Panasonic TC P50V10 Best Picture Quality over any LCD or LED TV ever tested

Cnet's Editors choice for 2009. Quote from David Katzmaier
Reviewed on: 06/08/2009. The 54V10 has identical specs.

Its picture should satisfy all but the pickiest of videophiles, and it also outperforms any LCD-based display, LED or otherwise, we've ever tested. Beyond image quality, the V10 delivers plenty of features and an eye-catching one-sheet-of-glass design, for a combination that deserves serious consideration from buyers willing to pay for it.

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The set is awesome. Plenty of picture adjustments so everyone should be able to find or create a picture they like. HD at its finest and a picture that will wow you. The THX mode is nice for movies but I do find it a little on the Green side. Looking into calibration settings on CNET and AV forums to see what can be done to adjust. The picture in game mode, custom mode and vivid mode brighten the colors on the screen if you are looking for a brighter look where THX mode and studio ref maode tend to tone the brightness down. It's all a matter of eye taste for which setting you like best. As I said there are enough picture settings here to make just about everyone happy.

Panasonic TC P50V10 Why purchase an LCD?

The quality of picture, smooth motion without artifact, deepest blacks, and complete picture customization features makes me wonder why anyone would want to spend at least $500 more for an LED LCD TV to even come close to this plasma. Concerns about glare and reflections that have plagued previous plasmas are not evident with this model. This has to be the best plasma out there today and possibly the best value on the market for a HDTV.

Panasonic TC P50V10 Excellent

I have been looking around for a tv for a long time and googled best tv. This brought me to Cnet's review of tv's where this tv was an editors choice. I will be honest with you, I would have been happy and impressed with pretty much any of the sony's or samsungs as well, but I am very happy with this tv for the last 2 months. The picture quality, as expected, is phenomenal.

I live in a one bedroom apt and the tv and its sound is perfect for the living room despite some people worrying about it. I tried listening for the fans, I couldnt hear them. The ability to purchase amazon dvd's and bluerays online from the tv and access to youtube is cool although I use the latter rarely.

I also just bought a ps3 slim and you can control it using this tv's controller using the viera link button and allowing for the link in the slim. That for me is probably the best thing about either the slim or this tv...not having to worry about that awful ps3 remote. I bought from wholesale av and they were good without any complaints, but any of the online sites are probably comprable. I wouldnt buy from best buy or any bricks and mortar store as you pay so much for nothing extra.

I was worried about spending [...] bucks on this but I am glad I did. I am not a tech junkie so I will likely have this for another 5 years or so and right now I am very happy with that. My only worry is that my electricity bill went from [...] dollars a month to [...]. Small price to pay for this excellent tv.

Panasonic TC P50V10 Outstanding TV

Before making my purchase I had narrowed down my choices to the Sony 52XBR9 LCD, the Samsung LN52B750 LCD, the Samsung PN50B860 plasma, and the Panasonic TC-P50V10 plasma. All had a superior picture, but I chose the Panasonic because:

1. The Sony & the Samsung LCDs' both had viewing angle issues. The pictures were superb from head-on, but definitely deteriorated as you moved to the side. The Sony was worse than the Samsung in this respect.
2. The LCDs' both had some motion artifact to my eye even with 240 Hz. The 240 Hz feature is after all an attempt to catch up to the plasmas, which have no motion problem at all.
3. Several online owner reviews on the Samsung plasma mentioned problems with buzzing and problems with Samsung's customer service. Also, several reviewers complained of the Samsung sound quality. There were no similar complaints with Panasonic. This steered me away from the Samsung plasma.
4. [..] and [...] both rated the Panasonic #1.

Now that I have the TV in my home, I can say that I am completely blown away by the picture quality. It is stunning. The sound is more than adequate. The TV itself looks great. You can see some reflection from the glass screen from certain angles, but only if you're looking for it. Panasonic's anti-glare screen seems to work fine. There is no motion artifact even with fast-moving sports like baseball and tennis. If you watch from an angle, there is no deterioration in the picture. I might mention that I put the TV on a BDI #9634 table, and the two look great together. I did a lot of shopping for tables too, and I thought the BDI tables were the best-looking and the best quality.

Panasonic TC P50V10 The hype is right - this is Panasonic's best plasma yet!

I'm writing this as the former owner of Panasonic's 46" 800U plasma.

This tv is fantastic. The picture quality is nothing short of amazing; [post break-in] image retention has been decreased significantly from last year's models; 96Hz 1080p/24 mode has eliminated flicker, and 48Hz mode is still selectable for those who prefer the cinematic look; MANY more settings to be adjusted (even though some whine about what they're called); energy-star compliant. I am surprised at just how much better the picture quality got from the 800u to the V10 series. My only complaint is that the speakers are not as good as the 800u...not that it matters, as I have other equipment to handle my audio.

The software is fine. The picture is the best you'll get now that the Kuro is dead. Unless you can afford Panasonic's Z1, buy THIS TV!!

ETA: HD Guru has just deemed the V10 the King of HDTVs. Long live the King!

Panasonic TC P50V10 excellent!

Medium range price, but you get your money's worth with this 1080p. It has one pane of glass design which gives it a premium look. Picture quality and vibrant colors set this TV apart from its competitors. Had been contemplating on the G10 model or this V10 model, and we went with the V10 model (Because of the 96Hz refresh rate). Seeing other flat screens, LCD's, and Plasmas...they didn't catch the eye like this one did. We compared them to Samsung's 52B750 and Sony's XBR9. Liked the Sony also, but too overpriced, and the quality was on par. Samsung's picture quality just couldn't compare.