Fantastic picture! On screen menus so easy to use. Conservative looks better for some users compared with the silver Wegas.

Sound quality is mid range, but who cares when you add a complete digital sound system for DVDs. Some might like the Wega techno look better.

Excellent picture, easy to use, no problems. I love this TV. In fact the first year I had it I would comment so often to my wife how good a certain show or DVD looked on this TV she got sick of it. My system includes a Panasonic DVD player hooked up with S Video since this early model DVD did not have component level outputs. The TV however has a plethora of audio and video, s video, and component outputs. I also compared Wega with this, and it came out even but less $300! My system consists of the TV, a Panasonic DVD, first gen model, Infinity IL25 center, Infinity IL30 towers, Infinity Sterling bookshelf rears, Sony STR611 Pro Logic Receiver ( updating to Harman Kardon AVR520 ) DVD picture quality is unsurpassed, crystal clear and lifelike beyond my expectations.

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Vivid Picture , great cable tuner, awesome screen.

No component but component has such a slight advantage over s-vhs that it is not worth mentioning unless you have a large projection set.

Awesome picture, awesome colors....
Speakers can make audio sound echoed at times.
2 s video inputs
Blows wega away in performance , reliability and value.

If you are going to buy a WEGA, make sure you buy the XBR.
If you are not planning on getting the XBR , get the panasonic.

Side by side superflats beats regular wegas hands down.

Only the XBR series can beat superflat just due to the anomorphic feature on th xbr, but is that only featiure worth 750.00 more. NOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Sony, proscan.

Super flat screen, vivid pictures and sounds good too.

NO COMPONENT INPUT

This unit is awesome. I can not stop raving about it. I have not had problem with it like other reviewers, but then again I have not had it for that long. I got this unit at Sears for only $699.99. I brought in an internet advertise price and they met my price. For half the price of the Wega, I don't think anything can beat this TV. My only disappointment is NO Component input, but for such a good proce, I don't mind.

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color clarity, intensity, and resolution

none

This is actually a CT32SF37, the newest model of this line. Great picture, resolution, and brightness. Suggest turning off the AI picture control however. Screen as good as Sony Wega and without the slightly concave picture of the Sony (it is not flat as they advertise). Furthermore, the value is untoughable. Better than the Toshiba easily and cheaper than the Sony. (BTW, last three Sonys I've had all died prematurely).

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Sony XBR
Toshiba Cinema Series

Nice Dark Tube, Excellent picture

Yoke needed to be adjusted, No component input

I bought this set back on November of 1999 for $899 at Tweeter.

I have been very happy with it since then. The only real problem I've had is that the picture was tilted a bit counter-clockwise. I never noticed it until I bought a DVD player recently and was using Video Essentials to calibrate the video. When looking at some of their test patterns I could see a line at the top left corner of the set, and as I followed that line across the set from left to right the line dissapeared. The same problem existed on the bottom (only the opposite where the line would dissapear from right to left). After seeing this I put in a DVD that was set in letterbox and measured the distance from the top of the set to the top of the letterbox. It was about 1/2" off(meaning that the measurement on the top left corner was 1/2" more than the measurement on the top right corner).

I spoke with Tweeter about this. Since the set is still under warranty from Panasonic (one year parts and labor) they agreed to send someone out to my house to take care of it. The Tech opened it up and manually twisted the yoke a little clockwise which took care of the problem. It looks great now.

The only other annoyance is that when you have the Simulated surround on there was sometimes a buzz that would come out of it. It depended on the what I was watching. Some shows had it while others didn't. Turning off the Surround eliminated the problem. Now that I've integrated the TV into my Home theater Receiver I don't care about it anymore.

Aside from these two things I love this set. I compared it with the Sony Wega XBR which my Dad has. He doesn't have a DVD player so I can't compare the sony with a good source, but based on regular Cable I have to say that the Panasonic gives a better picture. I found the Wega to give a poor picture when watching sporting events like football or basektball. Times when the camera was moving across the field, the lines looked all jagged (perhaps the Sharness was turned to high?). Anyway I don't have any problems like that with the Panasonic. In my opinion it's got better picture than the Wega at about half the price. Not a bad deal.

