Panasonic TV Reviews

Panasonic viera not powering up after power cut. Contacted Panasonic service centre and informed them of the problem three times now. And the only thing they say is it is not a common fault...mmm! Then suggested call their dealers for repairs and pay the cost myself which would cost me £200. To say this is p*ss poor service is being polite. The EU laws state that five years is a reasonable length of life for a new TV. My TV is only two and a half years old. Anyone out in the cyber world can help! I would be ever so thankful.

I bought my 55 inch LCD flat screen a year and half ago. Anytime a storm comes around that even causes the lights to flicker I automatically know I'm going to have to wait at least a day to watch TV again. Never again Panasonic will I even look at any of your products again.

I have a Panasonic Viera television for a little more than a year and have a problem with it. When it is unplugged or a power outage it takes up to 2 weeks to come back on. I thought it was an isolated problem, but I see it is not. Called customer service, talked to them and when they found out that I had it for more than a year, they wanted to charge me a fee of $9.00. Can someone help me?

Had a power surge like many others on here, and my tv won’t go on now. What’s going on with Panasonic? Can they refund customers or let people know what to do? I wish someone can contact solicitor or trade and standards about them as the money they must be making of people!! And tvs that aren’t working are just sitting there! Think this is a disgrace..

Purchased a 42" Panasonic TC-P42X5 TC-P50X5 from Walmart. 2012. After the first 8 months the TV spontaneously would cut off, and would not come back on for days. Contacted Panasonic, and the first technician told me he was going to send a signal. Nothing happened. I called again, and was told by another technician that that was not a true statement, no signals could be sent. The problem still happens periodically.

We have had our Panasonic Viera Plasma TV for about 2 years. If something happens and gets disconnected from power or have a power outage, the TV won't come on. We have to unplug it and wait for a couple of days before it comes on. I have talked with Panasonic Support and they act as if they have never had a complaint regarding this problem. I have read that they are not going to manufacture any more TVs. It is a good thing, they need to do something about the problems with this TV. Use to think Panasonic was a good brand, but have bought telephones that suck, and now the TV. Will think more than twice about buying the Panasonic brand of anything.

I bought a Panasonic flatscreen, and it's awful. It claims to have a USB and a SD card reader, but they don't work. For example, it won't read .avi files nor .mp4 files, which are two of the most common movie files. If you want a T.V. that does everything it claims it does, Panasonic isn't the way to go.

After just three years, my beloved television (P55GT30 Plasma TV) and high regard for the Panasonic company died and fell from grace in a single afternoon. With no warning, the television turned off and did not respond to any inputs. After disconnecting and reconnecting, it produced 7 lights-paused-and repeated 7 lights. After arming ourselves with Internet research, the customer service rep discounted our assertions that this was a known problem, instead telling me "nothing has been proven". We got the same recommended course of action from Panasonic: find a repairman, fix it, and we'll consider paying some of it...maybe. I don't want to go through the rigmarole of diagnosing, paying, fixing, and then having it all break a few months down the road. See you Panasonic...never again.

50" Viera - Purchased this for our second home about 15 months and it has barely been used. Recently like everyone else, the TV turns on and then immediately turns off. Purchased at Costco and disappointed that we spent a lot of money for inferior product!

Panasonic Plasma 58" - Great TV, after 8 years we decided to sell only because it consume too much energy. Other than that, picture quality was great. It seems they have dropped the ball on their newer models to make them affordable to consumers, is my guess.

Purchased LCD TV in May 2012. Lost all power in Dec 2014. Panasonic has been no help. I have been treated rudely with no offer of any type of assistance. I am ready to organize class action suit against this ridiculous company and their shoddy treatment. I will never buy a Panasonic product again and will do my best to warn other consumers.

Bought a 50"Panasonic TV in April of 2014. Had the same problem with shutting itself off. After 2 months they replaced it with another TV in August. Told me it was the upgraded model. Turned it on a couple of days ago and see colored lines all over the screen. The repairman came back out because it is under warranty and said the screen had been hit! No way the screen was hit. Hangs on a wall on our screened porch. Panasonic says they will not fix. I'm thinking they sent us a refurbished TV. I'm going to Best Buy and speak with them. Ridiculous! My repairman said Panasonic customer service has really gone down hill.

