Panasonic TC-P54G25 54-Inch 1080p Plasma HDTV
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Manufacturer: PanasonicRelease Date: 2010-03-08
Model: TC-P54G25
Product features:
- 54-inch Plasma HDTV with full 1080p HD resolution; THX certified display
- VIERA Cast for streaming online content plus video conferencing via Skype (using optional webcam)
- Infinite Black panel blocks ambient light and produces deep blacks and bright, vivid images with minimal reflection
- Inputs: 3 HDMI, 2 component, 2 composite, 1 Ethernet, 1 PC, 2 USB, 1 digital audio output
- Includes removable stand; measures 51.7 x 34.8 x 15.3 inches with stand
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Customer Review: Very NICE!
Summary: 5 Stars
I have only had the TV 2 days, so this review is based on what I have noticed so far. The TV was very easy to setup, so you should not really have any problems mounting the TV, and getting it working. Of course, mine was easy to mount because I mounted it on the stand above my audio equipment, so those mounting it on the wall will have more of a challenge. Right out of the box, the picture was rather dull on SD, but that is mostly because the colors are not perfectly set for every signal from the various broadcasting mediums, so you will need to adjust according to your taste. At this stage, I have reduced contrast to 50, and will leave it at that setting for at least 100 hrs (the picture is not bright enough at this setting for my taste, but I will leave it alone until burn-in is complete). I did try some small adjustments in SD and will note that once you tune the TV, I believe SD will be adequate -- but I returned it to the defaults afterward -- but not wonderful, but the issue is not the TV, but the capability of Standard TV to broadcast a clear signal. On high def is where the TV really shines, so if you have a high def signal coming to your home then you will notice very accurate colors with minor adjustments.
Next, I tried a blue ray (The Avatar) and the picture was stunning. It should be noted that both the blue ray player and TV are only a couple hours old, so I did not expect anything to be perfect at that point. What I noticed here is that as the movie continued to play the colors in the set became more defined, but I was absolutely stunned by the depth of colors and there clarity.
In one scene where they show a space ship in space, it looked so real that I just wanted to watch the scene over and over. No jaggies, or distortion of any kind, and the blacks in space were deep with no grayish tent - I mean really black blacks. The scene is stunning. In another scene, a guy has just been trough a work out, and you can see every detail of the sweat on his skin and the colors are very accurate -- breathtaking the accuracy of the scene. The movie was played in THX mode, and while it is good, it does need slight adjustments, which I will do after burn-in. In some scenes on the blue ray, the colors are wonderful, but on others, you see slightly too much green.
There have been some reviews that stated colors are over saturated, but I really do not believe that is the case. Color saturation is one of the adjustments that will need to be made to suit your taste, so it is really a non-issue. What I have always liked the most about Panny's is that you can get actually accurate skin colors, so that is very important to me.
For sound, I am an audiophile, so have over 40k worth of sound equipment and did not expect to much, but it is not all that bad for a TV and improves as the TV burns-in, so it can be lived with and is not all that awe full as some others claim. Remember it is a TV and not a sound system, so be realistic in your expectations. Once you hook it up to your sound system if that is your intent, or your blue ray player, the audio signal passed is good, and especially if you are using HDMI or digital output. I used the digital out routed to a Tag McLaren AV32R processor.
It takes sometime for the picture to settle in, but I have always been impressed by Panasonic TVs (I own another flat screen by them and the picture is beautiful and not over saturated, but it took a few days to get the colors adjusted just right, but I have not changed one setting since).
As far as a buzz, I have heard none and more then likely, if you are hearing a loud buzz then the TV is defective and should be replaced, but I have no sound on at the moment and hear no buzz whatsoever. As long as your ear is not directly next to the TV, you should here none either.
I don't believe you can go wrong purchasing this TV because of all the technologies and the advantages of Plasma over LCD/LED although they will eventually make strides while the Plasmas continue to improve in the areas of black depth, and that you can watch the set from any angle, and no blur in fast scenes. It is just part of the capabilities inherent with Plasmas, and the other TVs have to add technology to force a capability not native to the product.
