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hi I'm Danny cats martin/cnet and this is the Panasonic VT 50 series this is Panasonic's flagship best picture quality TV for 2012 we really liked its predecessor the VT 30 from last year which we named the best overall picture quality of n of any plasma TV the VT 50 promises to be even better I've been told that panasonic has pumps their very best picture quality features into this set there's a new spark when they fire the pixels that actually allows the black levels to be even dimmer than before so that was really one of the best things about the VT 30 from last year was that really deep black level on the VT 50 it should be even better TV is also more efficient and can achieve a brighter picture so really Panasonic says you get the best of both worlds on this set the VT 50 also offers THX certification for both 2d and 3d which means you can get a one-click calibration if you want to set it in THX mode speaking calibration the set also has more picture controls than the step-down GT and st series meaning you can go in and tweak a lot of those settings especially if you have a professional calibrator come with the house to set up the TV just right in terms of design the VT 50 is one of the nicer looking plasmas we've seen it has a thinner bezel than last year it also has a one sheet of glass design so the edge of the screen blends right into the screen itself for a really integrated very slick look finally the VT 50 series is active 3d compatible but unlike last year there's no 3d glasses included in the Box you're gonna have to buy those separately moving the VT 50 series is available in a 55 and 65-inch series and will be available towards the may/june time frame of 2012 that's a quick look at the panasonic tc-p VT 50 series i'm david katz mine from CES well