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post #181 of 12289
5/7/12 at 10:05am
@Chad B,

When are you reviewing the VT50? The Guys at Cleveland Plasma are ready and so are we.
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post #182 of 12289
5/7/12 at 10:26am
^^^ He will be here at 6PM, will you be? Bring the beer....... VT50 Party at CP today, everyone is invited !




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post #183 of 12289
5/7/12 at 10:40am
^^ Jealous! The larger GT & VT sets are taking forever to hit retail. My friend said he won't have the 60GT50 in store til the 3rd week of the month....God knows when the VT will show up =/
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post #184 of 12289
5/7/12 at 10:50am
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^^^ He will be here at 6PM, will you be? Bring the beer....... VT50 Party at CP today, everyone is invited !

Wow it looks gorgeous in those pics.
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post #185 of 12289
5/7/12 at 11:01am
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Does anyone have any experience with having Geek Squad doing a calibration?
Bad idea or do they do a good job?

Do a site search for "BB calibration" and you will come up with about half dozen threads that specifically talk about this. Of course my opinion will be looked at as biased but if you want a complete calibration without time limits you need to hire a professional.
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post #186 of 12289
5/7/12 at 11:39am
Today is probably the only day I ever wished I was in Cleveland.

J/K Chris.
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post #187 of 12289
5/7/12 at 11:42am
OMG!!! What is that terrible vertical line and the big blob on the screen.

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post #188 of 12289
5/7/12 at 11:56am
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Your saying half the features, it's more like 3 compared to the GT50 Can you explain how does 96Hz benefit someone and what difference it really makes? As for the chrome trim the VT has chrome trim aswell. They both look high end in my opinion.

i realize it's subjective - but the trim looks cheezy to me and it's a definite bummer. it might've looked 'high-end' years ago when flashy was in.
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post #189 of 12289
5/7/12 at 12:06pm
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^^^ He will be here at 6PM, will you be? Bring the beer....... VT50 Party at CP today, everyone is invited !

Yippee! No pressure or anything, but the outcome of this review and comparison with this year's ST & GT models will determine which I order in the next week.

It sounds like a fun evening, and if I were within an hour's drive the beer would most definitely be on me!

Thanks in advance!
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post #190 of 12289
5/7/12 at 12:22pm
Can't wait to see Chad's results.
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post #191 of 12289
5/7/12 at 12:36pm
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i realize it's subjective - but the trim looks cheezy to me and it's a definite bummer. it might've looked 'high-end' years ago when flashy was in.

Its so small, does it really matter ? You can barley see it. The black area is much smaller than prior years. I do not think a plasma can be made without a bezel, so it is what it is.
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post #192 of 12289
5/7/12 at 12:45pm
Hey Chris,

Bring that display up here, and I'll supply the Canadian Beer!!

You have until tomorrow noon to post your thoughts (allowing for a nice hangover recovery).

Enjoy your evening,

Chris
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post #193 of 12289
5/7/12 at 12:59pm
The only real issue I see with the bezel is when it catches incident light, it does hot spot. You will not be able to miss it because it's basically the same as the Samsung D8000/ES8000 in this regard. The relative thinness doesn't change the effect.

If you have no light sources that are incident to the bezel, it's merely kind of there and -- as Chris says -- much thinner overall than 2011's VT series.
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post #194 of 12289
5/7/12 at 1:03pm
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Its so small, does it really matter ? You can barley see it. The black area is much smaller than prior years. I do not think a plasma can be made without a bezel, so it is what it is.

Agreed. I think people need to see it in person, it is easily the nicest looking tv I've seen.

Can't wait for the review!
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post #195 of 12289
5/7/12 at 1:28pm
@Cleveland Plasma ,

Will Chad post his review tonight?

I'm banging my head over here in NYC.

Can't wait for the VE Shootout on May 19th!

FYI my 65VT50 will be in on thursday.
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post #196 of 12289
5/7/12 at 1:38pm
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OMG!!! What is that terrible vertical line and the big blob on the screen.


I think it's the Flashlight effect...
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post #197 of 12289
5/7/12 at 2:21pm
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I think it's the Flashlight effect...

I have a vt25,will the 3d glasses from this tv work with the vt50?
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post #198 of 12289
5/7/12 at 2:37pm
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I have a vt25,will the 3d glasses from this tv work with the vt50?

No they will not, the new glasses are RF.
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post #199 of 12289
5/7/12 at 2:45pm
This thread just got exciting. The one and only review I'm anticipating and CP always does a good job so good luck to everybody!
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post #200 of 12289
5/7/12 at 2:51pm
Hey Chris.

Usually it takes a day or two for a review to be posted as the reviewer want to be thorough.

See if Chad will post or maybe you can post little tidbits along the way. You know, kind of like what that other guy does.
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post #201 of 12289
5/7/12 at 2:52pm
just ordered my 65 today at BB will be here on Friday!
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post #202 of 12289
5/7/12 at 3:05pm
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just ordered my 65 today at BB will be here on Friday!

Congratz! Need to get mine ordered...the 55 though
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post #203 of 12289
5/7/12 at 3:20pm
My 65" VT50 will be here tomorrow!
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post #204 of 12289
5/7/12 at 3:37pm
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Hey Chris.

Usually it takes a day or two for a review to be posted as the reviewer want to be thorough.

See if Chad will post or maybe you can post little tidbits along the way. You know, kind of like what that other guy does.

yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes
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post #205 of 12289
5/7/12 at 5:21pm
It's going to a loooooooong wait.
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post #206 of 12289
5/7/12 at 5:24pm
My 65VT50 will be here on Wednesday from BB. Just ordered this afternoon.
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post #207 of 12289
5/7/12 at 5:38pm
Well my free camera shipped from Panasonic... Now just waiting for the tv.
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post #208 of 12289
5/7/12 at 6:00pm
By my calculation you folks in Cleveland should be at least two beers into this thing, and by all accounts that's enough to start hearing some tongues wag. Lets hear some impressions!
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post #209 of 12289
5/7/12 at 8:11pm
Well she is real thin from top to bottom for once Edge to Edge glass on the front with about a 1" black section around the screen on all 4 sides. Thin piece of silver around the very outside of the very front of the unit. --NO 3D glasses in the box.--

So Far THX mode was a breeze to calibrate. Day and Night time modes are being worked on now.
Black levels not checked yet. Chad is saying it "looks" to be quite darker than the GT50
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post #210 of 12289
5/7/12 at 8:38pm
For those interested, I just started a Panasonic 2012 3D Glasses Discussion Thread. Hopefully we can get enough people to try out a bunch of different brands and see if we can narrow down a winner.
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