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"An Amazing Plasma!" on by weggemana
Pros: Picture Quality
Looks
Deep Blacks
More Energy EfficientCons: Only three HDMI
Summary: This tv is great! I have been researching tvs for over a year to find the right one. I read all of the professional reviews and this is the tv that I decided on. I was on a budget, I am a college student who does a lot of gaming and blu-ray watching. I am extremely picky about picture quality and this tv delivers an amazing picture! This blows nearly all LCD tv's out of the water. I was not going to get a plasma to begin with because of the supposed "image retention" which I have yet to notice. I am extremely glad that I got a Panasonic Plasma. The blacks are so deep, it almost looks as though the tv is off when the screen is black. The deep blacks make the colors pop! I have watched a number of blu-rays and played a couple of hours of games and I am in love already. I highly recommend this tv to everyone. It is an extremely good deal. Any LCD for this size would be much more expensive and have a much lower picture quality. Also for those of you deciding between the G10 and this tv I would recommend this one. I went to the local Best Buy and compared the two next to each other and I could not notice any difference between the two. Save yourself some money. Good luck deciding on your next tv I hope this review helped.
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"GREAT picture for the price!" on by MeesterSandman
Pros: Color is probably the best I have seen other than the Pioneer Elite, even the custom mode has a great picture. 24p mode seems to work really well, no jagged picture from what I could see.
Cons: Blacks are not quite what I call "infinite". Not many picture options available either.
Summary: I hooked this TV up to a panasonic blu ray player (BD-30k) with 24p mode turned on. Planet Earth was the movie of choice and I was not disappointed at all. Even though the blacks are not as deep as the pioneer the color is amazing. There is not a THX mode but calibration would probably help a lot. I would recommend CNET reviewing this one (as well as the G series) because I think they would be impressed. As far as price for picture quality, it is the best I have seen so far. Looking forward to see what CNET thinks.
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"I love this TV.....If i could marry it, i would!" on by Snotchboy
Pros: Excellent black levels, great picture quality, connectivity options, mounting options, price. HD Picture quality.
Cons: Colors not perfect, but damn close. No cable-card slot. Some noise. SD picture quality not so good, but not the worst i've seen.
Summary: I got this TV on sale for $1, 1 9 9 at BB....was a great deal. It was between this and the more expensive Pioneer 5010FD (had an opportunity to get it for $2200). When comparing the two next to eachother, it was very difficult to see a difference. For the money, you cannot go wrong with this set. Identical to G10, minus ethernet connectivity...but that was a non-issue for me...i have a MCPC. Also, the THX certification is just silly. Everyone has their own preferences...not worth $300 extra dollars for that. Highly recommended.
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"Great Picture for the Price" on by g_a_carlson
Pros: Great looking black detail in shadows and clothing.
Colors look vibrant and accurate after break-in period.
Smooth action on TV, games, and Blu-Rays.
Affordable PriceCons: You really should properly break-in this set before adjusting the settings.
Break-in takes a while and although it is easy, may scare some people off.
Sound is OK, but not terrible.Summary: I purchased this TV back in March and have been holding off on the review until the TV was properly broken in (http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=1128487 -- the first parargraph in the first post is the procedure) then calibrated to my liking. I must say I have been very pleased with the time I have spent with it. I was a bit worried when I read the CNET review about the color inaccuracy, but I think mine looks great. The picture is crystal clear and motion is smooth. Blu-Rays on the PS3 look awesome. While watching all the dark scenes in Spiderman 3, I can easily make out the details in the shadows and black clothing. This set really handles black well. I also have no complaints looking at flesh tones and whites. All the colors are vibrant and look spot on.
My primary TV is a Sharp Aquos I purchased 3 years ago, and this set blows it away for half the price I spent on the Sharp. I think that people are really pushing the G10 series and that is fine, but for $200 less, this 50S1 looks fantastic and I have no regrets that I purchased this set. My only suggestion would be to check out the above link and spend the time to properly break-in the set. It is not very difficult. All the phosphors break-in evenly and you only need to calibrate once. Trust me, this set looked a TON better after the 100 hour break-in period.
The sound and remote are passable, but not terrible. I think most people have surround sound now anyway. These are the only 2 things not fantastic about this TV. -
"awesome picture, power supply went out" on
Pros: picture
awesome for gaming,and bluray
price was great for the sizeCons: power supply went out 2 weeks out of the warranty, and Panasonic pretty much said i was S$$t out of luck. so i ordered part off eBay, works perfect now
Summary: awesome TV, should upgrade there power supply's found a few other cases like mine. and none of them were fixed by Panasonic
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