Just remember these TVs are so adjustable that you can change the picture to your taste, but the real winner here are the native capabilities of Plasma, and that Panasonic is the only vendor that focuses on Plasmas while the others focus on LCD/LEDs because the mark-up is better, so stick with those strengths when purchasing a TV. LED/LCD are bright right out of the box, but Plasma' can be adjusted where they are just as bright, but there overall picture has deeper colors because of the excellent blacks, so are more accurate.
After looking at all technologies with the same detail, I look at and review audio equipment, Plasma is the way to go, and you simply cannot go wrong.
Wonderful TV and for those smart enough to see the value in Plasmas and Panasonic, you won't be disappointed, but have realistic expectations right out of the box, and don't expect perfect for your taste that is up to you with the adjustments you make.
Follow-up (September 11, 2010):
I have completed burn-in of the TV (more then 100 hours) and paid to have it and my blue ray IFS calibrated. What I noticed during the calibration is that many of the characteristics of the colors generated by the display and blue ray were off. What I mean by off is that the correct alignment of what the display uses to generate a proper color was off, so it becomes hard to attain an accurate depiction of the colors in a film as they were intended. One of the most important is the gray scale characteristics of the display, which was considerably off. While the calibration does not set the display say to your preferences, what it did do is give me a solid point to adjust the TV to a more accurate depiction of what the film creators intended.
What I also learned is that the manufacturers intentionally set the displays off, so that sellers can present the display any way they wish in their store. What they typically do is adjust the Plasma's so they can sell more LCD/LEDs because they have better markups, so they make them look terrible and set them next to a bright LCD/LED.
After the adjustment, I no longer use the THX setting because the custom settings that were calibrated produce a much more accurate picture and it looks beautiful on this display with rich colors and none of the bad characteristics of LCD/LED.
The calibrated settings for my plasma are (yours may be a little different but probably not far off from these. Get Avatar and try these, they are very accurate for that movie, but I have found that for different Blue rays, I sometime have to adjust color and nothing else. For example, for G.I. Joe, the color setting is +25):
HDMI (1080p) Custom
HDMI 1 (Blue ray - Panasonic DMP-BD85K) Reference Settings and my changes
Custom Mode
Contrast +61
Brightness +69 (my changes +75)
Color +41 (my changes +32)
Tint -2
Sharpness 0 (my change +75) -I want to talk a little about this change, but there is a lot of dispute about setting this high. However, if you look at all settings provided by Panasonic, Sharpness is always set at +75 or higher. It seems to me that if Panasonic sets this high on even their THX setting there is a reason for it, and I figured out what it changes when setting it to 0 or a low setting. What you loose is texture. When the number is low, you will not see the details in people's skin or the details in a flower or a scene. Everything becomes flat. Skin is not smooth and when this number is set to 0 that means show a smooth texture. When set to +75 or higher it means show a rough texture. What you see is the stubble on someone's beard or the texture of their skin with pores clearly visible. Everything else takes on a more three dimensional look where you can see raised surfaces. Do not set this to 0 or to low regardless of what you are told. Follow Panasonic's setting on this. Panasonic does not set this to 0, and I believe they know better then the proclaimed experts.
Color Temp. Normal
Color mgmt off
x.v Color off
C.A.T.S off
Video NR off
Blur Reduction off
Of all the settings the below are the most important because they correct the gray scale. Your other settings can vary and I change those quite often, but from a solid gray scale which the settings below fix. I have set many additional characteristics of my picture for different sources, but I always set these as set below.
Also, if you need your picture a little brighter set AGC (under pro settings panel 2) to 1. Anything after 1 really has no effect, but from 0 to 1, you will see quite a change in light output of the display and it actually makes the colors more accurate to me. Play with it and you will see what I mean. Find a scene you are familiar with and adjust AGC between 0 and 1 and see which you like the most. (See the notes that I placed on setting this in comments because you have to adjust the color output when you adjust AGC).
