Got a 50G15 plasma in October 2009. September build. Got Panasonic (as opposed to Samsung) for the quality and standing behind what they sell, as well as price point. My set still looks great.
I got excited to hear they were putting Netfilx on Vieracast. I have a Roku and a PS3 in the rec room and I can get Netflix anyway, but in the Living room , it would be nice to get it via my BD60. So then then announce there is a "hardware" issue preventing Netflix on 2009 tv models. No clue about Blu ray but I would expect the same.
Then this black level thing. I do not know that it is widespread, but a lot of folks here seem to be experiencing it. Panasonic says it is not broke and they will not fix it. Some respected folks here seem to feel, if it is a programmed thing to adjust levels with age, it is not working right. Of course, we are seeing some reports of this with Samsung as well now. Is it catching?
All that said, spent a lot of time in this section of the forum doing research before I got my 50g15, and my kid was here yesterday remarking on my awesome picture. He used to work in Audio Video sales and has a sharp eye. I figured I'd buy him one and came back here to do catch up research and saw all this black level / Netflix stuff. How does Panasonic expect to retain brand loyalty with their approach to th embedded base? Do I want to buy a 50G10 like I planned (the G15 is discontinued)? Do I want to buy a Panasonic / Plasma at all of just go with a Samsung LCD? Love my set, but all this stuff is unsettling.
I got excited to hear they were putting Netfilx on Vieracast. I have a Roku and a PS3 in the rec room and I can get Netflix anyway, but in the Living room , it would be nice to get it via my BD60. So then then announce there is a "hardware" issue preventing Netflix on 2009 tv models. No clue about Blu ray but I would expect the same.
Then this black level thing. I do not know that it is widespread, but a lot of folks here seem to be experiencing it. Panasonic says it is not broke and they will not fix it. Some respected folks here seem to feel, if it is a programmed thing to adjust levels with age, it is not working right. Of course, we are seeing some reports of this with Samsung as well now. Is it catching?
All that said, spent a lot of time in this section of the forum doing research before I got my 50g15, and my kid was here yesterday remarking on my awesome picture. He used to work in Audio Video sales and has a sharp eye. I figured I'd buy him one and came back here to do catch up research and saw all this black level / Netflix stuff. How does Panasonic expect to retain brand loyalty with their approach to th embedded base? Do I want to buy a 50G10 like I planned (the G15 is discontinued)? Do I want to buy a Panasonic / Plasma at all of just go with a Samsung LCD? Love my set, but all this stuff is unsettling.