Had this Excellent 50" tv for 1 day now, I love it, it`s beautiful and looks stunning in black.
I can`t believe how far tv`s have come in the last 6 years, as it looks even better than my older 32" Sony which had a decent picture, and knocks the socks off my previous Sony 37" from 9 foot viewing distance.
I got this as a bedroom set ("I know 50" for a bedroom you say!"), but although the 50" screen size is ridiculous on first look (the delivery box packaging looked huge) and takes about 50% of my end wall, once installed in my room it looked great.
I went for this tv after a lot of deliberation for months (led, lcd, plasma) what to buy + size 42" or 50" ????, but after seeing this I really wanted a decent 50" as i`m an avid PS3 gamer and love my films with my 5.1 surround sound setup, and this tv was ideal for me as I have a viewing distance minimum 9ft to furthest distance 13ft.
Standard definition display is good (but is dependent on the channel, as some channels are better quality than others),the 600hz works really well with sport and action cutting out a lot of the motion fuzz of older tv`s and it handles dvd via scart picture superbly (tested it using the latest StarTrek film = OMG a major :) ).
It is my first plasma set always had tube or lcd`s before, but I have to say this plasma tv I love the best, great picture with deep blacks amazing.
After F1 qualifying i`m going to try out blu-ray`s and gaming on it via PS3, but if the dvd quality is anything to go by, the picture will look absolutely fantastic i`m sure, even on the tv`s 1080i max resolution.
Pro`s:-
1) Great 50" Tv, great picture with deep blacks amazing.
2) Standard definition display is good (minimum viewing distance no less than 8ft I found).
3) Dvd via scart picture playback superb.
4) Blu-ray + gaming will look superb.
5) Do`nt go by the factory power consumption on the box, as I did a power consumption test, and with eco settings on it was an amazingly only 70 watts, 53watts less than amazon stated.
Cons:-
Apart for the screen being quite reflective in daylight, but it doesn`t bother me tbh, none other found yet, but if I do will update.
So overall this is a great 50" tv by Panasonic, if undecided just get it and you won`t be dissapointed. 10/10
UPDATE 24th July:-
TV still 100% no problems day 3.
Have tested tv with blu rays and I can now guarantee this tv definitely does support 1080p 24hz input via HDMI source.