We got home from Miami late last night from my week long family cruise... (I need a vacation now from my vacation!)
Before I left the ship though I hit some VERY good luck hitting the jackpot on not one but 2 "Goldfish" slot machines on the ship. So I came back with more money in my pocket then I went with.
When I got home I noticed that during the week we lost power which took down two computers I needed to access while I was away. So in today's Best Buy flier was a good price on UPS backup systems, so I headed to Best Buy to pick up to new UPS units.
So I got there and picked up the UPS's I wanted then walked around the store. I walked past a display of 3D TV sets... They had 4 of them in a row a a Samsung, a Panasonic Plasma, a Sony and another one which I believe was a LG.
What caught my eye was the Panasonic Plasma, the PQ was amazing even with the 3d blur on the screen. The colors were bright and crisp. I asked for a pair of 3D glasses to try it out. I was wowed with what I saw. Then I saw the price, it was on sale for $1999... I almost had enough for it.
The clerk had the glasses for the other TV's with him so I tried those as well. The Sony was nice but not as nice as the Panasonic. The Samsung looked good if you were in the center of the screen, but if you were off to the site you lost the 3D effect and in additon the PQ didn't look as good when you were viewing it off center.
The PQ on the 4th TV was horrible...
I called my wife and told her the $2600 3DTV I wanted was on sale for $1999 I said I was considering getting it with my winnings... I also told her that I had a coupon for triple Reward Zone Points... she told me I could get it.
Picked it up and an extra pair of glasses and 2 3D movies.
I picked up the model TC-P50VT20
Got it home and got it setup. I love the picture on my 7000 series Samsung LED TV but the PQ on this Panasonic Plasma is AMAZING. You can't imagine how real solid blacks can make in the PQ really POP!
And while the 2D HD looks AMAZING I am disappointed a little...
1) The TV is internet connected and you can watch YOUTUBE... And there are LOTS and LOTS of 3D videos on YOUTUBE. But I can not figure out how to watch these videos on my 3DTV in 3D! (I see the pictures side by side... it will not allow me to put the TV in 3D mode when connected to YOUTUBE.
2) I purchased movies based on the fact the disc said that it plays in 3D on the PS3. My PS3 detects my TV as 3D compatible, but will not let me watch in 3D since I guess the true 3D firmware isn't out yet... My Sony Bluray player is not a 3D player so that will not work either.
So now I have this 3DTV yet can not watch any 3D on it.
Lets hope that firmware update for the PS3 comes out soon. (And if anyone knows how I can watch 3D content NOW please let me know.
Before I left the ship though I hit some VERY good luck hitting the jackpot on not one but 2 "Goldfish" slot machines on the ship. So I came back with more money in my pocket then I went with.
When I got home I noticed that during the week we lost power which took down two computers I needed to access while I was away. So in today's Best Buy flier was a good price on UPS backup systems, so I headed to Best Buy to pick up to new UPS units.
So I got there and picked up the UPS's I wanted then walked around the store. I walked past a display of 3D TV sets... They had 4 of them in a row a a Samsung, a Panasonic Plasma, a Sony and another one which I believe was a LG.
What caught my eye was the Panasonic Plasma, the PQ was amazing even with the 3d blur on the screen. The colors were bright and crisp. I asked for a pair of 3D glasses to try it out. I was wowed with what I saw. Then I saw the price, it was on sale for $1999... I almost had enough for it.
The clerk had the glasses for the other TV's with him so I tried those as well. The Sony was nice but not as nice as the Panasonic. The Samsung looked good if you were in the center of the screen, but if you were off to the site you lost the 3D effect and in additon the PQ didn't look as good when you were viewing it off center.
The PQ on the 4th TV was horrible...
I called my wife and told her the $2600 3DTV I wanted was on sale for $1999 I said I was considering getting it with my winnings... I also told her that I had a coupon for triple Reward Zone Points... she told me I could get it.
Picked it up and an extra pair of glasses and 2 3D movies.
I picked up the model TC-P50VT20
Got it home and got it setup. I love the picture on my 7000 series Samsung LED TV but the PQ on this Panasonic Plasma is AMAZING. You can't imagine how real solid blacks can make in the PQ really POP!
And while the 2D HD looks AMAZING I am disappointed a little...
1) The TV is internet connected and you can watch YOUTUBE... And there are LOTS and LOTS of 3D videos on YOUTUBE. But I can not figure out how to watch these videos on my 3DTV in 3D! (I see the pictures side by side... it will not allow me to put the TV in 3D mode when connected to YOUTUBE.
2) I purchased movies based on the fact the disc said that it plays in 3D on the PS3. My PS3 detects my TV as 3D compatible, but will not let me watch in 3D since I guess the true 3D firmware isn't out yet... My Sony Bluray player is not a 3D player so that will not work either.
So now I have this 3DTV yet can not watch any 3D on it.
Lets hope that firmware update for the PS3 comes out soon. (And if anyone knows how I can watch 3D content NOW please let me know.