My 55 inch Panasonic plasma TC-P55GT30 stopped working after less than three years. The infamous "7 blinking lights of death" indicating a bad SC board. Panasonic referred me to a local repair servicer who would charge me $110 just to troubleshoot the TV. If the sc board is the problem, Panasonic would take it under advisement as to how much they would be willing to pay. Either way, I have to pay the $110 out of pocket. Panasonic knows this part is an issue, they should just offer to replace it gratis. To show just how common this issue is, I am going to send my SC board to a repair service on EBAY! That's how they make their money - fixing bad Panasonic TV parts! This will cost me $80, and I don't get the runaround from Panasonic. SOMEBODY PLEASE FILE A CLASS ACTION SUIT AGAINST PANASONIC!

Yesterday I decided to clean behind my 42" Plasma Panasonic TC P42X5, the TV was working fine now it will not come back on. The TV was manufactured in March 2012. I purchased in Nov. 2012, we do need to file a class action!!! I called Panasonic and they referred me to two repair places, I am MAD!!!

Bought Panasonic 52 in flat screen TV 3 yrs ago. TV goes off won't come back on. Do a soft reset - nothing. Hard reset - comes on and within 10 seconds goes off and we get flashing light. Read online troubleshoot - power board bad, purchase and installed, still would not come on. Take it in for repairs, told it was the HDMI board, replaced that. Two months later, I now get a black box that comes up with a series of letters and numbers. I have to cut the TV off and back on to get rid of the black box. Sometimes this happens multiple times in one evening of watching TV. Do not recommend Panasonic. Will never buy again.

Panasonic TC-P42GT25 - I recently turned on my TV and it pulled a rice krispy treat on me... snap, crackle and pop! No picture, just 4 blinking red lights in succession, then an intermittent pause before they'd blink that way again. This is about a 3 year old TV and I had about 75 hours on it. Panasonic is glad to tell me who would be willing to fix this but it is not under warranty - so I'd get stuck with the cost on something that is almost new? Panasonic should be ashamed of themselves. I WILL NEVER, EVER, BUY ONE OF THEIR TV PRODUCTS AGAIN! I just warned a friend of mine about the pending doom to come with his 60" and he now is shopping for something else.

I purchased a Panasonic TV late 2012 from Costco. It now has gone dead and by researching the death blinks, (as the internet called them) it seems that it is due to a faulty SS board. I called Panasonic for troubleshooting and they told me to proceed with their help, I had to pay ten dollars. What. As if they do not have enough money. I refused. I then enlisted the help of the internet where I was told perhaps two thing were wrong. The main board, or the SS board. I tried the main board first, purchased it and it was not the problem. Then I learned that eight blinks meant SS board. I tried to find one but everyone is out. Which means it is a REALLY big problem. Panasonic wants $187.00 for a new one. But I found another company, Modus to fix it for 46.00 - I am going to try that. Tutorials on U tube also help. There needs to be a class action suit started. What about old people on a fixed income that do not have internet available. And how many tv's are being thrown out. Shame on them....

I have a Panasonic 32" Viera LCD for about 7 years now. I have always known Panasonic to be reliable and I haven't heard anyone I know with a LCD or flat screen to ever complain about them not working. I went to a university where the entire department used Panasonic TV's for video production monitors before flat screens became popular and Panasonic always had the reputation for being the most reliable TV's.

Purchased a Panasonic 50" Viera TV 18 months ago and over the last month had the same reoccurring problem numerous times where if you turned off at the mains you cannot turn the TV back on for at least 48 hours. Absolutely disgusting especially economically where you cannot save energy by turning the TV off. It's not pennies - it's hundreds of pounds worth of equipment and Panasonic want to be ashamed that this is still happening with their TVs ripping people off.

I just got off the phone with Panasonic and they are willing to assist with repairs if we are within our warranty. I spoke to a manager and he denied any problems at all being reported. I gave him this site. He was dismissive and said that "People just don’t get what they are looking for on our support line so take to social media to complain. I reminded him that the Consumer Affairs is hardly social media. So unethical. Hit their Facebook. Hit their pocketbooks hard. That is the only way to talk to big corporations.

