Panasonic 50Gt50d at 1.2L
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prosenjit
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seems good.as ST 50 inch is around 1 lakh 5 thousand....
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Does not seemed a good price. 50ST50 are floating around 92-95k these days. So 50GT50 should not be more then 110k-112k. Bergain hard.
OT: If you go through various review post in HFV you will get to know that there is not significant difference between ST50 and GT50. Can try ST50 and can save 10-12k which will give you a good BDP or bunch of BDs. Just an opinion.
Lakshminarasimhan
Member
Panasonic offers are useless... maybe we need to offset the freebies prices and look at ~90k for 50ST
miniwarmth
New Member
That price is sightly lower than when I was looking in August. But I do recall on the GT50 that someone in Delhi had a offer for 109 --not sure if was real or if panned out.
Re GT v. ST, there has been lots written on this subject on this board and others. JustforKix created a nice summary here:
http://www.hifivision.com/televisio...-comparison-panasonic-2012-plasma-models.html
I bought the ST for a few reasons but the primary one was my budget. Frankly I wanted the GT; it has an add'l HDMI port, THX Settings for Day/Night, styling, and host of other small but important differences. That said, what is great about the ST is that if you are able to calibrate it properly, then you can get extremely good results that are comparable to the GT. The VT is in a different league.
I think the GT saves a lot of calibration craziness and might be worth it if you don't have the proper tools or know-how.
Re GT v. ST, there has been lots written on this subject on this board and others. JustforKix created a nice summary here:
http://www.hifivision.com/televisio...-comparison-panasonic-2012-plasma-models.html
I bought the ST for a few reasons but the primary one was my budget. Frankly I wanted the GT; it has an add'l HDMI port, THX Settings for Day/Night, styling, and host of other small but important differences. That said, what is great about the ST is that if you are able to calibrate it properly, then you can get extremely good results that are comparable to the GT. The VT is in a different league.
I think the GT saves a lot of calibration craziness and might be worth it if you don't have the proper tools or know-how.
Does not seemed a good price. 50ST50 are floating around 92-95k these days. So 50GT50 should not be more then 110k-112k. Bergain hard.
OT: If you go through various review post in HFV you will get to know that there is not significant difference between ST50 and GT50. Can try ST50 and can save 10-12k which will give you a good BDP or bunch of BDs. Just an opinion.
Thanks for the opinion....what cud be the best deal for ST50
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nomdeplume
New Member
Hi Cnu
Don't worry about the Feature comparison. The GT50 delivers much better pic than its nearest lower rival.
I was offered 1.08-1.10 (depending upon cash/ card payment) in Delhi for the GT50 last month. Reckon could have gotten them down a grand further below.
Have currently postponed my decision till New Year holidays.
Do post your choice and final price paid for everyone's benefit.
Cheers,
Nomdeplume
Don't worry about the Feature comparison. The GT50 delivers much better pic than its nearest lower rival.
I was offered 1.08-1.10 (depending upon cash/ card payment) in Delhi for the GT50 last month. Reckon could have gotten them down a grand further below.
Have currently postponed my decision till New Year holidays.
Do post your choice and final price paid for everyone's benefit.
Cheers,
Nomdeplume
vktyagi
Active Member
Where in Delhi did you get this price?
I havent bought yet..here a panny showroom at mehsana..he said that price....In ebay it is 1.22....
Audiodoc
Well-Known Member
1.08 is a great price for GT. Are you sure it is not ST.
Audiodoc
Well-Known Member
1.16 without printer is believe able. Somebody on the forum had purchased the 50gt50 for 115000 a few months back from Trivandrum.
Lakshminarasimhan
Member
1.16K 50gt50, this is really a cool price.
Name one place in Bangalore where you can get a 50GT50 for 92-95K. If they have that in stock I will check them out.
He said ST50 for 92-95K not GT50...
Oops. But even for a 50 ST50 where can one get it between 92 and 95K?
madurai1974
Member
you can get it in delhi let me know if you need it.
just4kix
Well-Known Member
Different places and states have different rates of sales tax, local tax, octroi, etc. Add to that, places like Delhi and metros are where dealers can sell more units and hence can sacrifice a bit of commission because the inventory turns are faster and hence lower cost of carrying. In smaller towns, there are not many who will end up buying a 100k worth of TV. The dealer has large carrying cost and hence will not be agreeing to more discount.
One can definitely get it from a dealer in another city at a lower cost. Ahemedabad is a good example as Mehsana is only some 70 km north. But then there is cost of transportantion and local dealer support.
As regards to the various prices mentioned, I have not seen any 50ST50 sold below 1L. Various threads/posts have mentioned prices but no firm sale - perhaps mainly because of no stocks. Correct me, if I am wrong.
Is the 50GT50 worth for 116K? Yes and no.
Yes because ... GT50 is THX certified and produces twice as many shades of grey than ST50. The set has higher dynamic contrast ratio which "should" mean higher native contrast too. This means blacks will be deeper, more shadow details. THX mode means ideally suited for movies. Less callibration, etc. It has extra HDMI and USB port. It has face recognizing 2D to 3D conversion. The set is also visually more appealing and thinner panel. THX alone will be adding to 2~3k of royalty fee to the base manufacturing cost (and making George Lucas richer). In short, if one is watching pure 1080p stuff, high performance will be delivered.
No because ... all the magic and betterments will be felt only when fed with high quality picture source. If one is watching DTH with SD and some HD, downloaded content, all the extras will not play much part.
One can definitely get it from a dealer in another city at a lower cost. Ahemedabad is a good example as Mehsana is only some 70 km north. But then there is cost of transportantion and local dealer support.
As regards to the various prices mentioned, I have not seen any 50ST50 sold below 1L. Various threads/posts have mentioned prices but no firm sale - perhaps mainly because of no stocks. Correct me, if I am wrong.
Is the 50GT50 worth for 116K? Yes and no.
Yes because ... GT50 is THX certified and produces twice as many shades of grey than ST50. The set has higher dynamic contrast ratio which "should" mean higher native contrast too. This means blacks will be deeper, more shadow details. THX mode means ideally suited for movies. Less callibration, etc. It has extra HDMI and USB port. It has face recognizing 2D to 3D conversion. The set is also visually more appealing and thinner panel. THX alone will be adding to 2~3k of royalty fee to the base manufacturing cost (and making George Lucas richer). In short, if one is watching pure 1080p stuff, high performance will be delivered.
No because ... all the magic and betterments will be felt only when fed with high quality picture source. If one is watching DTH with SD and some HD, downloaded content, all the extras will not play much part.
manzb
Active Member
kix .. well said.. agreed no firm sale under 1 lac for 50ST50... in fact no stocks still of ST50 series.. enquired with Croma, Reliance Digital & a local Big show room.. no one has them.. Atleast Panny guys have the GT model.. what a pity..
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