PT-50DL54 Panasonic DLP

MerrickM · 09-13-2004, 04:33 PM

I spoke with a friend of mine that works for Tweeter, he gave this tv great reviews. They are HD2+ chipset. They will have a 60 inch available as well but no dates as yet. Anyone else seen it?

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ophercat · 09-13-2004, 05:28 PM

I thought this set was best heads up with mits 52525 and sam HLP5063W. My problem is with reviews........can't find any. I thought maybe this spoke of it's quality or is this model to new? Any insight would be great.

aspenblue · 09-16-2004, 04:33 PM

I own it and it is the shit! Kicks Mitstu ass and cleaner than the Tosh too. Go get one.

maximus · 09-16-2004, 04:39 PM

LOL short, colorful, and to the point...

erok72 · 09-27-2004, 01:03 AM

I will soon be taking delivery of the Panasonic PT50DL54 DLP set (I should have it delivered by mid-week). I'd been considering a new set, and had my heart set on the Sony (42 or 50") Grand Wega LCDs (depth, $$, design). Was at Best Buy and wanted to check out the LG DLPs that I'd been reading about. While there, I noticed that a Mitsubishi rep was in the store, 'answering' questions about their new DLP sets. Long story short, I learned more about the displays reading the spec tags than the BB and Mits rep could have told me.

Went over to Magnolia and was very impressed with the salesperson I spoke with. After a few questions from him, we decided that the LCD would be a mistake for my situation (the room the display is going in is full of ambient light). He pointed me in the direction of the DLPs on display and gave me a few minutes to give them a look. Saw the 'older' and newer Samsung DLPs (black and silver bottoms, pedistal), new Mitsubishi DLPs (looked like they had a very heavy green push... not good

) and the Panasonic.
From what I saw, the Samsung 'pedistal' set and the Panasonic 50DL54 were the best looking sets in the store (aside from one of the Fujitsu plasma sets). Bright picture, realistic colors. After asking a few more questions for the salesperson, I was pretty much sold on the Panasonic.
What made me decided between the two? Asthetics and price. The Samsung was about $700 more, and the design was not all that system 'friendly' (where the heck are you supposed to put your components?) Supposedly, Samsung is coming out with a 'stand-version' of the pedistal set (same specs but table-top design with optional matching stand), but it isn't available yet.
For the money, I don't think the Panasonic can be beat. They've always made beautiful TVs but are always overlooked (compared to Sony, Toshiba, etc.).

labrador01 · 09-27-2004, 02:04 PM

How well do standard 480i 4:3 broadcasts look on the PT-50DL54?

Does the Panasonic use gray or black virtical bars on the side of a 4:3 standard broadcast (480i)?

Thanks.

belabge001 · 09-27-2004, 05:25 PM

I saw the panasonic on 4/3 program : black bars !

09-13-2004, 04:33 PM	#1
MerrickM How can anyone watch standard def? Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 16	PT-50DL54 Panasonic DLP I spoke with a friend of mine that works for Tweeter, he gave this tv great reviews. They are HD2+ chipset. They will have a 60 inch available as well but no dates as yet. Anyone else seen it? M

09-27-2004, 01:03 AM	#5
erok72 Std. Def? What's that? Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: So Cal Posts: 28	Beautiful set.... I will soon be taking delivery of the Panasonic PT50DL54 DLP set (I should have it delivered by mid-week). I'd been considering a new set, and had my heart set on the Sony (42 or 50") Grand Wega LCDs (depth, $$, design). Was at Best Buy and wanted to check out the LG DLPs that I'd been reading about. While there, I noticed that a Mitsubishi rep was in the store, 'answering' questions about their new DLP sets. Long story short, I learned more about the displays reading the spec tags than the BB and Mits rep could have told me. Went over to Magnolia and was very impressed with the salesperson I spoke with. After a few questions from him, we decided that the LCD would be a mistake for my situation (the room the display is going in is full of ambient light). He pointed me in the direction of the DLPs on display and gave me a few minutes to give them a look. Saw the 'older' and newer Samsung DLPs (black and silver bottoms, pedistal), new Mitsubishi DLPs (looked like they had a very heavy green push... not good ) and the Panasonic. From what I saw, the Samsung 'pedistal' set and the Panasonic 50DL54 were the best looking sets in the store (aside from one of the Fujitsu plasma sets). Bright picture, realistic colors. After asking a few more questions for the salesperson, I was pretty much sold on the Panasonic. What made me decided between the two? Asthetics and price. The Samsung was about $700 more, and the design was not all that system 'friendly' (where the heck are you supposed to put your components?) Supposedly, Samsung is coming out with a 'stand-version' of the pedistal set (same specs but table-top design with optional matching stand), but it isn't available yet. For the money, I don't think the Panasonic can be beat. They've always made beautiful TVs but are always overlooked (compared to Sony, Toshiba, etc.).

09-27-2004, 02:04 PM	#6
labrador01 How can anyone watch standard def? Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 23	picture quality of standard TV broadcasts How well do standard 480i 4:3 broadcasts look on the PT-50DL54? Does the Panasonic use gray or black virtical bars on the side of a 4:3 standard broadcast (480i)? Thanks.

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09-13-2004, 05:28 PM	#2
ophercat What is HD? Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 3	I thought this set was best heads up with mits 52525 and sam HLP5063W. My problem is with reviews........can't find any. I thought maybe this spoke of it's quality or is this model to new? Any insight would be great.

09-16-2004, 04:33 PM	#3
aspenblue How can anyone watch standard def? Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 27	I own it and it is the shit! Kicks Mitstu ass and cleaner than the Tosh too. Go get one.

09-16-2004, 04:39 PM	#4
maximus user Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 903	LOL short, colorful, and to the point...

09-27-2004, 05:25 PM	#7
belabge001 What is HD? Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 3	I saw the panasonic on 4/3 program : black bars !