Panasonic ignores the defective power supplies in Viera plasma TVs. Therefore, I will never buy another Panasonic product. Not a TV, rice cooker, shaver or microwave oven and tell my friends to do the same. Buy from China instead of Japan.

I bought a panasonic 42 inch 3d tv in 2013. Still under warranty when I contacted panasonic...I was playing with my pet when I accidently throw something, very lightly and I touched the LCD screen and busted..I was shocked that panasonic would make such a cheap tv screen..I called panasonic and a lady named sonia said they would help. They sent me a list of tvs with their discounted prices. Amazon and most other retailers had cheaper prices than their pitiful help. Don't buy panasonic if you are looking for a well built tv. Customer support is nil!! Sony-Samsung-LG are the better tv companies with great customer reviews. BEWARE OF PANASONIC.

First I will never buy a Panasonic TV again. In November 2011, I bought the 60" Panasonic TC-p60s30. In September 2014 I turned it off and it has not turned back on. I took it to a repair place and was told it was the A-board. I replaced it and nothing. I took it back and was told now it's the main power board. I replaced it and nothing. I finally said screw it and bought the other 2 power boards and now I am getting a black screen with 6 blinking red lights! This is absolutely unacceptable but nothing can be done.

Zero stars is what it deserves! Like all the others I too got duped by buying a Panasonic TV!!! Mine is a 32"LCD. It’s in the bedroom and barely gets used. Started experiencing problems just after warranty expired. NEVER again! My problem is the same as everyone else's - the t.v. turns off and on. So very annoying. A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT NEEDS TO BE FILED AGAINST PANASONIC!

I wrote this to Panasonic Consumer affairs back in October 2014. Their reply was to offer 1/2 of the cost for repair, after this being the second repair in less than two years. As of today, Dec 1, no parts, no repair and no estimated date for arrival of parts in the US. This television was purchased from Amazon in December 2012. It required service from Panasonic in January 2014 about one year old. The problem was diagnosed as a known product defect on the ST Board along with the screw set. These have been replaced by S&S Electronics, Chattanooga, TN.

P55GT31 has a bad SC board - Like many others I have experienced failure with the SC board. After owning this set for only 3 years. Wondering why no class action lawsuit? Why no recall yet by Panasonic? This is very well documented as a bad part. As evident with a 6-week back order on getting this part in. I have spent $100 on a service call, I will spend $200.00 on labor to replace part. $150.00 in cable programming that I can not use right now. Panasonic is paying for part only. Panasonic should pay for labor and service call also. This is the right thing to do by a company wanting to compete with the big boys, Sony and Samsung. Panasonic will continue to be a 3rd or 4th choice with customer service and putting out a product like this. I am going back to Sony.

Same as others, a problem with Panasonic 42" plasma... if the power goes out for 1 second or unplugged from wall or strip, it will not come back on for at least 24 hours... I really wish Panasonic would do something about this well-known problem.

Bought this Panasonic 60' plasma in 2013 about $800 and while watching it just turned off. No sound, no picture, just the red light. There wasn't any power outage of any kind, it just shut off and wouldn't turn back on. I read a few things online from others with the same issue and moved the TV to another outlet, vacuumed the back of the vents, held in the power button for 10 seconds, etc., nothing helped. From what I read here it doesn't help to call Panasonic. So we're just out our money and TV? I agree w/ the others here, we should have a case against Panasonic.

I will never buy another Panasonic. Got flashing red lights after owning the TV for 2 years of that. I paid close to 900 for this junk, very upsetting. I have been told repairs can be expensive. I bought a new Samsung last year and it's been wonderful. So I just wanted to type a review so others wouldn't make the same mistake I did.

After 2 short years of use my TV stopped working. The screen is black and the red power light blinks multiple times. Panasonic tech support is of no help, and the simple solutions to repair found online were not effective. This is how companies go out of business. I will never buy another Panasonic product, nor will anyone willing to hear my story. My story seems to be very common - this is upsetting!

