Any bad experiences with Pana 50PX77U??

[MCF]

I get a discount through work and was wondering if anyone has had any bad experiences or know of anything wrong with the Panasonic 50PX77U. I want to take advantage of price drops due to NOT getting 1080p. Thanks!

[PAT.P]

www.plasmatvbuyingguide.com

[MCF]

www.plasmatvbuyingguide.com

But the above link is not working for some reason....

[pixelthis]

I get a discount through work and was wondering if anyone has had any bad experiences or know of anything wrong with the Panasonic 50PX77U. I want to take advantage of price drops due to NOT getting 1080p. Thanks!

When done right 1080p is splendid, but 720p and 1080i are fine, mine is 768 and is quite enjoyable.
Plasma, LCD, DLP, all of the "new" formats have advantages and shortcomings, just be sure you can live with your set.
Plasmas didnt have very good black level starting out, but they have improved greatly in this area, basically black level is lacking in all of the new formats but this will change.
If you can get a decent price Go for it
EDTV, DLP, and CRTS are the only thing I try to steer friends away from, too many disavantages

[pixelthis]

As for the panny brand are u kidding? These guys are legendary
They are the toyota of the electronics world

[kexodusc]

As for the panny brand are u kidding? These guys are legendary
They are the toyota of the electronics world

LOL, love the enthusiasm.

Panasonic makes some decent stuff, and some junk. I wouldn't be so bold as to compare them to Toyota in terms of quality in the electronics world - but for mass market electronics they're probably as safe as anyone.

[Duds]

Some Panny plasma models are known for a "clay face" problem. Not sure if the model you list is one of them.

[pixelthis]

LOL, love the enthusiasm.

Panasonic makes some decent stuff, and some junk. I wouldn't be so bold as to compare them to Toyota in terms of quality in the electronics world - but for mass market electronics they're probably as safe as anyone.

I have TWO technics by panny turntables , one direct drive, one belt, both work perfectly,
only had to change the belt on one.
MY BROTHER had a panny TV, lasted twenty years.
I bought a panny DVD player for 600 bucks with DVD audio, after a year of being a demo
it worked fine for three years, a buddy still uses it.
I have had panny VCRS, dvd players, TVS, you name it, and have NEVER
had any kind of failure whatsoever.
I have had trouble with both sony and mitshubishi, however.
IF panny isnt the toyota of electronics I dont know what is

[kexodusc]

I have TWO technics by panny turntables , one direct drive, one belt, both work perfectly,
only had to change the belt on one.
MY BROTHER had a panny TV, lasted twenty years.
I bought a panny DVD player for 600 bucks with DVD audio, after a year of being a demo
it worked fine for three years, a buddy still uses it.
I have had panny VCRS, dvd players, TVS, you name it, and have NEVER
had any kind of failure whatsoever.
I have had trouble with both sony and mitshubishi, however.
IF panny isnt the toyota of electronics I dont know what is

When it comes to home electronics, the difference between good and bad might surprise you.
Sony had some absolutely brutal pieces of equipment around 1999/2000. Even their defect rates were reportedly in under 10%. That is, 90% of the units don't fail. It's much more to see numbers like 98%, and even 99.5% etc. As in fewer than 1 in 100 have problems. Sony gets their numbers up that high too - a lot of times Sony's bad reputation is simply because they sell so many units, the sheer volume of defects is higher absolutely but not necessarily on a percentage basis.

I don't know where Panasonic is for every model, but the fact you've had fewer than a dozen pieces of panasonic equipment without problems doesn't mean they're as good as it comes. You could buy random brand names and expect similar results.

If you bougth the crappy Sony stuff, you'd still have an extremely good chance of all those products working as well just by chance.

I know when it comes to audio equipment, Panasonic doesn't hold a candle to the likes of Yamaha and Denon (except for a brief few years of corporate restructuring which lead to some problems) in the more mainstream brands. Those companies don't make tv's to my knowledge. Most consumer reports I've seen suggest Hitachi would have a heads up on Panasonic in that area.

