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50" Plasma $1500 or under

post #1 of 10
6/30/11 at 7:33am
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Hey guys,

I am not as up to date as I typically am and am looking for some help here. I am looking for a 50" plasma for our living room and have a budget of $1500 or less. Some of the ones I am considering are:

Panasonic 50GT30
Samsung 51D7000
Samsung 51D550 (this may be too big a step down in PQ, not sure?)

I am sure they may be different models or other choices. Any help would be greatly appreciated, thanks!!
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post #2 of 10
6/30/11 at 8:07am
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Originally Posted by rydenfan View Post

Hey guys,

I am not as up to date as I typically am and am looking for some help here. I am looking for a 50" plasma for our living room and have a budget of $1500 or less. Some of the ones I am considering are:

Panasonic 50GT30
Samsung 51D7000
Samsung 51D550 (this may be too big a step down in PQ, not sure?)

I am sure they may be different models or other choices. Any help would be greatly appreciated, thanks!!

I think there is a seller in Amazon who has the 55GT30 for about $1350
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post #3 of 10
6/30/11 at 8:18am
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55" is too big for the room, but thank you for the response.

I will have the 65VT30 in my theater room downstairs
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post #4 of 10
6/30/11 at 8:23am
Quick, go out and get the GT30 before the Samsung fanboys take over this thread.

On a more serious note, the D550 is great for people who want the cheapest viable 3D set, it has no noticeable AR treatment and pq is not comparable to the Panasonics out in the real world. D7000 does have AR treatment, which has an unfortunate tendency to peel off. Also haven't seen nearly as many reports of spontaneous screen cracks on Panasonics as on Samsung.

Then there's the fact that you already have a VT25 and are thus already pretty familiar with Panasonic's user interface.
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post #5 of 10
6/30/11 at 9:24am
the st30 is the best bang for the buck. i have the 50 inch and it looks just as good as the gt30 and d7000 blu-ray moives are stuning on this set
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post #6 of 10
7/1/11 at 6:23pm
The D7000 is the better display between the two when you consider it draws comparison to the VT30 and the extra inch is a nice bonus.
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post #7 of 10
7/1/11 at 8:11pm
consider the d6500 and have some extra cash in your pockets.
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post #8 of 10
7/7/11 at 8:58am
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Bump

Any other opinions out there. I am really hoping to be able tp purchase later today. Thanks!
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post #9 of 10
7/7/11 at 9:52am
New CR has the 50ST30 as top in 50 inch.
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post #10 of 10
7/7/11 at 10:10am
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Originally Posted by 07pilot4me View Post

consider the d6500 and have some extra cash in your pockets.

+1, just got the 59D6500 delivered yesterday, cost on Amazon was just over your posted limit so I bet the 51D6500 would be very reasonable and the only thing missing from the d7000 is the possible peeling RBF on the D7000
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