CNET rated the panasonic at 4 stars, but that is in comparison to the Pioneer model which is discontinued, and costs twice as much money. Here's the link if you want to read an experts opinion.
http://reviews.cnet.com/flat-panel-tvs/panasonic-tc-p46g10/4505-6482_7-33497900.html?tag=mncol;lst
Simply put for the money, this is the BEST t.v. out there, i spent about a month going to stores, comparing features, and with the exception of Viera Cast i love everything about this t.v. I have morning sun in my room, but i found that i could still see the t.v. from almost any angle. And the picture quality is breath-taking.
Friday, October 30, 2009
Sunday, October 25, 2009
Panasonic TC-P42G10 Best Picture Yet
This review is for the FREE TV(antenna) people out there. This is the best picture out there (no middleman)! I receive 43 channels free, many in high definition.
I have been looking for a realistic television picture for over 10 years. This is it!
5 years ago I purchased a 32" LCD TV by Samsung becauce it was the best TV for the price. I had wanted to recieve the new free HD channels. I settled for the 32" because at $1200 it was the most TV I could afford at the time. Samsung had made a breakthrough on price/picture quality at that time. Today I am weary of the limitations of LCD tvs. My old Samsung TV's best picture required looking at blurring motion and accents on the colors blue and gray.
To purchase a high quality LED LCD today which has an incredible picture one must pay much more.
Look at the Panasonic G10. I can't stop looking at this TV! The picture is simply stunning. If a person has been tanning, I can see it! It is realistic. The colors are amazingly real once you get off of the standard setting. Go to THX or Custom settings and you will see the color and brightness POP!
A few years ago plasma did not impress me with a highly reflective screen and low brightness. This Panasonic plasma has become what I think is the new standard.
An ethernet connection makes this TV future oriented.
An antenna makes this TV pay for itself in high definition!
I have been looking for a realistic television picture for over 10 years. This is it!
5 years ago I purchased a 32" LCD TV by Samsung becauce it was the best TV for the price. I had wanted to recieve the new free HD channels. I settled for the 32" because at $1200 it was the most TV I could afford at the time. Samsung had made a breakthrough on price/picture quality at that time. Today I am weary of the limitations of LCD tvs. My old Samsung TV's best picture required looking at blurring motion and accents on the colors blue and gray.
To purchase a high quality LED LCD today which has an incredible picture one must pay much more.
Look at the Panasonic G10. I can't stop looking at this TV! The picture is simply stunning. If a person has been tanning, I can see it! It is realistic. The colors are amazingly real once you get off of the standard setting. Go to THX or Custom settings and you will see the color and brightness POP!
A few years ago plasma did not impress me with a highly reflective screen and low brightness. This Panasonic plasma has become what I think is the new standard.
An ethernet connection makes this TV future oriented.
An antenna makes this TV pay for itself in high definition!
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Panasonic TC-P42G10 Excellent TV/Excellent value
Have had this TV for almost 2 months. Shipped promptly from Amazon - best price on the web. Excellent picture, color, clarity and no motion blur! I'm somewhat of a "techie" and did a significant amount of research on TV's - LCD vs. Plasma. Bottom line: Plasma has better blacks, better off angle viewing, less motion blur for fast moving scenes and far better value than LCD. I was convinced LCD was better until I did the research, did some comparison viewing, and looked at the costs. I've also been a SONY fan for many years (CRT's, walkmans, headphones, CD players, etc) but am very impressed with Panasonic's product here. Easy to use, great picture, and THX mode makes movies and TV shows look like they should, not like a computer monitor....highly recommend this set and Amazon.
Thursday, October 15, 2009
Panasonic TC-P42G10 Don t think about it. Buy it, you will not be disappointed
This plasma tv is simply amazing! I cannot believe the color accuracy of this tv. Like most other reviewers I to felt that the THX mode was way to dim, and VGA is not 1080p that is why I give this hdtv a 4. I prefer setting my panasonic tc-42g10 to custom mode using the settings posted below by someone named goofyjessie.
[...]
Obviously without the Service Menu offsets, this is not a complete answer for anyone, but it should give everyone a starting point for their tweaking.
UPDATE (JULY 13, 2009):
By Thomas J. Norton at Home Theater Magazine
I found the settings below to be the best for THX mode (still to dim).
[...]
FINAL UPDATE TO THIS POST (JULY 25, 2009).
Custom Mode, Game mode, and THX mode seems to be the best modes for calibration. Standard and Vivid are flawed in one way or another.
