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Tomorrow planning on picking up a new TV.
I am torn between two TVs.
First one (my current favorite)
Samsung PN50C550G1F
1080p, 50", 600hz, great reviews, $760 open box at best buy.

Second one
Panasonic P50S20
Same Specs, Same Price at Ultimate Electronics open box as well.
The only problem i have with this TV is the look of it. I know it sounds stupid but the Samsung looks a lot better and more quality, the surround around the screen is glass instead of the plastic surround of the Panasonic, The stand is also metal/glass.
I dont care about speakers (which seems to be the reviews downfall of the set) because i have surround sound.

I would like to stay under $800 and both of these sets are in great condition (nothing that i can see wrong with them).
Not looking for any internet connectivity or any bells and whistles, (3d is worthless to me as first of all my son would never keep the glasses on and if you dont have enough glasses it makes it really stupid to get it, ill save that for when i have a true home theater set up with projector etc, and when my son is older).

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Samsung son... samsung.

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My question is why plasma?

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Better picture for a room that is set up perfectly for it. and MUCH cheaper than LCD or LED.
Has anyone gone to the OpenBoxTVs.com warehouse? on their craigslist ad they said they have 3 65" plasmas for 720 each. They are in hopkins, so i may just swing by to see what they have.

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Plasma is faster, better for sports and fast action shows. And yes, go Samsung.

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I heard the gas diminishes over time tho....

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It might get a bit dimmer, but technology has gotten so much better. I had one for 5 years and it was great. Only one pixel went bad, and showed all colors except blue. They have adjustments to bring it back to bright until you are ready to replace it.

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Hmmm, wish i would of known that back when I bought my LCD

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Samsung.

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Agreed on the Samsung.

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Panasonic plasmas get some serious love from the home theater gurus, but sounds like you prefer the Samsung so go for it! I'm watching the Cowboys get owned right now on my Samsung.

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yeah i have heard 5 and 10 years... but if you think about it... What kind of TV did you have 5 or 10 years ago. 5 years ago I had a 27" tube TV, 3 years ago i had a projector with a 110" Screen, now i have a 32" LCD, even by the lowest standards of plasma it would have been replaced.

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Tomorrow jessica and i will be checking out that Openboxtvs warehouse. If they seriously have a 65" plasma for 720 bucks we will be bringing that home, if its an old as set then we will likely pass and pick up the samsung.

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Question for the OP... why not wait until the TV price wars get hot? They are saying last year's price wars is NOTHING compared to this years. Already you can get 55" LCDs for $800. If I hadn't replaced my plasma last year, I'd be getting the biggest LCD I could afford this year. You should be able to get a NEW tv for less than what's you're looking at now. Are you sold on plasma for sure?

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This is a very good point. Carry on Tom.

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I have the Panasonic Plasma TC-P42S2 and its awesome. The guys at work say to never get the Samsung. They see way to many problems with them. My buddy had the 50" Samsung plasma, and the screened screwed up not even two months after he got it.

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My Samsung leaks light along the bottom edge in one place. I prefer the smaller Toshiba we have in the bedroom (picture quality, features, etc.).

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But who do you think has the bigger market share? Obviously more units means more defect units. My wife's had her 46" LCD Samsung for two years and everything has been perfect on it.

Don't plasmas have image burn-in problems and cost a $hit load to fix?

Either way, I agree to wait for Black Friday. That's when I buy my electronics (TVs, cameras, consoles.)

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agreed got my 46inch samsung last year half off on black friday and I didnt even have to get up 5am for it walked in at 12pm.

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When the hell is black friday again?

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ya i went there, all of their t.v's that they say are a good deal are broken in some way. And those 3 60" tv's they have are the "older" projection tvs. I would avoid that store.

And i would go with the samsung.

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The day after Thanksgiving, you clown.

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My mom's Panasonic Plasma died after 2 years. Sucks because 2 years is when the oem warranty expires. Went online and this has happened to a ton of Panasonics. Really sucks for my mom as she finally decided to put up some money for a nice new TV as she'd been rocking the 32" CRT for something like 10years or so. So she spends a bunch of money on a nice 42" Plasma Panasonic, and it dies after 2 years. I tried to fix it for her after researching online, but it didn't work. So now we have a nice paper weight sitting in my spare bedroom.

