Comments on: Panasonic TH-50PE8U Review – 50-inch Plasma HDTV

By: Linda

Linda — Sat, 14 May 2011 14:45:34 +0000

Kecia, I had the same problem last night. I’ve had the TV for just under 2 years. I was watching the TV last night and it was working fne when all of a sudden the TV just shut off. I thought I maybe hit the power button on accident, but it turns out the TV just quit working. I tried turning it on manually from the power button on the TV itself and still nothing happens. From what I found online it could be anything from a fuse to a shot power supply board, so as for now I am at a loss with no TV. Would love to hear some more input on any other suggestions on what the issue may be.

By: Kecia

Kecia — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 23:26:24 +0000

Bought the TH50PE8U 2 yrs ago,had no problems,however it wouldn’t come on this morning,anybody els had or having this problem????

By: Frank

Frank — Sun, 02 Jan 2011 20:59:52 +0000

I’ve had my TH50PE8U for almost two years and everything has worked fine until about a month a go. I’m getting white dots traveling from the left side of the image towards the right side… Could it be the cable signal..? Has the TV gone bad..?

By: TechMan

TechMan — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 01:28:08 +0000

Have had the Panasonic Th50PE8U since the BB BF sale. No problems to this point in time. Very good set for the price-to-quality ratio.

By: dave dell

dave dell — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 23:07:33 +0000

Do not buy the Panasonic TH50PE8U! 13 months after purchase, the set now has a 3″ black vertical stripe running through the picture. Cost to repair at BB Geek Squad: about $1200. Have read now that this is a common problem (one of many). I should have known better.

By: dave dell

dave dell — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 23:06:07 +0000

Do not buy the Panasonic TH50PE8U! 13 months after purchase, the set now has a 3″ black vertical stripe running through the picture. Cost to repair at Best Buy Geek Squad: about $1200. Have read now that this is a common problem (one of many). I should have known better.

By: Ben B

Ben B — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 15:09:33 +0000

I just purchased the Panasonic TH-50PE8U 50″ plasma. So far so good but searching the settings for optimum picture quality. Any tips out there?

By: john foster

john foster — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 00:32:05 +0000

I just bought one last weekend and it is really great for the price. BTW, the resolution is 1366×768 per the specs on the cd that comes with the tv and per a fax direct from Panasonic confirming this.

By: FR

FR — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 23:09:36 +0000

Got the th-50pe8u for Christmas. Loved it out of the box, the picture is amazing. While I consider myself a amateur HT lover, I do understand that this is a budget plasma screen. It does produce a fantastic picture, still working on final calibration though. 2 hdmi is not a problem as I am planning on running my components through the receiver. Not as many feature as the th-42fd my buddy got from costco but for the price, the size, and the date (its 1/11/09 watching the giants eagles in the playoffs right now) its the only 50″ of its quality for the money. 720p is really only a problem at the store, with it in my living room that problem pretty much isn’t a consideration.