BEST CALIBRATED SETTINGS I HAVE FOUND ON THE WEB SO FAR! SUPERIOR THEN THOSE I POSTED EARLIER! Note: I now use the settings below for game playing, movie watching, and everyday hdtv watching. Settings posted by someone named Orta.
[...]
Finally, I went ahead and brought the DVE HD BASICS cd to further tweak my settings. Well that about sums it up, Farewell!
[...]
Obviously without the Service Menu offsets, this is not a complete answer for anyone, but it should give everyone a starting point for their tweaking.
UPDATE (JULY 13, 2009):
By Thomas J. Norton at Home Theater Magazine
I found the settings below to be the best for THX mode (still to dim).
[...]
FINAL UPDATE TO THIS POST (JULY 25, 2009).
Custom Mode, Game mode, and THX mode seems to be the best modes for calibration. Standard and Vivid are flawed in one way or another.
BEST CALIBRATED SETTINGS I HAVE FOUND ON THE WEB SO FAR! SUPERIOR THEN THOSE I POSTED EARLIER! Note: I now use the settings below for game playing, movie watching, and everyday hdtv watching. Settings posted by someone named Orta.
[...]
Finally, I went ahead and brought the DVE HD BASICS cd to further tweak my settings. Well that about sums it up, Farewell!
Saturday, October 10, 2009
Panasonic TC-P42G10 Excellent TV/Excellent value
Have had this TV for almost 2 months. Shipped promptly from Amazon - best price on the web. Excellent picture, color, clarity and no motion blur! I'm somewhat of a "techie" and did a significant amount of research on TV's - LCD vs. Plasma. Bottom line: Plasma has better blacks, better off angle viewing, less motion blur for fast moving scenes and far better value than LCD. I was convinced LCD was better until I did the research, did some comparison viewing, and looked at the costs. I've also been a SONY fan for many years (CRT's, walkmans, headphones, CD players, etc) but am very impressed with Panasonic's product here. Easy to use, great picture, and THX mode makes movies and TV shows look like they should, not like a computer monitor....highly recommend this set and Amazon.
Friday, October 9, 2009
Panasonic TC-P42G10 Great TV. Great Value
I've been researching HDTVs for the past couple of years, and I finally took the plunge when I found a great deal on a 42" Westinghouse LCD back in May. I thought it was a great set... for about 2 weeks. The color would shift noticeably when you moved more than 30 degrees off center. Then the digital tuner started to go.
Since then I've been through 3 more LCDs and one Plasma before I decided that the Panasonic G10 was the way to go. My problem with the LCDs is I am just not happy with the off-angle shift in the black level. When you're sitting head on, LCDs can look great, but as soon as you move off center, you can see the black is not consistent across the screen. This is especially apparent when you are watching a movie with the black bars across the top and bottom. Plasmas are not subject to this issue and plasmas have deeper blacks. This makes a HUGE difference (to me) when watching movies.
The other plasma I had was the Panasonic 42px14 ([...]). I returned it, however, as it had a few issues that kept it from being great (overscan, slow channel editing, etc), and I wanted a 1080p set.
The G10 was a great fit, because I needed a 42" or 46" set and the 1080p as well as the great review on CNET. I bought the G10 through the Amazon Warehouse Deals, and got a screaming good deal (saved about $200) and got a better deal than the S1 (the set just below the G10). The only downside I can see to taking this route is that since I purchased the set, the prices have risen significantly (almost by $200) through the same Amazon Warehouse Deals. I guess you just need to be patient and wait for them to drop again. I don't feel like the prices should fluctuate that wildly. It just feels too opportunistic. Yeah, yeah, I'm well aware of supply and demand, but at some point it just becomes an excuse to abuse trust.
But that has nothing to do with the quality of this set. And back to that point, I am extremely satisfied with this tv set. The image really looks sharp and even standard definition is watchable. People complain about the speakers on all flat panel tvs, but I've found these ones to work great for casual viewing. Just nudge up the bass to about +5.
My recommended settings are going to be in more of a range, since this completely depends on your viewing environment. But here's what I think looks great.
Use Custom setting
Drop the Contrast to somewhere between 55 and 65.
Raise Brightness up to between 56 and 64. Really, just raise it until you notice the black level start to lighten up, then drop it back a notch or two.
Drop the Color back to about 40-46.
Reduce Tint to about -5.
