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22 out of 22 people found this review helpful
4.5 stars
"Amazing Picture, nice features, great looking cabinet"
Pros: Picture is fantastic, not too expensive considering its a 1080P plasma
Cons: Does have some of the advanced burn in protection that the samsung has
Summary: I've only had the set for a few days and I have not had it connected to a true 1080P source yet, but this TV is really amazing. My previous set was a 48" Mitsubishi 1080i projection TV. I recently purchased a Sharp 52" 1080P LCD to replace it. It was okay, but it wasn't great. The hight speed motion blurr was quite noticable and the picture just seemed a little off, especially for a $3000 TV. So I returned that (thanks, Costco) and found this. The improvement between this and the Sharp LCD is significant. Even my wife took one look at it and could tell the difference. I've watched a couple episodes of the Discovery HD Planet Earth series on this set and its the best picture I've ever seen. Almost no motion blurr. The Planet Earth episode about Caves was really a showcase for the deep and true blacks. And its only a 1080i source from my Directv HD tivo. The reds seems a little "hot" but I'm sure I can make some adjustments for that.
I've also tried DVD from my Oppo DV-981HD. It upconverts to a 1080P singal, but of course this is not even close to what I expect to get from a true 1080P BluRay or HD DVD.
The much-hyped anti-glare coating seems to work great. I haven't noticed any significant glare. I haven't given the SD slot a try, but since I do have a digital camera with SD, I expect that this will come in handy.
The remote is nice even if you need other Panasonic components to take advantage of the EZ Synch feature. It has to really big buttons in the middle for channel and volume. Kind of nice to not have to fumble around for them.
Overall I couldn't be happier with my new set.
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on amazon specification.. contrast ratio of this tv is 6000:1.. which is way lower than current trend.. is it really good tv ? because based on the guide on this site, contrast ratio is most important..
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I thought this would be a good thing
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You mentioned that you had bought and returned your previous TV at Costco. Are you using the wall mount they sell by any chance? If so, how does it work. I have the TV on order along with the same Oppo DVD player you are using. Good to hear it is working out for you.
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Is the set HDMI 1.3 ready?
Panasonic Viera TH-50PZ700U:
