corradoboy

I'm a sucker for a bargain CLICK to see my Xmas pressy to myself Superb price for a top spec plasma, and a free wall bracket AND 5 year Panasonic warranty :

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iTrader: (1)

Looks a good price that though for a 50'' Plasma! Hope your living rooms large!

GCollier

That's a very nice TV. Was the wall bracket and warranty included in the price of £1623? (Can't see it on that link).

Gary.

bobsabuilder

Bro' in-law got one last week, and I mounted it to his wall for him.

Have to admit, it's the dogs bollox

Although it does make my 32" Sony look like a portable telly

Bob

Edit to Add:
His was a bargain that came out of fire/smoke damaged premises and although he wouldn't say what he paid in the back hander, I know it was less than £1k
It didn't have any packaging, paperwork or brackets etc so I mounted it after I modded a HUGE trade Sony bracket and used 8# 100mm bolts into the brickwork.

corradoboy

Free delivery nationwide. To get the free 5yr Panasonic warranty though you must visit the store in person. Driving to Bolton on monday to save myself £550

corradoboy

About 250 sqft with 9' ceilings I hope to have it set up a bit like this....

gatecrasher3

That's a nice looking TV. I had seen a Philips 50" Plasma for £1500 but wonder if the Panasonic would be better quality.

Daryl

take hollywood home

kbsub

Thats a real nice bit of kit CB , what time shall we come round with the popcorn

corradoboy

From what I can gather on AVForums, only the Fujitsu 58 range now better the Panny's. Even the Pioneer's have slid into 3rd place, with LG in 4th.

Yup, going to the store on monday to finalise the deal and ensure I get that all-important warranty

Plenty of popcorn on order

LG John

How the hell can they do it for 57% less than RRP? Looks like a nice set - would be too big for my room so I'll have to make do with the 42" PHD9 that's getting delivered next Tuesday

Poor Guy

what do you do for a living ?

Hanley

I have the 42" version and the picture is awesome

jods

Yep - the Panasonics Viera range got Which's Best Buy award - "The best flat panel we have tested, EVER"

Which is why I bought one.

It is the dogs danglies.

Suresh

Glad you are happy with HD ready , however at that spec even such a 50" screen has less pixels than either my 20" desktop monitor or my 15" laptop screen. It wont be able to display full HD from Blu Ray or HD-DVD either (1920 x 1080).

I'm sure its a great looking piece of furniture, but isnt it all a bit 'forget the quality, but feel the length' or am I missing something here?
LOL @ Panasonic calling their range viagra

mart360

so its only good if you live near a s& v store??

cant see my local panny shop giving me a free 5 years warranty on i product i buy elsewhere!!

whats the betting that the mail order price is that only, and the free wannrry is for shop purchased stuff too

Mart

The Snug Rhino

"I'm sure its a great looking piece of furniture, but isnt it all a bit 'forget the quality, but feel the length' or am I missing something here?"

they know that they arent all that yet and its prob a couple of years before the proper 50" screens are down to that money .....so in the meantime they are making them cheap for people to buy with credit cards and impress their mates who wouldnt know a pixel from their popcorn.

as you say, looks great as a bit of furniture.

corradoboy

The "Pixel War" is pub bragging techno-bollox for people whom can't see past specification figures. For many years Pioneer plasma's have been the best pictures out there, even though they had a paltry 3000:1 contrast ratio and lower pixel count. They were better because the panels were higher quality, even though they had lower resolution; and the image processing was leagues ahead of the other manufacturers, and hence they could justify almost double the price for what appeared to be lower spec until you actually did a proper comparison side-by-side and looked at the picture instead of the numbers in the back of the brochure. Similarly, the new Fujitsu 58 range is currently the best, and by a long margin (I have done a group test against the Panny and Pio's and it won comfortably), yet it is still only 768 res. The new Pio 5000 50" set costing nearly £6k is true 1080, and yet the picture isn't as good Compare it maybe to saying a £50k TVR has much more power and a higher top speed than a Scoob so it must be faster. We all know it is, on a long straight road, but in real world driving on twisty, wet, undulating British A/B roads, Scoobs and Evo's et-al kill pretty much everything with just 220-300bhp. Similarly, a Sony Cybershot can be bought with 10.1 megapixels, but you ask a photographer if it takes better images than a 5mp Canon 350D or similar digital SLR I'm not out to impress my mates, as I don't have many and certainly not many whom ever call to be showed off to I am however a person whom has desires to own quality things but at realistic prices. I have wanted a PDP to compliment my AV surround set-up for quite a few years, and have held off for many reasons, price being primary, but can now justify the quality of this set at this price level. It's only £200 dearer than my Sony 32" CRT was, and that was again a careful purchase made at a good price based on getting the best specification I could justifiably afford. Some people can just never be happy for others can they

Lord Shrek

im happy for you corrado boy and happy for myself since ive been looking for a 50-inch plasma for a few months

you my son have saved me a packet as i didnt fancy parting with 2 thousand plus for a crappy make

if you are single i hope you go down on plenty of MILFs this christmas

Lord Shrek....size does count...if only my **** was a 9-inch widescreener

pslewis

I wish you all the best with your purchase .............

I visit the telly shop all the time wishing and hoping that something, anything, has come in that is a patch on my 12 year old Sony CRT in terms of picture quality on standard inputs .................. time and again I leave very disappointed!!

I desperately WANT to spend up to £2000, I desperately WANT a big screen TV, I desperately WANT the picture to impress me ..................... they fail again and again

I cannot be alone in thinking these TVs are just for those blinded by the size and glamour????????????? My eyes tell me, quite clearly, that the quality of the pictures on the signal I can receive is utter garbage

i8gtmf

Had my Panasonic Viera a couple of months now, it's spot on. Wipes the floor with most of the other stuff iv'e seen. Enjoy

The Snug Rhino

If Yes Car Credit sold TV's..............big plasmas would be best sellers!

corradoboy

I know where you're coming from Pete, I too have seen just how shocking these sets can be displayed when not properly connected. I have also seen them demonstrated when set up by people who know their ****, and when fed decent source material they simply shine. Go to a specialist who is running BBC HD, Discovery HD or NatGeo HD from the Astra satellite, or has a HD-DVD player connected through HDMI and you will realise their potential. If you've only seen them in Curry's, Comet or Dixons you haven't seen what they can do. The size of the screen will always exaggerate the imperfections of SD analogue broadcasts, but we are at a technology crossover where the new is compromise by the old until everything catches up. Feed the new with digital HD media and you will see where they are. I fully intend to replace my NTL with Astra (free Sky ) and will be going Hi-Def with a disc player as soon as a combo HD-DVD/BluRay multi-region recorder is available. Freeview is a bonus.

davyboy

I'm going to be rich!

corradoboy

And a Happy Xmas to you too I aren't single, but wouldn't mind the MILF's I could always exchange them for socks in the New Year

white scooby

Very nice

I'd be getting one too for that price, but my lounge is too small

Let us know what its like once you get it!

corradoboy

Might have it next week Si, will ring you. They have the 42's as well for under 1k

logiclee

What with tiny speakers and wood floors?

Picture may be OK but the sound wouldn't even rival a decent multiplex.

With that size of room you need big floor standers, big subs and some soft floor coverings and furnishings.

Cheers
Lee

King RA

A couple of plants wouldn't go amiss either.

corradoboy

Might not rival the volume, but will trounce it on quality.

Full details and his old set-up Click.