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Panasonic CT-27SL13 27" Pure Flat TV (Silver) Reviews

Customer Rating:
Summary: Picture Too Dark
Comment: I purchased this TV cause it was cheaper then the Sony Wega and seemed to have just as many features. I had high hopes for it, but I ended up returning it just a few hours after I got home with it. The picture was just way too dark! Even when the Picture and Brightness settings are turned all the way up, the picture is dark. This makes darker colors look black, and makes it impossible to see any details in shadows. I messed with all the settings, nothing would make it brighter. If not for this problem, this TV could have ranked right up there with the Sony Wega. Too bad.

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Customer Rating:
Summary: Not so hot...
Comment: The first thing I missed was the lack of on-screen programming.
Even though this is supposed to be a "flat screen" it was still 13 or so inches deep and weighed about 90 pounds. The sound wasn't that good either. Since it was also physically dropped by the shipper(DHL), the seller, (J & R Music) allowed me to exchange it. I ended up buying a Toshiba 27AF44 that I thought was better.
Be careful who the seller wants to use for shipping whatever TV you decide to get!

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Customer Rating:
Summary: Poor contrast
Comment: Although I appreciate excellent sound and sharpness of the picture, I can't live with the poor color contrast on this screen. I fiddled with the adjustments, as advised by other reviewers, but to no avail. The dark colors look like amorphous blobs, and the contrasting areas have an unpleasant glow. There's no contrast control. I really wanted to love this TV, but it's going back to the store.

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Customer Rating:
Summary: Don't be put off by the default picture settings!
Comment: I really like this tv. However, my first impressions were not good because of the following 3 things: 1) It was a lot bigger than I expected (i.e. a lot more tv around the actual picture, which was different than I was used to), because I wasn't used to tv speakers on the sides of the picture - but it makes for great sound quality. 2) I totally agree with the previous reviewer who commented on the default picture settings. At first, I was TOTALLY put off by the picture quality -- orange faces, ridiculously over-saturated colors and complete lack of details in the shadows (a black sweater looked like a definition-less blob of black). And the picture settings were not intuitive (it took literally hours and some elaborate combinations of settings to get what I thought was a normal picture). But now the picture looks great! So don't be discouraged by the bizarre picture and perservere with the settings - and then you'll love it! 3) The negative part about buying this item from Amazon was the shipper. They were not used to the setup service that Amazon offers (since you can't return it once you've signed for it, they are supposed to unpack it for you). So there was a lot of back-and-forth on the phone with the shipper and Amazon customer service before it was delivered, and then the shipper sent 1 man with this huge 90 lb television and didn't tell him he had to unpack it and set it up. For the $69 shipping fee, I would've hoped the shipping/setup would've gone more smoothly. Now that these three things have been resolved, I'm really loving the tv!

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Customer Rating:
Summary: Great Sound, Great Picture
Comment: I bought this set at my local Circuit City store. I've had this set since last August. I've had no problems at all with it. The picture is phenomenal and so is the sound. We looked at a Sony set and it was much higher priced. You're paying for the name. Buy this Panasonic TV. You won't be disappointed!!

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