Panasonic TX36PB50

Following my purchase of a DVD player and the increasing frequency of widesceen broadcasts on Sky Digital I deceided to make the jump and replace my Toshiba 32" 4:3 Dolby set with a widescreen one. Having compared the size of the imagae available on a 32 inch widescreen set with my Tosh I deceided the only way to retain the impact of a large screen 4:3 TV was to go to 36" in widescreen. I also wanted to upgrade to Dolby Digital without using a dolby digital amp which limited my choice to the brand new Panasonic TX36PG50. I purchesed one from EmpireDirect.co.uk (very good efficient service at a ... more

The TV has great picture and sound quality with an automatic facility making it a doddle to set up. We have a big room 12m X 12m so we needed something that was big enough for us to see as well as having sound clear enough for us to hear. This TV does it all. The 100mhz "flicker free" picture is crystal clear for a Cathode Ray Tube TV. I can iamagine in a few years time all TV's will be LCD as their pictures are twice as clear as this! The rear of the TV has 3 Scarts, One of them being the S-Video imput giving better sound quality. I have the DVD plugged into this one. It also has speaker ... more

This model, bought to replace a previous model which lasted 15 years, provides a sharp picture and superb pro-logic or simulated sound. The speaker system enables sound close to that experienced in the cinema with an easy and intuitive menu system to set up both the sound and the picture. You must position your speakers effectively, especially the rear speakers, to get the best effects. The set is aesthetically pleasing from the front but it is bulky from the sides and rear. The picture system automatically selects the right mode for the programme being broiadcast or playing. If its a wide ... more