Flat panel HDTV Shootout (2013) | Plasma & LCD LED - Value Electronics ...By the Pros
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Plasma is best value...rumored not long lived but for 500 bucks you can get something that will last you at least 5 years // great for sports and gaming.. i have had a panasonic for 3 years over 40" no problem <450 bux...no i am not a gamer
Panasonic TC-P60ST60 Plasma HDTV | High Value
This is the highest scoring plasma HDTV ever, according to C-Net from their review:
* http://reviews.cnet.com/flat-panel-tvs/panasonic-tc-p60st60/4505-6482_7-35566952.html
- And here's another recent review (HomeTheaterMag): * http://www.hometheater.com/content/panasonic-viera-tc-p60st60-3d-plasma-hdtv
This is the highest scoring plasma HDTV ever, according to C-Net from their review:
* http://reviews.cnet.com/flat-panel-tvs/panasonic-tc-p60st60/4505-6482_7-35566952.html
- And here's another recent review (HomeTheaterMag): * http://www.hometheater.com/content/panasonic-viera-tc-p60st60-3d-plasma-hdtv
I have an LG Plasma TV in my office. It is about 6-7 years old. Last time I checked, it had over 20.000h (20 thousands). Looks the way we first bought it ! Zero problems throught the years.
I will probably get the ST60 for my living room. Great value.
The Panasonic Plasma TC-P60ST50 I have is an excellent set, but there is one aspect of it which is disappointing. When I have the set on the 4:3 ratio on low def cable TV programming all is fine until the "zoom' setting is selected. The picture then becomes compromised and blurry. On DVD's this zoom setting on a 4:3 aspect ratio is not an issue (been watch Babylon-5 lately with good results), it's only on cable TV sources.
Funny thing is my wife does not even care, she also does not care if the programming is stretched out either. This leaves me occasionally pressing the aspect ratio button to get best results, an activity absent from the LG LCD in our bedroom.
Much focus has been given to the best sets with the best program material available, however equal time for garbage in, garbage out should be given to address real world conditions.
Of course, I have almost all my image management software turned off for optimum results under optimum conditions, so there may be a feature setting I can switch to fix things, but it really isn't that much of a problem. The set is so large that even with 4:3 material cropped with black bars to each side, the image is still very large, and very clear. The zoom setting tends to chop off heads and captions, which is not true to the original source material nor the director's intent.
Funny thing is my wife does not even care, she also does not care if the programming is stretched out either. This leaves me occasionally pressing the aspect ratio button to get best results, an activity absent from the LG LCD in our bedroom.
Much focus has been given to the best sets with the best program material available, however equal time for garbage in, garbage out should be given to address real world conditions.
Of course, I have almost all my image management software turned off for optimum results under optimum conditions, so there may be a feature setting I can switch to fix things, but it really isn't that much of a problem. The set is so large that even with 4:3 material cropped with black bars to each side, the image is still very large, and very clear. The zoom setting tends to chop off heads and captions, which is not true to the original source material nor the director's intent.
George, I never watch TV so I don't have issues that other people have. ...I don't even watch non-anamorphic DVDs.
But I do know what you're saying, and such is a compromise among many others in this world of TV watching.
But I do know what you're saying, and such is a compromise among many others in this world of TV watching.
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