Panasonic S1 VS Samsung B850

Both are fine TV's, but which one you wind up getting is dependent on your situation as there are differences. Each of those TV's has a specific owner's thread where you can ask any question about that particular set and you'll likely find the answer. Also, do a forum search with keywords "B850" and "S1" and you'll probably find some comparison threads between the two.

If you're willing to do the research, all the answers to your questions have probably been posted already.

S1 Owner's Thread:
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=1127194

B850 Owner's Thread:
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=1147782

You should also consider the 58" Panny V10. There are already numerous threads dedicated to all these displays, as well as comparison threads, so please use the search function.

get the panasonic, but the samsung will do fine too.

I looked at both the S1 and the G10 at Sears with my own BluRay discs and couldn't see enough value in the G10 to spend the extra money.

Go to the store with a disc or two and see for yourself. Both the S1 and G10 are fine plasmas, imo.

I did look at one Samsung plasma at the store, mostly because that is all they had. I don't know the model, but it was a 50" and I wasn't interested. It was a tad brighter than the Panny in the store setting, otherwise it was not quite as good overall as the Panny. All that is very subjective on my part.

Generally I'm not enamored of Samsung products, nor their after sale support. Couple that with the buzzing I keep reading about and it really takes the Samsung plasma off my radar screen.

Had I been interested in LCD, then Samsung would have gotten a more in depth look and research.

if you're even thinking about getting a calibration, get the g10. but the s1 will suffice. the samsung is a great tv too. but it has more/other issues than the green you're worried about.

The G10 does not come in a 58" size, so if that's the size you want, it's back to your initial choices (or the V10).

which would be the better choice of the 2.........the panny tc p54s1 or the panny tc 54ps14............your help would be greatly appreciated

Large Sears stores display 3 Samsung 50" Plasmas--the 720p 450 series, the 1080p 550, and the ultra-slim 1080p 850. The 850 should be on an end-cap with a Samsung BD Home Theater system as part of a promotion for a special line of concert BDs. I've seen the one in the Sears where I work and also on display at BB running U-571 on Blu Ray. The 850 Samsung is the one tv all of my co-workers lust after strictly from the standpoint of picture quality and although I'm not a Samsung fanboy by any means I must agree with them.

That being said, I trust Panasonic reliability more if I were purchasing the set for myself. I should note that we've sold a lot of Samsung plasmas and not one has been returned for buzzing--this is strictly anecdotal but nevertheless worth mentionning.

they are pretty much the same tv. my guess the difference though is the s14 has less inputs.

I think I read that the S14 also doesn't have the new NeoPDP screen.

i have the 54s1, and it does not appear to have the green tint that some people have mentioned.