Panasonic PT-50LC14 50″ Widescreen HD-Ready Television
- 50-inch, slim-body LCD projection TV with widescreen 16:9 aspect ratio; 55.7 x 35.3 x 15.3 inches (W x H x D)
- 1,280 x 720 native resolution; HD-ready with support for 480i, 480p, 720p, and full 1080i resolution
- Progressive Scan Doubling enhances standard interlaced signals and renders them in seamless, flicker-free 480p
- PCMCIA/SD Memory Card lets you view digital photo slideshows right on your big-screen TV
- 2-tuner picture-in-picture, 13 video inputs, including 1 HDMI digital-video input and 4 component-video inputs
Product Description
PT-50LC14 combines the brilliant, high-resolution picture quality of liquid crystal display technology with the capability to convey multiple digital media formats. Slim, sleek, and remarkably lightweight for displays of their size, this fully integrated, 16: 9 widescreen television is ready to display big-screen entertainment from blockbuster movies to the most visually demanding computer games.The model features SD Memory Card and PCMCIA card slots for viewing sti… More >>
Panasonic PT-50LC14 50″ Widescreen HD-Ready Television
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I bought this television a week ago and I hate it! The picture is constantly blurry, both on cable TV and DVD’s. Movement blurs something awful. Images are so often out of focus that everytime I watch it for a couple of hours my eyes are blurred up from trying so hard to focus on the screen. I’ve tried every adjustment there is and nothing improves it. Another negative fact that you learn as you are setting it up at home is that if the light bulb it uses to project the image onto the screen burns out within a year they will replace it. If it’s after a year it is your problem – cost of the new light bulb? $299.99 plus shipping Not something to look forward to. I am so sorry I ever bought this thing!
Rating: 1 / 5
Although i am very happy with the features and picture quality of this TV If i knew about the problem with the lamp unit I would probably never have purchased one. This is the reason i only give it one star.
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Rating: 1 / 5
The negative reviews surprise me. I have had mine for 5 years without any problems. I am even still running the same bulb. I have moved three times. This TV has been crated and tossed around in a moving van and it still runs great. Maybe I have just been lucky, but I definitely got my money’s worth.
Rating: 5 / 5
I purchased this TV just under 4 years ago and had the bulb replaced for the first time today. The TV was still in working order except for a message stating that the bulb needed replacement – obviously a timer that has no regard for the actual lamp.
I have had great service from this TV and have no complaints about it functionally, except for one glaring observation …
This TV does NOT output 1080i!!!
The original packaging and TV had stickets all over it claiming 1080i. Turns out it can read 1080i signals, but output from the LCD panel is rated at 1280×720 only. I would NOT have bought the TV if I knew it was only 720p, but the 1080i stickers were very prominent and misleading. It took a lot of digging to find out there was no 1080i output, way longer than being able to return it!!
In my defence I did a lot of research and the 720p output was never mentioned, although 1080i was everywhere. Panasonic made a blatant attempt to promote this as a 1080i TV so I feel cheated and would hesitate strongly when considering them again.
Rating: 3 / 5
I won’t go into all the details but I have had this TV for about three years and during that time it has been inoperable for over four months. I have had the bulb replaced twice, the ballast replaced once and now the entire projection unit needs to be replaced. Thank goodness I paid for the extended warranty. Each time the set had to be serviced the parts have been back ordered and the TV has been set aside for four or more weeks until the parts arrive. I paid $2500 for this TV plus the cost of the extended warranty and I’m just about ready to toss this thing for good.
Rating: 1 / 5