I went back and forth over getting a new LCD or Plasma tv. My current set was a DLP. I kept seeing great reviews on this model, but in store it had kind of a dingy looking picture compared to most other sets i compared it to.
Well a salesmen reminded me that most sets are infinitly adjustable, and that they just take them out of the box and plug them in. I went looking to buy a samsung due to a little bit brighter picture. The Samsung ended up not being available until November, so i went with the Panasonic which was in stock, and on sale.
First, i don't think anyone will be impressed with the standard picture setting. Like i mentioned earlier, its a dingy, dull screen. However on "Cinema" or "Custom" setup, this picture is night and day brighter and more colorful. At these settings, this tv rivals anything out there.
At the moment, i'm running CNET's calibrated setup. Not sure if i will leave it there as it's a litle darker than "cinema" or "custom" factory settings. But since the tv is new, i will let it get some hours before worrying about brightening it up.
Go to a showroom and compare this set side by side to anything else, and you'll be unimpressed. I almost did'nt buy it, because of this. In one showroom it would look good, and in others it was bad ? But when you take it home and tweak the settings, it's a whole different TV. The "standard" settings really give no indication of the picture on this thing.
I'm giving it 4 stars only because i have never seen a perfect 5 star. But try to find a 50" LCD with an equal picture and 100,000 hour life at this price ?Get more detail about Panasonic VIERA S1 Series TC-P50S1 50-Inch 1080p Plasma HDTV.
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