Panasonic TH-42PX50U 42-Inch Flat Panel HD-Ready Plasma TV
So far so good...finally!
After way too much research and shopping, I finally decided on this model because of the price and the reputation of Panasonic plasmas. I chose to order my plasma online, to me a big risk, because of the lower prices and no sales tax. I selected Amazon.com because of my previous experiences with them (never an order this big or expensive) and their reputation. To be honest, my first attempt was dissapointing. After placing the order, I revisited my account to track to the shipment. What I found was my order had disappeared! I contacted Amazon via e-mail to find out what happened, they told me my order was cancelled because they did not have the item. To say the least, I was infuriated! Even more frustrating was the fact that the same item was showing it was still available online! I decided to try one more time and talked to a customer service rep on the phone, they took my order and charged me the price of the original order ($2,788.00). After one week my TV arrived, although the delivery company did not set-up the tv as I was told by Amazon. Out of the box and on the wall in 30 minutes. I hooked up to my directv/tivo box with component & s-cables, the picture was not great. I tweeked the picture setting per the recommendation of plasmareviews.com, the result was amazing. My TV picture is great despite no HdTV, my DVD picture is insane, and the tv looks cool on the wall. I will wait for the mpeg directv boxes before if pay for HDTV, in the meantime I'll use an HDTV antenna to pick up local HDTV. Despite the ordeal, I'm very satisfied with the TV and the way Amazon.com took care of me. If any issues some up, I'll update my review.  <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />