The S10 is last years panel (not neo-PDP) so it will use more electricity than the X10.
The reason why the S10 uses more is because of more pixels.The X10 is not NeoPDP either. A far as power goes, the Panasonic web site says the 42S10 = 295W and the 42X10 = 245W.
I'm here in Bahrain. I was all set out on buying the X10, but it has been constantly sold out (first batch was 500 units, 2nd batch was 150 units, third batch??). Panasonic told me they were expecting delivery this week and was promised a call the moment they arrived. Long story short... they didn't call (welcome to the middle east) and the few units they had were sold out in a day or two. I don't think I can wait another month for a TV, so how is the s10 with SD tv? I appreciate your bluray comparison, but I have kids who love the disney channel and that is in standard def. Does it fare ok, with a seating distance of say 8-9 feet?I was so set on buying the 42x10 because I couldnt find the neoPDP panels here in dubai so I thought a full-HD wasnt worth it, but one thing made me change my mind, the resolution of the panel is 1024x768, thats neither proper HD (1366x768) nor 16:9, when I watched dark knight in the shop to compare the tvs ironically the 50" x1 looked sharper! the 42x1 clearly suffered from, I'm not sure how to say it, bad down conversion. when I watched it on the 42s10 it looked much sharper but the picture quality was pretty much the same, so I would suggest that you go and watch a blu-ray on both in the shop and compare both, if you dont think this is a problem then go for the x1 I say. is 50" x1 too big for you? I think it would be a better choice than both.
I'm here in Bahrain. I was all set out on buying the X10, but it has been constantly sold out (first batch was 500 units, 2nd batch was 150 units, third batch??). Panasonic told me they were expecting delivery this week and was promised a call the moment they arrived. Long story short... they didn't call (welcome to the middle east) and the few units they had were sold out in a day or two. I don't think I can wait another month for a TV, so how is the s10 with SD tv? I appreciate your bluray comparison, but I have kids who love the disney channel and that is in standard def. Does it fare ok, with a seating distance of say 8-9 feet?