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What a NICE picture.I really would like to get a NEWER TV, maybe 50" - 60" size, but this Panasonic is just soooooo nice. Oh, well. I have had this 47" Panasonic TV for almost 4 years now. I can't see spending $1500+ just to have a newer TV when this one does the job so well.**I kinda wish I would have bought the SAME PANASONIC MODEL in the 52" size at the time I bought this one.it was ON SALE for $1399.99 I remember. I am one very happy customer with this 47" Panasonic TV. I bought from C.C. for $999.99 in July 2004 on SALE and I was impressed then & I am STILL impressed now with the picture quality of this TV.Since 2004, technology has changed, but I am running a 1080i upconvert Panasonic DVD player & have Cable with HD channels running to this TV and WOW.
I just wish TV makers would make TVs that last as long as they used to last. Next TV I get I know will be a flat panel of some type, but make sure I get appropriate coverage. TV is a good TV and I had not one problem with it, other than the burn-in on the sides from watching standard broadcast shows, until I learned after trying to claim it under warranty that the image had to be stretched on non-HDTV shows. I've had a CRT go bad that was only 2 yrs old and now this rear proj TV. But I've seen TVs from the 50s and 60s still used to this day so obviously the quality of components is not what it used to be. Otherwise it was a great TV until today.it looks as if someone decided to put a magnet on it and totally distorts the image.apparently from what i read online, the convergence board appears to have died. For a 4 yr old TV, I was just waiting for something to go wrong with it, since I only had warranty on it for 2 yrs, so Murphy's Law reared it's ugly head.
The reasons I am giving this HDTV 4 out of 5 stars are the lack of 720p and 1080p display, only 2 component inputs, no HDMI input, and a DVI input that seems is not compatible with anything I own. Sorry PS2, the TV only has 2 component inputs so I can't have this plugged in anymore. I have not had any problems. I bought this HDTV in 04 and have been in love with it ever since. If you only have one or two HD electronics this is the TV for you. I recently purchased an XBox 360, which outputs every game in 1080i. DVD's look awesome with progressive scan and HD cable looks so clear it feels like you are there when using component cables and 1080i. Once again it looks great.
But, once we got the geography problem fixed the TV was delivered and we just love it. The only problem was the shippers seemed to think Montana was in Utah. Wonderful pictures, DVD's are just awesome.I highly recomend this TV. Just wanted to say we bought this tv in July. It was delivered to our door and installed by the delivery men.
Seriously this is one of the best projection tvs around. this one has the clearest picture and more settings and alot of inputs and the Components part. wow pictures looks awesome for dvds. i have a 350 dvd collection and i watch a lot of tv and let me tell you. If you watch it under 16x9 all the time (wich you should) will work for years and years and years. You need a few days to get used to the size and format but it's the same has a 4:3 tv. this tv is awesome, and it's not true that tv shows in 4:3 format are distorded, the look the same they fit te screen without messing the image up. In all the project tv i saw before buying this one.
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