55" Panasonic Viera TC-P55VT50 1080p 3D Plasma HDTV $1500 + Free Shipping

Quote from kurnis : How is this, a plasma, such a great (and expensive) tv? I thought plasma was behind LCD which was behind LED. also its only 60hz. what givess? please give this noob an explanation?

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Are you freaking kidding me!!

Anyone have game lag measurements (in ms) for the st, gt, vt? Do the extra features in the vt increase lag? Does the size have an effect? Yes i know plasmas generally have lower lag than lcds. No i won't accept "i own this tv and i notice no lag whatsoever when i game!"

Quote from viche : Anyone have game lag measurements (in ms) for the st, gt, vt? Do the extra features in the vt increase lag? Does the size have an effect? Yes i know plasmas generally have lower lag than lcds. No i won't accept "i own this tv and i notice no lag whatsoever when i game!"

And I won't accept a lazy beggar that won"t do his own research...GOOGLE IT!!!

Quote from mike_saenz : Which LED TV's beat this tv in PQ?

Sharp but it cost like $4000+

Quote from bmsyko : And I won't accept a lazy beggar that won"t do his own research...GOOGLE IT!!!

Exactly. Plasma and game lag question? Lmao and smh

I jumped on this deal but I'm a bit worried since I've never owned a plasma tv. I was reading this review about burn in: http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-3319...n-in-test/

They have this model along with some others and it seems like it may be a concern, anyone have thoughts / experiences with this?

Quote from skylercloud222 : I jumped on this deal but I'm a bit worried since I've never owned a plasma tv. I was reading this review about burn in: http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-3319...n-in-test/ They have this model along with some others and it seems like it may be a concern, anyone have thoughts / experiences with this?

Are you planning on leaving your TV on a static DVD like they did for 8 hours if so then you should get something else. There is no way i would have run a DVD and let it sit on my screen overnight. So while burn-in is something only idiots are able to achieve i guess its always possible to screwup your tv.

My 6 year old plasma has a auto shutoff after 4 hours of inactivity.

Quote from dltv : Are you planning on leaving your TV on a static DVD like they did for 8 hours if so then you should get something else. There is no way i would have run a DVD and let it sit on my screen overnight. So while burn-in is something only idiots are able to achieve i guess its always possible to screwup your tv. My 6 year old plasma has a auto shutoff after 4 hours of inactivity.

Have you ever had any of image retention from use? I'm reading there are some options like Pixel Orbiter to use with this tv while playing a game so it seems like I may need to get use to taking measures to prevent screen damage unlike I did with my LCD.

Quote from skylercloud222 : Have you ever had any of image retention from use? I'm reading there are some options like Pixel Orbiter to use with this tv while playing a game so it seems like I may need to get use to taking measures to prevent screen damage unlike I did with my LCD.

listen, i have a 2008 panny plasma, and never had any burn in. i'm not that careful with it, never did the burn in slides or anything back in the day, and it still looks great. the only time i had image retention was when the babysitter left baby einstein on for an hour or so, and i still saw that damn logo when the tiv was off. it was gone the next day.
my point is, i dont think you have to worry about burn in. it looks like you've done some reading already, i would bet you never have any issue with burn in. this is a fantastic tv (from what i hear).

This model does have image retention issues. I know, because i bought this last weekend. Supposedly it becomes increasingly harder ot have image retention issues after abotu 200 hours.

I run slides (read about D-nice slides) at night. #1 to age the panel, and #2 to remove images that were retained if there were any from the day previous as I age my panel a bit.

My buddy also has this television. When I ran slides on his panel (hes had his since June) there was a whole host of logos in the bottom right corner of the screen.

Now I don't know if this is "burn in" or just a retained images. I didn't run the slides on his plasma to see if they would completely disappear. On mine, they will after running the slides for a bit.

This is an issue. I can't say whether or not it is permanent. I read that this became more of a concern in the 2011+ models. The ones prior must have had a different manufacturing or build process.

I will say that I love this tv though. After breaking it in a bit, I cleared up some uniformity issues. It is a beautiful display. That said, the image retention is certainly the one thing with this tv that scares me the most.

How much better can the PQ be on this device vs one that is half the cost?

Quote from bmsyko : And I won't accept a lazy beggar that won"t do his own research...GOOGLE IT!!!

Quote from MarkAELSU : Exactly. Plasma and game lag question? Lmao and smh

It Would be so much more convenient for me, and more helpful to the community, if someone who knows the answer could just provide it. I'm stuck on a smart phone right now. Not the best tool for doing research. I've already looked into a bunch of sets regarding lag, but I don't have the stats on the Panasonic plasma's. Not many people have done accurate lag tests, but you'd be surprised that some plasmas are above the 31 ms range which is noticeable to some of us.

Quote from jisc0 : How much better can the PQ be on this device vs one that is half the cost?

There are no <$4000 led/LCDs that can compete with this set. You can buy the panasonic 55UT50 for about $750 that's close to this set. However, the room must be pitch black as the UT series has no anti-glare treatment at all and you WILL see every reflection.

For those wondering whether they should wait for the 2013 pannys I attended CES this year and they had a side by side comparison of the 2012 VT vs their new flagship Z series. Let me tell you, as awesome as this tv is, the comparison was night and day when viewingt the two. The new Z series is pitch black and with demo video had zero discernible artifacts whereas the vt series was dark but not even close to the black level achieved on the new model. Both were calibrated and showing the exact same footage for comparison. So for all you videophiles out there wanting the best, where saving money is not your main concern, definitely hold out for the new one. I was truly amazed, it is going to win every award.