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Near-flat picture, great color and high resolution, really good built-in sound for a TV; GREAT VALUE

No component video input; On-screen menus not the most attractive or intuitive

Just got my 32" Superflat last week and I'm very impressed. I paid $899 + tax for it locally (10% off on sale). I would have bought the 36" model if I had two more inches of room in my entertainment center. Before buying this unit, I did considerable research on the Wega and ProScan and viewed both sets a lot. The Wega is impressive -- if it had been $1,000 instead of $1,500, I probably would have bought it. The ProScan has a nice picture and about the most attractive cabinet I've seen, but everywhere I've turned, I've heard bad news about reliability. I was also suspicious of the low price on the ProScan (around $699 for the 32" model). The Panasonic was an easy choice: 95% of the picture quality of the Wega, in my opinion, for $500 less, leaving me enough for the new Sony 650 DVD changer.

I have ordered the video essentials disc to tweak the set, but the factory settings don't appear too bad once you turn the color temp to "cool" and turn down the contrast & color a bit. (Watching Fifth Element on DVD was stunning.) Have watched two letterboxed movies (1 DVD, 1 tape)and didn't see the horizontal "tilt" that other reviewers have referred to.

Sound is great for a TV. I generally leave the HT setup turned off when I'm not watching movies, and the drop-off in quality isn't severe. The intelligent volume control is nice, especially at night when others are asleep. No more annoyingly loud commercials! The Twin Dome sound system has good bass and you can even use it as your center channel via the center-channel input on the back.

The remote is pretty good, not great, but it is backlit and easy to read. No matter what codes I enter, though, the damned thing won't control my cable box. DVD, receiver and VCR are fine with the remote, but the cable box is a no go.

I am very happy with my choice. If you are looking for a high quality tube set to "tide you over" until HDTV becomes more prevalent and affordable, you owe it to yourself to check out the Superflats.

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Researched Sony Wega and ProScan

High Quality Picture, Excellent Stereo sound, Easy set-up (with Roller Guide Menu System), Very Good (Easy to use) Universal remote control. Audio leveler!

Nothing of any consequence: The Owners manual could be more instructive. Fell 3 channels short of enough Memory to label all our 60+ cable Channels. Don’t own a DVD yet, but wish this set was offered with component video input.

First let me start by saying that when I decided to move our venerable 14-year-old 27-inch NEC to the basement it was with a heavy heart. I paid $850 for this set in 1986, which was a lot of money back then. Ironically that was about what I paid for the new Panasonic CT-32SF36. I decided to look at the upper price range of the 32-inch TV’s under the theory that you get what you pay for, and this had worked out with my NEC.

Having said that I would not fault any one from spending half the price (around $500) on an entry level 32-incher, since the most noticeable advantage is the larger screen size. If we were not restricted by the size of our TV cabinet I would have considered going to a 36-inch, although with our normal viewing distance of approx. 12 feet. The charts say the 36 would have been a waste.

OK, so I spent more to get the Super Flat Panasonic. Was it worth it? I say YES!

Is it better then every other 32-inch TV out there? I say SORT OF! In auditioned and compared features on the top of the line models from Toshiba, JVC, Proscan and Sony. The only model that in my opinion had as good (Probably better) picture was the Sony WEGA. The problem with the WEGA is that it weights almost 200 pounds and would have crushed by wife’s new custom-built TV cabinet. The fact that it costs another $400 (Without PIP) made it an easy choice to ignore.

The Panasonic Super flat picture is really something. I am looking at a TV with nearly 15 years of improved technology over my old one, so it could be that I am easily impressed. All I know is the first night I had the CT-32SF36. I sat up until 2am flipping channels and marveling at the crisp, colorful, almost 3D quality images on the screen. It should be noted that I did have to spend a while fine tuning the Red and Black levels of the set, as the out of the box settings are not very good. The Panasonic’s sound system was something I didn’t give much thought too, but it is a pleasant surprise. Excellent Stereo sound! The Simulated Surround Sound is nice, although I wouldn’t recommend it for normal TV shows with a lot of voice content. The PIP is nice, but I can’t honestly say that I use it much. I have heard complaints on the remote, but I have found it easy to use and it mated with my Panasonic VCR right out of the box. The roller guide menu system make changing set-ups easy and no need to refer to the manual.

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picture, s-video, 2-tuner PIP, multiple inputs

buzzes

I like this TV but have noticed an annoying buzz from inside the system during quiet parts of whatever I'm watching. This is not a sound system buzz since I hear it when the sound system is turned off, and the sound on the tv is disabled. It's the 'mechanizmos' inside the tv. Has anyone else noticed this?

Flat Screen, Picture Quality, PIP

No Component Video Inputs, Pre-set Picture Adjustments Not To Good.

