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Date: 2008-10-13 Panasonic Viera TH-46PZ85U 46-Inch 1080p Plasma HDTV The TV arrived on time this all worked great. Thanks Amazon for the great job!!! Panasonic Viera TH-46PZ85U 46-Inch 1080p Plasma HDTV Date: 2008-10-12 Happy and impressed, a good combination After over a month of researching flat panels, I settled on the Panasonic Viera TH-46PZ85U. I am more interested in watching movies and sports than playing games, so I opted for a plasma. This TV seemed to be the third-best plasma on the market (behind the Pioneer Kuro and the Panasonic 800-series), and considering price, seemed to offer the greatest value. I've had this TV for about a week and am very happy with my purchase so far. Here are my observations: - The CEVA white-glove delivery was excellent. Ordered on a Saturday night and received in 8 days (6th business day). I was hoping for slightly quicker delivery but the service was excellent. Two delivery guys arrived within the pre-scheduled 2-hour window, carried in the TV, removed it from the packaging, installed the base/stand, placed it on my TV stand, asked me to hookup my satellite cable, and turned it on to verify picture and sound. After I checked it over for any damage, I signed the sheet and they were on their way. - Standard-definition satellite programming is a disappointment on this TV, and from what I've heard, on all large HDTVs. I opted to upgrade to HD programming for an additional $10 per month. That will be installed tomorrow. - Local over-the-air digital/HD channels look great. - Standard-definition DVDs, played on a standard DVD player, look MUCH better than expected. I purchased an inexpensive component video cable from Amazon, and it delivers a better picture than on my old CRT TV. These movies look so good I may delay purchase of a blu-ray player for a while. - The sound from the TV seems good to me. I was happy to find bass and treble adjustments in the setup menu. Increasing the bass greatly improved the sound out of the box and may be the solution to a previous reviewer's complaint about "tinny" sound. The downward-firing speakers certainly provide much more indirect sound than my old CRT, but I don't find it offensive. - The picture is excellent and needed very little adjustment out of the box. I chose the "cinema" mode, which was just a little warmer than "standard" mode. - The remote design seems acceptable but will take a little getting used to. My only complaint so far is the "last" button, used to jump back to the last channel you watched, is too far from the channel up/down buttons. - The stand does not swivel but I had no need for that in my room anyway. - The printed instructions are helpful and Panasonic included batteries for the remote and 2 cable ties for your connections. - The TV runs warm, as with all plasmas, but is not offensive. It seems professional calibration will help this. I hope to follow-up with an update in a month or two after I experience HD programming and perhaps blu-ray movies with this TV. But until then, I'd give this experience a full 5 stars. Date: 2008-10-04 Exactly what I sought. It's just as most of the other reviews have said. It's a fantastic tv, well worth the price in my opinion, and I'd buy another, if I could go back in time and do it over. Date: 2008-10-01 Excellent Plasma TV I am very pleased with this purchase. The picture quality is amazing! It looks good from multiple viewing angles and in multiple lighting conditions. I use the feature that changes the picture brightness based on the amount of light in the room. Also, the sound is surprisingly good from TV speakers. I selected free shipping and the TV arrived in 2 days and was hand delivered inside my house. The delivery guys even offered to unload it from the box. Date: 2008-10-01 Great buy TV is great. Great pic and sound, easy set up and looks good. Also received great support from Panasonic and Amazon. Would highly recommend.
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