Comments on: Panasonic TC-P50VT20 3D HDTV-HD Guru Exclusive First Review

By: Israel S. McArthur

Israel S. McArthur — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 18:10:01 +0000

I’ve had this TV for over a week now and I am very pleased with it. The picture quality for HD material is probably the best I’ve seen. There is great depth and dimensionality to HD viewing – likely from the excellent black levels and detail. I found the THX setting to work well for both TV and Blu Ray viewing.

I was just a little disappointed with the sound quality. It’s not bad, I just expected it to be a little more powerful and have better surround sound effects – as this is their flagship model. (I’m using this in my bedroom so I was hoping I would not need any additional surround gear.) The remote for this TV works fine, but it’s pretty vanilla for a flagship model. To be clear – there are no faults here, I just had higher expectations.

I’ve tested the 3D functions (purchased the Avatar movie/glasses kit and Blu Ray with the unit) and I agree with other folks that 3D on this TV is better than at the movie theater. My only gripe is that the Panasonic 3D glasses do not seem to be large enough. I found that the glasses did not cover my entire field of view and I needed to keep my head down, which became uncomfortable) to watch the movie. I haven’t experimented with changing the nose piece so that could resolve this one.

I would recommend this TV to anyone. It’s got a great picture, a pretty good feature set and very competitive pricing.
No regrets here.

By: Peter L.

Peter L. — Sun, 27 Mar 2011 13:46:12 +0000

The Panasonic 3D glasses are so badly made that out of the 4 pairs I own 2 have broken! At $180AUD each they are made from very weak and brittle plastics. Shame on you Panasonic!!

By: Ralph

Ralph — Sat, 04 Dec 2010 18:18:59 +0000

Brandon N // May 4, 2010 at 11:03 am

I would like to suggest a correction to the review. The differences between the VT25 and the VT20 extend beyond the inclusion of the RS-232 port. According to Panasonics website (from their products pages you can download specifications for each model in pdf format) the VT20 also does not include ISFccc, Studio Ref Mode, and Pro Setting. Without a further description of what Pro Setting is, it would elude to an increase in adjustability. It would be nice if these differences had been included in the review with a comprehensive description of them. I would like to know if the price difference of $100 is worth these features or if they are unnecessary for the mid-end home theater enthusiast.
Where is the answer…..

By: DJ Stockholm

DJ Stockholm — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 14:46:55 +0000

I wonder if the 3D movies are here to stay or will they disappear from the market after a while. Even if itÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s a technical progress I wonder if the audience want to sit at home with special glasses on to watch on the TV in the long run.
I think IÃ¢â‚¬â„¢ll go for a 2D LED instead.

By: joey ketch

joey ketch — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 00:00:02 +0000

re: student debt ; my balls smell like ketchup

By: Robert Zohn, Pres. ValueElectronics.com

Robert Zohn, Pres. ValueElectronics.com — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 22:06:37 +0000

No question Panasonic’s VT25 is the best flat panel HDTV available. At our shoot-out is came in first and we crowned it the “King of HDTV”.

For anyone who does not like the glasses I recommend XpanD’s or Monster’s new RF 3D glasses.

-Robert

By: Phil

Phil — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 01:16:09 +0000

I purchased the Panasonic 50VT20 last week. Overall an incredible picture, but to achieve such my settings are nothing like those I read online (cnet was the closest, but I still varied in that I used Custom settings and the Cool2 as everything else went really yellow). The amber tints in some material is the only issue, and I can’t dial it out with anything that I have discovered.
Still, some material is better than I have seen anywhere (2001: A Space Odyssey looks fantastic with incredible colors, sharpness and detail). But this amber/yellow thing is a mystery, and there is nothing that seems to completely tame it.

By: poker

poker — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 03:25:30 +0000

OK, am i going crazy? when i turn on the tv, on a blank input, it goes through the 3 distinct brightness levels (well not really 3, more like 2 and a half). after a couple of seconds it kicks back up 2 full brightness levels. I have CATS and all the other crap turned off. I noticed the increased black level before, but it never did this. This only started after they told me to do a hard reset on the set.

By: Daan

Daan — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 20:33:13 +0000

Hi, I’ve been visiting the shop now a dozen of times looking at the Panasonic VT20.
I know have a 2006 Philips Cineos 42″ plasma.
That one had a great picture.
I doubt if the VT20 will give so much better 2D picture that it’s worth to send the Philips to the bedroom.
Any thoughts on that?

By: lauksi

lauksi — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 15:02:14 +0000

I bought panasonic 3D 2 weeks ago and I am not happy with the product at all. the picture quality is fantastic in 3D but the 3D glasses are rubbish, both 3D glasses that includes with the TV are broken, and the other don’t work, the pvc plastic is so fragile that it breaks easy, and both glasses cracked at the same spot on the glasses, so I need to buy new glasses for over 150 dollars each if I want to watch 3D.
Be aware of that if you are going to buy panasonic 3D tv