Comments on: Panasonic’s Plasma Introductions at CEDIA 2007

By: HDTVNUB

HDTVNUB — Sun, 23 Sep 2007 12:33:52 +0000

I just bought the 42pz700u and I have one slight problem. Everything works great except the audio. The TV makes a rattling/buzzing noise every time the speakers have to process bass. I was wondering if this was common and if so why. This is my second TV. I took the first one back assuming it was defective. Thanks in advance.

By: Joe

Joe — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 19:21:15 +0000

Is there a simple summary of the Panasonic product codes (i.e. PZ700 vs PZ750U etc)..

By: Ed

Ed — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 09:06:46 +0000

Guru, you mention that they also showed the 65” TH-65PZ700 ($8999). Two questions on this:

1) Why PZ700 instead of PZ750U like the other high end plasmas in their lineup?

2) Can you comment on your impressions of the display quality for the 65″ model?

By: RUSTY PELICAN

RUSTY PELICAN — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 04:16:25 +0000

This is great news, HDGuru!

I was pretty set on buying one of the new JVC premium 898-series 1080p 120hz LCDs that are releasing now, but they are a higher price than these plasmas.

The reason is because I tend to suffer eye fatigue, and/or get dizzy sitting too close to a normal, anti-reflective, glossy-type plasma screen [seen at a local friend's house], but have no problem viewing LCD images that use an anti-glare matte finish glass screen, like my 2-year old Sharp Aquos.

So, with these two new Panasonic plasmas that feature a similar anti-glare screen to that of LCDs, I’m now going to pursue with interest the new 42″ 1080p plasma that’s $1799.95.

Perhaps by Black Friday (after Thanksgiving) my local Fry’s dealer will have it for about $1500, although after I get a chance to view it’s image quality soon I might not wait till then to make a purchase of my first plasma.

Again, this is great news, and I’m really excited to see these newly developed dull, anti-glare plasma screens arriving soon from Panasonic.

Note: my local Circuit City has one of the newer Panasonic 58-inch 1080p panels on display, and it’s image quality is better than anything else in the store.