Find Out Why The Panasonic TH-58PZ700U Wins Our Award For The

Best Plasma TV in the over $2500 Category

written March 2008

So you’re ready to get serious about your home theater, your source for shows, movies, games, and all kinds of entertainment for years to come? Yes, this is definitely a big decision, so where do you begin when you're searching for that awesome large screen plasma display? There’s no shortage of options on the market today.

Might we offer a suggestion or two? We’ve made the review of high performance television sets our temporary part time job lately, so we’re ready to pull back the curtains and show you what you can expect from one of the best performing plasma televisions on the market - The Panasonic TH-58PZ700U. Let’s go take a closer look and kick some tires so to speak.

What Impressed Us

The Panasonic TH-58PZ700U has an understated look to it that can best be described as refreshing. No attempts to be different just for the sake of being different. It seems Panasonic spent as many of their research dollars on performance as possible.

• 58 inch plasma screen
• Full 1080p display
• Great out of the box performance
• 100,000 hours estimated life
• Brilliant colors and display

First things first. If you’re going to invest more for amazing performance, then chances are you will want to hold onto your prized set for some time to come. Panasonic is well known for its reliability in the plasma arena. An estimated life of 100,000 hours is considerably longer than your average set. (40+ years for the average family)

Pulling the big Panasonic out of the box was a pleasure. Before you start thinking we’re nuts for enjoying manual labor, let me explain. Most sets seem to require countless configurations and fiddling with the settings to find an image that meets with our approval.

The Panasonic TH-58PZ700U however seemed to have an excellent configuration right out of the box. Plug and play easy, that’s what we like! The 1080p resolution gives us a crisp image, and of course, as you’ve come to expect from Panasonic, the blacks deliver a visual punch that is hard to forget.

To make things even more interesting, Panasonic has included some fun features such as the Gallery Player which allows you to download images to an SD card that can be plugged directly into the set. These pictures will display at preset intervals selected by you. Particularly useful? Possibly. Fun to showoff? You bet!

What We Didn't Like

It’s a lot of fun to stare at a 58 inch screen with crisp visuals. You don’t truly appreciate how large this screen is until you view it side by side with the more standard 46 – 50 inch sets. However, we did jot down a few of the cons for you to view.

Mildly reflective screen – While the Panasonic does include the anti-glare feature seen on some of the other units, this huge screen does reflect a bit when placed in rooms with direct sunlight.   

No PIP – We found the absence of picture in picture a bit odd in this price range.  

Slightly short on inputs – Most television sets within this price range offer 3 HDMI inputs, but the Panasonic offers 2. It seems to be a bit light on inputs when compared with some of the competition.  

What Others Had To Say:

Panasonic TH-58PZ700U Reviews from the Web

As of March 11th, 2008 

If you're in the market for a big screen flat panel TV, then as you will see from the comments and ratings below that the PanasonicTH-58pz700u is an excellent choice:

Also check out this review we found on YouTube

Our Overall Rating: 8.7

We sure did enjoy reviewing this large 58" plasma powerhouse. An 8.7/10 is our final score for the Panasonic TH-58PZ700U. We would have loved to have given it an even higher score, but we did knick a bit off the score for a couple of minor things that we wish they would have improved. However, despite this small oversight, we were thoroughly impressed with this plasma TV and feel it would fill the void quite nicely for those searching for a high performance TV and great looking screen.

Where to buy:

As you can see, It appears that this Panasonic does attract its own fair share of praise. If you’re in the market for a high end television, then this set is definitely worth your consideration. Just don’t be surprised when all your friends are knocking on your door when Super Bowl rolls around!

Click here to search for your Panasonic TH58pz700u Plasma TV for sale. You will likely find an average price range of $3,500 - $3,900. Money well spent when you consider the size, brilliant colors, and long life span. You will most likely find the best price online. Just make sure to purchase from a reliable vendor such as Amazon.com.

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