Hello I desparately need help choosing correct Plasma TV.

I can get TH-50PX75U for roughly $1550 & TH-50PX600U for roughly the same price.

Which one of these would you get and why?

Also, I can get a new

TH-50PX6U for roughly $1000-$1100.

Having a problem choosing the correct one, I dont play games, it will be mostly for TV & DVDs. Please help since these TVs have almost the same specifications, the 600U has more features in terms of more ports, but is that the only difference? Is there a quality difference? Different improved panels? I know dell always does REV on their LCDs is that the case with plasma. I have read a lot of forums here, but this is my first post.

Hope you can help.

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Thank You.

I'd get the 600u (wait, I did get a 600u!). Better features. All 3 tvs have the same panel, same pic quality, but the 600u has the best feature set (split screen and better speakers are the real improvements). If you like the cosmetics of the newer all black, then by all means get the 75u. The extra features of the 600u are not really that essential unless you need cable card or pc input.

TH-50PX75U can accept 1080p signal where 600U cannot is that something to think about?

Also for roughly $400-$500 less wouldnt it worth to get 6U since its the same panel?

I am not going to use all of the imputs but what makes 600u attractive to me is just the 2 extra speakers. But I will be getting polk + HB1 within a month so I dont want my purchase to be based on it.

Price on the 6u is excellent, go for it, i picked up a 60u at Costco's last Sunday and it was $1499, no 6u's left.

The 600U certainly can accept a 1080p signal (HDMI only though, not on the component inputs). If I were you I'd get the 600U, and a can of black spray paint if the silver parts of the case bother you.

Hello I desparately need help choosing correct Plasma TV.

I can get TH-50PX75U for roughly $1550 & TH-50PX600U for roughly the same price.

Which one of these would you get and why?

Also, I can get a new

TH-50PX6U for roughly $1000-$1100.

As another poster said, these are all basically the same TV -- same panel, same guts. The only differences are the exterior look and certain extra features.

75U = this year's base model

600U = last year's higher end model

The 600U is more comparable to the 77U of this year's model line. Compared to the 75U, it has a VGA input, much better built-in speakers, and a couple of extra doo-dads like CableCARD and PIP. This year's 75/77U models added a couple of things, like independent input memory for picture settings, and slightly improved processing (which you may or may not see reflected in actual PQ), but again, they're all essentially the same TV in most respects.

The 6U is a special model made for Costco last year, but it's basically the same as the 60U/600U except without any extras. The 6U is very comparable to the 75U of this year.

So, if you're going to be using external speakers, and aren't planning to hook up anything with the VGA port, just get whichever one looks best to you and fits your budget well. If you aren't going to use the extras, and don't need the all-black look, that 6U deal you quoted is pretty smoking.

(BTW - where can you get a new 50" 6U for that cheap? Is it a Costco closeout?)

i actually just returned mu 60u. I had purple banding when the set displayed certain colors and it annoyed me 2 much. Other than the banding the tv had GREAT PQ so I am def interested in picking up the 75u - latest model should have the best build to date. My vote is go for the 75u, if u look hard enough u can def get it for under avg price

I had much the same decision. I went for the 75U for the folllowing reasons:

1- We did not like, no hated, the silver finish on the 600U.
2 - The 75 U has no fans, which I thought over time would attract dust, like my PC does. The 75U has many more openings on the back, and even on an 80 degree day, the back is only warm to the touch, in fact cooler than my old CRT.
3 - True or not, I figured the newer model would have the latest software/picture improvements available.

We've been extremely happy with the 75U for the past 2 weeks, even though it cost about $200 more than the 600U.

don't forget that the px600u has the build-in capability of picking up the HD channels that the px60u doesn't have. With the px60u, you would have to use a regular antenna to pick up the HD channels or subscribe to a third party provider for the local hd channels. Plus, the px600u has the picture-in-picture, pc connection, 2 hdmi, extra 11watt of speaker over the px60u, and TV guide that px60u doesn't have.

The 600U certainly can accept a 1080p signal (HDMI only though, not on the component inputs). If I were you I'd get the 600U, and a can of black spray paint if the silver parts of the case bother you.

It's a no brainer, go with the 600U. The black on silver display is very attractive. Don't forget the 600U comes with a more attractive oval base instead of the spider legs the others have. PC input works well. The speakers sound great. I was shocked by the sound quality. I was expecting very little on the sound quality level. I'm very happy with my 600U purchase. I think the 60U has a built in HDTV as well.

