has anybody seen the new panasonic plasmas yet?

[dobyblue]

Originally Posted by BrahmaBull

Just stopped at Best Buy - Walden Galeria - Buffalo, NY

They have the TH-50PZ800U on display!

Ofcourse its signal is shit - store loop - but it is a cool looking design.

The guy was like "yeah we decided to hook up the 85U to the blu-ray player"

Me: "Why not the one that does the 24p properly?"

Him: "good point"

Anyways, nice to see it in stores.

Great news!!!! I can't wait to see some reviews on this.
Get on those idiots - they should totally have the Blu-ray on the -800U.
Next time I come across the border for some Rock Band, let's go hassle them.

[BrahmaBull]

Originally Posted by dobyblue

Great news!!!! I can't wait to see some reviews on this.
Get on those idiots - they should totally have the Blu-ray on the -800U.
Next time I come across the border for some Rock Band, let's go hassle them.

for sure!

Now that these are in store - it would be nice to see Panasonic acknowledge this model exists and put it on their website.

[SellmeyourDVD]

i wish they were closer to $2500, if vans would knock it down another couple hundred i'd be ALLLLL over one of these.

[elwaylite]

85u 50" is a great price right now.

[BrahmaBull]

Originally Posted by elwaylite

85u 50" is a great price right now.

Too bad it doesnt do proper 24p like they led us to believe months ago.

[elwaylite]

I dont know enough about it to care, but if you have a 50" 85u that could do 24p properly running next to a 50" 85u that could not, would you notice?

[BrahmaBull]

Originally Posted by elwaylite

I dont know enough about it to care, but if you have a 50" 85u that could do 24p properly running next to a 50" 85u that could not, would you notice?

I doubt I'll ever get to see that comparison since the 85u cannot do it - but yeah, I think anyone would see the difference.

[elwaylite]

If there is a difference then, Id have to wonder if its worth the dough. I can tell you that the 85u is pretty awesome, so noone should be unhappy with an 800 or 850.

[john_1958]

Originally Posted by donutman925

Is there something wrong with them? From what I read on the specs of them they look really good.

I've seen and since stores do ugly display of hdtvs it lacked HD which suppose to be eye candy and jump off the screen

[elwaylite]

I posted this in another thread here too:

We've got a great 85u calibration thread going at AVS right now.

These settings will yield about the best PQ on this tv you can get without a professional and you can use them on break-in(except Picture, keep it around 50)

Cinema(Standard and Normal are brighter BUT noisier)
Warm(standards ok if you like it better, but warm is more accurate)
Picture 60-85(doesnt change it a lot, but Im 80 because I like mine brighter) Over 90 is too high
Brightness 52
Color 40-44(whatever you preference)
Tint +3 to -3
Sharp 50
Hd size 2
all NR off and Black Level on light

The DVE Bluray is great.

Mainly avoid letterboxing and tickers for the 100 hours.

[dobyblue]

Originally Posted by SellmeyourDVD

i wish they were closer to $2500, if vans would knock it down another couple hundred i'd be ALLLLL over one of these.

Soon come - it's already down to $2699 from some sellers.
By the end of July it should be down to $2400 on Amazon.

[SellmeyourDVD]

Originally Posted by dobyblue

Soon come - it's already down to $2699 from some sellers.
By the end of July it should be down to $2400 on Amazon.

I hope! There should be some REALLY good stimulus sales going on soon. I was giong to pick one up in June sometime (when i get all my stimulus money). Circuit City should have them in next week so i'll be able to check it out

[elwaylite]

http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/05/07...ends-hands-on/

panny is hanging in there!

[dobyblue]

Those shots make me laugh.
First of all, there's no mention of which models are being used from Samsung and Panasonic; is it a 77 model, 700, 85? What?
Secondly, who calibrated the displays?
Thirdly, in defence of the Samsung LED, the smart dimming is OBVIOUSLY not on otherwise it would handle that shot better than the Sony LCD.

It's propaganda, short and sweet.

No doubt the 2nd generation KURO's will be awesome, but this photo is absolutely rubbish to use as a comparison.

If these six sets were all ISF calibrated it would be a different story, but as this is Pioneer's display showcase, that's highly unlikely.

[elwaylite]

I dont doubt that it may not be fair, but I dont think they made the panny look pretty good on purpose. Panny's always been #2 behind Pioneer for plasma blacks.

[SellmeyourDVD]

my local BB has a 50" on display and i'm defiently going to go check it out today . I'm so excited i feel like a giddy school girl.

[alphapyro]

I might have to eek a bit more budget out for one of these.. noticing the price on the 50" being kinda generous... will have to wait it out a bit longer for a price drop...

[SellmeyourDVD]

Originally Posted by SellmeyourDVD

my local BB has a 50" on display and i'm defiently going to go check it out today . I'm so excited i feel like a giddy school girl.

The TV they had there wasn't calibrated at all and looked like shit. When i was looking at it some BB employee tried to get me to buy the 700 they had fully calibrated, i just laughed and walked away.

[RUR]

Stopped by my local BB today to check out the 800u's. None on display , but they're on sale this week 50" $2,799 and 46" $2,399 (didn't ask about the 60"). May 11 thru 17th.

[SellmeyourDVD]

Originally Posted by RUR

Stopped by my local BB today to check out the 800u's. None on display , but they're on sale this week 50" $2,799 and 46" $2,399 (didn't ask about the 60"). May 11 thru 17th.

theres a 60"? I dont think so.... i know theres a 42 though.