Customer Reviews

Panasonic TC-P50C2 50-Inch 720p Plasma HDTV

5 star:		(12)
4 star:		(10)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(3)
1 star:		(2)

 

 

I've had this TV almost a week and like it more everyday.

Bought it from Best Buy for $680 with free delivery and set up.

When the delivery guys set it up, thye told me that in order to get

the picture that I saw in the showroom, that I had to switch out

my Direct TV receiver and dish to HD. Called Direct TV and had the HD

dish and receiver installed. Boy, what a difference. I can't get

over how great the picture is, and you can't beat the price. I played

BB against HHGregg, and they both fell over each other trying to get the sale.

It listed for $800 at both places, but I got it for $680. I've read about

buzzing noise complaints, but I have not had this problem. This is the 2010

version of this model. I'm a happy camper.

Good TV for the price, but in SD the picture is not so good depending on the signal being used. When using Blu Ray (Panasonic BD60), images are excellent and the differences between Full HD and HD are imperceptible, as the Blu Ray does a good job in converting to 1080p. I calibrated the TV with Datacolor Spyder3TV with completely dark environment (night) the software generated the following results after more than 100 hours of use: Brightness: 60; Contrast: 82; color: 78; Tint: 1 Temperature: Warm; Sharpness 0.

Bought this TV because of the price and the reviews of the older generation model. For the most part I am very happy with this machine. My biggest concern is that several times a minute, the screen dims and brightens on its' own, which gets extremely annoying. I called up Panasonic. Their answer was basically, "We know about the problem but unfortunately there is no solution at this moment. Our engineers are working on it. Here is your case number. For now, make sure CATS is off and that you are watching the TV on "Cinema" setting and that should minimize the annoyance." They don't know when they'll have a solution nor can they inform me when one is available. If anyone else out there noticed this problem, please feel free to voice your opinion as well. I'm a little upset because if I had known this ahead of time, I would have held off on buying this TV until a solution was found.

Some reviews downgrade a product because of the high price. I have always thought one should review the product, not the price. and yet here I am UPGRADING from 3 stars to 4 based on the price. So I'm inconsistent. This set is such a value I purchased it from Amazon after about 5 minutes of soul searching; wallet searching was unnecessary.

I took no chances and ran it at low contrast for at least 100 hours.

If you calibrate for best black level, which is surprisingly good, your picture is too dim.

If you calibrate for most accurate color, toning down the over-driven colors ,the picture is anemic.

If the lighting is wrong, screen reflections are almost mirror-like.

There is banding and overscan.

And yet... 4 Stars! This is a tremendous value for the money. Do not buy if you are a fanatic about specs, or watch in an uncurtained loft or solarium.

I find that once I calibrate to the best the set can offer, and then deviate to taste, I forget all that stuff and just enjoy a 50" plasma for a price that is 1/3 the price of Panasonic's top model. Reflections? I have curtains, moved the lamps a little, and angled the set down. I also find that I can "mentally edit"the remaining reflections out during dark scenes. Color accuracy? Might bother me if I were watching 2 sets next to each other, but most people can recalibrate in their head. works for me.

When calibrating, the set can remember different settings for different pictures. Always set at "warm" I then use "Standard" for my daylight viewing, "Custom" for evening with room lights on, and "Cinema" for an almost dark room.

I calibrated using the Spears & Munsil Bluray disk as a starting point only. I was going to give you all 3 calibrations, but then I deviated so much from them to compensate for my tastes that I believe you should just wing it yourself.

I've had the set a couple of months now, and am more pleased, not less. A big 50 inch screen with OK picture quality is better than my previous 40 incher with great PQ... at least for the likes of me. Decide for yourself, of course.

I originally bought this television through Target.com (twice before finally sucking it up and hauling it home myself from a local Target store. Screen arrived smashed from both deliveries so if you can buy locally, that may just be your best option). I'm certainly not an expert on what makes one television better then another but I can say that the television looks nice, was a breeze to set up (I did require the assistance of two strong men to help me with the lifting so I could have it mounted properly to it's stand) and I think the picture quality is very nice. 50" was a whole lot more television then I had expected and people are always surprised to learn how little I spent on it. The only thing I don't like is the super glossy/reflective screen. It looks sharp but if you have any opposing windows or lights, you get nothing but reflection. I'm not one who is typically bothered by a little bit of a glare but it's really excessive - even dim lights pose a nuisance. Overall, can't beat the price - great buy.

