Thinking about pulling the trigger on this Plasma, anybody have one?

[AdRock]

Found this on Amazon on sale. $819 instead of $1500

http://www.amazon.com/Panasonic-VIERA-TC-P50ST30-50-Inch-Plasma/dp/B004MME77O/ref=sr_1_1?s=tv&ie=UTF8&qid=1321237223&sr=1-1

Thinking about pulling the trigger on it as an early Christmas present for myself and a Wii to go with it for the wife. Luckily she's played the Wii on a tv much nicer than the one we have now so it made the tv purchase easy to talk her into.

Thoughts, suggestions?

[AdRock]

Or possibly this one for a little more money

http://www.amazon.com/Panasonic-VIERA-TC-P50GT30-50-Inch-Plasma/dp/B004MME76K/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1321240323&sr=1-1

[71chevellejohn]

Panasonic is my preferred brand. I've always had good luck with them and they are one of my favorite companies to deal with, from a service center aspect.

I've got a 50" plasma and have had no problems with it over the last 2 years.

[Vertnut]

The "refurbished" stuff scares me. I have 3 plasma's, and all are Samsung, but to each his own.

[AdRock]

I won't buy refurbished.

[jones4stangs]

I bought the Panasonic P65GT30 a month ago. Very happy with it. Looks great, even in a well lit room. I haven't tried anything 3d related with the tv.

Only real complaint is that I can't access any of the inputs after the tv was mounted. It's a heavy beast and high on a wall.

I haven't found a use for any of the Viera Connect stuff yet. The youtube app only uses a portion of the screen instead of the whole thing. I don't have sound going from my tv to my audio receiver, so I don't use Pandora or Netflix. Probably need a keyboard to really use that stuff. Using the remote as a keypad really sucks.

[CWO]

I won't buy refurbished.

Why not?

[CWO]

I'm always weary about video games on a plasma. I know they have gotten better, but it is still something I always consider.

[2K2 LS1]

I'm always weary about video games on a plasma. I know they have gotten better, but it is still something I always consider.

I have a plasma that BB is replacing and I am going either LCD or LED due to that exact fact. Along with Samsung Plasmas and the ghosting and the amount of time it seems to take to refresh a burned in image. I mean hell I can have an add or a tv logo on the screen for a few seconds and it will literally take 3-5 minutes to refresh and go away....so annoying!

[AdRock]

Why not?

I've had way too many problems with refubished items over the years. so I shy away from them unless the deal is just too good to pass up and it won't be a major issue if the item turns out to be crap.

[CWO]

Fair enough.

[AdRock]

I have a plasma that BB is replacing and I am going either LCD or LED due to that exact fact. Along with Samsung Plasmas and the ghosting and the amount of time it seems to take to refresh a burned in image. I mean hell I can have an add or a tv logo on the screen for a few seconds and it will literally take 3-5 minutes to refresh and go away....so annoying!

I've thought about going LED but the prices are still too high. To my eyes the picture on the plamas are richer and i can buy a better quality for the same money. If I had an extra 500 to throw at the tv it would be a different story.

[line-em-up]

...

How about this?

http://view.revenew-email.com/view_email.aspx?j=fe7c11787d610d757d&m=fe6c15707762067c7214&ls=fdf21770776300757c107875&l=fe8a1576706c037577&s=fe2517757462007a771377&jb=ffcf14&ju=fe5f1271736500757512

51" Samsun Plasma $533

[LS1Goat]

I've had a couple of Panasonic Plasma TC series. Rock solid. Excellent picture quality,contrast, and inky deep blacks. And have also been a durable TV brand for me. And my current early-2011 model has virtually no burn in, even after a relatively long pause. And if there is any, it wipes away after about 2-3 minutes of normal play. There is one thing to keep an eye on in the spec pages. Make sure there is anti-glare filter listed. It may be standard on all the newest models, but there is a suck factor in brighter lit rooms on cheaper Plasmas without that feature.