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Audiowoman: Sounds like you're on the right track with the HDMI 1.4 VS 1.3.
Make sure your receiver has the new standard as well.

Glad I read the complete thread.
I am not a TV guy at all. My MAX TV time in a day is 15 mins of NEWS channel early morning as I have my breakfast. But lately wife/kids want me to watch at least one family movie a week on Friday night. Initially it was "alright". But with the Pioneer speakers, I really look forward to Friday movie night with family.
With that, we are looking forward to upgrade from a 5 year old 42" TV to a 60" TV. Honestly, not being a TV guy, I was not aware of the difference between LED/LCD and Plasma. But this thread has educated me, since I am hearing from fellow a'goners whose posts I have been reading for several years. It looks like TC-P60VT60 seems to be the right one for us. I don't know if I will be able to convince the wife.

Once question is - I do have a i1Display PRO with me. Can this TV be calibrated using this tool? Also what software do you guys use for calibration?

Thanks!!

I don't think the NAD 326 has an hdmi input. It is sounding like I have to go with an optical interconnect between it and the tv or it and the Oppo according to what very little info I can find in the manual.

Milpai,

The TC-P60VT60 is a great choice for your next tv. I've been enjoying a VT60 for about 6 weeks now and I think you're going to love it. I've owned some good tvs over the years, 3 top of line crt,rptv and lcd Sonys, and have never been more pleased than I am with this Panasonic plasma. Picture quality, colors. contrasts are stunningly good/great.
Wish I could help you about using your i1Display Pro to calibrate it with but I'm not familiar with it. There are some great forum threads on www.avsforum.com concerning Panasonic VT60 pricing, break-in and calibration you may want to read.

I didn't have mine professionally calibrated or use any custom calibration software. I've just been using the built-in 'THX-Cinema' picture mode that looks great for day and night time viewing. There are other built-in picture modes you could choose such as 'Vivid', 'THX-Bright', 'Standard' and 'Cinema' but 'THX-Cinema' looks significantly better to me.

Enjoy your new plasma and please report back on impressions after you've viewed for awhile.
Tim