I won't ever buy a Panasonic TV after reading about their lack of a response to similar situations with a ton of their TV's.

I love Samsung however. My g/f's LCD one is awesome. I'd recommend Samsung personally over the Panasonic.

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The Plasma's have come a long way. From what i have heard the Panasonic's have little to no burn in. My tv aint that old, but it has already had about four 6 hour gaming sessions of Medal Of honor on it. And afterwards not even a hint of burn in. Even so they do have a whitewash type setting that will take care of most of it.

I do realize that every manufacturer is gonna have issues. I was just pointing one out. My Brother in law has also had a bad experience with his Samsung LCD. And i am sure Panasonic has its downsides too. Every place i went here in town Recommended the Panasonic for the Plasma. BUt than again, all I got here, is Best buy, Sears, and walmart.

I also got an extended 4 year warranty on mine just incase anything happens.

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Tom, I understand the point of you wanting to save money, but why not wait until Black Friday and get something brand new for about the same price? The saying "you get what you pay for" still exists.

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I got a 50" panasonic plasma last year, i love it.

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ROFL

Also Samsung makes their own displays and they're superior to everyone else. This includes their phones, their monitors, their TV's etc.

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Love my Samsung LCD! That said most places I have been to say Panasonic and Samsung are the top Plasma places. I am also going through a similar descision. But I am going to wait until Black friday to buy the TV and see what deals come up, I have also heard it will be crazy good deals this year.

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I lol'd. Fuck....when is Christmas again? Isn't it in a few months? lol

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The screen went out on Janelle's Samsung phone :)

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That Samsung is the exact TV I bought a few months ago. The picture is amazing and internal speakers aren't half bad either. I have been nothing but impressed with picture clarity and overall build quality. Plus the stand swivels ~30*. Definitely worth the $750 (I paid just over $1,000 for mine no more than two months ago).

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Lol, leave me alone.....

On a serious note..... Thanksgiving is like the 25th right?

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Yes. Black Friday is the day after and Cyber Monday is a few days following.

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Plasmas are amazing picture quality and speed, nothing will touch it. As far as the burn in goes this is a problem if you will be doing things like playing video games and/or watching certain tv channels that have bars or menus on them that don't move. If it gets left in one spot too long it will burn in for quite awhile, but if you follow the instruction on the break in of 100 hours or so it does get way better.
Also with the Samsung (not sure of others) it has anti-burn protection screen that you let run if you notice some burn in (not to be confused with Ghosting)its just a scrolling screen that goes from the whitest white to the blackest black and will erase the images.
I bought a Samsung 58" last year at Best Buy for like $1600 I think, so they are so much cheaper than LCD and LED LCD because people are stupid and talk shit about things that they have no idea about, such as why you shouldn't buy a Plasma TV and how they dont last. Well if you spend a few hours doing searches on home theater websites you will see that a typical plasma will last every bit as long as a LCD, they say 100k hours of use is the norm. By my calculations of averaging 6 hours a day 7 days a week= 45.78 years of use. So you may want to consider buying a new tv in about 40 years or so because the technology may be outdated..
Hope this helps.

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hey tom...

http://bestbuy.shoplocal.com/bestbuy...ailerid=-99824

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I run the anti-burn option once a week since I do a lot of gaming. So far I haven't noticed any burn-in. I went with the plasma because I do a lot of gaming and I couldn't stand playing on my friends' LCD because it was so blurry when you were moving around.

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My roommate has a Samsung Plasma also. I left my computer plugged into it over night on accident once, and my desktop image was burnt into the TV for about a week.

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Ive had my 50" HP plasma since 07 and love it. Get an extended warranty for it like I did and it will be fine. 4 year warranty at best buy was like 80 bucks.

All major brands are great these days but I do love samsung as well.

Dont buy a used TV Tom... get something new closer to xmas, when all the deals come out.

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^Same as you pretty much but no warranty. I got my samsung plasma thru a commercial vendor and I have a commercial version that is supposedly designed to resist burn in.

Either way no issues here.

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Glad to see so much plasma love here. What a smart forum we have :)