Iron Monkey said:
Have any of you that are defending it actually seen it running with your own eyes yet? And seen it in direct comparison with the old model?
Well I have and I can tell you its just not as good as the old model.
Like greyhorse said, they have stripped it down to get the retail cost down. Its as simple as that. Even the menus look cheap and nasty compared to last year's models and there aren't even as many options...
The picture quality cannot be worse than it appeared when the LX50/500 was launched in April 2005. When I saw the display, I thought to myself this must be the worst looking LCD TV picture ever. Now when I view these in the shops, it looks one of the best. I remember reading glowing reviews in Video Magazines, and I could not believe that these were for the same TVs that I had viewed in the Shops. Now most accept that LX50/52/500 are top quality TV's
In fact I can remember many posts in this forums last April complaining about the Panasonic LCD's when they were first launched. It's happened again this year and I'm not Surprised.
As for the quality of materials used in manufacture, I agree with you that lower quality materials have been used. But what did you expect? Use the same materials and sell for a lower Price. It's not going to happen. I am sure, If you want a higher quality Panny LCD, then the LX600 will suffice.
As for Picture Quality,I am sure that in a few weeks time, as we get more Magazine & user reviews that your initial judgement will be shown to be hasty.
