Panasonic TH50PZ81B Freesat - Anyone got it?

[muggzy]

Hi all,

Im considering buying the Panasonic TH50PZ81B in 4 weeks time. Its gone down to quite a low price now (£1340) and is huge.

I was wondering if anyone had it and what they thought? Is the fan loud ? and whats the power consumption like?

I was going to get an LCD to not have to worry about screen burn when leaving games on pause and the ticker on sky sports news. Whats the panasonic like with this? Im guessing things have moved on since i last brought a tv 2 years ago (screen savers etc).

Does anyone know of an LCD of same quality and size for £1300?

Thanks everyone

[ghostdancer]

hi m8 i have just had mine delivered yesterday, and it is huge and looks superb, I'm no expert but i heard no noise from any fans at all,too hear the fans i think you would have to have the volume turned off, as for price i got mine for £1600 from a local shop with 5yr warranty cabinet stand also in the box was the pedestal plus a BD35 FREE

[daveydw]

hi i have bought one 3 weeks ago and its great theres no fan noise the picture on hd is fantastic from sky and blue ray and sd is fine to i haven,t used freesat yet but will as you can wire it in to the sky dish and run freesat and sky hd the image retention i haven,t seen any as yet and in reviews its claims this is one of the best pannys upto date
heres a good review
Panasonic TH50PZ81B / TH50PZ81 Review

[muggzy]

Thanks for the replies!

daveydw & ghostdancer does it have a screen saver function on it? Have these panasonics evolved and no longer suffer burn problems?

Also what are the chances of a newer model coming out in a few months?

Cheers

[logic_187]

screen burn isnt a porblem unless you have a static image 24hrs a day. i've played gearsconsole 4/5 hours at a time without any problems. Obviously you may get a little retention, but that will go.....theres always a chance new models will be released but i havent heard of any news of it so suspect you should be good for a few months.

[Spyder_Bee]

I had the Sony KDL46W4500 for a couple of weeks but changed to the Panasonic TH50PZ81B.
Absolutely no regrets. Before even powering it up the build quality is clearly superior. Once up and running it was love at first sight. The pictures appear to be more realistic with great shadow detailing.

I was concerned that at 50", normal SD broadcasts would be unwatchable, particularly as this still provides at least 50% of my viewing. However, after 3 weeks of viewing it's clear that it's the quality of the original SD broadcast that has the most impact. If a programme is originally recorded in HD, like "Little Dorrit", then even on SD broadcasts, this TV will revel in the detailing of the picture. If you try older broadcasts, (Early "Morse"), well then, artifacts become more obvious at 50", But this is probably the case with all larger TVs.

If you've got a room big enough to accomodate this size, I'd have absolutely no hestitation in recommending this TV.