Which TV

mlhm5

I bought a Panasonic Plasma a couple years ago after some research and like it a lot, however I need to buy a 50" again and thought someone here might point me to the best 2 or 3 at the best price.

Thanks in advance.

leroyjr1

Samsung 51D8000 plasma $1300ish on Amazon
Panasonic 55GT30 $1500 amazon
Samsung 51D7000 $1100 Amazon

grif32

Check out the TC-P50ST30

BestBuy has it for $899 plus you get a free 3D Blu-Ray player with it Panasonic DMPBDT110

Best bang for your buck 3D TV out there IMHO. Great TV.

dorokusai

I'm a Sony only fan but that Panasonic is a pretty nice deal.

inspiredsports

I've had such good luck with numerous Panasonic products over the years, and my 50" and 58" Panasonic Plasma's over the past 3 that I'd buy them again.

You might also read this before considering Samsung:

http://www.polkaudio.com/forums/showthread.php?125488-Will-Never-Buy-Another-Samsung-Product

mlhm5

Thanks. Looks like for $900 I will be buying the Panny again.

cstmar01

Panny is very nice for the money. The ST30 is a good TV at that pice IMO.

ViperZ

Panny GT or VT series.

grif32

ViperZ wrote: »

Panny GT or VT series.

The GT is a couple hundred more but not worth it compared to the ST30 IMHO, and I didn't think the VT series this year came in 50"??

thesurfer

Get yourself a classic Curtis Mathis, cant go wrong,

ViperZ

grif32 wrote: »

The GT is a couple hundred more but not worth it compared to the ST30 IMHO, and I didn't think the VT series this year came in 50"??

Well, when I was buying my G series a year ago, we put G20, VT25, S20 and G10. The difference between S and G was ridiculous, so IMHO it's worth the difference. Couldn't afford to jump to VT.

Gadabout

ViperZ wrote: »

Well, when I was buying my G series a year ago, we put G20, VT25, S20 and G10. The difference between S and G was ridiculous, so IMHO it's worth the difference. Couldn't afford to jump to VT.

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Grif is right the VT series didn't come in a 50" this year. The VT series is only on 55" and 65".

I also have to agree with Viper, I just bought the 60" GT panny. There was a difference, that was easily seen, between the ST60 & GT30. I paid the extra $'s for the GT. The VT had a great picture and was superior to the GT. I considered dropping down in size to the VT55, but when the decision was the size of the 60" looked better on the wall. It also was right at the budget point of $2K.

Just for your notes on what comes with the TV's:
- The VT series comes with one pair of glasses
- The GT series comes with the wireless dongle included.

If your going 3D, the panny glasses seem to be the most expensive. Don't forget to add them into your budget. Also, Panasonic just started the bundle pricing which is essentially a free BDT110 3D BluRay player.

The bundle for the ST 50" model is - BD50S-110 ($900 or so). The bundle for the GT 50" model is BD50G-110 ($1200 or so)

Scott

grif32

ViperZ wrote: »

Well, when I was buying my G series a year ago, we put G20, VT25, S20 and G10. The difference between S and G was ridiculous, so IMHO it's worth the difference. Couldn't afford to jump to VT.

Well yes last year there was a huge difference between the S and G series not even close. Just like there is this year the GT blows away the S series but that's not what were are comparing this year. ST is even better then the S series from this year!

grif32

Gadabout wrote: »

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Grif is right the VT series didn't come in a 50" this year. The VT series is only on 55" and 65".

I also have to agree with Viper, I just bought the 60" GT panny. There was a difference, that was easily seen, between the ST60 & GT30. I paid the extra $'s for the GT. The VT had a great picture and was superior to the GT. I considered dropping down in size to the VT55, but when the decision was the size of the 60" looked better on the wall. It also was right at the budget point of $2K.

Just for your notes on what comes with the TV's:
- The VT series comes with one pair of glasses
- The GT series comes with the wireless dongle included.

If your going 3D, the panny glasses seem to be the most expensive. Don't forget to add them into your budget. Also, Panasonic just started the bundle pricing which is essentially a free BDT110 3D BluRay player.

The bundle for the ST 50" model is - BD50S-110 ($900 or so). The bundle for the GT 50" model is BD50G-110 ($1200 or so)

Scott

The only real difference between the ST and GT is the GT has slightly deeper blacks as reported by D-nice! So I guess it's up to the person if they think they can see the difference for the $200 price upgrade. I for one didn't see a difference between the to TV's.

ST and GT both have the same exact glass and AR Filter. VT has a better AR Filter

But the GT is a better looking TV over the ST for sure (appearance wise)

grif32

Oh and the 3D for the GT and ST are Identical!

ViperZ

grif32 wrote: »

Well yes last year there was a huge difference between the S and G series not even close. Just like there is this year the GT blows away the S series but that's not what were are comparing this year. ST is even better then the S series from this year!

I understand that you're defending your TV and that's fine with reviews and all. I trust what I see with my own eyes.

Evrythngmatters

You may want to check and see if you can pick up this deal from Best Buy on the Panasonic TC-P50S30
for less than $800.00. Great picture and the price is right. Here is a link.
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?id=pcat17005&type=page&_DARGS=/site/en_US/catalog/fragments/olshaccscartlink.jsp_A&_DAV=

Evrythngmatters

Sorry about that link. Thought it would show the $794.99 price if I left it in my cart. Here is a good link for that tv.
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Panasonic+-+50%22+Class+/+Plasma+/+1080p+/+600Hz+/+HDTV/2120201.p?id=1218310004114&skuId=2120201

Sherardp

Anything minus Samsung. Seems many users are having some sort of power supply issue with some model Samsung displays. I'm a Panasonic plasma fan, my 60" looks kicka$$ in the living room .

danz1906

Sherardp wrote: »

Anything minus Samsung. Seems many users are having some sort of power supply issue with some model Samsung displays. I'm a Panasonic plasma fan, my 60" looks kicka$$ in the living room .

Which model Panny do you have???

leroyjr1

Sherardp wrote: »

Anything minus Samsung. Seems many users are having some sort of power supply issue with some model Samsung displays. I'm a Panasonic plasma fan, my 60" looks kicka$$ in the living room .

+1. Got me a VT30 and love it. Only complaint I have with Samsung is their clouding issues with their LCD/LED
displays. Sony is also added to my list of great TVs but the resend bleeding issues turned me off.

grif32

ViperZ wrote: »

I understand that you're defending your TV and that's fine with reviews and all. I trust what I see with my own eyes.

Lol, defending my TV???? You are comparing a G TV to an S TV which is fine BUT that's not the TV's we are comparing. We were comparing the GT to the ST which are 2 different TV's from the G and S TV....

grif32

Evrythngmatters wrote: »

Sorry about that link. Thought it would show the $794.99 price if I left it in my cart. Here is a good link for that tv.
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Panasonic+-+50%22+Class+/+Plasma+/+1080p+/+600Hz+/+HDTV/2120201.p?id=1218310004114&skuId=2120201

The TC-P50ST30 is only $30 more and is a much better TV then the S30, plus the ST30 comes with a Free 3D Blu Ray player.

No brainer IMHO to pay the extra $30 for the better TV and a Free 3D Blu-Ray player..

The price has dropped for the TC-P50ST30 from $899 to $828 and still includes the free player. Great Deal!