Do consumer Panasonic plasmas accept 720p these days? The older ones didn't.

when is the 50" 1080p panasonic coming out?

I have been looking at this set for a month or two and this is by the best deal I have found. I am tempted to get it, but these prices are falling like crazy.

#3 i would get the westinghouse 42" lcd instead. its 1080p for about the same price as this. ben had some sort of deal with a htib for free. really good for using it as a monitor.

A Westinghouse instead of a Panasonic Plasma? Man, you need to get up to speed. A Westy can't hold a candle to the Panny on picture quality. I mean, not even in the ballpark. You guys with your 1080p...don't be suckered into that. 1080p really doesn't matter right now, for just about anything.

Time for you 1080p fanboys to get some schooling: http://www.gamespot.com/pages/forums/show_msgs.php?topic_id=24908759

Thanks Slikkster, for the link, you just saved me a buttload of money....

im just giving him more options to look at. and please, dont lecture me about pq of the panny. ive done my homework for months before purchasing a TH-50PHD8UK so i know. keep in mind that this is only 1024 x 768 pixels. not even close to the westinghouse Native resolution of 1920 x 1080. great for mce

This has a 4x3 aspect ratio..Isn't a 16:9 or a 16:10 aspect ratio much better for HD and widescreen movies..

I haven't seen any LCD that approaches the picture quality of a good plasma, and I've seen a lot. LCD has the backlight issue, so you'll never get really true blacks or really high contrast levels that you can get with Plasma sets. Don't get me wrong; LCD's have come a long way, but Plasmas still win out on pure picture quality. The 1080P vs 1080i (scaled down) just doesn't make up for the contrast difference and other color aesthetics.

Where do LCD's tend to excel? Inputs. Lots of inputs...HDMI, DVI, VGA, Component, doubling as PC Monitors, etc. And gaming.

All depends upon your wants/needs. My neighbor and I both have 37" HDTV's. His is a 1080P LCD set. Mine is the Panasonic TH37PX50U (series just before this one in this thread). Even his wife sees mine (TV, that is, ya gutter snipes!)and marvels at the picture quality. That pretty much tells the tale.

Plus, the Westinghouse mentioned doesn't have a built-in ATSC (over the air digital TV) tuner, as best I can tell.

Anyway, like I said, it all depends upon what you really want. But if it's straight picture quality, I don't give a rat's backend about 1080p. I'll take the Panasonic plasma any day over an LCD.

#8, it's a 16:9 set. It can display 4:3 if you need it to.

This set would be 4:3 if it had square pixels. Some plasmas don't, and this is one of them. Resolution does matter--if you're sitting close enough. This is not a high definition set because it doesn't meet the resolution requirements, but it's a lot better than the ED plasmas (852x480). ED plasmas can still look good if you sit back far enough (won't know what you're missing).

"Where do LCD's tend to excel? Inputs. Lots of inputs...HDMI, DVI, VGA, Component, doubling as PC Monitors, etc. And gaming."

How are LCDs better for gaming? If anything, the response time delay on LCDs makes them inferior. I have a Panasonic plasma and the XBox 360 games look simply terrific on it. I always get compliments from my gamer buddies.

I'm looking for HDTV or EDTV 37" I check this TV the difference between 37" and 42" is only $50, my place can't fit 42"
Anybody can suggest me the good TV with 37"?

#11, I just don't think it's useful to rely totally on "resolution requirements". There's a lot going on in the electronics --interpolation, scaling, etc. The Panny takes 1080i and 720p signals and scales. The bottom line is the picture quality. As you said, viewing distance makes a difference where resolution is concerned, but who is going to sit that close to a 42" monitor to view it? It's all about the picture quality from regular viewing distances. That's really all that matters.

#13, go to BestBuy and look at the TH37PX60U Panasonic (the smaller version of the set offered in this thread). BB might have the settings up too high, but when displayed correctly, the picture will be absolutely amazing. (These sets come by default configured for the brightest possible settings, which isn't good. You need to turn that option down in the menu).

This deal is pretty good but have you heard about Costco's premium televisions? I hear they're return policy is the best in the business. I can't confirm this.