Panasonic 60" SMART VIERA VT60 Series Full HD Plasma TV

The Panasonic VT60 series of plasma HDTVs deliver a stunning picture with bold colors and inky blacks. Features are abundant, but these screens don't come cheap.

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  Very dark blacks. Rich, accurate colors. Generous feature set.

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  Expensive. Only three HDMI ports. Screen could be brighter.

The VT60 is a marvel in engineering and Panasonic deserves a huge pat on the back for producing such a quality product. Although it lacks the bright-room performance abilities of its more expensive cousin, you’d never know the difference in a dark room.

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  Exceptional Black Levels, Superb Shadow detail, Very bright, Excellent Color, Customizable homescreens, Backlit remote

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  Expensive, Not as strong in bright rooms as ZT60, Runs very warm

The VT60 is one of the excellent budget HDTV models offered by Panasonic. A complete package with smart features and amazing picture quality, this Panasonic model boasts of rich color saturation along with decent functioning smart features.

Panasonic's VT60 is sure to sweep the home theater market, and nestle into story, into legend.

Review: Panasonic TC-P60VT60 Panasonic's new VT60 series has been making quite a splash, both in the AV forums and at Cleveland Plasma, where owner Chris has lost count of the questions about how the VT60 differs from last year's incredibly good 50 series.

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  black levels,contrast, shadow detail, colors, 3D, great apps

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  calibration adjustments fussier than on VT50, not as bright as Samsung F8500