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dannyubc updated Panasonic VIERA TC-P50S1

dannyubc — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 08:30:17 -0400

September 29, 2009 at 8:30 am

dannyubc — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 14:24:27 -0400

1. updated Panasonic VIERA S1 Series - September 23, 2009 at 2:24 pm

agreed: "Uses half the power needed to run all previous plasmas!"
agreed: "great contrast"
agreed: "large variety of screen sizes - from 42 to 65" "
agreed: "Good on-board speakers "
agreed: "Very quiet, no buzzing or fan sounds "
disagreed: "no PC input (found on the G10)"
disagreed: "still uses double the power than comparable LCDs"
disagreed: "Slight green trails when fast motion happens on high contrast areas "

2. updated Panasonic VIERA TC-P50S1 - September 23, 2009 at 2:23 pm

disagreed: "No VIERAcast"
disagreed: "Picture appears grainy even when connected to 1080P source"
agreed: "Excellent life, touting 100,000 hours, unheard of in LCD or other mid-range plasmas."
agreed: "24p playback (2:3)"
agreed: "Motion Pattern Noise reduction"
agreed: "supports 480p,720p,1080i,1080p"
agreed: "less than 0.3 wats used in Standby, energy star qualified with avg. 269 watts when on."
agreed: "S-video input (1)"
agreed: "Game mode"
agreed: "Built in speakers are very low-profile, but sound good for stock TV speakers"
agreed: "Built in home theater sync, can control select receivers with remote."
disagreed: "No LAN port for VIERAcast"
disagreed: "Screen color options limited"
disagreed: "24p playback tends to flicker from time to time."
disagreed: "wish it had a swivel stand"

dannyubc — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 10:37:56 -0400

1. updated Panasonic VIERA TC-P50S1 - September 23, 2009 at 10:37 am

agreed: "VIERA tools"
agreed: "Excellent viewing angle"
agreed: "100,000 hours before going to half-brightness, up to 42 years of viewing an avg of 6.5 hrs a day."
agreed: "2,000,000:1 dynamic Contrast Ratio, 40,000:1 native."
agreed: "Viera Link, used with other Panasonic products."
agreed: "Pixel orbiter, helps reduce burn in, and elimiates light burn in."
agreed: "constant 1080 moving picture resolution"
agreed: "Anti-reflective screen filter"
agreed: "Affordable 1080p."
agreed: "600hz sub-field drive."
disagreed: "Lack of THX mode"
disagreed: "Picture appears grainy even when connected to 1080P source"
disagreed: "No VIERAcast"
agreed: "No VIERAcast"
tapped as "want it"

2. updated Panasonic VIERA S1 Series - September 23, 2009 at 9:51 am

disagreed: "leaves out the Internet connectivity and digital media features of the G10 Series"
disagreed: "Worse color accuracy than the G10 step-up line (inaccurate green, and red push) "
disagreed: "Picture viewing through SDCard is very slow "
agreed: "Very good shadow detail "
agreed: "Very good black levels "
agreed: "Full 1080 lines of motion resolution "
agreed: "identical screen as the higher-end G10 Series"
agreed: "1080p, 600Hz"
disagreed: "No THX certification"
disagreed: "Could be thinner!"

dannyubc — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 09:49:45 -0400

September 23, 2009 at 9:49 am