ST50 Owners' Thread - First impressions, Reviews, Tweaks, etc.

[arnprasad]

Also I noticed that for watching 3D movies to get the complete effect, the TV screen should occupy as much of your vision as possible or else the effect gets lost. am thinking 2D is lot more forgiving that way.

I watched it from around 6 feet from the screen

 

[arnprasad]

Mr Kix,

Another question from ur signature. I notice you have a universal remote - I have been eyeing one for past 15 years and I think I did even buy a cheap one from Amazon 10 yrs back - never tried to use it I guess. Now from my signature you can see I have 5+ remotes and want to get rid of them. Of course I can never get myself to spend 5K+ just for one remote. On Amazon I notice some cheap sans LCD remotes with 4.5 rating from users. You think such remotes will help?

Also is it worth the pain getting it from US or I can get a local one at similar prices? Thanks

 

[just4kix]

Mr Kix,

Another question from ur signature. I notice you have a universal remote - I have been eyeing one for past 15 years and I think I did even buy a cheap one from Amazon 10 yrs back - never tried to use it I guess. Now from my signature you can see I have 5+ remotes and want to get rid of them. Of course I can never get myself to spend 5K+ just for one remote. On Amazon I notice some cheap sans LCD remotes with 4.5 rating from users. You think such remotes will help?

Also is it worth the pain getting it from US or I can get a local one at similar prices? Thanks

Logitech makes the best universal remotes. Yes. They are very expensive. But till you start using them, you don't know what you are missing. My Harmony One is in crippled state right now because the battery was swollen, and I prised it out. Now I don't want to insert it back. But I am now facing withdrawal symptoms.

Harmony remote is not just a remote that can work for multiple devices. It can control them all at once by creating activities such as 'Watch movie' or 'Watch TV', etc. For example, in my 'watch movie' activity, the remote does the following:

- starts the bdp, avr and projector in that sequence
- sets the avr to input blu-ray
- sets the projector to input hdmi
- sets the projector to cinema mode
- opens the bdp tray automatically for inserting disc

All this is done by single touch to the touch screen icon. During the play, the remote's volume buttons control avr volume, the channel +/- control the bluray chapters, etc. and when I press the on/off button all devices are switched off at once. The Logitech remote can be programmed from its SaaS software database. There is no need to input device codes, etc.

But if you are not very keen on spending so high, you can order the 'One-for-all' remote from Amazon.

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[BLASTO]

Mr Kix,

Another question from ur signature. I notice you have a universal remote - I have been eyeing one for past 15 years and I think I did even buy a cheap one from Amazon 10 yrs back - never tried to use it I guess. Now from my signature you can see I have 5+ remotes and want to get rid of them. Of course I can never get myself to spend 5K+ just for one remote. On Amazon I notice some cheap sans LCD remotes with 4.5 rating from users. You think such remotes will help?

Also is it worth the pain getting it from US or I can get a local one at similar prices? Thanks

Buying anything other than logitech is a waste of money.
It operates in terms of 'activities' rather than 'devices'.. it is so seamless..

Logitech Harmony 650 All In One Universal Remote Sleek +BILL + 2 Year Warranty | eBay

 

[just4kix]

Buy any Logitech device and chances are you will never regret the purchase or buy any other competing product. Especially true for higher end/costly products.

 

[VMJ]

Thanks just4kix for inviting me to your house and showing me the TV. I have finalized on 50ST50, will be going next Sunday to book the TV from Rajesh Trading Company

 

[just4kix]

Thanks just4kix for inviting me to your house and showing me the TV. I have finalized on 50ST50, will be going next Sunday to book the TV from Rajesh Trading Company

What price are you being quoted?

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[swageo]

I am in search for a tv and have following offers. I am inclined towards ST50, but is 97k a good deal ?

50ST50 - 97k + HT
50UT50 - 92k + HT
Samsung E550 - 75K + BD
Sony hx850 - 85k

 

[rajatk]

I am in search for a tv and have following offers. I am inclined towards ST50, but is 97k a good deal ?

50ST50 - 97k + HT
50UT50 - 92k + HT
Samsung E550 - 75K + BD
Sony hx850 - 85k

There is surely some misinformed 50UT50 price being quoted to you - its MRP is 89,900 and is being sold between 75-80K. I have got it last week only...

 

[swageo]

There is surely some misinformed 50UT50 price being quoted to you - its MRP is 89,900 and is being sold between 75-80K. I have got it last week only...

was sleepy.. my mistake.. Its 72K for 50UT50.

Whats your story with 50UT50 ?. Is it too reflective ?. Did you receive the HT and any comments on its quality ?.

Is quote I got for 50ST50 good ?. In one of the thread on team-bhp, a group buy for it for 85k (without HT).

 

[swageo]

My mistake, 50UT50 is 72K..

Hows Ut50 doing at your home ?. Any comment reflection, ?

 

[rajatk]

was sleepy.. my mistake.. Its 72K for 50UT50.

Whats your story with 50UT50 ?. Is it too reflective ?. Did you receive the HT and any comments on its quality ?.