Under Pro Settings
W/B high R +3
W/B high B -22
W/B low R 0
W/B low B +4
Black extension 0
Gamma adjustment 2.2
Panel Brightness Mid
Aspect Adjustments
Screen Format FULL
HD Size Size 2
Advanced Picture
Mosquito NR Off
Black level Light
24p Direct In 60Hz
Hope this saves folks a little money because calibrations are a little expensive and yours may be a little different then mine because each display is unique in some aspects, but this is a start.
The Blue ray was also calibrated, but I will not post those because most will be using a different blue ray, so you will have to make adjustments there also.
As a final note, I do have to admit that I am cheating a little because I have my Blue ray player being feed by over 2k of pure electricity, and the TV is sitting on over 1k of clean power. While you may think this is pseudo science, most electricity is horrible, so cleaning it up makes a huge difference. If I purchased the best TV on the planet, and hooked it up without the conditioning I am doing to the electricity, it would not come close to the G25 with conditioning, so I believe at this price point for me there is no TV on the planet that will look better. This thing is AWESOME in my system.
Follow-up (September 23, 2010):
After 100 hours, I thought the picture had reached its maximum potential, but over 200 hours the detail of the picture is absolutely GOURGEOUS. Everything looks real like I am on the set watching the movie as it is filmed. It is so addictive watching this TV because the colors are phenomenal. It does not get better then this.
As a test, I took the Blue ray off my electrical conditioning (as I had mentioned above), and you would not believe the difference. For those wanting the best from this TV treat the current it is feed. Anything is better then nothing. Add some sort of decent power-conditioning strip, you purchased a rather expensive TV, so feed it well.
For and idea of what I am using:
In-wall: Wattgate 381 AG 20a Silver Plated Audio Grade Outlet
Blue Ray Player: PS Audio P300 Powerplant connected by a Shunyata Viper V2 Powersnake to the wall and PS Audio Power Ports in the P300.
TV: Monster Cable Power Pro 1000 Power Conditioner.
If you want to see what this TV can really do, treat the source of what drives it -- Electricity.
Enjoy!
Description of Panasonic TC-P54G25 54-Inch 1080p Plasma HDTV
Panasonic TC-P54G25 54-Inch 1080p Plasma HDTVBuilding on its award-winning 2009 Plasma line, Panasonic's 54-inch VIERA TC-P54G25 Plasma HDTV features a new panel with NeoPDP technologies that provide the best balance of black and white under brighter environments while also offering higher energy efficiency. The new NeoPDP Plasma panel also further reduces reflections and creates sharper pictures with higher contrast in brighter environments. This G25 series model provides 1080p resolution, full-time 1080 TV lines of moving picture resolution, and 600Hz Sub-field Drive for superb motion clarity.
 This and other models in the G25 line offer Panasonic's improved VIERA Cast functionality, which enables you to stream Internet video and audio programming as well as turn this HDTV into a high-definition, wireless video conference center with Skype capabilities (when using the optional Panasonic communication camera and Wi-Fi adapter accessories). You can also play back JPEG images and AVCHD videos stored on SD memory cards and operate a variety of VIERA Link components--from Blu-ray Disc players to digital cameras--through a single remote. Adhering to Panasonic's commitment to the environment, this VIERA model--as well as all 2010 models--features improved power consumption and meets the new, more stringent Energy Star 4.0 requirements. And you'll get a long Plasma panel life of up to 100,000 hours--more than 30 years of viewing when watched 8 hours a day--before the brightness of the panel decreases to half.
