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the sound produced from the tv speakers are very impressive. you know, you get these reviews and such, when they are new tv's, they're ALL nice tv's but i guess when it comes down to it, its about reliability as well. this is pathetic. so yes, this tv is a great tv.its RELIABILITY on the other hand is NOT.
picture and function great.while it lasts. the repair guy told me that there was a class action suit and that panasonic has extended the warranties on 42" plasmas. i have since read reviews with similar problems with these panasonics. I referenced consumer reports and at the time the 700U was the cream of the crop. I will agree, it is a very nice unit. its all for not as this TV was purchased 2 years ago and now its gone black. i have had CRT tv's last for over 20 years.
any lawyers out there want to see what we can do for the 50"ers. Yes, I know this is supposed to be for 800U's and mines a 700U but the point is that they are basically the same and i need to vent. (surround system hadnt been hooked up yet). a $2300 unit only lasts 2 years.
And it makes me feel good that a year after my purchase, I have yet to see someone else with a better picture. The picture is so clear - it's absolutely amazing watching sports. Thank you. I did a lot of research, and decided to go with this TV. I haven't been sorry. I ordered from amazon, and am so happy with the price and service.
If I get the 100,000 hrs quoted for the half life I'll be one happy camper. Also I'd like to add I've played several discs at 1080p/24 and found none of the flickering problems mentioned by other reviewers. I've owned this panel for over a year now and I couldn't be happier although I have one minor peeve. I just purchased my first blu-ray player and there is no way to label an input blu-ray. (Oppo BDP-83).
Turns out the plasma display had a two year warrantee, even though the TV itself only had a one year warrantee. Thank you Panasonic. Looks like an error code to me.It was a great TV before it died. It blinks the red LED ten times, waits, then repeats. However, it just died the other night while my wife and I were watching TV on it. If I had rated this TV a few days ago, it would have gotten five stars. It made a 'pop', and the picture went away.I tried disconnecting the power, and turning it back on. It died about two months after the one year warranty ran out.Chris ShakerUpdate 2009-10-27: Got a call from Panasonic today, and they are going to cover the full cost of replacing the plasma display.
I just now tore myself away from it long enough to review it.We bought a Disney (blu-ray) movie with a travelogue feature of the grand canyon included - loking at the feature, on the TV was like looking through a window. We got the TV in January. - even standing way too close to the screen.
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