Look no further for the best home viewing experience available in 2010, November 12, 2010

I recently experienced a household loss of our family’s 50 inch HDTV we have used for the past 5 years. Our LG 50PX4DR-H was struck by lighting and was put to rest. I paid a hefty price for the LG back 5 years ago and wanted the best features and viewing experience I could get for a reasonable price. Before that, we had the Toshiba widescreen TW20F40 which was a great TV for it’s time. My latest quest lead me to the Panasonic TC-P65VT25 which had the best viewing performance I could find. I reviewed the latest high-end models with LCD, LED and Plasma technology from Samsung, Sony, Toshiba, LG, Vizo and Hitachi, nothing but the plasmas were able to effectively display high speed motion without blurring. All has the latest features with widgets and some had a better implementation than others. Many had better physical dimensions with thin panels and beautiful frames, but I typically do not view content on TVs from the side or outside of the viewing area. I chose the Panasonic TC-P65VT25 for it’s ability to display vibrant images and effective implementation of web-based accessible content… I was not concern with the 3D functionality, since I have a defect in my right eye which limits my site to peripheral vision. I did not expect that I could enjoy the technology since shutter glasses require viewing the content with both eyes where two images are displayed, one for the right and one for the left. As it turns out and to my surprise, I am able to enjoy the 3D content, just not as well as my family….

Well, the whole intent to submit my review is that the Panasonic TC-P65VT25 was priced to be close to K, but went to one of the local electronics retailers who worked a deal with I got it for .6K which was a good deal. I had to wait a week, since these TVs were selling like crazy. If you want the best viewing experience with quality design, you can not go wrong with the Panasonic. It’s a great HDTV and with a viewing area of 65 inches, your engulfed in a viewing experience that is so close to theater viewing as it comes, but from a much improved visual perspective. Check it out for yourself and you’ll see….

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65 inch pan VT25, September 15, 2010

The key to selecting tv is asking what you want this tv for. LCD tv’s are lighter, use less energy, costs have come way down, no screen burn in to worry about. However, Plasma tv’s are still cheaper, have greater viewing angles, and produce vastly better picture quality. LCD’s have come a long way, but they can not reproduce the deep, rich blacks of a plasma. LCD tv’s produce pictures that are bright, crisp, and sharp. Most often, you’ll find LCD’s displaying animated films in store demo mode. The reason is b/c animated films are supposed to be sharp and creased and bright, and are good matches for LCD’s. I like films, and plasma’s do a much better job displaying them. So, why should you buy this model, and not a lower model? What are the main differences? Well, this model is capable of displaying 1080P 24fps(frames per second) at 24hz(the refresh rate of the pic). What this means, is that it is a perfect match for Blu-ray. Most films are shot in 24fps 24hz. If the tv can’t display that, it must Change the signal to it’s natural resolution to display the film. Regular tv doesn’t run at 1080P 24 fps, only Blu-Ray films. So, this tv is for serious movie buffs only who will be playing plenty of Blu-Ray films. If you only want to watch tv, or dvd, you can easily get a lower model, such as the V10. And also 3d is great and i feel better then other 2 tvs i check out which were sammy 8000 and sony.Right know Tv is down to 3900 with bundle that includes 2-3 pair of glasses 2 movies and bluray player great deal thanks 6th ave ele. Hopefully this tv will last me at least 7yrs. But once again the best tv out for under 4500 hands down.

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Picture quality is startling!, October 1, 2010

Picture quality the best I have ever seen (including Pioneer). Black levels are incredible; deep, rich, beautiful colors; picture is completely noise free. 3-D works well, but not much content available.

We’ve had our TC-PC65VT25 for 4 months. The “U2 at the Rose Bowl” concert Blu-Ray really shows off the black levels and overall video quality. We use the VT25 as a video monitor; audio is through a DTS-HD Master capable surround sound system (Onkyo TX-SR707 receiver, bi-amped PSB Image speaker system). The combined effect of the perfect picture and concert quality sound is amazing. With DirecTV, the HD picture is great – so much better than the old Panasonic plasma we replaced. We find ourselves watching bad movies just because they look so good!

3-D picture quality is good, but the content is limited and the 3-D picture doesn’t excite me as much as the 2-D performance. 3-D didn’t add much to World Cup matches, but college football in 3-D is more compelling than the soccer.

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