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

Very happy with the service. Delivery was fine, and I received a refund after the price dropped. Good job Amazon! As far as the TV goes; setup was easy, picture is great, sound is good, 720p is a non issue for me, glare problems are minimal even in my south facing family room, and my HD reception is amazing with my good old attic antenna....I mean AMAZING!!! This is a very good product and I see little reason to spend substantially more money for marginal improvements. BUY IT.

Panasonic's 50" Viera plasma is an astounding hdtv, the picture is excellent with great black levels and rich, realistic colors when calibrated. I have owned a 1080p lcd (which btw cost me twice as much) for the past year and this plasma is superior in every way. Burn-in and image retention only occur when settings are cranked, i.e. vivid mode, and it is pretty much non-existent under the cinema settings which look better anyway. Yes, it is 720p but at this size it is not a problem; the price gap is huge for the full 1080p and I don't recommend the pricier model unless you happen to have the extra cash. Overall I must say this is one of the best deals out there for an hdtv with size and quality. DVD's, Blu-Rays and hi-def games all look great on this Viera and I could not ask for more. In other words, just buy it.

I purchased this plasma from back in Sept of 2007 for $1649.00 Great price at the time but now they are like $1100--which is even better. I also just purchased the 42" TH-C42HD18 for $799.00 this past week. Another great plasma.

Just to keep it simple, Panasonic makes a great plasma for a great price. All the reviews that are out there rank it amoung the best, if not the best, in its class. Is it the best out there? Depending on what you read or who reviews it, its always in the top 3.

I debated between Samsung, Sharp, and Pansonic. I cant stand the shinny black bezel of Samsung because it reflects light. Panasonic has anti glare screens and "flat black" bezel color and I very minimal reflections, which is extremely important because of the windows and lighting where my plasma sits. I think a lot of people overlook that aspect. Price, reviews, and value came into play and I Panasonic came out on top. I also sell LCDs and Plasmas in my business and Panasonic is one of my favorites. I have a customer who has 200 of them over the past 2 years and not one has failed--the commerical version. Its a very solid product. I have the 50" mounted above a fireplace with a tilt mount. Have had it for almost a year now and no complaints. The 1080p flavor is actually the same price I paid for my 720p a year ago. The whole 720 vs. 1080p thing can be debated but Im not a TV junky and happy with the 720p flavor considering the 1080p was $700 more at the time.

If you want a great quality plasma and a good price, this is a good solution.

I like many, spent countless hours on researching the best TV for our viewing preferences and even after deciding on plasma over LCD, it still took months to commit to the purchase. I appreciated the suggestion someone here made to go for the 720 rather than spend the money for the newest technology.I think over time, I will be happy I went this way. I was deciding between Panasonic Samsung, Panasonic was the one for me based on reviews and the poor service reviews people wrote about Samsung. The goal was to watch the opening ceremonies on our new TV. Thankfully, the shipping was 1 day early, so we received the TV on Friday and watched the Olympics in awe for a lot of reasons. The TV is awesome and is the perfect thing for us. The blacks are great, the contrast, detail and color are amazing. So far, so good. I am happy with the entire transaction and would definitely buy a large item from Amazon again.

...When big screens now are so mesmerizing? Why we waited so long to get a plasma now is beyond me (Actually it had something to do with high prices and having no excess entertainment funds).

Thrilled with the Panasonic, though I think we probably would be thrilled with any 50" plasma. To save dollars, we kept to the 720 rather than the 1080...Don't feel we're "suffering" as a result. I'm sure ours, like all recent technology, will be an "antique" shortly. Nevertheless I just don't see how the imagery could get much better.

Now the big decision is what to do with the old tradional set: give it to mother-in-law?... put it out on the street, donate to Salvation Army...