic PT-50LC14 50″ Widescreen HD-Ready Television User Review

The negative reviews surprise me. I have had mine for 5 years without any problems. I am even still running the same bulb. I have moved three times. This TV has been crated and tossed around in a moving van and it still runs great. Maybe I have just been lucky, but I definitely got my money’s worth.
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Reviews Panasonic PT-50LC14 50″ Widescreen HD-Ready Television

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Panasonic TC-P42S1 HDTV + Hook-up Kit + Power Protection + Calibration + Tilt Mount User Review

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