Need TV Advice...Paging Dr Gagan.
 

All right so I've run the searched and read all the threads and Gagan has convinced me that Plasma is the way to go. I plan on playing games on it a lot and the usually tv watching. Wasn't looking for 3D. $3K is the most I want to spend but I can be convinced otherwise.

I was looking at getting this model:

[url]http://www2.panasonic.com/consumer-electronics/shop/Televisions/VIERA-2010-HDTV-Series/VIERA-S2-Series-Plasma-1080p-HDTVs/model.TC-P65S2_11002_7000000000000005702[/url]

Is this a good one to get? From the limited reviews I've been able to find some people say it may suffer from some floating black issues.

Thanks,

-J

cant you get a 183" Plasma for $3K now? :lol:

I'm by no means an expert but I'd urge you to take your room size and viewing/gaming distance into consideration. I bought a 50" panasonic plasma a couple of weeks ago and I think it's almost too big for the room. That said, I bought the G20 model and the picture is outstanding after minimal tweaking.

[QUOTE=buzzword;2893132]I'm by no means an expert but I'd urge you to take your room size and viewing/gaming distance into consideration. I bought a 50" panasonic plasma a couple of weeks ago and I think it's almost too big for the room. That said, I bought the G20 model and the picture is outstanding after minimal tweaking.[/QUOTE]

Yeah I've been looking up ideal viewing distances for a 65" inch. A lot places say minimum is 8' with a maximum up to 16'. I sat in front of a 65" plasma at best buy the other week. I was about 8' back and it looked great. I plan on putting the TV in my living room so I will have at least 8' feet of distance for viewing. Guess I gotta check into what the return policy is at the place I buy the TV so if it's too big I can exchange it or a smaller one.

30 days at best buy iirc

[url]http://www.costco.com/Browse/Product.aspx?Prodid=11526911&whse=BC&Ne=5000001+4000000&eCat=BC|79|2341&N=4001374%204294904820&Mo=14&No=1&Nr=P_CatalogName:BC&Ns=P_Price|1||P_SignDesc1&lang=en-US&Sp=C&topnav=[/url]

there you go :D

54" panasonic VT25
retails for 3k but come by bestbuy in Milpitas and I'll get you the super special I-crub pricing

all those tv are good i will say this with a 65" tv u will wanna be back alot more then 8 feet your gonna be somewhere around 14 feet min as far as returns costco has the best right now with 90 days and no re-stocking fees, best buy and frys are both 30 days now i think and have fees

[QUOTE=tecnica tech;2893532]all those tv are good i will say this with a 65" tv u will wanna be back alot more then 8 feet your gonna be somewhere around 14 feet min as far as returns costco has the best right now with 90 days and no re-stocking fees, best buy and frys are both 30 days now i think and have fees[/QUOTE]

no restocking fees from BestBuy
as far as Costco TVs, they dont offer Delivery or help you load it
and there is basically no support once you take the tv home
who do you call for support after 90days?
Costco will refer you to the MFG and they will not honor the MFG warranty since Costco is a reseller NOT a Retailer. Even if they have a 2 yr warranty, its through a 3rd party Costco contracts and do you really want joe blo tv repair to fix the tv or Geeksquad?
Just my 2cents

[QUOTE=tecnica tech;2893532]all those tv are good i will say this with a 65" tv u will wanna be back alot more then 8 feet your gonna be somewhere around 14 feet min as far as returns costco has the best right now with 90 days and no re-stocking fees, best buy and frys are both 30 days now i think and have fees[/QUOTE]

[QUOTE=PikkaGTR;2893552]no restocking fees from BestBuy
as far as Costco TVs, they dont offer Delivery or help you load it
and there is basically no support once you take the tv home
who do you call for support after 90days?
Costco will refer you to the MFG and they will not honor the MFG warranty since Costco is a reseller NOT a Retailer. Even if they have a 2 yr warranty, its through a 3rd party Costco contracts and do you really want joe blo tv repair to fix the tv or Geeksquad?
Just my 2cents[/QUOTE]


I sat in front of a 65" tv at about 8 ft and it looked fine to me. I'll be sitting in front of different size TVs to get a feel for the size I want. Of ocurse TV viewing distance is a personal preference.

I'm looking at picking it up either at Best Buy or Amazon. Pikka thanks for the offer. I'm looking to buy the end of this month once all the remodeling at my house is done. Should have enough money left over for the TV. Is the 54" TV the only one you can give me a deal on? I'm thinking it's either going to be a 58" or 65".

[QUOTE=Wrxneffect;2893562]I sat in front of a 65" tv at about 8 ft and it looked fine to me. I'll be sitting in front of different size TVs to get a feel for the size I want. Of ocurse TV viewing distance is a personal preference.

I'm looking at picking it up either at Best Buy or Amazon. Pikka thanks for the offer. I'm looking to buy the end of this month once all the remodeling at my house is done. Should have enough money left over for the TV. Is the 54" TV the only one you can give me a deal on? I'm thinking it's either going to be a 58" or 65".[/QUOTE]
which ever is the right TV for you
LMK if I can help out a fellow suby owner

I just bought a Samsung 7000 3D Plasma 50inch for $1,559 shipped to my door. Pretty awesome TV.

Costco hires TV professionals

Geeksquad don't know jack ****.


Buy any Panasonic Plasma today, you'll be happy with it. The really good stuff are the V series from 2009. VT for 3D or G20/G25. But they are all pretty good.

A couple of weeks ago I bought a LG 55LH90 from these guys.

[url]http://www.vanns.com/shop[/url]

They were great. Free shipping, extended warranty. Great price.

[QUOTE=ipozestu;2900698]A couple of weeks ago I bought a LG 55LH90 from these guys.

[url]http://www.vanns.com/shop[/url]

They were great. Free shipping, extended warranty. Great price.[/QUOTE]
Love Vanns. Great company!


Nice TV Jeff. LG doin' much better than Samsung with their LED tvs.