Panasonic VIERA TC-P65ST60 65-Inch 1080p 600Hz Deal

 C. Albanese "Chris A." : I did 5 months of research before buying a TV, initially I was shopping for an LED TV thinking the new technology was the best but the more I read, the moree I realized Plasmas still had the best picture quality hands down. People get sold on the fact that LED TVs are brighter but unless you're going to watch TV on a beach, the brightness of the ST60 is plenty. The other perception about Plasmas is that they use a lot more electricity than LEDs but if you do the math it's only $15-$18 more per year and Plasmas are cheaper than comparable LEDs so at the end you're actually paying less.

Michael : As far as delivery goes, well, the "white glove" treatment consisted of two guys who proceeded to speak their own language to each other while in my home for 10 minutes, so I could understand nothing they said at all. Only English I heard was, "See? Tv work?" and "sign here." They weren't exactly "spring fresh" either, but I can understand a guy putting in a hard day's work. Still, I felt it was a bit rude to go on and on in another language, and it made me feel a little uncomfortable.

Matthew R. Verderber "Matt" (st. louis):  For anyone looking for the best "bang for your buck" TV of 2013 (maybe the best "bang for your buck" TV EVER), stop right there and buy this TV. I bought the 60" version of the ST60, and I could not be happier. You get the benefits of a high end plasma (deep blacks, rich shadow detail, accurate colors, great viewing angles), with a price that is about half the of the "flagship" models. Plasma may be on it's way out in the next couple of years, so I did not hesitate to buy this TV. I contemplated stepping up to the VT60 series, but after a ton of research (and reading all the 5 star reviews for the ST60 online) I decided to save myself $1000 and pull the trigger on the ST60. The picture quality has been tested to equal to 2012's VT50 series, at a much lower price.

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Corey : I will keep this as brief as I can and will not get too technical. I have done a lot of the research and visited the HDTV enthusiast forums and looked high and low for the right TV in my price range. The TV I was told to buy from several sources was the Panasonic ST50. That TV was discontinued to make way for it's replacement (2013) model the ST60, so I got it. I have been nothing but pleased with this TV and it's features.

T. Dowdell (Seattle, WA): We looked around Costco's impressive selection and asked for guidance. Features aside, our eyes easily picked out the sharpest pictures and they were the Samsung Smart TVs in the $1550 - $2800 range (we didn't bother to look at the more expensive sets). The $1550 Samsung did not have 3D, had a plain plastic bezel and was at the high end of our price range so we were at an impasse. The friendly guru reminded us that in his estimation, the Panasonic ST50 (exactly the one Consumer Reports raved about) or the 2013 version, ST60, was his first choice by far in our price range. We left empty-handed.

The Multimedia Kid (Cincinnati, OH): There's a group on the AVSForum loyally devoted to a D-Nice who posted some images that can be put into a slide show and run on the ST60 (Menu > Media > (select the SD card that you have saved the images to) and slide show, to be run over and over; or use a flash memory card that you have saved the images to). The sometimes ambiguous information about the slides can be found, along with a zip archive of the slides, at: http://www.avsforum.com/t/1466472/2013-panasonic-settings-issues-thread

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T. Dowdell (Seattle, WA) : As my daughter and I drove to Costco she poured over the March 2013 Consumer Reports and had concluded that we should get a Panasonic plasma. I like Panasonic but has reservations about plasma based on vague anecdotes about short life spans and energy use. We arrived at Costco and were lucky enough to quickly find their electronics guru. I described our criteria and he firmly recommended the Panasonic ST and VT plasma's but said Costco did not carry them.

MustangMichael : Cedric L at Amazon has been very kind so far in starting the return process. Also, Cedric L at Amazon is the guy who got the shipment "unstuck" immediately when it was seemingly not moving from Denver. More good about Amazon: When this TV was first listed, I purchased at 1699.99. A few days later, Amazon was super friendly about price matching to Sears first at 1499 and then again at 1350 when I saw the price dropped further going from Sears cart to checkout.

Brentley (CA, USA): Beginning with some words to the wise: 1) Be sure to get a warranty. 2) Check out any issues that occur on your own rather than depend upon someone in a state of panic who thinks the has thrown a bundle of money away on a faulty set. 3) On the other hand, be wary of the numerous people who because they buy a set they think they have to recommend it.

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Howard S. "Luvthegadgets" (New York, NY USA) : This is a beautiful TV with a fantastic picture at a great price if you are planning on using it on the supplied pedestal with it's internal speakers. Otherwise, it has some silly, fatal flaws. Apparently. Panasonic's engineering department is not really using it's head! Most flat panel manufacturers are aware that these TV's are very frequently wall-mounted and also used with a soundbar in order to overcome the inherent problem of poor sound due to having to use small, flat, usually down-firing internal speakers. So, they provide side facing HDMI ports and a menu setting to disable the internal speakers.

Jeff Cz (Muskego,WI,USA): This set has 3 rear-facing HDMI ports. The only side-facing ports are USB. This means that you will have to find a 90 degree HDMI adapter (very hard to find) if you plan on mounting this set to a wall. Why would you put the rarely-used USB ports on the side? Also, although the A/C power cord going into the set is cleverly going into an indented area on the back of the set making it completely low-profile, the plug that goes into the wall is like 2.5 inches of unbendable-ness creating a problem if you have had a power outlet installed behind where you plan on wall mounting it.

Some Dude: I purchased this thing of beauty 2 days ago.We're upgrading from our 3 year old Samsung 46'' lcd which will be headed to the basement A day earlier I bought a Vizio M series 55'' and wasn't happy with it at all ( way too glossy screen in our bright living room,pathetic selection of apps, 3d turned us off and not much 3d to choose from) anyway,enough about the Vizio which was kicked to the curb(actually returned to the store ..lol). This Panny just blows us away! Our main viewing area is about 40 degrees off center and it didn't lose ANY color or clarity while viewing from this position.

