60" Panasonic Viera TC-P60U50 600Hz Plasma HDTV $800 + Free Shipping (expired)

Seems like a good price, anyone care to chime in with personal experience on this model?

Quote from confused2much : Seems like a good price, anyone care to chime in with personal experience on this model?

I bought a 55ST30 last year and it has left me very impressed with Panasonic plasmas to the point that I also bought a 50u50 in December and the picture quality with it in my opinion is so good that we just bought the 60u50 off the Panasonic EPP for $834 total last week. Have had no problems with the ST30 in over a year.

We got this tv about a month ago and love it. Came from a 50" lg plasma we liked alot and then tried the 60" bf vizio led. The pic quality is alot better on this then the vizio imo. The general build, etc quality is better as well.

been waiting a week to find another $799 deal on this tv
pulled the trigger
thanks op

Trying to decide between this TV and this one:
http://slickdeals.net/f/5797178-P...HOUSE-USED

The price here seems way better and I can live without the smart TV bits from the Amazon Warehouse deal. LED with IPS panel or this plasma instead?

Been waiting for this TV to go lower, more like $699 is the sweet spot for me. $765 at Panasonic EPP is still slightly better than this deal, but I don't want to deal with replacement/return from Panasonic. Hard to keep waiting!

Close to pulling the trigger, but has anyone ever had to deal with Buydig and their returns or customer service?

I have this TV and love it!

Quote from Caeruleas : Trying to decide between this TV and this one: http://slickdeals.net/f/5797178-P...HOUSE-USED The price here seems way better and I can live without the smart TV bits from the Amazon Warehouse deal. LED with IPS panel or this plasma instead?

I'd choose this set for most typical uses.

Quote from Cyrix2k : I'd choose this set for most typical uses.

I have both the TC-L55ET5 & TC-O60U50 as referenced in the attached. The wall mounted one is the TC-L55ET5.

TC-P60U50 wins hands down. TC-L55ET5 is extremely thin and looks great wall mounted. But I don't use any of the bells & whistles. TC-P60U50 picture quality is amazing.

In fact I go upstairs to watch movies on the TC-P60U50 over the LC-80LE844U I have downstairs. The picture on the TC-P60U50 is just so rich and deep.

Tried Amazon Prime on the TC-L55ET5; it's very slow. I'd use an XBOX 360 or etc for any apps. 3D was fun for 10 minutes.

Price is currently $764.99 on Panasonic's EPP site.

Bought it for 799 at Fry's. Great TV for the price. Cnet has great reviews as well.

Quote from Caeruleas : Trying to decide between this TV and this one: http://slickdeals.net/f/5797178-P...HOUSE-USED The price here seems way better and I can live without the smart TV bits from the Amazon Warehouse deal. LED with IPS panel or this plasma instead?

LED backlighting is good for saving power, but it has drawbacks:

1. Worse black level than plasma, generally.

2. Worse uniformity (brightness evenness).

3. Smaller color range. Only the most recent LED backlights are capable of covering more than sRGB, and many don't even manage that much.

4. PWM (pulse width modulation) flicker. The backlight turns on and off rapidly when the brightness of the screen is below 100%. Some even use PWM at 100%.

5. Tends to have a tint to the color, often bluish. A cheaper TV may lack RGB controls which makes it harder to calibrate.

6. Even IPS LCD panels don't have viewing angles as wide as plasma. IPS suffers from IPS glow at off angles.


plasma benefits:

1. Faster pixel response (less motion blur).

2. Better viewing angles (no IPS glow, TN color shift, or VA saturation loss).

3. Better uniformity, especially better than edge-lit LED.

4. Since contrast is better, fewer contrast-enhancing gimmicks are needed so the picture usually looks more natural.

5. Wider color range.


drawbacks:

1. Should be broken in (not turned to full brightness for a certain number of hours).

2. Even with modern plasmas, which are resistant to burn-in, static images should be avoided for long periods of time — especially before the screen has been broken in and especially at high brightness settings. So, an LCD is typically better for heavy computer usage.

3. Plasma screens tend to be glossy and not as bright, so they're best for rooms with good lighting (not bright lights or windows shining onto the screen).

I have a Panasonic plasma and I greatly prefer it to LCD. The picture looks more natural, especially once calibrated to my taste.