Panasonic Viera TH-50PX80U 50-Inch 720p Plasma HDTV

I've upgraded this TV from a Samsung 42inch Plasma EDTV I had purchased bout 3-4 years ago, which cost me $2500. I have been shopping and doing tons of research on a HDTV and decided to purchase this particular model over the Samsung. All the experts are saying it was a waste of money to spend that extra $600-1000 on a 1080P, if you have TV 50inch or smaller. I couldn't believe the picture on this thing, the picture difference from ED to HD is like night and day.

I ordered this TV on 6/22/08 for $1239.00/no tax or shipping charges. I was expecting to prolly have this TV in about 2 weeks, but did not expect to have it delivered in 3 days only. I also found out that the price of the TV has dropped $40 since I purchased it. So I called Amazon for a $40.00 price adjustment and to my surprise, the cust rep. told me that I would be getting a $206.00 credit to my card. Amazon is awesome and I try to buy everything through them.

We put a home theater in our basement and had all the components in place except one... the TV. We researched online, then went to the stores to see them in person, back to online, talking to friends and acquaintances until we were nearly dizzy. The one thing that kept coming up was Panasonic for plasma. Everyone was on the same page-Panasonic.

We love this TV! The picture is amazing and the control is easy. We haven't played with calabrating it too much but who needs to? We got a PS3 to watch Blu-Rays and each time we put one in, we are blown away. The details and the textures are so beyond amazing! We didn't shell out the bucks for a 1080 and don't regret it for a minute. We are constantly asking ourselves "how could it look any better?".

This was my first big ticket item bought online and I was really nervous about it but I have to say Amazon didn't disappoint. The White Glove service was great. He set it up and made sure everything worked before he left, checked it all over for any damage well beyond the normal delivery. I even got a price adjustment when the price dropped $111 about 3 weeks after I bought mine. We couldn't be more pleased! I would recommend buying this awesome TV from Amazon (amazing customer service!) to anyone and everyone!

My previous TV was a 20 year old 30" Toshiba CRT; like so many previous reviewers, this is my first HDTV. All I can say is "WOW"! My DVD player is a 5 yr. old Pioneer Elite DV-47Ai, running 480i via component; and this is the best my DVD collection has ever looked. And as good as DVD is, the 7 HD channels I get through basic/classic cable (local HD channels) look phenominal! My next purchases will definitely be a PS3 for Blu-ray movies/HD games, and the Xbox 360. Kudos also to Eagle Shipping, whose deliveryman was a great help with unpacking/setup. Very highly recommended!

I was initially was going to get a 42" or 46" 1080p tv, but after a couple tv returns I decided to go for the bigger set, even if it was "only" 768p (720p), and I am extremely happy I did. I watch blu-ray, hd cable, and xbox 360 and PS3 from 9 feet away and don't notice the detail difference between 1080p and 720p at my viewing distance. I was also worried about green fringing while gaming but it turns out this really isn't an issue at all (only notice it once in a blue moon, and it doesn't bother me at all), so for anyone who's heard of fringing, don't worry about it. The blacks and shading are top in it's class; if you need absolute black go for a Pioneer or the pz85u, but for a modestly priced set you won't get better blacks. The colors are great too; the most accurate mode with no video noise is "cinema". My settings are as follows: Picture: 85, Brightness: 49, Color: 39, Tint: +1, Sharpness 50, Color Management: Off, Black Level: light, Video NR: off, MPEG NR: off, Picture Mode: warm. Highly recommend this tv.

I've had this set for 2 weeks now and I am very happy with it. The picture and sound are great. My family and I have been playing the xbox360 on it for 2 weeks straight now and I can tell you the burn in problems are a thing of the past. And gaming is where this T.V. really shines which is good because of the lack of real HD programing being broadcasted. You can just stop playing a marvel at the graphics and textures of the picture. The only thing that really bothers me is the very very poor layout of the remote control. Why would they put the last ch recall button all the way on the bottom left side of the remote? Thats just one example because the whole remote is laid out very poorly.