Panasonic VIERA G10 Series TC-P50G10 50-Inch 1080p Plasma HDTV

Comment: This huge TV was delivered on time and installed by two very competent and knowledgeable gentlemen who took the time to explain all the functions to me, and removed all the packaging (and there is a lot). We just love the huge screen, bright enough in our south facing room. Have had it over 7 months now and the acid test was the world cup from South Africa. Superb picture, no motion artifacts and a perfect view from any angle in the room. Blu-Ray discs give a true cinema experience, especially with the THX setting.
Saw some sports at a friend's four month old 46 inch Sony Bravia LCD and was surprised at how often fast motion artifacts occurred. Plasma beats LCD, I'm afraid.
Don't do gaming, so cannot rate it for that, but for Blu-Ray, live HD TV and even old-fashioned DVD - I don't think that one can do better than Panasonic' Plasma sets, especially the ones with THX certification.

Comment: I purchased this TV almost a year ago. It has had some disappointments but it was in my expatiation of the reviews and specs.

My biggest concern now is that Panasonic is going to disappoint all of us that had paid a quite of bit of money for their products that has Viera Cast the last two years. Well I am talking about the our TV's and other products are not upgradable for Netflix and most likely every new streaming feture that they are adding to their Viera Cast, (That's going to be in the 2010+ models only). So we are not able to steam Netflix on this TV or any pre-2010 models of all their products. So we have to stream by other means, unless you have and 360 or the new PS3 (the fat PS3 requires a disk that gets a little irritating when I have to get up and change it back to my game) or add a $100 device to stream Netflix. It would be nice to just use the TV and not have to turn another device on to use power and what not.

There is no telling what Panasonic is going to add to their Viera Cast lineup in the future that they are not going to add the pre-2010 models (or even the pre-2011 models later on.) This is for all devices including DVD players TV's etc.

So I would not buy another Panasonic product ever again in my life I will not allow any friend to get screwed either. This is a good time to boycott Panasonic until they fixed there false advisement about Viera Cast on there old products, or even a good time to start a class action maybe.

Keep in mind Panasonic that Viera Cast was one of the reasons I had purchased this TV. If i had known you were going to pull this then I would had never had purchased this TV.

Comment: With new found riches of my tax return in my pockets, I performed an extensive search for a new television. At first I favored LCD, however, I chose plasma based upon reviews indicating the excellence of the picture. I purchased a 50" Panasonic TC-P50G10 plasma television along with a Panasonic SC-BT300 home theater system and I am very impressed with the picture and sound quality. The colors are strong and natural. The blacks are deep and the contrast very good. The audio is strong with blu ray, standard dvd, and regular televsion. I have an extensive library of black and white movies which play well on this television. I watch a great deal of older movies on TCM and I am very happy with the picture and audio. My stress levels have now eased with the knowledge I made the right purchase.

Comment: The TV arrived with a little confusion by the dispatcher communications, but was received on the day promised by a very polite and helpful driver.

The picture clarity is very good, but the controls need a little getting used to by experimentation. The guide book is a little confusing and the remote instructions are a bit lacking.

The look is sleek and the value is good.

Comment: After a couple of mnoths with this TV, I couldn't be happier. I did months of research and this was definitely the best TV for the money. I hooked up to a PS3 and Yamaha 7.1 receiver so my son is in seventh heaven. I'm even amazed at how good non-HD channels look on it.