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Excellent

8.3

out of 10

kongtat

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Good TCO (total cost of ownership) and comparable feature with Pioneer Kuro

Sep 30, 2008

Rating: 9 out of 10 (Spectacular)
Pros: 24p playback, High contrast, SD card slot, 3 HDMI and good price
Cons: Heat and slow start/stop time
Opinion:
Been waiting for this since early June 2008. When it's hook to my Pana BD-30 Blu-ray player, superb video!!! The title i play like i-Robot, 300, Die-Hard 4, 300, The Fifth Element and more, just give what is expected as should a Blu-ray disc did.
A Pioneer Kuro at M'sia with 50' will cost 25,000 compare to 8,800 for this one. Fair speaking, Kura has better Black reproduction but with the prize...not worth it....
The only thing I don't like is the i-link feature. You have to take out the disc from BD player first, before turn off the TV, else it will turn off the BD for you before disc was taken out.
The heat generated after being on for 30 minutes is quite "feeling" and the start time, take around 5 seconds.
In summary, it is value for money.

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Maybe Over-Rated by CNET

Sep 23, 2008

Rating: 6 out of 10 (Good)
Pros: 100,000hrs Panel Life (if True), Good Speakers, Better Picture Quality on Standard Definition TV than LCD TVs
Cons: Moving Background Appears Blur, Considerable Noise on Moving Black/White Background
Opinion:
1. Best price offered for this set was between S$4,399 and S$4,600 in Singapore. General selling price without much fuss S$4,900 (as at 23rd Sept 08).

2. Personally feel that this set is not as impressive as reviewed by CNET. I compared this set with other flat panels such as the Philips 52PFL9703, Pioneer Kuro, Sharp, Sony X Series, Samsung L6, etc.

3. I viewed the same media during the demo (a Panasonic demo disc consisting of 2 - 3 girls Singing, wearing black pokka dot on white mini skirt and very redish background).

4. I noticed considerable noise on the black / white background (image/background became fuzzy) when the car (from the Panasonic demo singing video) was moving past several backdrops (including road signs, notice boards, etc).

5. Background should be clear when the camera is panning (moving left to right) but the background was blur. I ... Read more

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Best 50" currently avaliable

Aug 4, 2008

Rating: 10 out of 10 (Perfect)
Pros: Amazing detailed 3D image
Cons: OEM power cord cannot be upgraded.
Opinion:
I had been impatiently waiting for the 50PY800, for over 2 month, despite the silly sales men at Best Denki telling me that the 50PY800 was of little improvement over the 50PY700. I had purchased a few items from a Parisilk in the past and had always received excellent customer service. I therefore decided to pop into their Holland village branch. This is when I was advised that a premium model (50PY850) would also be available. I handed over the cash and was given a delivery date of the 30th July, the following day the installation men from Panasonic would arrive and wall mount.

The TV arrived as scheduled, and the following day was installed, hooked up to HD box, Apple TV and my Arcam DV139. The HD content on both my Apple TV and from Starhub instantly blew me away, the depth and trueness of the colours is amazing. I did not move from the couch all weekend ... Read more

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