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Panasonic VIErA TH-P50U30A 50" Full HD TV $698 + Free Delievery

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Panasonic VIErA TH-P50U30A 50" Full HD TV $698 + Free Delievery
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Lthesoulhunter on 04/03/2012 - 13:11 jbhifi.com.au (2224 clicks)
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Panasonic VIERA 50" Full HD Plasma TV

6,144 Steps Of Gradation
Easy IPTV Inc DLNA Client Wifi Optional Shoutcast, Facebook
24p Cinematic Playback

127cm / 50 Inch Plasma Screen
1920 x 1080 Resolution
USB Movie Playback
USB Picture View
USB Music Playback
Built in HD Tuner
600Hz Screen Refresh Rate
7 Day EPG (Electronic Program guide)
2000000:1 Dynamic Contrast Ratio
Blu-Ray Ready
Easy IPTV IP TV (Pandora, Napster, Facebook, CinemaNow, Amazon Video On Demand)
Built-In Smart TV Processor & Software
LAN Port
DLNA Certified
3 HDMI Inputs

SKU 68541 TH-P50U30A

Electrical & Electronics 50inch Panasonic Plasma TV

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  • UFO on 04/03/2012 - 15:03
    +9

    Man…. a 50" smart tv from a reputable brand selling for under $700. Bloody amazing!
    I bought my 50" Panasonic a few years ago for $2,500 (a "bargain").
    They are so cheap now its depressing :(.

    • MrZ on 04/03/2012 - 21:52
      -4

      Er, it must have been more than a "few" years ago if you paid that much. In 2008, 50" Panas were going for around $1999 with interest free for 2 years from H.N. (effectively around $1750 or so when you factor in the interest free).

      • crawf57 on 05/03/2012 - 00:47
        +4

        December 2005 - Pioneer 50" HD Plasma. Single HDMI input

        $7300.00

        Aaaarrrghhh!

        • rifter on 05/03/2012 - 12:20
          +3

          June 2000 - Sony 42" 1024x1024 plasma monitor a bargain at $12,500. Still have it, use it every day and its working fine, apart from some brightness drop.

    • kheob on 04/03/2012 - 15:43
      +28

      http://www.quickmeme.com/meme/36fj78/

    • m00npatrol on 04/03/2012 - 16:31
      +6

      With comments like that, it's you who's gonna be off display from this forum by Q2. Do you really think the average TV buyer will be able to afford first-generation consumer OLED panels? There'll be plenty of TVs like this dominating retail displays until economies-of-scale kick in for OLED and they get competitive pricing. That will take a while.

      • HereYeeHereYee on 04/03/2012 - 17:13

        True but I doubt it will take a while, more competition would bring down prices. It has in the past and will again :D

    • Cluster on 05/03/2012 - 00:33
      +2

      http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OLED

      "The biggest technical problem for OLEDs was the limited lifetime of the organic materials.[56] In particular, blue OLEDs historically have had a lifetime of around 14,000 hours to half original brightness (five years at 8 hours a day) when used for flat-panel displays."

      Until manufacturers prove they have solved the blue colour lifespan problem I would be wary of paying premium prices for large OLED displays. 14k hours is a fair bit, but some uses would render the display unwatchable well within 2 years. Think pub TVs, information displays at train stations, airports, etc.

  • effgee on 04/03/2012 - 15:23
    +1

    looks like an awsome price. Aldi price, 'real' branded product (not sharp/hitachi/telefunken 'soldout to cheap chinese' brands).

    • Steptoe on 04/03/2012 - 16:23
      +5

      Sharp? You mean Sanyo?

  • Typical16-bitEnjoyer on 04/03/2012 - 16:13
    +1

    That looks like an awesome deal. Paid $750 for a LG 50" 720p TV a year ago. Too soon to upgrade…or is it…

    • Steptoe on 04/03/2012 - 16:24
      +5

      Olympics Year…Wait for a TV sales frenzy.

  • ferguscan on 04/03/2012 - 16:34

    Wasn't there an LG 55" plasma on here a while ago for about $650? Is this one better? In what areas?

