[Sonnie]

8th ANNUAL FLAT PANEL SHOOT-OUT
AT VALUE ELECTRONICS IN SCARSDALE, NY

Video Experts Along with the Attending Audience Will Evaluate the Newest Flagship HD Panels
To Answer The Question: Which Manufacturer Makes the Best Flat Panel HDTV?​

Schedule:
Day One, Saturday, May 19, 2012 5:00 PM
Day Two, Sunday, May 20, 2012 1:00 PM

Place:
Value Electronics 108 Garth Rd, Scarsdale, NY 10583

Phone:
Direct 914-723-3344 or 800-789-5050

To attend in person email Robert Zohn:
[email protected] and put in the subject line, Flat Panel Shootout Request

Displays in the evaluation:
Plasma models, Panasonic TC-P65VT50, Samsung PN64E8000, LG 60PM9700 LCD/LED models, Panasonic TC-L55WT50, Samsung UN60ES8000, Elite PRO-60X5FD, LG 60LM9600, and possibly Toshiba's new Cinema 55L7200 and Sony's XBR-65HX929.

Plus one or possibly even two surprise displays!

Seating will be limited and is exclusively available by email request. This is a private event for a/v enthusiast, the press and select invited industry experts and executives. Send your email request now if you are interested in learning about video technology and seeing first hand the world's best displays on one Shootout wall with our panel of distinguished experts doing the live review evaluation! The Flat Panel Shootout will also be available Online on both days. (Saturday & Sunday). The web address and logon info will be posted as soon as they are confirmed.

The Flat Panel Shootout will present this years newest displays from the leading manufacturers. The event will be a completely unbiased assessment of all the panels represented. The displays will be connected to a dedicated 20 amp circuit and a Richard Gray power conditioner. The HDMI cables are all 16' Key Digital Black Bull so all will be on a equal playing field.

Factory reps from Panasonic, Samsung, LG and Sharp's Elite group (and if Toshiba and Sony are included their reps will present their respective products) will present their panels, and make a presentation explaining their features and latest developments. Plus we have some Industry VIPs and some of the most highly respected video development engineers will be attending and presenting on the future of flat panel display technologies.

The Online live feed will be broadcast in HD and will allow viewers to submit questions which will be moderated by our staff a/v techs and select questions will be read out loud for our panel of experts to answer in realtime.

Check back often to this thread for updates.

 

[phazewolf]

The set I want to see go up against that group would be the LG 55EM9600. There would be a shootout.

 

[Robert Zohn]

Sonnie, thanks for posting this.

phazewolf, stay tuned to this thread. We aim to please. :T

-Robert

 

[rab-byte]

Sounds good. We got the Samsung plasmas 50 and 59 for displays sent to us. Both seem to have issues with their component inputs. Will you be checking all input methods or just hdmi?

 

[Robert Zohn]

Thanks for bring up the issue and yes I'll check the component video inputs. Our PN51E8000 and PN51E6500 showroom demo display component video inputs work perfectly.

-Robert

 

[rab-byte]

Thanks for bring up the issue and yes I'll check the component video inputs. Our PN51E8000 and PN51E6500 showroom demo display component video inputs work perfectly.

-Robert

Good to hear. It just strikes me as odd that both displays would have the same issue

 

[DJG]

Hmmm, maybe this will inspire Sharp to have the current Elite hiccups taken care of by then .

 

[Robert Zohn]

News Flash.....

The very well respected David Mackenzie — Senior Editor & Reviewer for HDTVtest will be participating at our Flat Panel Shootout event. David is from the UK and is flying in just to attend the event.

David is one of the world's top TV reviewers and has helped many of the major display brands evaluate and help resolve bugs. David joins several other industry giants who will be surprise guests at the Flat Panel Shootout event.

I am very pleased to have David at our Shootout.

Don't miss the opportunity to be a part of the world's only Shootout evaluation of the flagship displays from Panasonic. Sharp, Sony, Samsung and LG. Request your seat now by emailing me at [email protected] Please write "Shootout seat request" in the subject line.

-Robert

 

[tele1962]

Thanks Robert, David and the rest of us are very excited about this years event.

 

[David Mackenzie]

Thanks Robert, I look forward to coming! Next month can't come quickly enough!

 

[ALMFamily]

Sigh, I knew I should not have volunteered to coach my son's baseball team - sounds like a great event! Are you taking reservations for the 9th annual yet?

 

[mechman]

Sigh, I knew I should not have volunteered to coach my son's baseball team - sounds like a great event! Are you taking reservations for the 9th annual yet?

Some things are more important. I would not give up coaching hockey for any of this. :T

 

[lcaillo]

Hockey? I think that must be something like that snow stuff that is not understood by people of South Louisiana upbringing. Now baseball is something that us LSU boys get.

 

[mechman]

We really need to get you up here in mid January. Got a rink right next to my house and I think I can find some skates that will fit you. :devil:

 

[DJG]

This thread has gone totally off-tropic :sarcastic: ...

 

[mjw]

The 7th Annual shootout was October last year - is this becoming a semi-annual shootout Robert?

 

[rmongiovi]

Does anyone else think it's too bad Runco doesn't get in on this? I've been curious how they compare for a long time and you just don't hear much concrete about them. It would be interesting to get them on the floor as a level set....

 

[rab-byte]

Robert,
Can you take us through your evaluation method?

Also can you ask each of the reps to clearly explain what exactly their branded features do. That is clear explanations of "live color" "black correction" etc...?

 

[DJG]

Robert,
Can you take us through your evaluation method?

Also can you ask each of the reps to clearly explain what exactly their branded features do. That is clear explanations of "live color" "black correction" etc...?

You mean translate Marketese into English ...

 

[Gregr]

I knew I waited to buy for some good reason. :scratch:

Does this manufacturers line-up mean Vizio is not in contention and/or not bothering to compete. I know bottom dollar Wall-mart brand but it was a Sam's Club great buy a few years back. I've been very happy..., hopefully not in my ignorance, though I understand almost anything is as good as Vizio.

I look forward to the testing. Thanks!!!