**UPDATE 9** 50" Panasonic 1080P plasma TV- $499 at the store - NOT ONLINE ANYMORE

you also need to make sure that you have clean power when using a plasma --- I suggest a highly rated digital power supply with gold contacts

any noise in the line could resonate in the plasma --- this is not good

germanpope said:   you also need to make sure that you have clean power when using a plasma --- I suggest a highly rated digital power supply with gold contacts

any noise in the line could resonate in the plasma --- this is not good

I seriously have to ask... are you on a binge? Your posts in this thread make it sound like you're drunk.

EbayExpert said:   germanpope said:   you also need to make sure that you have clean power when using a plasma --- I suggest a highly rated digital power supply with gold contacts

any noise in the line could resonate in the plasma --- this is not good

I seriously have to ask... are you on a binge? Your posts in this thread make it sound like you're drunk. Just give red to trolls (see his other posts throughout this thread) so others know to disregard, and ignore them otherwise. Hopefully they'll go away if you don't give them the attention they crave.

The bridges are highly than they look, stay onboard.

I don't really know how to charge TV.

germanpope said:   EbayExpert said:   germanpope said:   you also need to make sure that you have clean power when using a plasma --- I suggest a highly rated digital power supply with gold contacts

any noise in the line could resonate in the plasma --- this is not good

I seriously have to ask... are you on a binge? Your posts in this thread make it sound like you're drunk.

So quick to attack the person rather than the post.

I am running digital capacitors on my rig.

To each their own.

That's amateur hour. I plug my Plasma TV right into my flux capacitor.

Yes better safe than sorry. So I wanted to have now FW'rs risk a cracked. Heck even window glass companies don't transport glass flat. I got my plasma home at only q slight angle but the roads in nyc suck so bad I still tried to avoid big bumps. The parking lot was full of idiots trying to fit tv into civics.

I would have also looked more foolish...but i had a utility knife and planned to remove most of the box. It was a tight fit but 50_60 inch plasma is great bang for the buck and 42 too small for living room. Ignore the GF 42 will look too small in a few weeks. The "too big and ugly" 50 will prove to be just barely large enough even in my smallish BK loft.

Agirlsgottashop said:   TheGMan said:   I have a C50FD18 from Costco. 3 years old and am needing to replace it - power on/off doesn't work (yet again). We have to physically take the power cord out of the back to reboot each time we want to watch TV.
Not sure about this thread's model but the repair guy said there are known power issues with Panny. Got mine repaired year 1 under manu warranty. Then again year 2 under AMEX extended warranty, and now am just screwed.
Other than that, the picture & sound have been good.

You should plug it into a power strip with an on/off switch. Not as good as using the remote, but certainly better than removing the plug from the outlet each time you want the tv on.

Buy a new TV & spend your life doing something else.

Not available at Arlington VA (Pentagon City) Costco.

I wish there was a way to quickly check in-store inventory (calling is a nightmare IMO and the website is useless since costco.com appears to be run as a separate business from the B&M stores) Is there a way that I'm not aware of?

Grabbed 1 today. I had to go to a different store to get it.

Yuyak said:   I ended up grabbing this one and will be returning the LG LM6700 LED to Fry's. I just finished setting up the new one and I'm happy with this decision. Thanks OP!

Anyone have suggestions on settings? I like the default movie/cinema mode for movies, but I'm still trying to have a separate one for video games and haven't quite gotten it right yet.

Anytime buddy, you deserve it.

kevpriest said:   Grabbed one as well. First time I've bought a TV since 2003. My previous plasma is still working fine, but 42" and 480p just wasn't cutting it anymore.
Save your 2003 plasma. You never know how much it's worth in 2023. It's just like antique cars.

pdxor said:   kevpriest said:   Grabbed one as well. First time I've bought a TV since 2003. My previous plasma is still working fine, but 42" and 480p just wasn't cutting it anymore.
Save your 2003 plasma. You never know how much it's worth in 2023. It's just like antique cars.i have a dead 2006 vizio plasma, where can i send it to you?

You can still actually get this at Sams, it's there.

union122 said:   which costco ?

I meant Sams, it didn't change when I modified it.

azboy2die4 said:   What a great TV this is. I picked it up at Lilburn GA Costco yesterday. The picture is nice. The sound is awesome. I have a Panny 42inch plasma that's 8 years old and still works. So i am sure this one will last me for a while.

The sound is 2 X 20W, that gets missed quite a bit compared to the 2 X 10W average for TV's.

I will just confirm that I absolutely love this TV. Maybe it's just that I'm taking several significant steps up from the old, but the picture to me seems absolutely amazing, especially at this price. I'm driving mine from a PC, and I've been having a world of fun with it so far.

azboy2die4 said:   polishdreamer said:   azboy2die4 said:   What a great TV this is. I picked it up at Lilburn GA Costco yesterday. The picture is nice. The sound is awesome. I have a Panny 42inch plasma that's 8 years old and still works. So i am sure this one will last me for a while.

The sound is 2 X 20W, that gets missed quite a bit compared to the 2 X 10W average for TV's.

awesome, good to know. thanks. I usually crank up the volume almost all the way on my other TV. With this TV, all i need is 1/3 and the sound is more than adequate.

kevpriest said:   I will just confirm that I absolutely love this TV. Maybe it's just that I'm taking several significant steps up from the old, but the picture to me seems absolutely amazing, especially at this price. I'm driving mine from a PC, and I've been having a world of fun with it so far.

Good to hear, on both accounts

vks22 said:   No where in the description I see about internet connectivity and apps.

Those who bought one, can you please let us know about wifi connectivity?
I need one with that and I don't want to pay more to cable company for having a 2nd TV. No internet connectivity on these. Do you have a bluray player/xbox/PS3/google TV/apple TV or something else like that? These days there are so many ways to get internet connectivity/apps on your TV.