fighting with myself on a choice here, HELP!!

[ryan4blu]

i have already decided after much research and opinions and debt here that i am buying a new plasma to replace my samsung dlp. the problem is i got caught up with reading about the pioneer panels (500M & 600M). i was all set on my desicion on getting a panny 58" v10 model and i want to stay with the larger size cause my setup can handle it.

but now i have been reading and looking at the 600M and wouldnt mind getting that one due to its awesome reviews. i know the panels are a good price on that value electronics site, but mostly ppl are grabbing the 500M which i know is a 50". its such a great price that would i be cheating myself by getting the panny 58v10? should i just be happy with that? or should i say *&%$ it and get the 600M for a bit over 3K.

so can you see my fight i have raging inside myself, hold on i may turn into the hulk anytime now.. LOL just kidding.
seriously i want to get the best without killing the wallet

so panny for about $2700 which i have a 12%off from BB to make it around $2375 or so. or $3+ for the pioneer...

[lojack1976]

IMO if you can afford it go with the 600M. Its well worth the price of admission. The V10 will make you just as happy though, so if you are value minded then go for it instead. That is a very big price difference so the savings may be worth the trade off in picture quality since you'd be getting the V10 at such a good price.

Truly though...if money is really not a big deal you may regret not going with the 600M. I'm afraid that is just doesn't get better than this set and even though the V10 is excellent in its own right there is still a very noticeable difference in picture quality.

I know this for sure because I've compared the V10 side by side with a 151FD Elite which the 600M basically is...just without the tuner. The V10 was easily the closest in the room, but it was still a good deal behind the Kuro.

[ryan4blu]

Originally Posted by lojack1976

IMO if you can afford it go with the 600M. Its well worth the price of admission. The V10 will make you just as happy though, so if you are value minded then go for it instead. That is a very big price difference so the savings may be worth the trade off in picture quality since you'd be getting the V10 at such a good price.

Truly though...if money is really not a big deal you may regret not going with the 600M. I'm afraid that is just doesn't get better than this set and even though the V10 is excellent in its own right there is still a very noticeable difference in picture quality.

I know this for sure because I've compared the V10 side by side with a 151FD Elite which the 600M basically is...just without the tuner. The V10 was easily the closest in the room, but it was still a good deal behind the Kuro.

thanks, i heard the panny v10 has 96hz for blu ray movies & flicker, what does the 600m have?? could not find that answer in some of my research, maybe i was looking at it wrong

600m not having a tuner does that mean my dish HD receiver will act as the tuner for the pioneer? i also have an onkyo 606 receiver, so the sound would be through all my speakers, dont need speakers on the tv. also i would have to get a stand as i think it does not come with one, correct? thanks again

i dont see too many places sell the 600m, where is a good place to shop for them??

[xneox]

Thought I read somewhere that the Kuros do 72Hz (24p x3). Have not seen one complaint about flicker.

[lojack1976]

Originally Posted by ryan4blu

thanks, i heard the panny v10 has 96hz for blu ray movies & flicker, what does the 600m have?? could not find that answer in some of my research, maybe i was looking at it wrong

600m not having a tuner does that mean my dish HD receiver will act as the tuner for the pioneer? i also have an onkyo 606 receiver, so the sound would be through all my speakers, dont need speakers on the tv. also i would have to get a stand as i think it does not come with one, correct? thanks again

i dont see too many places sell the 600m, where is a good place to shop for them??

All of the Kuro's have 72Hz and it operates flawlessly...no flicker. Yes, your dish receiver will work as your tuner. This set does not come with a stand so you will either have to purchase one separately if you can find one since they are getting harder to come by than the set itself. You can always get a wall mount pretty cheap. There are few sellers out there to get these sets from now. You could get it from THIS seller on Ebay since you would be protected by paypal, and you can buy a SquareTrade warranty pretty cheap if you want further peace of mind.

THIS seller seems to be pretty reputable based on the seller rating. HERE's another one. Look into THESE guys too. In either of these cases I would call and question them extensively about their services and policies. Of course you'll have protection when you use your credit card.

[gamebred]

Life's too short. Go with the 600M and don't look back. You will not regret it.

[ryan4blu]

Originally Posted by gamebred

Life's too short. Go with the 600M and don't look back. You will not regret it.

i know i should, but the battle is on with spending $2375 on the panny or atleast $3200 or more on the 600m? i think i will still be happy with the panny. what to do???????????