This is not a Panasonic Malaysia decision. This is Panasonic Global. They have different products for different regions as well as naming convention. True it is confusing, but the specs are there and it is up to the user to understand his/her purchase.

Trust me, Panasonic is not one of the unethical companies around. Some other manufacturers are worse.

I agree 100% with sunnyK. The pricing of the products reflect the buying power of the region. That is what determines what products they market in different market segments.

The current V series for the price we are getting it for is really value for money. The G series in US does not even have the Pro portions (meaning no ISFccc).

michael,

We had a long discussion about this last year. Let's just agree to disagree about this.

There has been a lot of improvement in terms of what we get in Malaysia. No country is perfect. They all have their flaws.

Panasonic Global has made the decision that Asian sets will have different specs, and they are priced accordingly. Let's leave it at that and discuss about the technical capabilities.

I restate my point, even without the Infinite Black Pro the Asian V series is still value for money at the prices u guys hv been quoting.

my 2 units of 50" V series (and not worried whether its euro or america or japan or singapore version) will arrive tmrow afternoon. bought from tbm
call eric tan if u are seriously interested to buy next few days as he has only a few more units left.
after that, next batch will be in aug 2010.
no stock available in other shops, no need to hunt to compare
email me at jonash1@yahoo.com for eric tan's mobile number (remember, only if u are serious to buy)

wah , nice to hear limited edition being offered here in malaysia and for malaysian

where is tbm?

anfieldude,

Thanks for the verifying my doubts.

I was wondering why the 42V20 price is very close to 42G10. I thought it was a steal with the VT in the RM12K and above range. The 3D feature alone couldn't have accounted for the difference. I suppose the price doesn't lie.

michaeltan1943,

As per our discussion earlier on the Asian mentality, Panasonic probably saw that if they priced the V20 (or G20 in this case) any higher, Malaysians/Asians with our sense of "value" would probably just go for the U20. Would any of us purchase the 50V20 (the real V series) if it was priced at RM7-8K?

Well, at the end of it, my point that Asians being screwed (purchasing the same models at a higher price compared to US and Europe) still stands.

But I really hate it when they mislead people with the model naming (I tell you it's intentional; they could have very well named it G20 and aligned it to the global standard).

I was so looking forward to own a real V20 but somehow, Panasonic saw it fit that Asians do not deserve that.

words of wisdom from a real sifu

stiff competition from other manufacturers ensures that panny won't shortchange or overcharge you . you want to buy products from mid-range onwards , go do your homework or you still have the options to wait for price to fall

don't just blame the manufacturers as lots of retailers want high profit margins

Its not value for money considering the low purchasing power of Malaysians. Don't convert the exchange rate, but the real V is far cheaper overseas considering the purchasing power of other countries.

The cost of the product here is not cheap nor value for money considering the high price.

For example, if the V is 2000 dollars in the US, you cannot say its sold here cheaper than the US just by calculating the exchange rate.

$2000 is small money to the average US resident. But RM6499 is big money to any Malaysian

Remember, don't use exchange rate method. You must use the purchasing power parity (ppp) or the Economist’s Big Mac Index.

In the UK, even the office boy can buy a V series Panasonic plasma.

So, to get a stripped down version of the V in Malaysia for RM6499 is shocking from the company that benefits from cheap labour in Malaysia which produces all the Panasonic aircons for the whole world.

This post has been edited by michaeltan1943: Jun 3 2010, 12:27 AM

who told you that is small money in US?
as i know my friend who living there...2000 is alot money which can buy alot stuff..

its an example. 1000 pounds in UK cannot be compared to RM5000 in Malaysia.

How many people earn US2000 in US and how many people earn RM6499 in Malaysia? Even the McDonalds guy in US earn US$2000 per month

This post has been edited by michaeltan1943: Jun 3 2010, 12:31 AM

Guys, I'm being offered RM 6099 for a 50" V20. Is that a good/bad/fair price? Thx!

yeah..it is true they earn 2k above..
how about tax and etc..in the end, want to buy 2k worth TV also have to think twice

Malaysia also we pay tax. No difference. Their tax higher slightly only but their pay much higher.

My office boy in UK get about 9 pounds an hour. Panasonic 50G20 in UK about 1100 pounds and 42G20 is 800 pounds.

Here office boy can afford RM6499 plasma?

This post has been edited by michaeltan1943: Jun 3 2010, 01:06 AM

purchase the tv also got tax ma..included already or not?
who say office boy here cant afford?got 0% installment ma

Not quite as straight forward. They may have higher tax, but they get much better health care. It's quite reasonable about not using exchange rate conversion to compare as it never is a good comparison for purchasing power.

Anyway, even if you use the exchange rate conversion method, the UK G20 still costs a lot cheaper than our V20 (alias G20). There was a time when we thought by comparing the real V20 pricing from overseas, our local V20 pricing was reasonable. Maybe that was the idea.

Now that we know and can avoid making a fool of and embarrassing ourselves by comparing our V against our UK cousin's V series.

OK. Enough ranting from me. Our V20 is still one of the best looking HDTVs in the local market albeit just a marginal improvement over G10 series. If you want a review, just look for a G20 review which is still a glowing review by any means and comes highly recommended by most reviewers.

The reason you guys mentioning is the same reason I totally ignoring the panasonic tv this year.

Today till Sunday, Penang's Queensbay Mall got Panasonic Fair, organize by CSH.

FYI...

(1). 42V20(on displayed) = rm5000 with some free gifts
(2). 50V20 = rm6499

I dont think they have the V20 on display in QBM...

anyone knows whether Singapore has the "real" V?