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Date: 2008-10-21 THX Worth Extra $? I'm satisfied with Amazon's price and delivery. I'm also pleased with the TV, though I was not so sure the first couple of weeks. The problem was the picture mode. The THX setting cost a few hundred dollars, which I understood would produce an enhanced picture in HD, DVD and Blu-Ray--at least in a dark room. For us, THX is too dark and muted and that's true for all signals, including Blu-Ray. After much experimentation, we settled on the Custom mode with slightly toned down "picture" and "sharpness" settings. It produces a vivid picture we much prefer over the relatively drab THX setting. I'm no techie, so leave a comment if I'm missing something. As of now, I see no reason to pay for THX. Date: 2008-10-18 Good, Not Great This is my second Panasonic TV. My first Panny is excellent, I absolutely love it. The PZ800u is good but not as good. The main reason for this is because the picture is a little "noisy" when receiving HD signal. This is a known problem for most panny's in the 2008 lineup (read Cnet) unless you watch the TV in THX mode. However, the THX mode is mainly for dark room movie watching. If you want a nice color pop and bright picture, the THX mode is not for you. The GE Money 24 month no interest financing offer is a complete SHAM! I was taken for a ride with this offer. No interest? Yeah right, after my first payment I saw a nice $22 finance charge. DO NOT OPEN AN AMAZON.COM CREDIT CARD - YOU'VE BEEN WARNED!! Date: 2008-10-17 I Love My New TV I love my new panasonic plazma tv but I have not used all the bells and whistles. I do not think that I have the Viera configured properly. I can turn the tv, cable box, and bluray player on/off from one remote but cannot use all of the functions for all three components from one remote. I am not sure that that is possible anyway. I really do not see what the big deal is about Viera. With that being said....the picture, sound, excitement of this big screen tv is astounding. I am looking forward to many years with this product. Date: 2008-10-10 Panasonic Viera PZ800U 50 Inch I purchased this television about 45 days ago from a regional big box store for $1999.00 less than Amazon's price today (10/10/08). I would have purchased from Amazon but for GE Money Bank. Oddly enough the financing I received at the store was also GE Money Bank. I unpacked the tv and plugged it in and nothing. I had no idea why. The tv was on the floor because I wanted to test it before mounting on the wall. When I bent over to unplug the tv my face was close to the screen and I could see a spider web of cracks in the screen that were not apparent from a distance. I took the tv back the next day and received a new one no questions asked. The good part. From a non-technical standpoint I enjoy the clarity, vibrancy of color and contrast of this set. I am not a manual reader and like to dig in and figure out how something works. The features and settings were relatively easy to use. It took some trial and error. I generally use the THX picture mode. I am not a gamer so the game mode was overly bright. Standard was too dark. There is a lot of room to customize your settings. The set is a nice complement to my 7.1 audio system. Watching action movies with surround is great. The set is responsive to the action in the program. The recessed plugs in the back are helpful if you use a low profile mount but, as others have warned, make your connections prior to mounting. I am glad I read that advice. It was not difficult to mount with standard mounting hardware. I will be adding two more hdmi hookups so I will need to remove the tv from the wall to do so. I chose the 50" model. If I had a do over I might go for the 58" model. I have yet to see a DLP or LCD that rivals the picture quality of the 800U. If you are concerned about burn in, which does not seem to be the problem as in the past, you can set the tv to turn off without activity on the tv remote. Good feature for those of us who conk out watching. Date: 2008-10-09 Excellent delivery The delivery of the product couldn't have been any easier. It came on time and the delivery person unpacked the box for me and made sure the product was in excellent condition. It's been a month since our purchase and we love it!!!
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