The TCP55ST30 has excellent overall picture quality, with deep black levels, accurate color, and solid video processing. It can handle 1080p/24 sources well and exhibits the nearly perfect screen uniformity of plasma, as well as solid 3D picture quality. Its Internet suite is simple to use yet content-rich, and it includes a Wi-Fi dongle.

Through Viera Connect, users have access to several web apps through either an Ethernet or WiFi connection. You can connect with people through Twitter, listen to music on Pandora, watch movies on Netflix and more through the service. And with Viera Link, you can control several Viera devices with the included remote. Just connect said devices together via HDMI cables. The Panasonic TC-P42ST30 is Energy Star 5.0- compliant with a lead and mercury free screen that could last for 100 thousand hours.The Panasonic TC-P42ST30 has USB ports and an SD Card slot, so you can carry media files physically to the HDTV if you prefer. You can’t browse music on a card or drive as you can via DLNA; the television finds all of the appropriate files on the plugged-in media, saving you the hassle of searching through folders. It also offers an impressive slideshow tool, with plenty of transition effects and background-music options.

Panasonic VIERA TC-P55ST30 Features

• 1080p Full-HD Plasma Display
• VIERA Link
• VIERA Connect
• Infinite Black 2
• 600 Hz Sub-field Drive
• 3D Image Viewer

Another feature setting Panasonic apart is Infinite Black Panel Display, which adjusts luminosity while minimizing pre-discharge at the same time. You get deep blacks and a stunning contrast ratio. You could see this in action on the Asphalt Five game, for example when the cars zoomed into a cave or tunnel.

The 55ST30 includes 2 X 10Watt speakers. We were impressed in many ways by the sound quality on the ST30. It yields a fuller, richer sound than most thin TVs. Give the tradeoff between a bit more TV depth at the bottom back of the TV to allow for better speakers, I would take that choice every time (unless of course I planned to listen to everything through a home theater system). The speakers add .8″ to the depth of the TV and it’s a good deal. We noticed immediately that voice was clear and audible, and not overwhelmed by music or surround noise. Sound is not thin or hollow as with most TVs. The A-1 option is there to even out volume (especially for ads). I dont know why Panasonic started focusing on the audio quality, but it’s a pleasant surprise.

Panasonic VIERA TC-P55ST30 Plasma HDTV Review is a post from: WiredWriter