I know no one cares - and i'm sure that the simple fact that i'm posting will garner a lot more attention than the post itself - but i just got my new Panny plasma. The 50" GT50, which is one of the best panels of 2012.
Just sharing the love because this thing is absolutely insane. The black levels are shockingly good and i have no idea how manufacturers will justify charging a lot more for OLED screens. Simply put, the black level on the GT50 - which is not even the top model of last year - is black. The pixels are off. Kaput. OK, in a completely pitch black room, a completely black screen is not really 100% black, but it's almost there. As soon as something appears on the screen (say a film title, or studio logo), the contrast is so unbelievably good that it makes the black parts of the screen pitch black. The times i go WOAH just looking at a film/game opening titles, i must be crazy.
I did notice that in its first few days it does have the tendency to retain images (not burn-in, but retention which means it goes away). This is quickly fixed and is of course due to me keeping the contrast very high just to see how far the panel can go.
3D... Dunno, played a couple of 3D Blurays and PS3 games and - especially as far as the games go - i much prefer the 2D versions, first of all because black levels while playing 3D are worse than on my old plasma, which funny enough makes the image less '3D', less deep than when playing them in 2D with those stunning blacks and contrast. Secondly ... Maybe i just don't get 3D.
anyway, if you're in the market and don't want to wait and pay a premium for the 2013 plasmas, you can't go wrong with the GT50 (also the cheaper ST50 and the more expensive VT50)
