The picture quality of this TV is
The picture quality of this TV is simply excellent. Compared it with more expensive Panasonic “Infinite Black” G model and it's impossible to see the difference in real video content. You need to be in total darkness and have very high quality, low noise signal with large swatches of black and put them side to side to notice a slightly darker black in G models. Of course, just watching TV you will never think I wish blacks were deeper.
I've watched
HD programs over the air, from blu-ray, Netflix from Roku, and from PC over HDMI. All modes 480/720/1080 progressive and interlaced displayed perfectly, and TV did a good job upscaling lower resolution to native 1080. No problems with motion, no blurring, no color fading or runoffs. TV does have a slightly lower moving picture resolution 900 lines (vs 1080 lines in top models), but it's quite impossible to notice that without measurements. So sports viewers will be satisfied. Also, on a positive side, the screen is not as glossy as the majority of other plasmas, so reflections are subdued.
I've been using this set for a few days now, so I can't comment on “image retention” problems that previous generations had. Supposedly the phosphors used in this set are improved from previous year, and reportedly they last longer. Just be sure you turn on the “pixel orbiter” to avoid burning in the logos
and avoid prolonged display of static images. You can also run “scrolling bar” once a day for 15 minutes for the first week to age the phosphors evenly. Not all plasma owners believe a break-in period is necessary for the later generations of plasma TVs, and no plasma manufacturers now suggest their sets require break-in.The description Amazon (and it looks now they removed it) seemed to suggest that TV had a built-in Wi-Fi. It doesn't, you need to buy a separate Wi-Fi USB adapter for that. Due to lack of adapter I cannot tell if IPTV and DLNA are working as expected. The other negative is common to all plasmas, which is high power consumption. You don't find this information advertised anywhere, because this set is rated at a whopping 339W. The built-in audio is weak, it has two tiny 10W speakers. It's fine for casual watching TV programs, but if you want to watch movies you probably want
to invest in a separate audio system.
This TV may lack all the bells and features you can find in more advanced models, but it does deliver an excellent picture at a very reasonable price and that what matters most.
Edit 5-8-2011. I installed USB Wi-Fi adapter (Netgear N600) to test the Viera Tools. I didn't find them very useful though. It has Netflix client, but picture quality is poor (compared to Roku on the same network). Then there is CinemaNow, which I never used. Amazon Video on demand looks OK. I don't have any use for Pandora, Napster, or Facebook, so I can't comment. There is also Media Player for SD and USB cards, works pretty well. I popped in an SD card from Panasonic camcorder and picture was pretty good, no conversion was necessary. And finally, there is DLNA client, which I couldn't make to work. I does find the DLNA server, but connection always fails.
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November 13th, 2011 at 08:42
Having Retention Problems? Maybe it’s
November 17th, 2011 at 03:46
Maybe a I.C.B.M. being launched and it tells you to get to a fallout shelter or an invasion of some Maybe even a national emergeny like 9/11 where the u.s. is under attack.
November 19th, 2011 at 07:40
Been after this since 1994!! have some of those amens you bags!
November 22nd, 2011 at 08:28
LAWLZ.
November 25th, 2011 at 12:28
Tunics have flies.
November 27th, 2011 at 04:25
watching tv u??
December 14th, 2011 at 01:32
a cable news channel will result in image retention rather quickly
December 19th, 2011 at 07:45
lolz realyy i juss looked this up to c wut idiot wud hav to teach sum 1 how to take a bath but its tawkin bout a soakin bath so wth..
December 20th, 2011 at 08:57
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December 22nd, 2011 at 05:30
Matt Sutherland want to know how to get rid of the shadow of a TV-station logo on his plasma;
December 30th, 2011 at 22:31
if not click my name an check my videos….the truth will come to light!!!
January 5th, 2012 at 04:54
Classic old cruiser, i want one now
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January 10th, 2012 at 23:32
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January 13th, 2012 at 05:29
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January 13th, 2012 at 22:42
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January 20th, 2012 at 00:12
Lichte Carscallen posted a photo: Their small cocks grew rock hard thinking of what was to come and seemed to distract them. -
January 20th, 2012 at 01:40
Generally plasma is cheaper when you go above 40″ or so. It uses more power and it’s heavier though. If your room is bright, it’s probably better going with LCD since there’s more glare with plasmas. Also if you plan on hooking up a computer to the TV via VGA, LCD is the way to go.
January 20th, 2012 at 16:07
WOAH! what camera was this recorded on???
January 20th, 2012 at 21:20
shes doing a good job.
January 23rd, 2012 at 05:12
Rated: Almost perfect. the contend of the movie was good; covering the protagonist good character to educate the flu and anatoginst incohesive of the demand from the health dept since chickens were their only source of income. There were conflicts and confusion from the villiagers, father/teacher romanticism conflicts, and daughter as student to disfuse info from the school of the flu. The ending was good, protraying the need to take precaution. Could end stronger if teacher/father marry.
January 25th, 2012 at 12:03
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January 27th, 2012 at 07:40
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February 2nd, 2012 at 06:55
I am a college student, recently diagnosed with depression, and am taking steps to figure out if I have ADHD because of a tremendous inability to focus and retain information. It is almost like, when I’m trying to focus on something someone says, it slips right through me like water. I am curious to know what prospects I have of gaining my cognitive abilities back if I taking Lexapro or other antidepressants. If these are going to impair my ability to concentrate and focus even more, then I am not sure how to weigh the cost-benefits of taking them, because I am in school. In are antidepressants more helpful or to my cognitive functions? Can I look forward to reversing the concentration and memory retention problems I am currently undergoing?
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February 9th, 2012 at 17:10
Agreed with one caveat, if you play video games or have a Mac attached image retention / burn-in is a real issue.
February 12th, 2012 at 16:47
lol u look like my stat teacher!