Help Me Out, Th-50px500u Or Th-50px60u?

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PQ might be a little better on the PX60U, but that's subject to debate so far. I have seen a lot of posts where people are not happy with the PQ on the new PX60U and i don't remember seeing such posts a year ago when the PX50 and PX500 models debuted. Sometimes these people have been able to get a good picture by tweaking the settings, while others have been unsuccessful. I keep seeing the word "Clayface" associated with the new PX60 several times now, where i'd only seen it associated with Samsung before. That scares me.


The PX500U has a lot more features and better sound than the PX60U, and is a much much nicer looking set. I would own an PX500U, but i would not own a PX60U cause it's just a little too ugly. I also suspect that build quality may be reduced on the PX60U as Panasonic has drastically cut prices on the new models.

Thanks a lot for the reply, it really helps "sway" me towards the 500U. The only dilema I am facing is trying to justify buying last years model for more money than the 06 model. In the end, PQ is extremely important to me as well as having many "tweak" options with the picture settings.


I paid a visit to Magnolia Hi-fi and they had the 60U right next to the 500U. The picture on both were very clear and sharp(after I changed the settings of course) and the feed was of discovery I believe in HD. The picture had an animal swimming in a lake surriounded by hills and trees. What I noticed on the 60U is that there seemed to be a greenish tint to the water, while on the 500U it was more of a red. I am not really sure which one was correct, or maybe both were wrong. Only a few of the TV's in the room showed the lake as being a grey color. Assuming that maybe both were wrong but are fixable, I would say that I would go witht he 500U because of the basically even PQ and the pleasing looks of it over the hideous 60U.


If anybody has either of these models and can lend some advice, it would be much appreciated. Thank you!

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I have the 500U and my friend has the 60U. I have a comparison of the two here:

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showt...22#post7464522


I you read it you'll note that I found the differences to be slight but gave the edge to the 60U (on picture, the 500U will have better sound if that matters to you). As for your tinted water, make sure both set have the Color Mgt. control turned off. This control overemphasis the greens by shifting part of the yellow spectrum to green. It looks very unnatural on some scenes and is totally unnecessary. Good luck with your decision. They're both excellent sets, you can't go wrong with either one.

I purchased the 500U in late January, 2006. Great plasma for the money. I'm glad I didn't wait for the 600U. However, the 2nd HDMI would have been nice. Frankly, I can't see much of a difference between HDMI and Component inputs anyway since both look fantastic! I tend to watch the cable card input more than the cable box since it seems to have the best picture. But any difference between the cable box and card are very very minor. Clay face issue worries me. Sound on the 500U is better compared to the 60U. Plus, I really wanted PIP. And yes, I like the look of the 500U and 600U over the 60U or 50U. The set you are looking at was likely manufactured in Mexico in 2006. 500U are difficult to find but I've heard Tweeter/Sound Advice was to get a shipment in either April or May. I purchased mine thru Panasonic Direct with employee pricing. I intially order a 500U last October but they sold out. I checked the website almost daily and they had some for sale in late January but only on the Club Panasonic portion of their website. I hesitated for 2 hours then ordered it. When Panasonic called several days later to comfirm my order the CSR told me he thought they were out but they were showing in their system again. If you have decided on the 500U, I would order it ASAP. Enjoy!