I bought this not long ago and paid $800. I thought I was getting a super deal. I can't believe how much the price has dropped on these things. It's a good set BTW.

good price

Aren't plasma TV more expensive to run that LCDs?
Don't they get very hot?

Just remember that a tv is only as good as the warranty that comes with it and where you need to take it when it fails.

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Power consumption and heat depend on contrast level. At my picture settings with my 50" Panny plasma the TV barely gets warm and sucks less power than my 34" CRT did.

15,000:1 contrast....NICE!

this set had to be fairly heavy tho, no?

sweet deal!

Very sweet deal indeed! This is the exact TV I have been looking for. I was even going to get it from Buy.com via 6Ave for $717. WAY better here! Thanks bro.

Is there much difference between this and LNA550 sold by Newegg for $160 more? Will the price come down more?

Jeez I got this TV way back when $1200 was a steal for it! Anyhow it has always performed great...Mario cart never looked better!

just so you know. mine broke. call panasonic on monday .man came on tuesday and took a look. order parts before he left came back wed. and fixed the set. we will call that excellent service..he replaced almost the entire inside of the tv. pannys rock.. oh i forgot this is a killer deal

such a deal. Too bad I got so many TVs at home.

#13 Looks like guy didn't have a clue what he was doing if he replaced almost entire inside of set. At least it got fixed.

#15 He said he was doing that be cause one board could have cause the problem with the others . they were like large motherboards (3). Afterward I was amazed that the set looked even better than when i first bought it.

Gives a great picture - good price too.

Good price but lower resolution than I would like.

Been looking for a deal like this. The 42" Viera has gotten good reviews. The fact that it is 720p instead of 1080p is not as significant as it sounds. The difference is fairly minimal at this screen size. From what I have read, you have to be sitting fairly close in order to notice it.

Given free shipping, no sales tax (in my state), and a top-rated brand & model, this is the best buy on a 42" that I've seen (and it beats the Black Friday deals -- Sears has a BF deal on this at $699, but then I've got to add sales tax to it).

I did it, I did it! I just could not take the fact that I might miss out on this deal. So I ordered it. I was looking for a bedroom TV since I already have the Viera 50" 1080p in the living room and I love it the Anti-glare filter is the best I have seen. I think this might be a touch big for the bedroom but it's never to big right!