From what I've been reading, the newest Panasonic models are slightly better or about the same at a significantly higher price. The 50" 1080P model is obviously a major step forward.

Can somebody confirm or deny the 600U accepts 1080P signals, what does that mean? Can I get a DVD player that upconverts to 1080P and get a better looking picture on the 600U?

I have got to say the picture quality on the 50px600U is outstanding. I've had this plasma for a couple days and it looks fantastic. I was under in the impression that DirecTV HDTV was heavily compressed. The only channel that looks compressed is TNT HD. Discovery HD looks specatcular.

I have not tuned my 600U because I still need to buy a DVD player that upconverts to HDTV so I can run video essentials, I tuned the color myself by feel. The 50px6u's at Costco look like crap. I want to believe the panels are the same, but I cannot. Is it possible that Panasonic tests the panels out and puts the best panels in the top of the line 600U's first?

don't forget that the px600u has the build-in capability of picking up the HD channels that the px60u doesn't have. With the px60u, you would have to use a regular antenna to pick up the HD channels or subscribe to a third party provider for the local hd channels. Plus, the px600u has the picture-in-picture, pc connection, 2 hdmi, extra 11watt of speaker over the px60u, and TV guide that px60u doesn't have.

Not true, the 6/60/600u series ALL have tuners. The 600u is the only one with the TV guide feature, but they all have QAM/ATSC/NTSC tuners. Also, they all have 2 hdmi.

Can somebody confirm or deny the 600U accepts 1080P signals, what does that mean? Can I get a DVD player that upconverts to 1080P and get a better looking picture on the 600U?

The 6/60/600u series all accept a 1080p/60 signal, but not 1080p/24. You can feed it 1080p from, say, an Oppo or a Blu-ray player and it will display fine. However, that doesn't necessarily mean that 1080p upconversion will look better than 1080i upconversion. Go over to the 60/600u tweaking thread and search for "+1080 +upconvert" or stuff like that and see some people's comments. You can also check out the HD-DVD/Blu-ray forums and see what people say. For a non-1080p panel, the vast majority report negligible improvement between 1080i and 1080p.

PX600 has 4 speakers @ 31watts
PX600 has BBE ViVA HD3D Sound
PX600 has a PC Input
PX600 has the C.A.T.S. system (automatically dims/brightens the screen when atmospheric lighting changes)
PX600 has single tuner split screen display
PX600 has the TV Guide on Screen system
PX600 is Cable Card Ready

PX75 has 2 speakers @ 20watts
PX75 is a 10th gen panel with digital optimizing (better for fast moving pictures)
PX75 remote control is not programmable
PX75 has better anti-reflective glass

I can confirm that my 50PX600U will display all DVD's that I have upconverted to 1080p through my Philips 5982 DVD player. When the info is pushed, the Panasonic shows 1080p as the selected resolution. I guess this means that the monitor can display 1080p signals as long as you have a outboard tuner to handle the 1080p processing.

1080p is the same as 1080i, it just displays every line (non interlaced) vs. 1080i (interlaced).

PX600 has 4 speakers @ 31watts
PX600 has BBE ViVA HD3D Sound
PX600 has a PC Input
PX600 has the C.A.T.S. system (automatically dims/brightens the screen when atmospheric lighting changes)
PX600 has single tuner split screen display
PX600 has the TV Guide on Screen system
PX600 is Cable Card Ready

PX75 has 2 speakers @ 20watts
PX75 is a 10th gen panel with digital optimizing (better for fast moving pictures)
PX75 remote control is not programmable
PX75 has better anti-reflective glass

I'm just about positive that the PX75 has the same panel as the 600u.
Also, you have to go to the PX77u to get the anti-reflective glass. The 75 does not have that feature.

I'm just about positive that the PX75 has the same panel as the 600u.
Also, you have to go to the PX77u to get the anti-reflective glass. The 75 does not have that feature.

Incorrect.

The 2007s use a 10th generation panel and the PX600/PX60 is a 9th generation panel. They are different and only the 2007 plasmas have the new digital optimizer.

The PX77 has an anti-glare coating. The PX75, PZ700 and PZ750 have an improved anti-reflection coating.

Incorrect.

The 2007s use a 10th generation panel and the PX600/PX60 is a 9th generation panel. They are different and only the 2007 plasmas have the new digital optimizer.

The PX77 has an anti-glare coating. The PX75, PZ700 and PZ750 have an improved anti-reflection coating.

Where you getting your info? Everything I've read said the 75/77 series have the same panels as last years 60/600 series.