I just left Sharpness as is (75, since I don't see any bothersome artifacts on the screen).
Everything else I pretty much left at default.
Ok, what else do you need to know?
Burn-in / Image retention? Not an issue with these sets. Temporary Image Retention can happen, but it's easy to remove, and if you keep the contrast where I mentioned (lower than 75 at least), it shouldn't really ever be an issue. I've never seen it in the 2+ weeks I've had this set.
Plasma Gases Leaking? Come on, you aren't really going to buy into that myth are you? Nothing but urban legend junk, guaranteed... even if you do claim you have a friend who had to get his plasma set recharged (psst... you're friend got taken).
High Energy Usage? If you tame the contrast to around where I've mentioned above, you'll see energy usage that is very similar, if only a tiny bit higher than the same size LCDs. Seriously, we're only talking a difference of maybe a couple bucks a month (at most) in energy costs.
So... if you're still on the fence, then get off it! Prolonged fence sitting is going to hurt your posterior and make it hard to walk straight.
Since then I've been through 3 more LCDs and one Plasma before I decided that the Panasonic G10 was the way to go. My problem with the LCDs is I am just not happy with the off-angle shift in the black level. When you're sitting head on, LCDs can look great, but as soon as you move off center, you can see the black is not consistent across the screen. This is especially apparent when you are watching a movie with the black bars across the top and bottom. Plasmas are not subject to this issue and plasmas have deeper blacks. This makes a HUGE difference (to me) when watching movies.
The other plasma I had was the Panasonic 42px14 ([...]). I returned it, however, as it had a few issues that kept it from being great (overscan, slow channel editing, etc), and I wanted a 1080p set.
The G10 was a great fit, because I needed a 42" or 46" set and the 1080p as well as the great review on CNET. I bought the G10 through the Amazon Warehouse Deals, and got a screaming good deal (saved about $200) and got a better deal than the S1 (the set just below the G10). The only downside I can see to taking this route is that since I purchased the set, the prices have risen significantly (almost by $200) through the same Amazon Warehouse Deals. I guess you just need to be patient and wait for them to drop again. I don't feel like the prices should fluctuate that wildly. It just feels too opportunistic. Yeah, yeah, I'm well aware of supply and demand, but at some point it just becomes an excuse to abuse trust.
But that has nothing to do with the quality of this set. And back to that point, I am extremely satisfied with this tv set. The image really looks sharp and even standard definition is watchable. People complain about the speakers on all flat panel tvs, but I've found these ones to work great for casual viewing. Just nudge up the bass to about +5.
My recommended settings are going to be in more of a range, since this completely depends on your viewing environment. But here's what I think looks great.
Use Custom setting
Drop the Contrast to somewhere between 55 and 65.
Raise Brightness up to between 56 and 64. Really, just raise it until you notice the black level start to lighten up, then drop it back a notch or two.
Drop the Color back to about 40-46.
Reduce Tint to about -5.
I just left Sharpness as is (75, since I don't see any bothersome artifacts on the screen).
Everything else I pretty much left at default.
Ok, what else do you need to know?
Burn-in / Image retention? Not an issue with these sets. Temporary Image Retention can happen, but it's easy to remove, and if you keep the contrast where I mentioned (lower than 75 at least), it shouldn't really ever be an issue. I've never seen it in the 2+ weeks I've had this set.
Plasma Gases Leaking? Come on, you aren't really going to buy into that myth are you? Nothing but urban legend junk, guaranteed... even if you do claim you have a friend who had to get his plasma set recharged (psst... you're friend got taken).
High Energy Usage? If you tame the contrast to around where I've mentioned above, you'll see energy usage that is very similar, if only a tiny bit higher than the same size LCDs. Seriously, we're only talking a difference of maybe a couple bucks a month (at most) in energy costs.
So... if you're still on the fence, then get off it! Prolonged fence sitting is going to hurt your posterior and make it hard to walk straight.
Thursday, October 8, 2009
Panasonic TC-P42G10 Beautiful plasma picture
This TV is simply wonderful. I can't imagine a better TV for the price. I replaced a CRT HDTV with this, and this TV beats it in every single way. Simply can't compare this to LCD's in the same price range. To get similar quality on an LCD you're going to spend almost twice as much.
I watch cable TV, DVD, Blu-Ray, and play PS3 games. All look amazing.
The only very small complaint I have is that the TV can be a little dim if I watch it during the brightest part of the day. My condo is very bright (skylights) so it's probably more the fault of my place rather than the TV.
I watch cable TV, DVD, Blu-Ray, and play PS3 games. All look amazing.
The only very small complaint I have is that the TV can be a little dim if I watch it during the brightest part of the day. My condo is very bright (skylights) so it's probably more the fault of my place rather than the TV.
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Panasonic TC-P42G10 Great Plasma at a great Price
I have just received my new 42 inch G10 in the mail, and I must say, I am very pleased. I researched the living crap out of this set, so my expectations were pretty high. Upon opening the box my first impression was that the overall look of the TV is amazing. Just a solid design, without a whole lot of extraneous stuff. After removing all the stickers it really looks nice in my living room. Also pleased to notice the only light on this TV is a very small dim red light when it is on (I can't stand bright lights on my electronics).
Once I turned it on and started messing around with the settings, I was pleased at how smooth, and natural all the menus are. Very easy to understand, but there is plenty of advanced control for the more hightech custy. Personally I like to tweak my settings, and the Panasonic remembers each input and preset, so its pretty painless. I found THX to have the most accurate colors, although I did tweak the settings a bit for a little more light. Custom allows you to get a very decent preset for TV viewing or daytime viewing in my case. Some say you can actually achieve a better picture through custom than through THX, but in my opinion THX was very good looking when watching a DVD.
Most noteworthy are the blacks. Simply stunning. I haven't seen anything quite like it. I usually say Film is the best viewing experience, and I still do, but these Plasmas really put off that soft color that is very easy on the eyes (unlike LCDs). So far I haven't seen any noise, or jaggies which is good. While gaming I noticed a slight (very slight) yellowish trail when following a white dot across a black screen. This is pretty minimal, but its there. However scrolling text showing no trailing.
24P doesn't work as well as it could, which is to me the biggest draw back. There is flicker, causing it to be pretty much unwatchable unless you pump up the refresh rate.
This is a stunning television, that I hope will last for many years to come. Anyone considering it, should feel comfortable knowing that it really lives up to the hype. Check out the Cnet review for yourself. They have all the geeky details. But from a common customer (although I work in the video field), I can honestly say this TV is top of the line. Probably one of the best Plasmas out there.
Once I turned it on and started messing around with the settings, I was pleased at how smooth, and natural all the menus are. Very easy to understand, but there is plenty of advanced control for the more hightech custy. Personally I like to tweak my settings, and the Panasonic remembers each input and preset, so its pretty painless. I found THX to have the most accurate colors, although I did tweak the settings a bit for a little more light. Custom allows you to get a very decent preset for TV viewing or daytime viewing in my case. Some say you can actually achieve a better picture through custom than through THX, but in my opinion THX was very good looking when watching a DVD.
Most noteworthy are the blacks. Simply stunning. I haven't seen anything quite like it. I usually say Film is the best viewing experience, and I still do, but these Plasmas really put off that soft color that is very easy on the eyes (unlike LCDs). So far I haven't seen any noise, or jaggies which is good. While gaming I noticed a slight (very slight) yellowish trail when following a white dot across a black screen. This is pretty minimal, but its there. However scrolling text showing no trailing.
24P doesn't work as well as it could, which is to me the biggest draw back. There is flicker, causing it to be pretty much unwatchable unless you pump up the refresh rate.
This is a stunning television, that I hope will last for many years to come. Anyone considering it, should feel comfortable knowing that it really lives up to the hype. Check out the Cnet review for yourself. They have all the geeky details. But from a common customer (although I work in the video field), I can honestly say this TV is top of the line. Probably one of the best Plasmas out there.
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
Panasonic G10--Excellent Picture Quality and Price Combination
This is based on my experience with the TC-P50G10, which is identical to P42 but with a larger screen. I bought it three weeks ago, and am very happy with it. I did a lot of research and tried out a number of TVs before settling down on this one, so I thought I would share some of the information and my experience with the TV, and hopefully make your decision in choosing the TV a bit easier.
First thing first. According to my research, the Panasonic G10 probably has the best picture quality among all TVs in mass production as of the time of this review (May, 2009). Most importantly it has pitch dark black level, scorching brightness, high color accuracy, and good motion processing.
I chose the Panasonic plasma over Sony and Samsung LCD for a few reasons. (1) Compared to 120Hz LCDs, Panasonic is significantly cheaper than Sony and Samsung. (2) I think the G10 is better in handling motion than the 120HZ LCDs. (3) The colors on the plasma are more appealing to me than those on the LCDs. (4) It has superior viewing angle. It looks perfect from any angle you will actually watch the TV without washing out the color, prserving the quality of the color.
The third point on color appeal is subjective and calls for description of subjective experience. There are lots of technical comparison of the colors on different displays on the internet, but my perceptual experience is that the colors on the panasonic plasma is very vibrant, punchy, tantalizing, and mesmerizing. The colors look like things in real life, but they are more intense than real life. A friend said "it's prettier than real, but not distorted. It is just like an enhanced colorful world." If you prefer high fedelity to real life colors, you can use the THX mode to tune it down to be very faithful to studio color measures. LCD in comparison is also very vibrant, but it doesn't look as realistic. It's more like computer graphics and less like colors of living things. Technically, this may have to do with the deeper black level on the plasma than the LCD.
Before the G10, I had the Panasonic Viera TH-46PZ80U 46-Inch 1080p Plasma HDTV. Both TVs have very appealing colors, but I returned the PZ80U and got the G10 because the G10 has a number of important improvements over the PZ80U: it has a brighter plasma display, has a VGA PC input, lower energy consumption, and more accurate color. Also, its frame is more compact, so I can fit a 50" G10 into the space that would only hold a 46" PZ80U. In fact, the G10 is brighter and more contrasty than last year's top model Panasonic TH-50PZ850U 50-inch Viera 1080p Plasma HDTV.
What else do I like about the TV? It is very bright for a Plasam TV. According to tech specs and online reviews, it is the bightest plasma ever made. In Custom Mode, it is more than bright enough to watch in my room with direct sun light (sun light in the room not on the TV). In Vivid Mode, "you should prepare to put on your ski googles". In fact, it's too bright and overly constrasty and saturated for regular viewing. However, it is quite useful in displaying low resolution and low quality online video such as YouTube or Netflix Instant Watch. The extra boost in brightness, contrast, and saturation make the low quality online video look much more appealing and lively.
VieraCast is kinda cool. Not a deal maker but certainly not a drawback. I used third party firmware DD-WRT to set up a Linksys WRT54G2 Wireless-G Broadband Router as a wireless bridge. So the TV can get online without running a cable to my main router.
I find this TV fits my needs perfectly. But no TV is perfect, at least not for the technically savvy.
So here are the cons:
(1) The sound is mediocre. It is fine to watch a TV show, but lackluster to watch a good movie or music show.
(1.2) True Cinema 24-frame mode flickering is perceptually disturbing because the refresh rate is set to 48 Hz in the mode. It is a pitty because motion does look much more life like and less video like in True-Cinema mode. Wish the TV could run at 72 Hz.
(2) My PC only has VGA out but no DVI out. (This point does not matter for those with DVI out on their computers. A DVI to VGA cable will work fine) The VGA input on this TV does not support 1080 HD. It only supports up to 1280x768. Panny should not cut corner here. Although this problem doesn't really matter for video contents because most computer video resolution is less than 1280x768. And the pixel interpolation effect on the Plasma is more like a CRT and less like an LCD. So the set is reasonably good at displaying contents with resolution lower than its native res.
(3) VieraCast needs improvement. The content is still limited. The search function of Youtube on VieraCast is not as easy to use as on a computer. The Amazon video on demand price is way too high (but this is not really Panny's problem). I would kill for a firmware upgrade that enables Netflix streaming.
(4) The remote is not as well laid out as the one on PZ80. The 3 big buttons above the directional keys are occupied by the rarely used VieraLink, VieraCast and VieraTool. The commonly used Menu key is moved to a small key. Totally wrong choice of ergonomics.
(5) VGA PC input is paired with RCA audio input. I wish it is a 3.5mm (1/8 ") mini jack instead, which will allow a single cable cable integrating VGA video and mini jack audio. Now I have to use two cables.
(6) The stand does not swivel.
Regardless of the above drawbacks, overall I find this TV to have the best picture quality and price combination. The pros by far outweigh the cons. The picture quality of this TV is truly amazing, as such some calls it "The New King of Plasma." Anyone seriously considering an HDTV should take a look at this one, now that the Pioneer Kuro exited the market.
I highly recommend it.
First thing first. According to my research, the Panasonic G10 probably has the best picture quality among all TVs in mass production as of the time of this review (May, 2009). Most importantly it has pitch dark black level, scorching brightness, high color accuracy, and good motion processing.
