Panasonic VIERA G10 Series TC P50G10 50 Inch 1080p Plasma HDTV

50″ Plasma, 1080p, THX, Viera Cast, H.264, IP Camera Ready, PC Input, NEO PDP Panel which is brighter, Full-time 1080p TV lines of moving picture resolution, 3 HDMI, Native contrast ratio 40,000:1, Dynamic contrast infinite black 2,000,000:1, Game Mode, Anti Reflective Filter, 600 Hz Subfield Drive
User Ratings and Reviews
5 Stars WOW
I read every one of the reviews here as well as CNET’s and decided to buy this TV. I was partial to plasma after seeing my share of LCDs in bars, homes, stores and restaurants, and I find them (LCDs) to be too bright and the viewing angles aren’t so great. IMHO, I just think plasmas look more realistic and since they’ve improved over the years, I was even more inclined to go plasma. I ordered the G10 on Monday and it was in my house and set up on Friday. I just moved up to this Panasonic plasma from my old JVC RPTV (which my neighbor now has). I got a great deal from Amazon which included free shipping and a BD player. I have the TV and BD hooked up to Directv with HD. The HD picture is nothing short of amazing. I don’t see the problem with THX–it looks fine to me, even under indirect daylight. I don’t like an overly bright picture (as you’ll find in the “game” mode). I also have no problem with screen glare even though the TV faces the windows. I have yet to see a BD disc on this TV, and find it hard to believe that the picture can be better than just a regular DVD, which looks fantastic. Regular (non-HD) programming looks about as good as can be expected, but the purpose of this TV is for watching HD material, so I don’t find that to be a problem. The sound is fine…I don’t expect 10 watts per speaker to sound like a theater. I hooked up a pair of Altec Lansing PC speakers with subwoofer, and that helps expand the sound. I’m not one to sit home and endlessly watch TV or movies, so I don’t need the whole home theater experience. Anyway, it’s only been 1 day but I am very pleased with this TV. I can hardly wait to show it off to my friends and family!
5 Stars Love my new G10 – Awesome picture
I love my new TV. The picture quality is great. Movies on Blue ray look outstanding. Vieracast needs more work. Wish they would add Netflix.
Sound is a little week, but connecting it HT system works great. AVCHD on a SD card from my Canon HD camcorder never worked. It did not find any movies on the card.
Also wish the pictures on SD card could be resized to fit the screen.
I had my TV delivered to California using Pilot. Contrary to most users experience with Pilot shipping, they never did any anything other than to drop the box off. No unpacking or connecting to it to a stand, no nothing.
The TV was dropped on in living room and delivery guy gave me a form to sign. When I asked him if it was OK to check the TV before signing, he told me to go ahead and pulled the top off. I just checked the top part of the TV and then he was gone. It took them less 10 mins.
I had to haul the 50” TV on to its stand. I guess not all delivery guys go the extra mile.
5 Stars Panasonic G10 Seies Plasma HDTV
I have watched and read numerous reviews over the years and finally made the plunge and I believe I made the best choice. This TV is awesome: lightwieght, easy to assemble, incredible picture and sound, and fairly easy to use remote and menu choices.
1 Star SERIOUS PROBLEMS WITH PANASONIC!
I have a 52″ panasonic tv that is less then 2 years old resently it has just turned off all by itself and will not work unless it is unplugged for 15-30 min.s and then it just turns off again after less than and hour of it being turned on it, has been doing this for 2 weeks now, I called panasonic and they gave me the numbers of 2 service centers in my area, AFTER BEING ON HOLD WITH THEIR SERVICE LINE FOR NEARLY 2 HOURS (and if you live in an area where there are no service centers your basicly screwed), neither of which would answer their phones, my tv now will not turn on at all. It did not over heat it is not in the sun and there was no power surge to cause this. I have continued to call panasonic for their help but they have told me the tv is past the 1 year warranty and there are “limited” options right now. One of the service centers finnaly called me back and the MINNIMUM cost of repair for something like this is 400-500$$$ and he said he sees this all the time more than not with these tv’s!!!!! Look around on-line flatscreen and plasmas are KNOWN for doing this and yet no one mentions this before you buy it!!! So if you plan on spending some money on a tv get the longest warranty that is offered because this will more than likely happen to you and panasonic does NOTHING to back their products or to help their customers!!!!! Buy a tv through a company that has a good warranty and has good customer service NOT PANASONIC!!!!
5 Stars Best Picture Quality For Price
Had this for three months so far. My affection for this tv keep growing. I sit 8′ away, and use it for xbox360 and blu rays. Everything looks great. Blacks are deep, colors are rich, resolution is sharp. I have it on custom mode because I like it better than THX.
My sister has the X1, I think the G10 looks better, a lot blacker, sharper.
My friend has the S1, I think the G10 looks better, still blacker, sharper.
My wife’s dad has the V10, I think the G10 looks identical.
To me the G10 is the sweet spot, best picture without paying extra $$$ for features I don’t care about. And yes, I like plasma image quality better than lcd image quality, but I only play games and watch movies at night in a dark home theater.
Anyway, I just wanted to chip in in another 5-star review, because I love this tv. No buyers remorse here.
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