Panasonic VIERA G10 Series TC-P54G10 54-Inch 1080p Plasma HDTV, Black

Comment: I wanted to upgrade from a 50" 4 year old plasma. Already own a 42" Panasonic and am very impressed with the picture quality and build. When the 54G10 arrived I was surprised how cheap it looks and feels. The picture is very good and clear a little difficult to get the color adjusted but overall one of the best. The sound is very week but add a surround sound and you will not have a problem.

Since the online company I purchased from uses Amazon for check out I thought I should post a review. I am disappointed with Electronic Expo, I did purchase one that was a demo unit. The customer service rep assured me the screen was not scratch and should be in excellent shape, it is scratched and has image burn in. I didn't factor that into the units review but the online dealer would get one star. Best advise buyer beware of buying used products not from Amazon.

Delivery was exceptional the delivery company brought it in the door and help with inspection.

Comment: I obsessed for months about whether to buy the Panasonic P54G10 (Plasma) or the Samsung LN52B750 (LCD)--in the end I purchased both, but returned the Panasonic. Read further to know why.

I originally purchased the Samsung from Amazon and was very impressed with the picture quality (very sharp) but was disappointed that despite the fact that the set was 240hz, motion blur was still visible and motion was subject to certain judder problems (resulting from the AutoMotion Plus software). See [...] for my video of the judder problems.

As a result, I bought the Panasonic P54G10 from Sears. For 2 weeks I had the Samsung and the Panasonic sitting next to each other as I adjusted every setting possible to determine which television was better. The result--I kept the Samsung LCD and returned the Panasonic Plasma. While I wanted to keep the Panasonic (because of the Samsung motion problems and reliability issues), no matter what I did to the settings, the Samsung was clearer and sharper. The picture is hands down, simply better than the Panasonic. I decided that I'd rather live with the motion problems than a picture that wasn't as sharp as it could be.

I'm posting this review so that everyone knows that while the Panasonic is a great set, the picture quality is not as perfect as everyone says. There is better out there.

Comment: I bought this set to replace a Sony rear projection LCD. The LCD was giving up the ghost and screen slowly turning all blue from the bottom up. I bought the TV when it first came out and paid almost $2k for it. Well I bought this set to replace it and now find out they have a built in problem and the picture is intentionally lowered black levels over time, for longevity I understand. Mine looks great as I write this but feel like I've been taken advantage of and Panasonic was not transparent with this product, if this is the case. Hopefully they don't walk away from the problem like Sony ALWAYS does, they sell nothing but JUNK and bottom line is all they care about. In light of all the Toyota/Lexus problems one has to ask themselves if the Japanese have also become so profit driven they've lost sight of what made them the quality standard in so many product areas. If Panasonic reps read this I hope you rise to the occasion and make it right with those of us who trusted you like Toyota is attempting to do now. I'll update this as time goes on and pray it ends up a good experience as I'm retired and can not afford additional expense.

*****I'm having the problem this is highly publicized black level/contrast intentionally programmed in these sets.
At this writing I haven't contacted Panasonic, hopefully they make this right...... I'll keep posting and adjust my review accordingly.

Comment: Everything as promised. Purchased from sears for 1499. You will not find a better picture in lcd or plasma at any price below 4k.

Comment: After doing much research and finally pulling the trigger and buying Panasonic's V10 plasma model, I was shocked to recently find many widespread reputable reports that black levels on Panasonic 2008 and 2009 model plasmas may double or in some cases triple after approximately 1000 hours of use.

At this point I can only wish I had found this information before I made my purchase, so I'm passing it on to anyone else who may be considering any of these models.

My V10 picture is fantastic at the moment, but I can only wait in fear that I may have spent $2K dollars on something that will lose one of it's best qualities after only months of normal use.

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Good Luck!!!!