Panasonic TX-P50U10B

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Hi all,

Big telly time - I am looking at buying this Panasonic plasma, it's 50", 1080p and 400Hz.

It can be had for less than £650.

Surely this is an absolute steal? Currently I've got a topshiba Regza 32" in my front room, and I fancy treating myself to something I can actually see.

My dad has got an older model 42" Panasonic plasma and everytime I see it I'm blown away with the quality of picture. My uses will be Blu-ray, DVD and Freeview.

I understand it only has 2 hdmi sockets but it's not a problem. Are there any major reasons not to buy this panel?

Thanks ocuk :)
 
I can only find the U20 in 42" for that price, at the asteroid store.

Are there any major differences between the U10 and U20?

I'm looking for 50".

Thanks.
 
insane200 said:
It's a cut down model, tbh I wouldn't buy one as its very basic plasma panel.
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really depends how serious you are about tv's,

i cant tell the difference between 720P and 1080P on a 42 inch panasonic plasma (bought 3 months ago)

so someone may not be able to tell the difference between a cut down model and a top end model, the difference isnt exactly worth twice the price.
 
Let's look at it on paper, for around 600 quid here is what's on offer:

50"
It's Plasma
It's made by Panasonic
1080p
24p
400Hz

If it's got 2 hdmi sockets as opposed to 4 it won't be the end of the world. Any more detail known on what is cut down? I'm not fussed on extras such as ethernet connection, freesat etc.

Anybody know the diff between the 10 and the 20?

Thanks :)
 
in home you obviously wont see the difference, as i see them every day, i can see why the more exspensive models cost what they do, i wouldnt buy a cheap one purely because the black levels are poor, and it looks very grey, you may not mind this.
 
I've been looking at the very same model myself. I have a 42PX70 but want to get a 50.

I do know the U series doesn't have anti-glare so if its opposite a bright window it might be an issue. Our PX70 doesn't and it can be a problem but its not the end of the world.

The U10 is £600, the G20 for instance is £1200. Is the G20 really worth double the price?

Personally I'm not so sure. The PX70 was the cheaper end of the Panny range and its been great. If the U10 does the same as the PX70 but 50" and Full HD then for £600 is very good VFM.
 
EddScott said:
I've been looking at the very same model myself. I have a 42PX70 but want to get a 50.

I do know the U series doesn't have anti-glare so if its opposite a bright window it might be an issue. Our PX70 doesn't and it can be a problem but its not the end of the world.

The U10 is £600, the G20 for instance is £1200. Is the G20 really worth double the price?

Personally I'm not so sure. The PX70 was the cheaper end of the Panny range and its been great. If the U10 does the same as the PX70 but 50" and Full HD then for £600 is very good VFM.
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You'll get the G20 for around £950 with some looking. The Neo-PDP screens are said to have much better black levels than those without. I managed to get a g10 model for £600ish when they were going end of line.....great for the money!
 
EddScott said:
The U10 is £600, the G20 for instance is £1200. Is the G20 really worth double the price?
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definatly, you get a much better panael, thx certified with much more control over picture, freeview and freesat hd tuners, usb Hdd recording, bbc iplayer, viera cast which will have divx HD downloads soon, 24p smooth film which does make a difference on blu-ray films, plus divx play back from usb/sd cards.
 
I have been looking at 50" G20 over the weekend, great looking TV with loads of features, In one of the big high street store i got him to hook it up to a Samsung Bluray demo player that was playing things like downhill slalom and nascar racing, when watching the playback on the fast scenes it was noticeably jerky, the assistant said "oh it might be HDMI lead not up to the job", that really put me off so i didn't buy it, but after looking on a few AV forums some people are saying that it could have been the Hertz setup, does anyone have any experience of this, as for £950 price on the net the best i found was £1169 and that was a high street chain.
 
mit1 said:
I have been looking at 50" G20 over the weekend, great looking TV with loads of features, In one of the big high street store i got him to hook it up to a Samsung Bluray demo player that was playing things like downhill slalom and nascar racing, when watching the playback on the fast scenes it was noticeably jerky, the assistant said "oh it might be HDMI lead not up to the job", that really put me off so i didn't buy it, but after looking on a few AV forums some people are saying that it could have been the Hertz setup, does anyone have any experience of this, as for £950 price on the net the best i found was £1169 and that was a high street chain.
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May have had Intelligent Frame Creation on. Caused some weird issues when watching a bluray for me as well. Putting the TV into THX mode seemed to sort it anyway.
 
insane200 said:
definatly, you get a much better panael, thx certified with much more control over picture, freeview and freesat hd tuners, usb Hdd recording, bbc iplayer, viera cast which will have divx HD downloads soon, 24p smooth film which does make a difference on blu-ray films, plus divx play back from usb/sd cards.
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I might do the "wonder around electrical shops" that people tend to do on the weekend and have a look at these more expensive TVs but I'm not convinced they are worth double the price of the cheaper model.

Apart from the screen controls and THX, none of the other specs are of any use to me.

Best I can find on the G20 is £1170 inc free delivery.
 
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one cool thing i lernt last night, was on the g20 when you have st your picture on pro 1 or 2, you can pin lock it so no one else can change it, plus you can also save the settings to sd card incase you need to rset the telly, the g20 also incoparates some of the pioneer kuro tech, one thing it is missing though, is the tough panel.

if you just wandering around, try to go into a proper telly shop, no just the big chains, as they dont really have any idea on how to set up a tv properly.
 
Eulogy said:
May have had Intelligent Frame Creation on. Caused some weird issues when watching a bluray for me as well. Putting the TV into THX mode seemed to sort it anyway.
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Thanks for the info,

I have now bit the bullet and bought one today, I bought it from a small independent retailer, got a better deal there than any of the big chains were offering, paid £1299 and got free Panasonic 5 years parts and labour warranty worth £380 and 12 months interest free :)

Just mounted it on wall bracket plugged all my leads in for sat and aerial, turned it on and it did all the tuning itself, couldn't have been easier, looks great and freesat HD looks superb, just played a 1080p MKV File and it looks great with no stutter issues, first impressions............... i am impressed ;)
 
joewm18 said:
Let's look at it on paper, for around 600 quid here is what's on offer:

50"
It's Plasma
It's made by Panasonic
1080p
24p
400Hz

If it's got 2 hdmi sockets as opposed to 4 it won't be the end of the world. Any more detail known on what is cut down? I'm not fussed on extras such as ethernet connection, freesat etc.

Anybody know the diff between the 10 and the 20?

Thanks :)
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One important factor is the AR Filter.. Go look at two Panny's side by side, one with the AR filter, one without.. The reflections are pretty bad..

Just my snippet..

Also wow to the prices.. UK is still rip off Britain I see (I'm in the USA) I can go pick up a Panasonic 50" Plasma for $689.. Admitedly only a 720P, but 600hz sub-field, AR Filter and well what more do you need.

I have the top line TH-P50G25 THX ver and one of their commercial 42" s. I've also had the 7UY range and 8UY range in the past.. You just can't beat a Panny.

Also as someone else said.. 720P and 1080P... in a 42, not much in it at all.. Actually Panny's downscalers are so damn good, if you feed it a 1080P and it downscales it to 720P you are not gonna know, no matter how many times you tell yourself.. 50" hmmmm probably go for a 1080P, but on a 42, wouldn't be on my list of priorities.
 
If you exclude the additional functionality of the G series, has anyone actually compared pure picture quality between the two?
 
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