Plasma/LCD/LED

[shawn1224]

Thats decent price for sure for that model. IMO 1080P plasma is still the top dog although the led ones are nice too.

I'm considering that one or this 58" Samsung for nearly the same price.

Samsung - 58" Class / 1080p / 600Hz / Plasma HDTV

The 50' their selling is about $300 cheaper than Newegg.

 

[Vihzel]

Just a note: Any links to Best Buy goes to their homepage.

 

[shawn1224]

Just a note: Any links to Best Buy goes to their homepage.

That's weird because when I click it, it takes me to the product page.

 

[shawn1224]

I finally did it.

Last night I purchased a 50" Panasonic Viera 1080p plasma, model number:TC-P50S2. It's the S2 series that features the anti-glare filter. Regular Price was $1,199 but Best Buy had it on sale for $849. I can't say enough good things about the picture quality, okay maybe I can, it's fukkin awesome. Out the box it looked rather ho hum but after tweaking the settings and hooking up everything through HDMI, this TV is gorgeous. Other than looking at getting a sound bar, I have no issues at all.

Yea there are a lot of TVs out there that are better but I must say this is probably the best bang for your buck.

 

[jamor]

I finally did it.

Last night I purchased a 50" Panasonic Viera 1080p plasma, model number:TC-P50S2. It's the S2 series that features the anti-glare filter. Regular Price was $1,199 but Best Buy had it on sale for $849. I can't say enough good things about the picture quality, okay maybe I can, it's fukkin awesome. Out the box it looked rather ho hum but after tweaking the settings and hooking up everything through HDMI, this TV is gorgeous. Other than looking at getting a sound bar, I have no issues at all.

Yea there are a lot of TVs out there that are better but I must say this is probably the best bang for your buck.

What settings? Did you do custom or a preset?

I have the 42" Panasonic Viera 1080 p TC-P42G25.

I use the preset "game" for xbox and "THX" for TV and Movies..

There is a recommended custom setting people love floating around the internet but I haven't tried it.

 

[shawn1224]

What settings? Did you do custom or a preset?

I have the 42" Panasonic Viera 1080 p TC-P42G25.

I use the preset "game" for xbox and "THX" for TV and Movies..

There is a recommended custom setting people love floating around the internet but I haven't tried it.

I used TweakTV settings for my model #

Picture Mode
- Picture Mode : Cinema
- Color Temperature : Warm
- Aspect Ratio : HD Size 

Picture Settings
- Picture/Contrast :  75
- Brightness : 58
- Color  : +44
- Tint : 0
- Sharpness : +50
- Color Temperature : Warm
- C.A.T.S. : Off
- Video NR : Off
- Blur Reduction : Off

Advanced Picture
- MPEG NR : Off
- Black Level : Light
- Screen Format : Full
- HD Size : Size 1
- 3:2 Pulldown : Auto

Only thing I altered was the contrast. I put it at 50 to help with avoiding burn-in's.

 

[jamor]

Don't worry too much about the initial burn in period.

I was pretty careless and I have no burn in.

I believe burn in periods for Plasmas are a thing of the past which is well documented on the TV guru forums that I've been visiting.

 

[Vihzel]

Whenever I get a new plasma, I just turn it on and do whatever, hehe. No burn ins for me!

 

[NYCHitman1]

Whenever I get a new plasma, I just turn it on and do whatever, hehe. No burn ins for me!

Same thing here when I bought my Panny G10. I'm most likely gonna invest in a 50" TV pretty soon for my living room but haven't decided on what type yet (plasma/lcd).

 

[nyydynasty]

i love my plasma TV. they got a bad rep from when they first came out but the issues have all been worked out and they're good now. But the price remains low because people still remember that negative reputation.

 

[jamor]

i love my plasma TV. they got a bad rep from when they first came out but the issues have all been worked out and they're good now. But the price remains low because people still remember that negative reputation.

They are gorgeous - still have their issues though.

Mine has an audible buzzing sound (pretty known Panasonic Plasma issue as I'm reading). Not sure whether I'm going to exchange it or switch it for a different TV.

It's a hit or miss from what I've read on whether you get a buzzing Plasma.. so I'll probably try an exchange first.

If that one buzzes I'm going to switch to an LCD. It's a shame because I prefer the picture/colors of the Plasma over LCD.

 

[NYCHitman1]

No buzzing for me. That sucks for you. If you decide to go LCD, check out that Samsung LN40B750. I've heard good things about it.

 

[jamor]

Well I'm home and the buzzing went away.. Strange.

I read somewhere that the buzzing goes away after 100 hours of use so I think I just had to break it in.

Welp that saved me a but load of time and energy. Glad - I love this TV didn't want to go LCD.

 

[ZxRishixZ]

owning both LCD and Plasma i have to say that the plasma did better but this depends on what sort of plasma you buy. usually they say that the best plasmas show deeper shades of black.
however you have to remember that the bigger LCD/LED goes the picture quality gets worse. however plasma is better for larger screens (as u said upto 60inch).
i currently have a Pioneer PDP507XD
and i would recommend Pioneer however they dont make tvs anymore (sad times)