A few months ago we unplugged our TV from the mains as I had a small job to do behind the television. After about 15 mins replugged the television to find there was no response from it (No red light to indicate power was on). So I removed fuse from plug and found it ok. Checked power supply cable to TV - that was ok. Phoned Panasonic, organized an engineer to come out to check the TV. Three days later hey presto the red light came on (we cancelled the engineer) and the tv has been great until yesterday ..... Unfortunately my wife unplugged the tv as we were having the carpet cleaned and guess what....... no red light, no nothing and 24 hours later as I write this, it is still the same.

Bought this Panasonic 42' plasma in 2010 about $600 and while watching it just turned off. No sound, no picture, just the red blinking light. Seems to be 11 or 12 times. There wasn't any power outage of any kind, it just shut off and wouldn't turn back on. I read a few things online from others with the same issue and moved the TV to another outlet, vacuumed the back of the vents, held in the power button for 10 seconds, etc., nothing helped. From what I read here it doesn't help to call Panasonic. So we're just out our money and TV? I agree w/ the others here we should have a case against Panasonic.

I bought a Panasonic TC-P55GT30 in Oct of 2012 and turned on my TV tonight to find the dreaded seven blinking red lights with no picture. We use this TV about two times per week and cannot understand how it went out of service so abruptly especially since I have two other TVs in the house much older that still work great. After doing some searching on the internet, I see this is a trend among other consumers. I wrote Panasonic tonight on their website and have not received an answer yet. If this is a reoccurring theme with their Plasma products, there needs to be some sort of lawsuit to compensate consumers that have wasted their hard earned cash on a product they thought they could rely on. Needless to say, I am not very happy right now.

I got suckered in by their Consumer Report reviews also - I bought TWO Panasonic 50" Plasmas - a TC-50PU54 and a TC-P50S30 less than three years ago. I just had my THIRD FAILURE last week! But now of course, it's "out of warranty"! This is B.S.! Does anyone know if there is a some sort of class action lawsuit going on against Panasonic? Sure seems like we've all been had.

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TCP55GT30 - My tv have only 2 years Old and this piece of **. The sc board just went dead after 2 years. I hope Panasonic will take care for fixing my problem and caring about their customer.

I was watching my television when my landlord decided he wanted to play with my electricity and surged my power and my television has not came on since. Wtf, now what? Panasonic is full of **. They are bogus because I'm not the only one obviously!

I have an '08 Panasonic tv 36" th42pz80u hd plasma. TV looks like St Paddy's Day in Boston...... It's ** GREEN. I have heard tons of people having the same problem! Let's act up, fight back with a class action lawsuit. Fix our tvs!!

I bought Panasonic plasma TV TCP55GT30 in Aug. of 2011 (although it sat in the garage for a few months as we completed our remodeling). I was swayed by the glowing reviews in CR, etc., but now have the "Panasonic 7 red flashing lights of death". I contacted Panasonic and they offered me 10% off another Panasonic TV, like I would buy another one. The person on the phone said a "few" complaints on the Internet do not mean they have a problem with this product. I have now been waiting almost a month for the replacement board, with no end in sight. At least, if Panasonic obviously know this is a problem, they would keep a good stock of the faulty boards in stock. I will never buy another Panasonic product, even an AA battery, and make sure everyone knows what a poor excuse for a technology company they are.

Same as other reports. We turned the TV (Panasonic TC-P50S30 Plasma) on tonight and red light comes on but no picture/sound. Just blank black screen. We had and have other TVs that have lasted over 20 years. This TV was $600 and lasted less than 2 years. We bought it because it had such good reviews. What's up with that? It looks like it will do no good to contact Panasonic or a repairman. Anyone out there have success at getting it fixed?

Had to replaced the lamp for model #pt-43lc14. Within a year, it needs to be replaced again.

I have a Panasonic TC-P55GT30 and will not buy another Panasonic product again. I purchased in Oct of 2011 and it was not quite 3 years for a TV that was not even used 2, maybe 3 times a week (for a short period of time) and I received the 7 "blinks of death" a few weeks ago. I found support online to send in my SD, SU and SC boards to be check and repaired, based on the code. I paid over $200 for this to be done. I put back in the boards and still the 7 blinks. No matter if the company that "fixed" my boards or not, reimburses me or buys them from me, I will never buy another Panasonic product in my life. I will also make sure that anyone does not buy from them, based on my experience. I also bought my unit directly from Panasonic and at the time I called in for support, before I found my receipt, they could not even find me in their system. They said if it has been even close to one year, that my unit was out of warranty. I must call a Panasonic Service rep to service my unit.

