Panasonic CT-27SX11 27" Tau Pure Flat Screen TV
problems, problems, problems
Did alot of research on this product and compared very, very favorably to all other similar 27\\" models at that time. <br />From the very beginning, i too epxeirenced the \\"power problem\\", where the remote nor the power button on the tv would turn the tv on.  I had to physically pull the plug and then the power button would work.  I lived with that for 4 years and although it would happen once every 2/3 months, the picture and sound quality was unreal and made it a bareable problem.  Then one day, the power problem happened again, and this time it took a few tries to bring it back to life again.  After a few tries, the picture had shifted/expanded veritcally, making the bottom of the screnn unviewable and ALSO, the sides were \\"pinched\\" inwards in the center of the screen.  In the olden days when this would happen, all you would do is adjust the horizontal or verical adjustment settings.  I couldn't believe there were no horizontal or vertical adjustments on this TV!!!!  Tech support (which was a joke), had me hit \\"reset\\" by hitting the power button and another button at the same time.  It \\"rebooted\\" itself and it came up with some text telling me that all the self tests were OK.  And that's when tech support gave me the number of the nearest authorized repair shop and said \\"have a nice day\\".  The next TV, i'm going to buy is the biggest cheapest TV for it's price,use it for 3-5 years, then throw it away and get another one.  Keep doing this until i'm dead.  I use to work for Panasonic in Secacaus, NJ and everyone there took pride in their work and i swore by their products......that was 10 years ago....i guess ALOT has changed since then.