panasonic 50 vt30

[admin_exported]

Hi,has anyone seen this tv yet and if you have what were your thoughs,thanks.

 

[Anonymous]

Bit early for reviews as I think the TV has only just become available on the High Street. Did a quick Google search and the only results were basically articles detailing the 2011 lineup from Panasonic rather than any meaningful information on this TV. Given the success of the VT20 though it should, in theory, be at least as good as that one with the added benefit of the new technology Panasonic have bought in for their 2011 lineup. Early price rumours suggest around the £2200 mark (WHF supplement this month) so even allowing for deals etc you'll probably be expecting to pay around £2000, putting it firmly in the premium end of the market.

This is a set I'm watching with very keen interest, even though I'm not that fussed about the 3D capabilities. Since I missed out on the Pioneer Kuro range, the Panasonics seem to be some of the few sets that can match the performance of these legendary models! Given you can pick up a VT20 for around £1200 at the moment, I'm wondering whether the extra grand for the VT30 is justifiable in terms of the benefits the set has over its predecessor. Hopefully there'll be a review in the mag over the coming months.

Si

 

[micks_address]

no one has commented on the VT30s yet but the GT30's seem to have a flucuating brightness issue that apparently is a feature of the 2011 range of set.. it seems to settle down as sets bed in with some samples not showing it at all.. the big plus of the 2011 range seems to be that floating blacks are solved.. i find them very distracting with some films..

 

[Anonymous]

Thanks guys,I saw the 42" yesterday in Cardiff and it was very good. The set was next to the gt30 and the st30 and it was a marked improvement over the other two. The reason I posted the question was to gage other people's opinions on the set as there was so many little problems with last years sets. I had a price of £2300 for the 50" with a 310 blueray and extra pair of glasses.

 

[strapped for cash]

Based on reviews of the GT30, the biggest improvement with Pana's 2011 sets is more accurate grayscale tracking in 3D modes (hence the THX 2D and 3D picture presets).

I'm not sure if fluctuating brightness and floating blacks are the same phenomenon. Even if they're not caused by the same technical processes, the effect sounds remarkably similar...

 

[micks_address]

from reading on other forums is sound like these floating whites are the opposite to floating blacks.. and a side effect of the way the panel is driven.. would love to audition a VT30 beside by VT20... i wouldnt want to swap one issue for a different equally annoying problem..

 

[Anonymous]

Hi,are floating blacks/whites that bad.

 

[D.J.KRIME]

Can't coment on the VT30 as have not seen one in action yet but a friend of mine has just got a GT30 and I was very dissapointed to see that Panasonic have still not sorted out last years issue with their plasmas handling 50htz material! Admitidly it's not as bad as what I saw on a V20 but it's still there!!!