I purchased a Panasonic Viera tv in May of 2012. Like everyone else, my tv is not working. The tv will turn on, but the screen is blank. I get 14 blinks and was told I would need to have it serviced. This is a bad product and Panasonic needs to be accountable! I will NEVER purchase one of their products!

Same problem with Panasonic 42" plasma... if the power goes out for 1 second or unplugged from wall or strip it will not come back on for at least 24 hours... I really wish Panasonic would do something about this well known problem.

PT50LC13 - I was looking online for Panasonic Parts, trying to cut the repeat TV REPAIR visits and found 800+ top complaints : Panasonic wont turn on. I have LCD, most of you have PLASMA and FLAT SCREENS. But we all ended up with a product that requires repeated servicing. Cable doesn't pro-rate bill because TV wont turn on. Signed, MONEY PITTS!

We purchased this Panasonic Viera TV in 2013. It worked perfectly until we unplugged it to change the stand that it was sitting on. This was 1 year and 1 month after purchase date so too bad for a warranty repair! It took about 3 days to come back on. Anytime we have a power outage and it shuts down quickly, 3 days later it will finally work. We have the same TV but it is older in our family room and so far it has never had this problem. I will probably never buy any Panasonic electronics again in fear of this happening. This TV should be recalled and they should TAKE responsibility for this crap they are selling to people!

We bought a Panasonic TC-P55GT31 on 2/8/12. After about 19 months we too got the 7-blink error code. We called Geek Squad and after 4-visits they deemed our T.V. unrepairable. We then opened a case with Panasonic, they informed us Geek Squad was Not a qualified Panasonic technician and we had to have a second opinion with a repair company (they recommended). Another $80 spent WITH THE SAME RESULT! T.V. deemed unrepairable! Panasonic offered us $425. I informed them that $425 barely pays our sales tax on the purchase of the television and the repair fees we have spent. I asked if we could merely be compensated for our repair fees. They said they would be happy to help with any repairs but since our t.v. is unrepairable they would not reimburse us. After reading other reviews, this company is well aware they have a problem with their panels and refuse to take responsibility. We will NEVER buy anything Panasonic again. Wish I would have seen the reviews before we made the very disappointing purchase.

My 3 year old TV will not turn on, and it looks like I'm not the only person who bought a plasma TV only to find the same thing happens and Panasonic won't stand behind their product. It appears that everyone on this site has the same problem, and it would cost at least big bucks to get their sets fixed because of what appears to be faulty or defective boards/power supplies put in this units. Customers have been told to haul these big TV sets to repair shops (and throw away more money) just to have Panasonic MAYBE do something??? Well, I'm not holding my breath. Their customer service stinks. I will never buy anything made by Panasonic or any of their affiliates again. I hope there's a class action suit in the works.

Viera 55" Plasma TV TC-P55GT31 - I loved the picture on this tv, BUT 14 months after buying this it went black with the 7 blink code. I called Panasonic and they said it was out of warranty but started a repair ticket and gave me the number of a local repair man. I called and he said that it would be $95.00 to come and look at it. (IT'S BLACK WITH A 7 BLINK CODE, WHAT IS TO LOOK AT?) I researched it and looked on YouTube and found that it was a board that commonly goes bad. I called Panasonic and asked to purchase the board and they said NO!!!! I was not a certified repairman even though I am out of warranty. I looked everywhere and found the board for the same price from a vendor in Salinas with a $250.00 core charge BUT they said that Panasonic had 150 boards in stock but they had over 200 on requisite and it would be 4 to 6 weeks. I received the new board and replaced it and all is good again.

