Purchased my Panasonic 42 set at Sights and Sounds last week. A very good deal for a very good TV. Together with my HD-DVD Player, dvds and HDs look grand! What I notice in my visits to multiple stores is that the Plasma/LCD settings of TVs on display are most always set to Dynamic, w/c certainly make the move look crisper and brighter for display purposes. Thus, when you look at this set compared with the high end and much more expensive sets, certainly the more expensive sets look better. But for home use, I actually dial it down to standard settings only as the high contrast setting seem a bit too much! For as long as you don't have multiple sets at home on display at the same time, you don't really need a better set than this. I'd say this is about as good for the price right now in the Philippines, considering that these same sets still sell for P120k at SM and other stores. Of course if you're in the US of A, prices have fallen down considerably so thats a different matter. For the here and now, two thumbs up!
Thanks to Sights and Sounds' Boss Vic and Paul for the sale, and Elly for the installation. I esp. like that Sights and Sounds has a 3 year after sales assistance program. I certainly would recommend buying from Sights and Sounds! Here's to many years of watching great movies with my Pana!