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Panasonic TH-50PZ85U 50" Plasma TV

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Panasonic TH-50PZ85U 50" Plasma TV

  • Reviewed by: frodtab

    06-19-08

    Duration of ownership:

    Strengths: Great Color and clarityEasy to adjust to your own settings and preferencesGood initial presets

    Weaknesses:None thus far except a short power cord

    Overall Evaluation: This is my second Panasonic plasma and their quality of the picture continues to improve. The HD through my satellite is clear and the colors and picture are sharp. The set is easy to adjust to your own viewing preferences either through the presets or through the menus. There are several professional tuners who post their settings on the web for others to try. The blacks are very deep - better than any other set I have seen in this price range. The TV is great in a dark room and fine in a brighter one. Panasonic even includes a cloth for cleaning the shiny parts of the TV. You cannot go wrong with this set.

  • Reviewed by: avidjunky

    06-13-08

    Duration of ownership: 14 Days

    Strengths: Awesome picture quality. 3 HDMI is a Plus and plenty of addition inputs (also programable). 1080P of course.

    Weaknesses:None so far.

    Overall Evaluation: Well it's Panasonic! They make the best Plasma around I think. You can't go wrong with this model, I was able to pick it up at my local store for $1700 but the price went back up that very next day to $2500. Even at retail price, it's well worth the money and the investment, but don't pay more than the street price that other stores are selling it for. Shop around, be a smart consumer, there are always deals out there waiting to be had. HD tuner is awesome just make sure you're feeding it HD sources, even over the air HD signal looks great. PS3/Blu-ray & HD-DVD content are superior in my movie experience... crisp, vibrant, spectacular in it's imagery over HDMI of course (you got three, use them). You won't be disappointed, get this one if you can.

  • Reviewed by: sfuher

    06-10-08

    Duration of ownership:

    Strengths: Size, color, clarity

    Weaknesses:None yet...

    Overall Evaluation: We got this last week. This is our 2nd plasma, the first was a different brand that we took back after a few days because of poor quality. We will definitely not be taking this one back.Our living room has a lot of bright sunlight. For those concerned about glare, we have not had any problems. We just had to turn the brightness level up, and everything is great. I highly recommend this TV.

  • Reviewed by: Xanth2100

    05-30-08

    Duration of ownership: 7 Days

    Strengths: picture quality, ease of setup, options

    Weaknesses:remote looks outdated

    Overall Evaluation: I am very happy about this tv. The picture quality is superb and it is very easy to use. I have watched several movies and the color and clarity is perfect. Installation was very easy with the supplied stand. The looks are good and simple. Menus are easy to navigate and set up.

  • Reviewed by: live4himnow

    05-29-08

    Duration of ownership:

    Strengths: Great HD picture. Universal remote.

    Weaknesses:Picture not too great on standard broadcast.No picture in picture.Power cord is only 6', so be aware if wall-mounting that you need to have an electric outlet nearby to avoid snaking down and up wall.

    Overall Evaluation: Panasonic as a whole has been top rated for a while, and this set looked like it had everything. The HD picture is wonderful, but the standard cable programming looks kind of fuzzy. In retrospect, I should have brought a VCR taped program with me to the store to compare sets rather than just view the HD programming they broadcast on all the sets in the store.It may be one of the better sets for standard programming, but I don't have a way of knowing.

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