Panasonic Dust-Up: Black Levels shifting + “Nothing to fix”

It seems many Panasonic plasma HDTV owners are taking umbrage to the shifting (read: better) black levels on more recent models of theirViera line. First, going 3D, now this?

Owners are wanting more details on the “automatic control” and in an email exchange with CNET recently, the company revealed more about this slight fallout.

Those lucky Panny owners hoping for a  patch or action in response to the changes will be pretty annoyed, as VP Bob Perry says, “there’s nothing to fix.” They reserve the right to add or change adjustments to these levels as they see fit pretty much, and said they claim “trade secrets” as to why they can’t speak about it too much. Yes, its a bit of a cop out, but companies and software improves and patches all the time with little notice, so we can’t exactly be outraged. Improved control and black levels are a good thing.

He did offer the Viera Concierge Program as a peace offering, though, so watch for that soon.

Tuesday’s Deals and Steals

We’re trying to make this an everyday thing for awhile (more or less) due to high demand. We’re happy to oblige our readers, so here there are:

Dell Home – How about a great deal on a Philips 19PFL3504DF7 19” 720p LCD for $279.00 – $100 Instant Discount for a limited time = $179.00 – with free shipping too. Dell has stepped up with some nice deals recently.

BuyDig.com – A whale of a discount here: the Panasonic TCP42G10 42” 1080p VIERA Plasma TV for $1299.95 – $304.95 Instant Discount = $995.00 – and free shipping as well. You don’t see a $300 discount every day!

Thanks for reading and we hope you find one of these deals to your liking.