Pioneer vs. Panasonic plasma

Yes Pioneer and Panasonic are the two front runner plasma units.

I own the Pioneer Elite - event better than the standard set. The blacks are fabulous, great resolution and picture quality - well worth the money

The newest version has 1080p

You should probably go over to avsforum.com. You'll find more than you ever want to know there. I have the 5070 myself and I'm happy with it. All things considered price, picture quality, appearance made this set the best bet for my money.

Many people including myself think the Panasonic consumer version with the silver frame is ugly. Otherwise the PQ is good.

regards, David

I'll probably buy Pioneer next time. My Panasonic plasma started the shutdown problem only after 3 years. I've found out at avsforum.com that this is a common problem that Panasonic won't address.
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=302017

I just purchased a Panasonic pro model. It came with a five year warranty. The HDMI input board is extra and it has no tuner. But it has the ability to be upgraded because the input boards can be replaced. Panasonic pro models are considered better than their consumer models which is the opposite for Pioneer. And it has a black cabinet that is very sleek. You can get one for less than 2000.00 if you search. The HDMI board was 125.00. The model is the TH50PH9UK.

Recently purchased the Panasonic TH50-PX60U... very pleased with it.

You can't really lose with either the Pana or Pioneer models.

I ultimately chose the Pana because it was somewhat cheaper (although the Pioneer had a slightly better PQ - by a nose) and it outperformed the Pioneer in standard def - which we will be stuck with for a little while longer.

Good Luck with your purchase!