    • Suddo on 04/03/2012 - 16:46
      +4

      LG = shit panels

  • fleabag on 04/03/2012 - 16:51

    I just got this yesterday, for an extra 30 bucks you can get an extended warranty(2 years extra on top of it's one year warranty) if that tickles your fancy

  • CrocDundee on 04/03/2012 - 17:04
    +1

    Wow!! these TVs keep on getting cheaper and cheaper! Surely they are getting to the threshold of how low they can get.. I bought my Pana 50 inch HD plasma 4 years ago for $1400 (unheard of bargain back then) and look at them now!!

  • Turd on 04/03/2012 - 17:23
    -1

    Good price but I wouldnt want to buy a Panasonic Plasma anymore.. This just recently happened our my cousins plasma:

    http://www.turdy.net/plasma.jpg

    Massive big black line only after 3-4yrs

    • ugoagogo on 04/03/2012 - 17:28
      -1

      3-4yrs is probably the average life of a tv now.

      • zzz on 04/03/2012 - 17:33
        +3

        friend of mine has a plasma. early panasonic from 5 going on 6 years. not a single problem.

      • jwh on 04/03/2012 - 17:58

        If you had paid probably $2-$3k for one back then, you would expect a decent lifetime out of it.

        Mine died after less than 3 years, I wasn't happy. Had it replaced through JB extended warranty, but it was a real hassle and took 3 months to get a replacement. Personally I won't be buying from JB again.

    • MrZ on 05/03/2012 - 01:28
      -2

      Even without the black line, that picture quality is atrocious. Makes me super glad I still have a CRT.

      • Steptoe on 05/03/2012 - 14:06

        nothing to do with the photography of course…

      • StewBalls on 05/03/2012 - 20:15
        +1

        Enough with the Trinitron dude, you should marry the thing if you love it so much! :p

  • dukeman on 04/03/2012 - 17:26
    +2

    I bought one of these tv's last year..Great PQ ! 2 things which drives me batty with it is it's hit and miss media file playback through the usb port and when you have connected your external drive to the usb port it displays the contents in one big garbled mess instead of an organised structure.Was hoping Panasonic would've released a firmeware update to fix these issues but being an older tv now dare say they've dropped support for it :(

  • videoman on 04/03/2012 - 17:52
    -8

    Nice price but no 3d?

    • Zimmer on 04/03/2012 - 18:19
      +6

      what would you want to view in 3d?

    • videoman on 05/03/2012 - 08:42
      -1

      Movies? I've got over 20 3D movies and sure I don't watch them all the time, but it is still a good feature to have.

  • knackers on 04/03/2012 - 17:59

    can you log onto your youtube account on this TV

    • Quokka on 04/03/2012 - 20:27

      Nope.

    • foxxo on 05/03/2012 - 00:39

      DNLA support though, so use your android phone, install media streaming software, send and control youtube from your phone

  • cashews on 04/03/2012 - 21:21

    Bought one of these TVs last year for $730, great TV for a great price.

  • RNDM on 04/03/2012 - 23:40
    -2

    Pretty sure I saw this at Big W for under 500 a month or two ago.

    • billy_bob on 04/03/2012 - 23:53
      +2

      Doubt it, the one you saw was most likely a 720p version, still decent but for a 50" TV full HD is better.

    • Quokka on 05/03/2012 - 00:23
      +3

      You're probably thinking of the 42" version which was $498 at Big W.
      http://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/62325

  • unity1 on 05/03/2012 - 01:42

    Does this come with a metal stand or a crappy plastic stand?

    • fleabag on 05/03/2012 - 15:27

      seems metal enough, it's really heavy

  • Arch9896 on 05/03/2012 - 08:51
    +1

    binglee is selling $588 now the th-p42ut30a 3D Full HD one.

  • Black Hole on 05/03/2012 - 11:43
    -6

    Although this is cheap but the true upgrade is the soon to come AMOLED TV.

  • naphman on 05/03/2012 - 18:18
    +1

    Picked this up from JB southside Brisbane "hyperdome" for grandfather $595. Only hassle I can't show receipt - oldies keep reciepts - so I can't scan and show.

    Nice TV!!

  • IslandStyle on 05/03/2012 - 20:32

    This or the Samsung PS51D550?

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