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Kim Hill
a Audio Enthusiast
from charlotteDate Reviewed: December 7, 2002
Strengths: noneBottom Line: Do not buy. After 2 years and warranty running out tv stops working. I can not find anyone who can even work on tnis piece of junk. Circut City where I bought it are idiots, have had 2 service techs here so far. When you spend this kind of $, you expect your tv to work longer than 2 years, 3months, 2 days
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$1500.00
Purchased At: circut city
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Anthony Carandang
a Casual Listener
from Rio Grande City,TxDate Reviewed: February 23, 2001
Strengths: Progressive inputs(2 of them) Good line doublerWeaknesses: You cannot assign picture settings for each video input
Poor convergenge pattern. I like the 9 point convergence scheme by other manufacturereBottom Line: Out of the box the contrast was set to maximum and could damage the CRT's quickly. After calibrating the set using the Video Essentials DVD, the picture became sharper and the colors were less saturated. The manual that came with this monitor is next to useless unfortunately. I'm so used to manuals that contain the technical information at the back and the Panasonic doesn't have any of the specs written. Although the set allows you to change the color temperature I get the feeling they are still too high from the NTSC standard of 6500K temp. Panasonic seems to be pushing the reds rather high.
The line doubler works quite well with very little motion artifacts. I have connected a RCA DTC-100 HD receiver using one of the component inputs and the picture is very clear. Again this TV like most projection TV's looks best in a darkened room. I've had the TV for less than a month so I have all the contrast/picture settings quite low until I break in this monitor. One of the HDTV sites recommend not pushing the CRT's beyond 50% on the first 100 hours of use to prolong the life of the TV.
I'm still waiting for my progressive scan DVD. Right now I'm using a Sony DVP7000 using the S-video to watch DVD's. The picture is sharp and clean. I don't know what the requirements are for HDTV but the colors fade a bit when I use the component inputs for DVD. Hopefully this will improve when I get my DVD player with progressive scan capablity.
My only major gripe about this monitor is that there is no memory settings for each input. My old JVC 27 incher had three user assignable presets. With the obvious difference in the picture settings of HDTV and SDTV, I had to write the settings on my remote and adjust the picture accordingly depending on the material being watched. It would have been nice if you can just hit one button instead of going deep into the picture menu.
Pricewise I think this is a very good buy if you like your DTV now and wouldn't like to spend $4000 or more.
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$2200.00
Purchased At: Circuit City
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James
a Audio Enthusiast
from Dallas, TxDate Reviewed: February 21, 2001
Strengths: Great Picture, Good Service, Great PriceWeaknesses: None So FarBottom Line: I have found the product to be great. It was a great price at best buy, and i have enjoyed it greatly. It has almost as good of picture as any TV i have ever seen, and i am looking forward to getting the HDTV tuner to hook up to this baby. Maybe its just my living room, but the TV looks great from any angle, and DVD's look spectacular on it.
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$1500.00
Purchased At: Best Buy
Similar Products Used: Several
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Tim
a Audio Enthusiast
from Kansas CityDate Reviewed: October 19, 2000
Strengths: None that outweigh the problemsWeaknesses: Convergence, color tuning, SERVICEBottom Line: Anyone thinking of investing a couple thousand dollars on a Panasonic TV, my advise to you is...DON'T.
Much like the post below from Eugene in Texas, I have had the most frustrating experience with the Panasonic Service department. These are people who are either completely inept or just don't care about supporting their products and the consumers who purchase them. When I read Eugene's review my blood whent cold. The awefull realization that mine was not an isolated incident has me completely depressed. I've been trying to get my PT51DX80 serviced for several months now because the convergence is bad on half the picture. Panasonic did send a service tech from a local electronics store to my house but when he arrived, he claimed that he didn't have an updated service manual so he couldn't adjust it that day (one wasted day without pay for me). He returned a day or two later and worked with the set but to no avail. He finally got Panasonic on the phone and made the adjustment. You'd think that would be the end of the problem, right? Not so fast. What ever change the tech made didn't keep the next time I turned the set on (another wasted day without pay). I called Panasonic again and they got in touch with the servicer to set up another appointment. This time a different tech came out and uppon arriving he realized that he too didn't have a service manual and couldn't adjust the set (another wasted day without pay). I finally went out on the Panasonic website and found different servicer in my area (there are only four and none have weekend or late service hours). This particalr sevicer agreed to meet me at my home at a specified time. Hooray! Only they called back the next day to cancell the appointment because I didn't buy the TV from them. So for the past month, I've been trying to get some one at Panasonic to take action and get my $2300 set fixed. I have made nearly a dozen call while receiving a dozen promises, none of which have been kept. Not once has a call been returned. I emailed the company and have never received a response. It seems that PAIN-a-SONIC wants to wash their hands of me and any other customer that requests waranty service. I have learned my lesson the hard way and hope other consumers heed the warnings from this forum and don't make a dreadful mistake by purchasing a Panasonic product.
Tim
Kansas City, MO
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$2300.00
Purchased At: Circuit City
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dale lee
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from providenceDate Reviewed: September 28, 2000
Strengths: price!!Weaknesses: need almost frontal viewing to see clearlyBottom Line: i'm sattisfied until a football game with 5 or more guests
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$1700.00
Purchased At: c.city
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