I would like to ask where can I make a complain about my Panasonic Viera TX-P42U20. I bought this plasma almost 4 years ago and I was very happy about. I really liked Panasonic TVs and that's why I bought this model. I saw on internet and in a script that it is a second generation of Plasma which has a 100, 000 hours working warranty. 2 weeks ago I noticed a vertical green thin line on my plasma. A few days later that line become thick black, about 8 cm wide from the top to the bottom. Please tell me where can I ask why does that happened. I am a customer who strongly believed in Panasonic. Almost every component I use at home or professionally is Panasonic, and now this happened. It is really disappointing. I cannot watch TV and I am really confused about what to do, either to look for a new TV or not, what brand should be my new TV. Thank You in advance.

Panasonic Plasma - TC-P50GT30 died. Bought this TV on 1/8/12. Got the "7 Blinks of Death" on 9/18/14. Life = 2yr, 8m, 10d. Called Panasonic for troubleshooting advice. Took my info, created case # and then wanted $9 to continue by phone. Are you kidding me! Referred me to website for advice on troubleshooting, which was worthless. Can't believe this company is getting off the hook with selling defective products to consumers. WILL NEVER BUY PANASONIC AGAIN.

I've had this TV for less than 2 years and after the slightest power surge or even unplugging the TV it won't turn back on for anywhere between one and three days. This is very whack. I feel like I have been ripped off and will never buy another Panasonic device. I cannot believe they make crap this defective.

Just over 2 years into a minimally used plasma from Panasonic, my tv (Panasonic VIERA TC-P50S30 50-Inch 1080p Plasma HDTV) has joined the same fate as many others. I called Panasonic and they gave me the same run down of go pay $85 to get an estimate and we will consider what to do. Doubtful they will consider anything. Why is a state official or someone not chasing these crooks down? I have all Panasonic electronics but I will NEVER buy Panasonic again. The way they are going about this with a problem is scary. NO ownership.

Christmas 2012, my husband and I received our 42-in Panasonic LCD tv as a gift from his mom. We were so excited to have our first flat screen as a married couple. A few months, maybe 6, we had to unplug the tv to clean. We plugged it back up and it would not turn on for 3 days. No blinks, flashes, power up sounds, nothing. About 7-8 months later, we had a thunderstorm, our power went out and once again it would not turn on for 3 days. Now, almost 2 years after we had another bad storm two days ago and our tv has yet to come on. Each time we have had this issue, we have called Panasonic and they have been NO HELP!!! Even when we first had this problem at 6 months in, they said they could not do anything but refer us to a repair shop that was almost 70 miles away even though we were still under our 1 year warranty.

Lost power for 30 seconds and it took three days before I could turn on my television. This is ridiculous.

This TV was purchased in 2012 and one night the screen made a pop noise and it went blank. Had the 6 flashing red lights. After contacting Panasonic and using the repair service recommended, it was determined that the repair would cost $1000. This TV is obviously a lemon due to all the other reports and complaints. Don't buy it.

Panasonic may make fine TVs but if you have plans to use Tivo with one and want to use the Tivo remote control solely, you might want to reconsider purchasing a Panasonic TV. My mother has a Panasonic flat screen TV, model # TC-L37D2, that was purchased in 2006. She recently wanted to connect a Tivo Roamio DVR recorder to it and then use just one remote control for both devices. This is an easy thing to do as long as the user has the IR Code (infra-red code) for the TV. Tivo has many of these codes loaded on its software program but were missing one for this Panasonic TV.

I have tried contacting Sears and all they want to do is come out for 99$ and investigate. Tried getting in touch with Panasonic to find out why there is no reset button or any way to reset the TV, but nothing. I will probably wind up getting someone in the neighborhood to come out and look at it. Don't have an order number.

This television is a piece of crap. If the TV becomes unplugged or the power goes out for any amount of time my television will not come back on for three daxx days. It is really annoying and I don't understand why it has this feature. I can tell you this Panasonic, if I have anything to do with the next television purchase it will not be a Panasonic.

TV is not even 2 yrs old and will not power back on after being unplugged. This is the third time in one month. No blinking lights, no anything. I tried the let it sit approach, then hold power button in, plug and unplug, and repeated this over 3 days - nothing. I thought it might be the power cord but then started reading all these same complaints and was shocked! Same as other people - called Panasonic and they suggested repair service which is 70 miles away. The only reason I purchased this TV was due to a top rating by one of the well known magazines. Never again! Had to purchase a new TV but packing this one away in case of class action lawsuit...

