as a matter of fact, i just got back from senq which happens to have both the 50u and 42v side by side displaying the same content by hdmi.
some kind of demo material with scenes from the dark knight in it.

and since i have the bd at home (dark knight), i could say WITHOUT A DOUBT i'll choose the 42v over the 50u anyday.
i'd be happy to trade the extra 8 inch for better black level. and i'd be happy to buy the cheaper, superior 42v for its anti reflective coating.

but then again, i'm not buying another tv. but you are. so you're the one that's supposed to compare them side by side

it's not v50, it's v20. there's no v50 series.
i guess you're implying the p50v20k, which in short people are referring to as 50v (50" from the vseries plasma).

there's no 50v on display. and didn't bother to ask.

it's being phased out for the newer 2011 model. everyone are mostly clearing their unsold stocks

senq at 2nd floor KB mall. in kota bharu, kelantan.

my wife is.
short balik kampung trip in conjuction with the school holidays

don't think the folks at panasonic got affected much by not lowering the prices of the V gradually. more income for them as the V are still popular even at non-reduced prices.

an expensive lesson for the people that bought the v20 a couple of month earlier and ended up paying a premium for it.

kenot.
took weeks of visiting nearly all furniture shops in the area (and neighbouring state) to find a cabinet that fits the huge centre speaker, avr, htpc, preamp, power amp, and stereo amp.

and even after all of that, still have to do modification to make sure the cabinet have enough ventilation to avoid overheating.

from what i've gathered so far, the site does seem to favor everything samsungs.
so people are suggesting to take their reviews with a pinch of salt. it's somewhat biased.

we actually do. in the form of colorimeter.
plasma or led or lcd or projector have to be calibrated to get good result, to make it display the colors as close to how the video are shot at.

my plasma looks horrible with the standard settings. be it in any mode.
i'm telling my friends if they don't wanna tweak the settings get an LED because that looks better out of the box.

then better to just leave it at that bro. no point in arguing with others
a waste of time to type for the sake of it. better fire up your movie setup and go watch something. heck even taking a nap is better than arguing on the net.

if it's a display unit then probably it has been run-ned in too much.
think it's better not to buy a plasma display unit as it's most probably had been playing a static image over and over on the shelf.

that's a very good price! you guys better go flock the same shop and get all available stocks haha

get compatible 3d glasses from somewhere else. the price is dead cheap for a tv selling above RM10k just a few month before. the 2D performance is next to none.

panasonic are clearing the stocks at heartache prices. the vt20 are sold at around RM15k+- just a couple of month before. now it's at nearly 1/3 of the price. dropped nearly 70%