Panasonic TH-37PX60U 37" Plasma HDTV
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List Price: $1,799.95
Features
• 37-inch HD-ready plasma TV; measures 36.1 x 25.4 x 3.7 inches (WxHxD)
• Integrated NTSC, ATSC tuners; QAM tuner compatible with unscrambled HDTV cable reception
• 1024 x 720-pixel resolution; 10000:1 contrast ratio; motion adaptive 3D Y/C comb filter
• Connections: 3 composite A/V (1 front), 3 S-Video (1 front), 2 component (Y/Pb/Pr), 2 HDMI, 1 SC memory card slot
• Two stereo speakers, 10 watts apiece (20 watts total); BBE ViVA HD3D virtual surround sound |
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Panasonic TH-37PX60U 37" Plasma HDTV Customer Reviews
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Great Picture but Unpleasant Owner Experience
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I am writing the post a bit too late for most who purchased to take advantage of my advice, however, for the few that are still considering please weigh my experience when purchasing.
TV was purchased just over a year ago and am already on a quest for a new TV. What happened? My gripe come from what the technicians called a "panel malfunction" 3 days past the 1-year warranty.
I brought to Panasonic's attention and they said they couldn't help since it was just past the 1-year warranty. Eventually, I spoke with a reasonable service manager who decided to review the case and asked me to get a service estimate for consideration (see Panel Malfunction above).
I dropped off the TV and the estimate came back at $1,200 which the representative explained they wouldn't cover and am now eligible for a "reduced" TV from their lineup. I guess that's not too bad but now I have to fork over a few hundred (or thousand) more bucks on a brand for which I have almost lost all faith. Overall, customer service has been ok (we'll see about that "deal" they've promised).
Now, aside from the MAJOR disaster just weeks ago the whole experience of owning the TV was extremely stressful, mostly in the case of image burn-in.
I know people will tell you that plasma technology has improved and burn-in isn't quite the problem it used to be. Well, those people have been disillusioned from the beautiful picture quality these sets provide (I must admit, I went through 4 TV's before settling on this 37" set that has deep blacks and an overall incredible HD picture).
Unfortunately, after the Circuit City return period was over I started noticing some lingering burn-in tendencies. I realized that I couldn't watch any type of sporting event without switching channels every once in a while to refresh the screen. I don't know about you but if I'm watching something I'm interested in, the last thing I want to do is switch channels out of my burn-in fear. If I didn't I would get lingering box scores and logos for hours after the event. This is very frustrating and will genuinely piss you off when paying top dollar on a piece of electronics (it ruins the viewing experience completely). Maybe mine was a dud through-and-through but needed to make my experience know for your benefit.
Now that I'm on the market again, I'm going LCD and avoiding the burn-in issue altogether. What sucks is Panasonic only offers 32" as largest LCD, so I can't even use this as an opportunity to upgrade to 42"...so disappointing
Plasma = Stink
Do not use for Sports, News, Video Games, Computer Monitor
Great for Planet Earth
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