Panasonic CT-34WX50 Standard Televisions
Panasonic CT-34WX50 Standard Televisions
USER REVIEWS
[May 13, 2001]
arpegio
Audio Enthusiast
Strength:
Extraordinary Quality of Picture, particularly DVDs, but also most regular TV signals
Weakness:
None detected, other than its is very heavy -175lbs. Just wanted to underscore that my purchase was greatly influenced by the comments in this site from reviewers. I have little to add to the accolades. It would be good to hear recommendations from those who have connected the Decoder and also Reciever. Similar Products Used: tested the Samsung HDTV, and the Toshiba. No comparison. |
[Jan 04, 2001]
Vadim Hayrapetyan
Casual Listener
Strength:
lotsa of them, nice picture quality and so on... when it works !
Weakness:
started showing some horizontal lines on the second day of use ! some week contact inside, well, made in Mexico, what to expect ! check the made place ! don't go for "made in Mexico", Singapore or Malaisya is ok. Similar Products Used: Sony - never had any problem ! |
[Jan 05, 2001]
Todd
Audiophile
Strength:
Works like a dream
Weakness:
Pricey, picture is rather red until you tone it down If you can afford it it's a great set. Similar Products Used: Compared to Toshiba and SharpVision units |
[Dec 31, 2000]
Alan Light
Audio Enthusiast
Strength:
Great HDTV-ready set for a small room
Weakness:
Oversaturated and red-heavy colors (can be mostly compensated for) The television we use for most casual and daytime viewing went out, so I decided to replace it with a 34-inch widescreen HDTV tube (direct view) set. |
[Dec 12, 2000]
Michael M.
Audio Enthusiast
Strength:
Better-than-average line doubler
Weakness:
No 720p or VGA support There's no doubt that the Panasonic CT34WX50 is an excellent television. On almost all material you throw at it, it rewards the viewer with an excellent picture. However, one has to wonder about the limited connectivity and future upgrade options that this set offers. With no support for 720p (all signs point to this being the next format of choice due to its non-interlaced nature and obvious advantages and improvements in comparison to 480p), and no support for any type of VGA format, I can't bring myself to recommend this set to anyone besides those who just want a Panasonic based on name and past experience. Similar Products Used: Sampo SME34WHD5 |
[Oct 09, 2000]
robert keeler
I don't own a 16:9 set yet, but I've noticed something very irritating about all those seen so far. Remember how we all hated l-boxed movies, even though we knew "it was what the director intended"? Remember how the 16:9 ratio was to be the salvation of us all? Well, on the 16:9 sets I've seen so far, only 16:9 movies fill the whole screen. If a wider screen ratio flick is shown, there's those damn black bars, top & bottom again - so here we are, RIGHT BACK WHERE WE STARTED! And there's no way (at least Panasonic tells me re TAU-TV) to zoom the picture to fill the screen - at the minor cost of slight left & right edge loss. If I remember right, the only wide TV I saw that allowed this was the original RCA 34" "Cinemascreen". Does anyone know of others? |
[Jun 29, 2000]
Moe
Audio Enthusiast
Strength:
Beautiful picture, plays DVD's to the max. Fits in my living
Weakness:
One antenna in, had to purchase a splitter to use pip. Lots of tweaking required, nice once done, needs a very sturdy component rack. Wish it was black! Damn nice picture, once tweaked of course. I have owned many Panasonic products that have been very relaiable hopefully this 3K plus TV will be to.... Similar Products Used: Mitsubishi high resolutuon TV, to bad thay don't make tube TV's no more. Lots of studying the Sony and Toshiba HDTV's |
[Sep 24, 2000]
W. Brian Bailey
Casual Listener
Strength:
Stunning DVD picture, Very watchable full screen digital stretch for regular OTA tv.
Weakness:
The picture will be disapointing if your cable input is poor. This 34 inch direct view 16:9 HDTV is a beautiful set that will fit in any house or apartment. Your DVD with component cables will produce a FLAWLESS picture that is unmatched by any RPTV that I have ever seen. The picture is noticably better than the new Sony XBR400 and is widescreen as well. I have to agree with previous reviewers that this set produces a picture with too much red saturation but if you use AVIA to calibrate your picture you can compensate for that. I would recommend that you use a dish or digital cable for a viewable picture for broadcast TV. If you use analog cable, the picture seems a little soft, and you will not get a picture worthy of the 3 to 4 grand you spent on the TV. I've not yet seen any HDTV broadcast so I can't comment on that as of yet. Similar Products Used: None |
[Sep 27, 2000]
Bobby Packer
Audio Enthusiast
Strength:
DVDs look great. No distortion at off axis viewing.
Weakness:
The decoder box for HDTV is not out yet. I traded in my Sony 32 inch XBR for this gem. I've owned Similar Products Used: Sony XBR squared. |
[Dec 01, 2000]
Michael
Audio Enthusiast
Strength:
A 16x9 (1.85 to 1) DVD played from a Progressive Scan DVD is stunning. DirecTV with S-Video out is almost better then non-Progressive Scan DVD.
Weakness:
Too much red saturation, a "hot spot" in the middle of the TV, lack of memory for each individual input. I took the plunge and bought mine off the Internet early in the summer. Initially was so impressed with difference in DVD quality - I also bought a Toshiba 5109 Progresive Scan DVD (over a regular set), that I overlooked some of the quirkiness. Similar Products Used: Looked at Toshiba (both direct view and projector), plasma, and the like |