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8th ANNUAL FLAT PANEL SHOOT-OUT

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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.


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Robert Zohn
Things are heating up here. Today we received LG's new OLED 55EC9300 and it looks stunning! We also received Sony's 85" X950B and it's also stunning.


Tomorrow is another big day here with LG's 84" UB9800 and Wednesday or Thursday we're getting in one more surprise TV.

The TV Shootout wall is beyond words. I'm very excited to host this year's TV Shootout evaluation!

BTW, we still have a few seats available and I'd love to have more forum members join us. Send us an email if you can attend Saturday or Sunday's event.

-Robert
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Robert, is the curved LG 55EC9300 the successor to both the curved EA9800 and flat EA8800 OLEDs? I wish the EA8800 were in the shootout as I was quite taken by the quality of the image on this TV when I was last in your store. Maybe the EC9300 is better if it replaces them.

Are any of the LG UHD 55EC9800 OLED, the Toshiba 65 LA9400U UHD LCD, the Vizio M652i-B2 HDTV or Sharp LC-70UQ17U HDTV going to be in the shootout? I know you were looking at these for possible inclusion if they were available and/or good enough.
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Any diff between 55 and 65? When is 77 expected?
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Looks like December as of now: http://www.65ec9700.com/77ec9800.html

I hope price drops to $10k in short order.
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Robert Zohn
Just posted a few pictures of setting up for our 2014 TV Shootout. Take a look here.

Enjoy,

-Robert
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JimShaw
Robert Zohn said:
Just posted a few pictures of setting up for our 2014 TV Shootout. Take a look here.

Enjoy,

-Robert
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Robert

We are on the final leg of the cruise. Leaving Baja Mexico heading to Los Angeles. Tomorrow we dock. By the time I get home, get settled in with a sub sandwich, a few diet Dr. Peppers, turn on the computer, find your link for streaming; I will be in hog heaven. Have been waiting a long time for this year's new technology to be hanging on your walls.

I feel like a young kid excited about Christmas.

Tomorrow, you have a GREAT day! I know I will.


Jim



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Robert Zohn
Thanks Jim! Very fun cruise to take! We'll give you a shout-out in my opening remarks.

Nice HD Guru article on today's TV Shootout.

-Robert
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lcaillo
This thread will be closed and all discussion for the 2014 event will be in a new thread:
http://www.hometheatershack.com/for...ectronics-flat-panel-shootout.html#post879897
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