At last! A big screen to show off my DVD movies, and continue to make my room more like a movie theater. With a Dolby / DTS 5.1 system I needed a screen to match it. I got it at Home Entertainment in Houston, Texas. And after adjusting it for optimal picture quality it's very impressive.

The 32" screen looks huge (it would after using a 25" for 8 years!). The 3D Comb filter does a great job of eliminating dot crawl, hanging dots, and color bleeding, and improving overall picture quality. The pre-set factory setting were all centered, and looked awful. Everything was a little too sharp, so I turned the sharpness down to 5; the color looked perfect at 42; the tint balanced at 31; the brightness, and picture even at 35. After that, the breath taking picture everyone had been talking about was there. I used the variable audio outputs to my Yamaha RX-V995 so I could adjust it through the TV, and/or the Receiver (fixed would make it be only the receiver). DVD picture quality is unsurpassed. The blacks are very deep. My old RCA had very grey colors, so this was a great difference. The black bars, when viewed in a totally dark room (movie theater dark), were unseen, and the 2.35:1 picture was all you can see, so you can't even tell it has been letterboxed! The Center channel audio input can save money for those who don't want to spend out on a spearate center channel, by using the TV speakers as center for Pro-Logic, or Dolby Digital. The remote is great (very rare to find any product with a decent remote). Only problem is the Light doesn't stay lit long enough, you have to hold it down, but no biggie. The only drawback besides the bad pre-set settings, it the lack of component inputs, which may steer many over to the Wegas. But the two S-Videos make up for that. Besides S-Video is perfect for TVs. I'd really only recomend Component Inputs for Front CRT, or LCD Projectors due to the required descreteness of the RGB spectrum, but that's my personal opinion.

Now, probably what everyone's asking is "How do they compare to the Wegas?" This is the type of question that yields 50% in favor of the Wegas, and 50% for Superflats. I'm one of those who goes for the Superflats. The resolution of the Superflats is much better than the Wegas, with 800 horizontal lines, while the Wegas yield 600. The 3D Y/C comb filter and the 3 Line comb filters are virtually the same, so we'll skip that. The Wegas are overall clearer, but don't be fooled, the Superflats are incrediably clear too. The Wegas are by Sony (like everyone says, paying for a name, but worth it when it's a name like Sony), which seems to make the price nearly $300 more than Panasonic, and without PIP (on the KV32FS10). Also the large speaker width on the Wega's makes it a little too wide for some (The Superflat's speakers together add only 3" to the width of the entire set). The Wegas have Component Video, while the Superflats do not, but remember what I said about that earlier. The Wega's are 100% flat, while the Superflats are more like 95% flat (you can't tell until you look at the screen from the very side, and you see it's ever so slightly curved), but still I'll make it clear that there is a VERY slight curve and it is still a VERY flat screen, Superflat, as the name implys.

So To conclude, the Wegas are very good, and even better cause they possess the Sony name, and the Superflats are very good also, and good enough on their own for a decent price to not have to have anything bigger than the name Panasonic. Overall The Panasonic Superflat is one of the best CRT Television availiable, and I'm very pleased with it.

Current System:
TV: Panasonic Superflat CT32SF36 (I guess you knew this)
DVD: Pioneer DV-525
RECEIVER: Yamaha RX-V995
MAINS: Boston Acoustics VR-950s
CENTER: Boston Acoustics VR-10
SURROUNDS: Definitive BP1Xs
All Cables are Monster Cables- Monster Optical Digital (For Dolby and DTS Audio from DVD to Receiver) Monster Speaker Wire (to all speakers), and Monster S-Video 2 (for video from DVD to TV).

For Questions, Comments, or if someone can give me their video settings for this set (color, tint, bright, picture, sharpness) that may look better than what I got, then E-mail me at: stadeag@concentric.net

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Excellent picture after calibration. Great "bang for the buck."

No component video inputs.

This TV was delivered about 8:00 this morning. It was soon
part of my AV system. The picture out of the box was good,
even better after I adjusted the picture by sight, and stunning after I adjusted the picture using the "Avia" disc.
I considered the Sony Wega but I couldn't justify the price
difference. The picture on this Panasnic can match the Sony's picture--the only Wega models that can match the features of the Panasoic are the high end (and high price)
XBR models. I can't say enough about the picture but if you get this model use the "Avia" or "Video Essentials" disc
to get the best picture quality short of a professional calibration. No other TV in this price range comes close to matching the features and performance of this model. If you are looking for TVs in the $1000 dollar range, you can't beat this set. Both DVD and satellite sources look outstanding on this set.

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