The New G20 Reviews comments and Panny Special comment

[Rebel6666]

Hi All,

I'm glad to have found some good info on the new G20 Panny's. There are nice reviews about it but AVS forums states that there are still riseing black issues.

Here is the Topic on that issue: http://www.avforums.com/forums/plasm...-blacks-3.html

Here is a comment said by one of the poster:

D-Nice seems to be right with most of his info.
According to him, the black level stabilizes when it
reaches about 3 times the original value after a few thousand hours.
This means a increase on G20 from 0.007 ftL to about 0.021 ftL.
Bigger screens often has lower black level which means the increase and the final black level may be lower on larger G20's.

Here is a comment from Panny to 2009 buyers on the G20 Box. Taken from this site as they reviewed the TXP42G20: http://www.hdtvtest.co.uk/news/panas...0100308169.htm

A number of USA owners of Panasonic’s 2009 plasma models have reported a sudden rise in black level on their plasma TVs after 1000 to 1500 hours of use. In an email response to CNet USA’s queries, Panasonic USA confirmed that the black level on their 2009 plasmas can brighten over time as a result of automatic internal voltage adjustments which kick in at set intervals to maintain optimal picture performance throughout the life of the TVs.

Panasonic USA went on to state that the newest (2010) Viera plasmas will incorporate an improved algorithm to apply the voltage adjustments in smaller increments so that any change in black level over time is going to be more subtle.

Should you be concerned when buying a 2010 Panasonic plasma television? Our opinion is “no” for the following reasons:

While there exists a handful of subjective anecdotal reports, at this time of writing there is no concrete evidence showing that European and British sets are similarly affected by this loss in black-level performance; and
Measurements on a couple of American 2009 samples suggest a threefold rise in black level after 1500 hours of use. Assuming that the black level on the Panasonic TX-P42G20 will increase by the same factor, it’s still going to be a respectable 0.06 cd/m2 which is generally adequate to produce deep blacks.
Disclaimer: This information has been included in this review for completeness… we hope that it will not be taken out of context, or blown out of proportion.

I was thinking of buying the G20 54 inches would you?? For 2499$ Canadian for a 54 Inch