50" Panasonic VIERA TC-P50U50 1080p Plasma HDTV $600 + Free shipping (expired)

Quote from samijubal : Hell yes. If you want the best picture quality possible you buy plasma.

Yup. I bought my 42 inch Panasonic plasma a couple years ago after weeks of research. Plasmas have superior picture quality along with no motion blur.

Quote from babyjohn : I'm confused. Why would you want a price match from a store that charges state sales tax?

To have it right now, and be able to return it quickly and easily if something is wrong or you're unhappy with it.

My old plasma did not even have an HDMi so I connected it using a long VGA cable: Video card DVI out using DVI to VGA adapter.

For this Plasma I will do HDMI video card to Receiver then HDMI Receiver to HDMI Plasma. Full HD, better than using a dvd player.

ARGH. This is the right brand/size/price point ive been looking for. But I *really* want one with the AR coating and THX mode. Has anyone heard of any BF deals for one of the ST/GT models??

Quote from Downpresser : ARGH. This is the right brand/size/price point ive been looking for. But I *really* want one with the AR coating and THX mode. Has anyone heard of any BF deals for one of the ST/GT models??

Care to slap some knowledge on me? What do you mean by AR coating and THX mode?

Quote from Clutchm3 : Care to slap some knowledge on me? What do you mean by AR coating and THX mode?

AR: is anti-reflective coating, makes the screen less reflective to light. (And I believe in the Viera 2013 models with Louvre filters, improves on black levels.)

THX mode: a method of certification for color accuracy. A lot of movies use it so with a THX certified TV, you "see the movie the way filmmakers meant it to be seen." It costs money to have a product line THX certified so there are TVs that have pretty accurate colors but don't have THX certification (I don't know enough about the UT50 to comment on color accuracy).

Quote from Downpresser : ARGH. This is the right brand/size/price point ive been looking for. But I *really* want one with the AR coating and THX mode. Has anyone heard of any BF deals for one of the ST/GT models??

Nope but this deal is dead anyway

Quote from Syrinx2112 : Nope but this deal is dead anyway

Not entirely. Sam's Club is still pricing it at an even better price of $549.77 which I just confirmed verbally over the phone. Best Buy IS price matching this price.

Get it while you can!

Quote from Zorfunk : Best Buy is evil

I've never met any evil people at Best Buy.

If you come to East San Jose or Oakland, I can show you some evil people.

I purchased this TV a few months ago through amazon for the same price, and have to say it is an absolutely brilliant picture. My friends can't believe the price I paid either. No ghosting etc, great for gaming and watching movies. Just make sure you take the extra time to calibrate it!!

Quote from tkoh : I purchased this TV a few months ago through amazon for the same price, and have to say it is an absolutely brilliant picture. My friends can't believe the price I paid either. No ghosting etc, great for gaming and watching movies. Just make sure you take the extra time to calibrate it!!

Have this TV too and love it....Did you use a site online for calibration settings?

Quote from SlickLivin15 : Have this TV too and love it....Did you use a site online for calibration settings?

great TV indeed, and loved Amazon's white glove delivery!

I read a post on AVS forums website, and found a free legitimate download for tuning tv's. There are actually quite a few good ones. It's quite simple, download the file, burn to DVD, calibrate! Really made a huge difference in watching Boardwalk Empire

Great Deal....TU and Rep x 4.....Thanks!

Without fulling understanding what it is, exactly, but understanding that it's highly desirable, I'm a little concerned that this TV doesn't apparently have a proper 24p cinema/movie mode (from what I can tell).

just spent 20 mins on the phone with best buy and they wouldn't price match Sam's ....grrrrr I knew should've bought it earlier .!!!!!