I've been lucky with Panny's myself - 2 DVD players, a 14 year old microwave, cordless phone, an 8 year old 32" Gao TV (and if you count the fact my 7 year old JVC had Matsu****a written all over it, it's Panny too), radios, car stereo decks, I have a Technics turntable that's built pretty sturdy too - know idea how old it is. The only bad Panny's I've had are a an old portable CD/walkman and my Technics a/v receiver that melted (literally). Can't win 'em all.

For a big company that focuses on value and entry-level products, they do pretty well. I just wouldn't consider them the Toyotas of home electronics. Maybe the Hyundai's.

[GMichael]

I get a discount through work and was wondering if anyone has had any bad experiences or know of anything wrong with the Panasonic 50PX77U. I want to take advantage of price drops due to NOT getting 1080p. Thanks!

This video seems to have a nice review for this model.
http://reviews.cnet.com/flat-panel-a...-32317316.html

[pixelthis]

BTW,
I knew this guy who also got a discount at work...until they caught him

[MCF]

This video seems to have a nice review for this model.
http://reviews.cnet.com/flat-panel-a...-32317316.html

Glad someone actually provided input to the question....all these forums have one problem...people go off on a tangent and the original issue is totally forgotten.....I (nor does anyone else probably) care if panasonic is the mazda, toyota, BMW, Lexus, Chevy or whatever of the electronics world.....I just asked if one particular model had any significant issues....

[GMichael]

Glad someone actually provided input to the question....all these forums have one problem...people go off on a tangent and the original issue is totally forgotten.....I (nor does anyone else probably) care if panasonic is the mazda, toyota, BMW, Lexus, Chevy or whatever of the electronics world.....I just asked if one particular model had any significant issues....

Have you decided to get it?

[MCF]

Have you decided to get it?

I could have ordered direct from Panasonic through my work for $1648 + tax but prefer to deal with a store front in case of problems. Went to Tweeter (which is where I have purchased my last two sets - Sony Wega 36" flat tube and 50" Pioneer Elite 1120HD) and they had the set MSRP for $2199 on sale for $1999...long story short, Tweeter came down to $1702 + tax + $39 for delivery (box just a tad too big for my Tahoe)....for $100 more, I get to take it back within 30 days no questions asked if there is a problem or anything.

[GMichael]

I could have ordered direct from Panasonic through my work for $1648 + tax but prefer to deal with a store front in case of problems. Went to Tweeter (which is where I have purchased my last two sets - Sony Wega 36" flat tube and 50" Pioneer Elite 1120HD) and they had the set MSRP for $2199 on sale for $1999...long story short, Tweeter came down to $1702 + tax + $39 for delivery (box just a tad too big for my Tahoe)....for $100 more, I get to take it back within 30 days no questions asked if there is a problem or anything.

Great. Let us know what you think of it once you have it set up.

[MCF]

I could have ordered direct from Panasonic through my work for $1648 + tax but prefer to deal with a store front in case of problems. Went to Tweeter (which is where I have purchased my last two sets - Sony Wega 36" flat tube and 50" Pioneer Elite 1120HD) and they had the set MSRP for $2199 on sale for $1999...long story short, Tweeter came down to $1702 + tax + $39 for delivery (box just a tad too big for my Tahoe)....for $100 more, I get to take it back within 30 days no questions asked if there is a problem or anything.

I actually decided to cancel order from Tweeter and go with Samsung 5064 from Amazon.com for $1749 delivered. Question about HDMI...does it deliver both sound and picture or just picture? Don't plan on using sound system with set so if I want to use TV speakers, can I just run HDMI from DVD player and cable box to set for picture and sound or do I need to run both HDMI and optical? If two cables are needed, I will probably just use component and optical because I have plenty of component cables laying around.

Thanks!