I chose the Panasonic plasma over Sony and Samsung LCD for a few reasons. (1) Compared to 120Hz LCDs, Panasonic is significantly cheaper than Sony and Samsung. (2) I think the G10 is better in handling motion than the 120HZ LCDs. (3) The colors on the plasma are more appealing to me than those on the LCDs. (4) It has superior viewing angle. It looks perfect from any angle you will actually watch the TV without washing out the color, prserving the quality of the color.
The third point on color appeal is subjective and calls for description of subjective experience. There are lots of technical comparison of the colors on different displays on the internet, but my perceptual experience is that the colors on the panasonic plasma is very vibrant, punchy, tantalizing, and mesmerizing. The colors look like things in real life, but they are more intense than real life. A friend said "it's prettier than real, but not distorted. It is just like an enhanced colorful world." If you prefer high fedelity to real life colors, you can use the THX mode to tune it down to be very faithful to studio color measures. LCD in comparison is also very vibrant, but it doesn't look as realistic. It's more like computer graphics and less like colors of living things. Technically, this may have to do with the deeper black level on the plasma than the LCD.
Before the G10, I had the Panasonic Viera TH-46PZ80U 46-Inch 1080p Plasma HDTV. Both TVs have very appealing colors, but I returned the PZ80U and got the G10 because the G10 has a number of important improvements over the PZ80U: it has a brighter plasma display, has a VGA PC input, lower energy consumption, and more accurate color. Also, its frame is more compact, so I can fit a 50" G10 into the space that would only hold a 46" PZ80U. In fact, the G10 is brighter and more contrasty than last year's top model Panasonic TH-50PZ850U 50-inch Viera 1080p Plasma HDTV.
What else do I like about the TV? It is very bright for a Plasam TV. According to tech specs and online reviews, it is the bightest plasma ever made. In Custom Mode, it is more than bright enough to watch in my room with direct sun light (sun light in the room not on the TV). In Vivid Mode, "you should prepare to put on your ski googles". In fact, it's too bright and overly constrasty and saturated for regular viewing. However, it is quite useful in displaying low resolution and low quality online video such as YouTube or Netflix Instant Watch. The extra boost in brightness, contrast, and saturation make the low quality online video look much more appealing and lively.
VieraCast is kinda cool. Not a deal maker but certainly not a drawback. I used third party firmware DD-WRT to set up a Linksys WRT54G2 Wireless-G Broadband Router as a wireless bridge. So the TV can get online without running a cable to my main router.
I find this TV fits my needs perfectly. But no TV is perfect, at least not for the technically savvy.
So here are the cons:
(1) The sound is mediocre. It is fine to watch a TV show, but lackluster to watch a good movie or music show.
(1.2) True Cinema 24-frame mode flickering is perceptually disturbing because the refresh rate is set to 48 Hz in the mode. It is a pitty because motion does look much more life like and less video like in True-Cinema mode. Wish the TV could run at 72 Hz.
(2) My PC only has VGA out but no DVI out. (This point does not matter for those with DVI out on their computers. A DVI to VGA cable will work fine) The VGA input on this TV does not support 1080 HD. It only supports up to 1280x768. Panny should not cut corner here. Although this problem doesn't really matter for video contents because most computer video resolution is less than 1280x768. And the pixel interpolation effect on the Plasma is more like a CRT and less like an LCD. So the set is reasonably good at displaying contents with resolution lower than its native res.
(3) VieraCast needs improvement. The content is still limited. The search function of Youtube on VieraCast is not as easy to use as on a computer. The Amazon video on demand price is way too high (but this is not really Panny's problem). I would kill for a firmware upgrade that enables Netflix streaming.
(4) The remote is not as well laid out as the one on PZ80. The 3 big buttons above the directional keys are occupied by the rarely used VieraLink, VieraCast and VieraTool. The commonly used Menu key is moved to a small key. Totally wrong choice of ergonomics.
(5) VGA PC input is paired with RCA audio input. I wish it is a 3.5mm (1/8 ") mini jack instead, which will allow a single cable cable integrating VGA video and mini jack audio. Now I have to use two cables.
(6) The stand does not swivel.
Regardless of the above drawbacks, overall I find this TV to have the best picture quality and price combination. The pros by far outweigh the cons. The picture quality of this TV is truly amazing, as such some calls it "The New King of Plasma." Anyone seriously considering an HDTV should take a look at this one, now that the Pioneer Kuro exited the market.
I highly recommend it.
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