Official Panasonic 2013 Lineup and Information Thread

This is initially going to be a loosely organized work in progress, but i'm going to try to keep the first few posts updated with current information about the new 2013 lineup.

Edit - Panasonic has reduced most of their initial MSRP prices before the TVs are to be released.......

TC-P42X60 $399 (Available Only at Sears, and maybe Best Buy) http://shop.panasonic.com/shop/model/TC-P42X60
TC-P50X60 $549 (Available Only at Sears, and maybe Best Buy) http://shop.panasonic.com/shop/model/TC-P50X60

TC-P42S60 $729 (still $729 - Ships in March) http://shop.panasonic.com/shop/model/TC-P42S60
TC-P50S60 $899 (now $829 - Ships in March) http://shop.panasonic.com/shop/model/TC-P50S60
TC-P55S60 $1,099 (now $999 - Ships in March) http://shop.panasonic.com/shop/model/TC-P55S60
TC-P60S60 $1,299 (still $1,299 - Ships in March) http://shop.panasonic.com/shop/model/TC-P60S60
TC-P65S60 $1,899 (now $1,699 - Ships in March) http://shop.panasonic.com/shop/model/TC-P65S60

TC-P50ST60 $1,299 (now $1,149 - Ships in March) http://shop.panasonic.com/shop/model/TC-P50ST60
TC-P55ST60 $1,599 (now $1,499 - Ships in April) http://shop.panasonic.com/shop/model/TC-P55ST60
TC-P60ST60 $1,899 ( still $1,699 - Ships in April) http://shop.panasonic.com/shop/model/TC-P60ST60
TC-P65ST60 $2,799 (now $2,599 - Ships in April) http://shop.panasonic.com/shop/model/TC-P65ST60

TC-P55VT60 ($2,599 - Ships in May) http://shop.panasonic.com/shop/model/TC-P55VT60
TC-P60VT60 ($2,999 - Ships in May) http://shop.panasonic.com/shop/model/TC-P60VT60
TC-P65VT60 ($3,599 - Ships in May) http://shop.panasonic.com/shop/model/TC-P65VT60

TC-P60ZT60 ($3,499 - Ships in June) http://shop.panasonic.com/shop/model/TC-P60ZT60
TC-P65ZT60 ($4,099 - Ships in June) http://shop.panasonic.com/shop/model/TC-P65ZT60

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Edited by RandyWalters - 4/15/13 at 6:49am

Other related threads: CES: Panasonic Unveils 2013 TVs; New Smart TV Interface
http://www.avsforum.com/t/1450235/ces-panasonic-unveils-2013-tvs-new-smart-tv-interface

Nice Price Drops for 2013 !

Comparison of 2013 Panasonic Initial MSRP vs 2012 and 2011 MSRPs:

TC-P42UT50 $799
TC-P42S60 $729

TC-P50UT50 $1,099
TC-P50S60 $899

TC-P55UT50 $1,399
TC-P55S60 $1,099

TC-P60UT50 $1,799
TC-P60S60 $1,299

TC-P65S60 $1,899


TC-P50ST30 $1,499 (End Of Production MSRP was at $1,299)
TC-P50ST50 $1,399 (End Of Production MSRP on ‎12/‎09/‎12 was $1,012)
TC-P50ST60 $1,299 (now $1,149 - Ships in March)

TC-P55ST30 $1,799 (End Of Production MSRP was at $1,599)
TC-P55ST50 $1,699 (End Of Production MSRP on ‎12/‎09/‎12 was $1,297)
TC-P55ST60 $1,599 (now $1,499 - Ships in April)

TC-P60ST30 $2,399 (End Of Production MSRP was at $2,099)
TC-P60ST50 $2,099
TC-P60ST60 $1,899 ( still $1,699 - Ships in April)

TC-P65ST30 $3,299 (End Of Production MSRP was at $2,999)
TC-P65ST50 $2,999
TC-P65ST60 $2,799 (now $2,599 - Ships in April)


TC-P55VT30 $2,799 (End Of Production MSRP was at $2,499)
TC-P55VT50 $2,499 (End Of Production MSRP on ‎12/‎09/‎12 was also $2,499)
TC-P55VT60 $ TBA

TC-P60VT60 $ TBA

TC-P65VT30 $4,299 (at End Of Production MSRP was at $3,999)
TC-P65VT50 $3,699 (was immediately adjusted down from the original/planned $3,999) (EOP MSRP on ‎12/‎09/‎12 was still $3,699)
TC-P65VT60 $ TBA

TC-P60ZT60 $ TBA
TC-P65ZT60 $ TBA




There is no GT series in the 2013 lineup but here are what they were in 2011 and 2012 as a point of comparison:

TC-P50GT30 $1,899 (at end of production MSRP was at $1499)
TC-P50GT50 $1,799 (EOP MSRP on ‎12/‎09/‎12 was $1,399)

TC-P55GT30 $2,199 (at end of production MSRP was at $1,999)
TC-P55GT50 $2,099 (EOP MSRP on ‎12/‎09/‎12 was $1,611)

TC-P60GT30 $2,799 (at end of production MSRP was at $2,599)
TC-P60GT50 $2,599 (EOP MSRP on ‎12/‎09/‎12 was $2,199)

TC-P65GT30 $3,699 (at end of production MSRP was at $3,199)
TC-P65GT50 $3,299 (recently adjusted down from the original $3,499) (EOP MSRP on ‎12/‎09/‎12 was $3,003)
Edited by RandyWalters - 3/22/13 at 7:32pm

Panasonic recently reduced most of their initial MSRP prices on the 2013 models, and the TVs have not even started shipping yet

The new 2013 S60 series Owners Manuals have just been released ! :

S60 Owner's Manual (contains line drawings with dimensions):

http://service.us.panasonic.com/OPERMANPDF/TCP42S60.PDF



And the E-Help Manual (that's built into the TV):

http://service.us.panasonic.com/OPERMANPDF/E-HELP_S60.PDF



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Edited by RandyWalters - 2/28/13 at 5:59pm

The specs and information is usually put up on their website around the time the particular model is released so the site should be updated as the TVs are released over the next several weeks.

If you look at the 2012 models, the detailed specifications and links to manuals are all there. Manuals are usually accessed through the Get Support tab, just like it is with my surround sound receiver, printer, coffee maker, vacuum cleaner, etc.

Well historically they finalize the product page about the time the TV is released for retail sale so the page will be updated soon. It's still a bit too soon for them to be updating the S60 page. If you look at the pages for the 2012 models (GT50 for instance), they have a full specs tab and an Owners Manual tab right there on the main product page with direct links to the Owners Manual and the E-Help Manual. Once the S60's page is finalized it will have these tabs.

http://shop.panasonic.com/shop/model/TC-P60GT50?t=manuals

I'd been checking the ST50 and GT50 pages last year and the full specs tab and manual tab didn't appear until the same week that Best Buy and Magnolia had put the TVs on display. It's like that pretty much every year. And i agree that Panasonic's website could be a lot better - people have been complaining about it for like 10 years but nothing really changes. As for Samsung, last year they didn't even put the PNE6500 or PNE7000 series up on their website at all until two months after the TV was on store shelves. I kept checking for them and they just weren't there at all. Sony's website is great.