I've owned the G10 50" for almost a month now. I bought it based on the CNET reviews and then after reading the reviews here. I did have some reservations based on the reviews (color and sound, specifically) so those are the items I'll address.
I'll start with the bad.
The delivery service was horrible. The delivery guy called me and asked, "Do you have a pickup truck?" My response, "Yes, why?" He said, "Can you meet me in such and such a town to pick it up? In this economy we're trying to save as much $ as we can!" I called the manager at the delivery office and relayed the conversation to her. She seemed a bit upset, to say the least, and my TV arrived 45 minutes later. That wasn't a great start.
Setting up the TV, however, was easy with a 2nd person. It was very easy. The TV stand is great, and makes the TV very sturdy.
Once turned on the TV had a funny hue to it, just like the reviews had said. It has that greenish hue like it was 'sick' or something. We changed all the settings as recommended by CNET and tried the THX as suggested by some reviewers. The picture was rather dim on THX, and the pictures on the settings recommended by CNET was pretty good. We then started looking at the other pre-set picture modes offered by the G10 and found "Game" mode to be incredible. The colors looked fantastic and the screen was bright. We've had it on this setting since then and the picture is wonderful.
We've found the sound on this TV to be acceptable. We have a 7.1 Mirage surround sound system powered by a big Onkyo receiver so we do LOVE sound. Unless we are watching a movie, we just used the sound from this TV. This is something that we couldn't do with our last TV, so that's been a nice surprise. If you are hoping for movie theater sound from this TV, its not it. If you're looking for sound that is great for a TV set, then you won't be disappointed.
Lastly, I was afraid of the infamous plasma "glare" that I kept reading about. I found the glare to not be an issue. We have a 14 foot wall of windows directly opposite the TV. The sun never shines directly into the window, and with the light colored curtains drawn, it just fine. There is no noticeable glare. I think this was our biggest relief. It was my wife's biggest relief too because she was able to keep her light tan curtains. I was ready to install black theater curtains if I had to.
In conclusion: The initial picture quality is strange unless you choose a different setting or create your own (which you can, easily), the TV design is very nice, there is little to no glare, and the sound is fine. The price on Amazon is great. All in all, this TV is a total winner.
Don't be afraid. I'm a pretty particular person and I don't tolerate poor quality. I'm very happy with this purchase.
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