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User Submitted Panasonic CT-27SX12 27" TV with PureFlat Screen Reviews Date: 2007-03-09 Awesome tv for a budget I bought this tv while serving an overseas tour in Okinawa, Japan. Let me tell you....if you didn't pay attention, you would think that this was an actual HDTV. The picture quality, contrast, vibrance, etc. is by far, the best I have ever seen in a tube tv. You want a great tv for the house? This should be the one you buy. The only problem is that it weighs a good 100lbs but it's still a 5 star item in my book. Date: 2006-12-21 Great TV I've owned this TV for 4 years and have had no problems with it. It has a great picture. Date: 2004-01-13 I got NAFTA'd I fell in love with this TV from the start. It was between this and the Sony Wega, but the reviews seemed to good to be true for the Panasonic, and oh yes, they are too good to be true. Getting it home and unpacked was a Herculean task. Setting up the colors so that the red didn't fry your eyes was the next obstacle. Finally, I relaxed and enjoyed this TV for the past 14 months. Tonight when I turned it on....poof! The screen painted bands of colors around the outside and the picture's center was black and white. I am disappointed to learn that this thing is made in Mexico, plus the fact that for over $400 you'd expect a TV to last for more than 14 months. That's pathetic. I had an old Signature 2000 Mongomery Ward RCA 27" TV that lasted 7 years even with the cold solder joint problems. Shame on you Panasonic. I've been NAFTA'd. Date: 2003-09-24 Great picture, for a boat anchor I deeply regret buying this cheaply-built excuse for high-end video equipment. I'm not at all surprised it's assembled south of the quality-control line, this thing is the K-Car of TV's. Yes, the picture is amazing...when you're not staring at a blank screen because the thing dive-bombed on Day 95 of ownership...and OH, big surprise, the parts-and-labor warranty expires at 90 days! I'm an electronics technician, and it was actually cheaper for me to void the warranty by fixing it myself, spending a rather large amount of money on parts, rather than paying someone else a larger sum just for labor with free parts. And it is no joke that this thing weighs a ton--it both feels and performs like a pricey anchor for the USS Arizona. If you live on the second floor and have to take it in for repairs, you will curse Panasonic to your last breath. I had to buy THREE parts: a new powersource card (ouch), a new video interface (the coax cable jack snapped off like the cheap plastic it is), AND a couple of cables that got fried when the powersource blew...and I had it on a surge protector. This is worse than Army equipment, which is lowest-bidder built. If you could see the insides (your local technician WILL see its insides, trust me), you'd see how poorly constructed it is--cheap shortcuts and flimsy plastic everywhere. Save your money. You'll love this TV for however long it takes for one of its myriad technical issues to surface, and it will likely happen after the warranty expires. You could very easily spend its purchase price on repairs, and Panasonic will straight tell you, "So sorry! Hope you'll continue to buy our products anyway!" (RIGHT.)
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