Is quote I got for 50ST50 good ?. In one of the thread on team-bhp, a group buy for it for 85k (without HT).

72K is good price - another person brought it for 76K I believe

I am absolutely loving the big screen of UT50 and the PQ so far, dont really find it reflective but then my room has no windows for direct sunlight on the TV and I expect the same for any TV.. I also switch off the light directly facing the TV and only use the lights on the side walls for better viewing experience. However in case your room has different setup, ST50 might suit more. I never got a chance to demo ST50 so cant really compare the two... however j4k has given detailed review of the same.

I could not find the 20K+ difference bw 50UT50 & 50ST50 justified for my needs.

I did receive the HT as well and got it installed alongwith TV... since this is my 1st HT, I am absolutely loving it and the experience is good. Although some people on this forum may have different opinion, I can only speak from what I have felt so far. Then I have not used Onkyos, Yamahas etc so cant really compare...

Bottomline - I am sure if you buy UT50, you will not regret or miss anything...In case you can afford ST50, you may go for it...

Read an interesting view on UT50 AVS Forum although its more of a personal view:

This tv IMO is the deal of the decade. It's what us videophiles crave here at AVS every day. It's crazy how much I paid for this UT50 to get a picture I thought wouldn't be possible until the next couple years. The reason I didn't go for the ST50 was because of that aggressive anti-glare filter that's on it (louver filter). Not due to cost. Not due to hype. Not due to bang-for-buck, not due to any other reason. Hell.. I'd pay double what I did for even a 42" to get the picture that I'm after. After inspecting the ST50 up close I came to the conclusion that the UT50 is a more suitable Kuro replacement for me. It's plain and simple. The UT50 has more pop, feels like it has more brightness than it does, is actually sharper, and overall very solid on all fronts and it's all due to the fact that it's using 2012 Panasonic tech and doesn't include that all-miraculous filter than hundreds on this board rant and rave about. I've even been told ppl here wouldn't consider a tv without some sort of filter like that. Well I'm here to tell you that they blew it out of proportion. The Kuro doesn't have an aggressive filter like the ST50..and frankly I'm unaware of many other plasmas that do either. I personally don't like looking at a screen that seems to have a layer of vasoline of sort smeared over.

 

[Lakshminarasimhan]

I am in search for a tv and have following offers. I am inclined towards ST50, but is 97k a good deal ?

50ST50 - 97k + HT
50UT50 - 92k + HT
Samsung E550 - 75K + BD
Sony hx850 - 85k

Hi

Is 50ST50 price negotiatable without HT? Please PM the place as I will try to get this in BLR. ST50 is still not available in Chennai.

 

[swageo]

I tried that. But panasonic directly delivers this to customer, so dealer has no interest in negotiating on it.

But is there HT offer with 50ST50 ?. I visited another dealer today. He checked with his HQ and said its only with UT model. I am going back to previous dealer tomorrow to verify whether HT is part of 50ST50.

Also, two of the dealer said it will take a min of 15days for ST50ST. But the one dealer I am zeroing in says he will get it in 2 days.. suspicious. May be just to cash in and then keep giving excuses..

Planning to call panasonic brand shop and ask how many days they will take.. I will take that input as genuine.

 

[just4kix]

I tried that. But panasonic directly delivers this to customer, so dealer has no interest in negotiating on it.

But is there HT offer with 50ST50 ?. I visited another dealer today. He checked with his HQ and said its only with UT model. I am going back to previous dealer tomorrow to verify whether HT is part of 50ST50.

Also, two of the dealer said it will take a min of 15days for ST50ST. But the one dealer I am zeroing in says he will get it in 2 days.. suspicious. May be just to cash in and then keep giving excuses..

Planning to call panasonic brand shop and ask how many days they will take.. I will take that input as genuine.

I received my htib with my 50ST50.

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[just4kix]

I am not going to open my HTIB package and putting it for sale.

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[miniwarmth]

Any actual usage reports on the HT that they are providing? I know it doesn't have a BD player -- but aside from that how is the sound/quality? I should get mine any day now.

 

[swageo]

I tried that. But panasonic directly delivers this to customer, so dealer has no interest in negotiating on it.

But is there HT offer with 50ST50 ?. I visited another dealer today. He checked with his HQ and said its only with UT model. I am going back to previous dealer tomorrow to verify whether HT is part of 50ST50.

Also, two of the dealer said it will take a min of 15days for ST50ST. But the one dealer I am zeroing in says he will get it in 2 days.. suspicious. May be just to cash in and then keep giving excuses..

Planning to call panasonic brand shop and ask how many days they will take.. I will take that input as genuine.

I have to put my plans on freezer. Today dealer informed me that both 50ST and 50UT are not available now and will be available only by mid next month.

 

[just4kix]

My friend is looking to buy ST30..Does ST30 also come with HT..

No. But my dealer was saying that he can offer it for some deal value. Check in your city with your dealer.

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[handsydude]

No. But my dealer was saying that he can offer it for some deal value. Check in your city with your dealer.

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What will be the approx price for ST30 in 42 inch . Is it as grt as ST50 whats better in ST50 than ST30 except the 2011 and 2012 lineup of Panasonic..