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Lynn : Don't let the stories of image retention or burn in sway you from purchasing Plasma as your primary PC monitor. I currently use the 60S60 as a home theater PC monitor for gaming, movies, and internet. Picture quality and "input lag" were the only two concerns while I was shopping for a new monitor. IMO Plasma delivers the best PQ versus equivalently priced LCD, LED. Input lag was a concern of mine for gaming, particularly fast paced games and first person shooters. After much research I found the 60S60 to have one of the better response times on the market.

PondKeeper "PondKeeper" (PA, USA) : I bought this set locally because I sell them at a retail store. Customers always run to the LCD or LED TV's because they are the brightest. None in my opinion are as black or as accurate in color as this TV or any other plasma set. Next time you shop in a brick and mortar store always look at the colors green, and the flesh tones, plasmas produce a natural greens, NOT a phosphorous looking color green and movies look like 35mm film not the appearance of being shot on a video camera. If they look like just a video than you will see that in the lack of good flesh tones. Look for blacks and greens if they are right chances are you will be happy with any TV. Brightness could be factor, but all plasmas are generally dimmer than other types.

Mark C. (Sacramento CA): My only comparison is a four year old Sony 50" LED. I had to have a backlight or my eyes would hurt from the excessive brightness coming from the tv even with the brightness down. Still the tv was consider a very good tv and I had it adjusted to Cnet specs for the best picture short of professional calibration.
This new Pany TC-P65S60 is so different with blacks actually being blacks, with the colors being pretty amazing, the whole picture being very easy on the eyes with no backlight needed. Sorry I can't be of more help for comparisons to other Plasmas but I just know this is a very good price of $1499 purchased at Best Buy for a 65" tv with such a good picture.

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Alltheusernamesaretaken (Arcata, CA): Maybe I just got lucky with a different batch, maybe our settings were different, or maybe I'm just not as sensitive as the other reviewer when it comes to colors, but they looked absolutely fine to me. I'm an amateur graphic designer and photographer, and while I wasn't able to afford a colorimeter to quantitatively test the TV's color quality, the colors looked just fine to my naked eye through its month of use, even compared to two highly-rated IPS monitors and the Nexus 10 tablet, all of which I bought for their display quality. With my Nexus tablet connected to the TV in mirror mode, I adjusted the TV's display settings and got about a 90% match in color, more than fine enough for movies, picture slideshows, etc.

Ripon Rich : The contrast and saturation were set a bit strong and the brightness/backlight a bit weak when I got it, but a little bit of fiddling got it looking better. The factory default settings didn't look "bad", per se, just overemphasized for "pop" (I prefer a more neutral look). It may not be immediately clear, but the TV offers different viewing modes such as EnergyStar, Cinema, Game, etc., but also advanced settings and a User mode that lets you tailor everything more specifically (if you're so inclined). Again, the picture from the factory was OK to begin with and in fact people who use this primarily for movies might even prefer the exaggerated color and contrast.

Extravaganttraveler: Got this at Best Buy. The price was right and at the time it looked great. When I got it home it was very easy to set up. After watching it for a while I noticed the greens and yellows are very inaccurate and over saturated. They look almost fluorescent at times. I hooked up an Apple TV and compared some photos I took in the jungles of Costa Rica and all the greens looked waaay too bright. NO AMOUNT OF MESSING WITH THE SETTINGS SEEMED TO HELP THIS ISSUE. I was even able to access the hidden menu but STILL UNABLE to adjust individual colors in the spectrum. If not for the bad color I would have been totally happy with this TV. I even went BACK to Best Buy to see if their floor model looked the same and INDEED IT DID. Apparently they are all like this.

Panasonic TC-P65S60 65-Inch 1080p 600Hz Plasma Deal

Chris: Plasma technology has come a long way, you'll find that not only do you get the high refresh rate, deep blacks and crisp picture but you also get a longer lifetime now (~30 years of 8 hours a day viewing before the TV will begin to fade), much lower power consumption (CNET rates this model around $44 a year, Panasonic states $28, so figure it somewhere between $35-40 without using Eco-mode settings) and better picture control than in the past (multiple ratios, you can choose to cool/warm the picture in minute quantities and set different profiles for each input).

Ace of Ben: If it is going to be in a family room that has bright lighting and won't be used for a lot of high action (sports) programming, you're probably better off going with a newer LED model for the screen reflectivity and to avoid the color saturation you get on Plasmas. If you want a Plasma and to avoid any serious glare problems, try stepping up a model to the ST60 or the VT60, each step up will dramatically improve screen glare (and add a crisper picture, which isn't terribly noticeable unless a side by side comparison is performed when in a scarcely lit room). Otherwise in a bedroom or somewhere you don't mind closing the blinds, this is a great buy. Update: Recently read about the P50S64 which has the anti-reflection coating on the S60 model here, try looking online to find your nearest dealer if this interests you.

Hayden Lindwall: I've seen a lot of people trying to find a magic configuration for their picture quality, but it's unlikely one settings configurations will match someone else's. Your best bet is to setup the TV and begin tweaking the main settings for your common programming. For instance, I watch a ton of hockey and like for the ice to be vivid and cool, I leave on CATS to dynamically adjust brightness from day to night, the human eye is only so precise so I wouldn't recommend obsessing over tweaks you can't actually recognize. Some people claim to see enhanced reds, pro settings can drop that level when you're in Cinema or Custom.