Key Features |  Panasonic's VIERA G25 series Plasma HDTV with streaming content from VIERA Cast partners. |
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What's in the Box
Panasonic G25 series Plasma HDTV, removable stand, remote control (with batteries), operating instructions| Series: | VT25 Plasma | GT25 Plasma | G25 Plasma | S2 Plasma | U2 Plasma | C2 Plasma | U22 LCD | X2 LCD | C22 LCD |
| Models: | TC-P54VT25 54" TC-P50VT25 50" | TC-P50GT25 50" TC-P42GT25 42" | TC-P54G25 54" TC-P50G25 50" TC-P46G25 46" TC-P42G25 42" | TC-P65S2 65" TC-P58S2 58" TC-P54S2 54" TC-P50S2 50" TC-P46S2 46" TC-P42S2 42" | TC-P50U2 50" TC-P42U2 42" | TC-P50C2 50" TC-P46C2 46" TC-P42C2 42" | TC-L42U22 42" TC-L37U22 37" TC-L32U22 32" | TC-L37X2 37" TC-L32X2 32" TC-L22X2 22" | TC-L37C22 37" TC-L32C22 32" |
| VIERA Cast |  | | | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| VIERA Image Viewer | (AVCHD/MPEG2/JPEG/MP3 playback) | (AVCHD/MPEG2/JPEG/MP3 playback) | (JPEG) | (JPEG) | (JPEG) | (JPEG) | (JPEG) | (JPEG) | (JPEG) |
| VIERA Link | webcam capable | webcam capable | webcam capable | | | | | | |
| NeoPDP Panel | -- | -- | | | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| THX Display | | | | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Contrast Ratio | Infinite Black Pro / 5,000,000:1 Native | Infinite Black / 5,000,000:1 Native | Infinite Black / 5,000,000:1 Native | Dynamic: 2,000,000:1 | Dynamic: 2,000,000:1 | Dynamic: 2,000,000:1 | Dynamic: 20,000:1 | Dynamic: 20,000:1 22": 15,000:1 | Dynamic: 18,000:1 |
| Moving Picture Resolution | 1080 lines | 1080 lines | 1080 lines | 1080 lines | 900 lines | 720 lines | -- | -- | -- |
| Anti-Reflective Filter | | | | | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Display Capabilities | 1080p, 1080i, 720p, 480p | 1080p, 1080i, 720p, 480p | 1080p, 1080i, 720p, 480p | 1080p, 1080i, 720p, 480p | 1080p, 1080i, 720p, 480p | 720p, 480p | 1080p, 1080i, 720p, 480p | 720p, 480p | 720p, 480p |
| 600Hz Sub-field Drive | | | | | | | -- | -- | -- |
| Game Mode | | | | | | -- | -- | | -- |
| Speakers | 3; 30W total | 2; 20W total | 2; 20W total | 2; 20W total | 2; 20W total | 2; 20W total | 2; 20W total | 2; 20W total 22": 6W | 2; 20W total |
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| HDMI input | 4 (1 side) | 3 (1 side) | 3 (1 side) | 3 (1 side) | 3 (1 side) | 2 | 3 (1 side) | 3 (1 side) 22": 1 | 2 |
| Component input (Y, PB, PR) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Composite input | 2 (1 side) | 2 (1 side) | 2 (1 side) | 2 (1 side) | 2 (1 side) | 2 (1 side) | 2 (1 side) | 2 (1 side) 22": 1 | 2 |
| PC input | 1 (side) | 1 (side) | 1 (side) | -- | -- | -- | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| USB | 2 | 2 | 2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Ethernet LAN input | 1 | 1 | 1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Digital Audio output | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| iPod Universal Dock | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | | -- |
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| Series: | VT25 Plasma | GT25 Plasma | G25 Plasma | S2 Plasma | U2 Plasma | C2 Plasma | U22 LCD | X2 LCD | C22 LCD |
Which Size HDTV is Right for My Room?
 | With standard-definition TVs, the rule used to be that viewers would feel comfortable watching a set from a distance of 3 to 6 times the screen size in inches. With HDTV, the resolution is so much better that you can sit closer to a larger TV without noticing the pixels. So with HDTVs, the rule tends to be you can sit anywhere from 1.5 to 3 times the screen size (in inches) for the best experience. If you know the size of the room you have already, where you want to sit, and where your new HDTV should go once you get it, you can figure out the size HDTV you should get.
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