Yesterday, I went to Central World to look the Panasonic NEO PDP. Sorry, my Thai typing is very slow and I'm afraid that I will mistype and too many wrong spelling.
Ok, let's start....
The flagship Z series is so thin-1inch thick-only 54inch screensize, picture is very very nice. It come with AV media external box
KURP 500A. It cost about 180,000baht with THX picture mode. The V-series is the next of the line which come with 65 and 50"(99,990baht) only different from Z-series is the thickness. G series is the lower model with NEO PDP, it come only in 42"(54990baht). All the 3 series use NEO PDP which have blacker black than previous 800-850 series and also cheaper.
Pictures on all 3 series look very very nice to me. I think they are very close to Pioneer KURO, but I think KURO 500A still have better picture. Direct comparison with 500A will be good. CNET review the lower G10 series.
This is website which u can see pictures of the Viera in Central World.
http://www.lcdtvthailand.com/review/detail.asp?param_id=119This is a quote from cnet.com comparing the cheaper G-series to KURO.
"Ever since we called the Pioneer Elite Kuro PRO-111FD "The best flat-panel HDTV ever," we've been comparing the most-expensive challengers on the market directly against it, looking to see if any could topple the champ. When Panasonic announced the TC-PG10 series at CES, we immediately knew it would go up against the Kuro in our lab. What we didn't know is that Pioneer would stop producing HDTVs, leaving the hill wide open for anybody to claim the king's throne.
The Panasonic G10 series is the new king. No, it's not as good overall as the soon-to-be-extinct Kuro Elite, but it comes closer than ever in the arena of black-level performance, and mounts a good fight in just about every other field of picture quality, with the exception of some color accuracy issues. Panasonic steeped the G10 in extra features compared with its less-expensive brethren, adding a THX mode that's largely responsible for its excellent picture, along with VieraCast for access to a limited range of Internet extras. The downside, as always, is that it costs significantly more than lower-end models, but if you're looking for the best picture quality in a post-Kuro world, the Panasonic TC-PG10 series is the safest bet so far this year."
The black have improve...from previous model from my opinion. Moreover it is more affordable and price is cheaper the previous 800-model.
http://reviews.cnet.com/flat-panel-tvs/panasonic-tc-p42g10/4505-6482_7-33497899.htmlAt least we have more choice to choose from.......
You be the judge. Hope this help...
