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Panasonic TH-50PZ800B Consumer Reviews (2 reviews)Write a review of the Panasonic TH-50PZ800B! Please share your experiences to help other people choose the product that's best for them. This is a review site, not a forum, so please don't just ask questions. Please do not use swear words or offensive language, and please, no advertising! Reviewed by Adrian Ward on 10/10/2008I actually have the TV, so feel i can give a review. Do not miss THX at all, amazing HD/Blueray picture... Very pleased with the purchase. Rating: ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Reviewed by J COOK on 01/07/2008 After reading a few online reviews and seeing online retailer's product descriptions it does seem the PZ800 is a very nice plasma indeed. But, the US version the TH(42-50)PZ800U is THX certified and the UK version the TH(42-50)PZ800B "isn't". What a lovely kick in the teeth from Panasonic. After phoning Panasonic UK's customer services they confirmed the 800B's are not THX certified, and was glibly informed THX isn't a UK standard, to which I added "you better start telling all those UK cinemas there needlessly spending thousands of pounds to be THX certified then". Yes sarcasm, but it had to be said. When I pushed the telephonist I asked, "so did Panasonic just not bother with THX for UK customers?", he replied "it doesn't look like it". In my humble opinion the whole point of having a high-spec "huge" screen (try not to think of a freudian explanation) in your living room is the "home cinema experience" So why wouldn't Panasonic "a maker of impressive plasmas" put the 800B's in for THX certification?. Panasonics UK customer services informed me that the specification on the 800U & 800B are different. It does beg the questions, How much difference is there? Would the 800B not pass THX testing? Or are Panasonic just saving money? The main problem is there are a lot of online retailers who are mixing up the specs in the "Product descriptions" Including Amazon, there listing states "THX Certification on PZ800 and PZ850 series", true enough just not the 800B, the UK version. If I had spent a whopping 2k on what I thought was a THX plasma, and then later found out it wasn't, I would be a lot more than cheesed off. Buyer Beware! Rating: ![]() ![]()
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