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Well I've owned this television for close to a year now and thought I'd share how I'm feeling about it today. I still think this was an amazing buy. House guests continue to comment on my television and are blown away at how little I actually paid for it. The image quality is excellent and my one roommate showed me how I could have images displayed across the entire screen (this is why it's great living with guys) - I had no idea I had only been using a small portion of the screen. Although I'm still not 'tele tech savvy' I can say that one thing I wish this television came with were additional HDMI ports. This television only comes with 2 and I really wish it came with at least three. What 2 HDMI ports means to me is that one port is continuously in use by my cable box and the other has to be shared between myself and my roommates (I use the second port for my AppleTV and my roommates use it for their PlayStation). It's a minor inconvenience to say the least as we just need to take turns to unplug/plug in our devices, but not a deal breaker by any means. I'm still extremely happy with my purchase and would recommend this to friends and family.

This is really a steal for the quality of this tv. I received this tv within a week of purchasing it, to my surprise. The picture quality is A+. No complaints here

Have had this TV about 6 weeks. It is a warranty replacement for an Insignia 50" plasma that was displaying a degraded image. I agree with most of the 4/5 star reviews here. Good TV, great picture, sound is so-so (but a little better than the Insignia it replaced). Looks good, there is screen glare but it is rarely a distraction. So all the positives already mentioned I can second. There are negatives. Here are the two you might want to consider: 1) Very slow remote response time... push a button and wait... wait.... It's not like IR remote tech is new. It's almost like Panasonic throttled the response time, maybe because it is lower end. 2) Audio out is optical cable only. No RCA jacks.

For most people the following will likely be insignificant: A) While some find the menu to be easy to use, I find there are too many sub-menus. You really have to drill down to get to some options. B) My biggest peeve... no OS program guide! I'm over the air only. With my Insignia I hit one button and there was a guide for all the channels in my line-up. Highlight a channel and there was that channels line up for the next 4-8 hours. C) In the same vein, when you hit the "info" button you get the name of the program. That's it. No description (like on the Insignia). And D) the favorite channel button doesn't cycle through your favorite channels.

Overall, great picture, especially for the price. Viewing from more than 6 ft from the screen I (or you) won't see any difference compared to 1080.

This tv has newer technology that automatically adjusts brightness based on a room's lighting ( but if you don't like this feature, you can always turn it off). The colors are amazing. Great TV for a great price. :)

Could not be happier with TV. Great picture compared to others which are much more expensive without that much of an improvement in picture quality. My only regret was the merchant I purchase my TV from. I bought my TV from MODIA because the night I ordered it they had the best price, the next day I found it for $100.99 cheaper. I immediatlly emailed MODIA to ask if they would price match since it was to late to cancel. Six days later I finally got a reply saying they do not price match and guaranteed all merchants were selling the TV for the same price. They must think I am a moron. Anyway, when asked to provide seller feedback I did and gave MODIA 2 stars. MODIA then made 2 phone calls to me requesting I remove the negative feedback which I agreed to do in exchange for a store credit, it's been a week and have not recieved a thing from MODIA. J & R Music allows 30 days for a price match and I am sure many other merchants do as well. Amazon has had the TV listed for $599.99 since I bought mine also. Great TV, just watch who you buy from, certainly not MODIA.

P.S. I had to write about MODIA in this review because once you remove seller feedback for any reason you cannot repost it even if they do not live up to their end of the deal.

Bought this tv as my first plasma about a week ago (my other tv is an lcd) and I have nothing but good things to say about it so far. Picture quality is great with blu-ray, from 6 ft away from the tv I don't see the point in paying more for the 1080. No motion blur or color problems so far, looks amazing! Speakers on the TV are decent, but if you will be watching movies or really want a good experience i'd recommend an external speaker setup. I have had no problems with the tv dimming or anything like some of the other reviews. The TV does get a bit of glare, but with the blinds closed I haven't had any problems watching movies so far. I wouldn't pay the $799 MSRP on this tv, I bought mine on sale and would recommend anyone to wait until it is on sale to buy it if you're looking for a great entry-level plasma :)