Panasonic Viera TH-50PY700H (50-inch plasma)

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mengho

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Over rated

Jan 16, 2008

Rating: 6 out of 10 (Good)
Pros: A fairly good made in Japan Full HD plasma. Good surround sound.
Cons: Only supports 1080p50 and 1080p60, while losing out on blue-ray 24fps(24 Hz) playback. Losing out on the colours and contrast.
Opinion:
Over rated. I personally think that at this price range, the Hitachi P50X01 performs better, in terms of contrast and a more natural color reproduction.

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Outstanding performance and value.

Nov 9, 2007

Rating: 9 out of 10 (Spectacular)
Pros: Excellent picture from upscaled Starhub HD STB: Even SD channels reproduce excellently at 1080i input resolution.
Cons: SRS Trusound Surround XT quite disappointing. No real spatial/ambience effect.
Opinion:
I debated for many months about which LCD TV to buy for my living room, having discounted Plasma because of concerns about, burn-in, expense/screen size, lack of Full-HD, heat dissipation and screen reflection. Suddenly, the Panasonic TH-50PY700H. I changed my mind almost immediately upon reading the specs. and witnessing the crisp natural colours, judder-free motion and hearing the powerful, dynamic wide-range built-in audio.
Admittedly, it lacks some refinements and flexibility to tweak, but, frankly, for the price (my nett cost, after dealer discount and cash vouchers from Panasonic, was SGD4199!), I have no complaints at all.
Besides this newly acquired Plasma Screen, I have a home cinema in a dedicated room: 110" screen, Sony front projector, 7.1 channel audio (Onkyo to Klipsch speakers). I'm extremely fussy about audio and video reproduction. This TV is really excellent to watch cable HD and upscaled SD media from Starhub over HDMI and the occasional standard DVD, if I'm too lazy to fire up ... Read more

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