This TV is a piece of garbage, and is broken with only 17 months of use. I got the red 7 blinking "lights of death" however, I did my research and watch a few YouTube videos. I removed the back cover and disconnected the Y sustain board. Then plugged TV back into the wall. If the board is faulty, the red light is supposed to blink 6 times. Mine just stays on, and I can't find any info on this. I suspect the screen is bad, however, I am not sure of this. I will NEVER buy anything made by Panasonic again! I got this TV on Black Friday for $300, and it's just not worth putting any $$$$ into to repair. So I get to go TV shopping, YAY! Hope this helps someone out there. :)

I purchased a Panasonic VIERA TC-P50S30 in 2011 and was shocked to find the tv click off a little over 2 years of purchase. Out of warranty. Red steady light to show power is on. But no picture. A quick Google revealed that this is happening to everyone who purchased this model. We deserve compensation and would gladly participate in a class action suit. I called Panasonic and they want me to take it to a service repair shop. The shop tells me it probably will cost up to 500 dollars to fix. It's not worth it and Panasonic won't do anything to satisfy me.

I have purchased TV in Dombivali, it has given problems of blurs on the screen and after complaining, the same has been replaced in Jan 2013. The same I brought to Hyderabad since I have shifted my residence. That time the Kalyan service center replaced with a higher version 3D (P42TH50D) on the same purchase receipt informing me that the same receipt will do for warranty. They replaced Plasma having three years warranty. Unfortunately the replaced TV also has given problems of lines.

Like so many others, I purchased a Panasonic VIERA TC-P50S30 in 2011 and was shocked to find the screen go black within 2 years of purchase. Out of warranty. Red steady light to show power is on. But no picture. A quick Google revealed that this is happening to everyone who purchased this model. We deserve compensation and would gladly participate in a class action suit.

It is very unfortunate to get a very poor feedback and customer support from a company like Panasonic. From last 2 months, we are getting only false promise from your company. (We have each and every proof of it.) And today when my lawyer Mr K. ** trying to call Mr ** once, your tele caller executive told him to hold the line to transfer the call to Mr ** and after 5 minutes of holding the line phone was disconnected from your side. And after that immd. call again to same number and another executive asked the details and after that simply told us that Mr ** is not available. How it can be possible, your company one tele caller confirming that he is transferring the call to Mr ** and other is telling us that Mr ** is not available. We receive a email from Mr Tajinder ** (delhiwest.icare.panasonic@gmail.com) on 15 of July (only after sending many reminder, after sending complain on your website) that it will take another 10 days.

50-inch plasma viera tv was 2.5 years old and died. It had 14 blinks and after researching, seems to be common problem but expensive to fix. Panasonic would offer a small portion that wouldn't help with total repair. Will not buy panasonic again.

On October 13 I purchased a Panasonic LED TV. The TV is having problem that audio system get fail while changing mode. From day of purchase, I am informing to PANASONIC company till now, they will not able to solved the problem, and even they will not able to find the solution. Service technician not coming on time as they promised date. Very very poor service and very very poor product. Dear Friends, had my experience, please don't purchased Panasonic LED television.

Summary: Panasonic TC-P50UT50 had 3 warranty repairs relating to TV not powering on during first 9 months. Each time, it was a different issue. 2 months after warranty expired, the issue returned.

I purchased the TV on 2/11/12. It has never gotten heavily used. All of a sudden, it stopped working. No sound, no picture. Power light blinks 14 times, repeatedly. I expected to get much more than 2 years out of this TV; very disappointed in Panasonic. In researching this online, it appears that this is a very common problem for Panasonic, and with this model. Would like some kind of resolution.

I purchased a 50" Plasma in Nov 2012 because of the remarkable picture quality. 20 months later (8 months out of warranty), I now have a dead TV with a red LED light on front that blinks 7 times. I was quoted $1,000 to fix my $1000 TV by the repairman. I've read so many similar stories that I'm convinced this is a design defect that Panasonic was aware of when they decided to stop producing Plasmas. I can't imagine ever wanting to buy a Panasonic product again.

Much like everyone else, I am extremely frustrated with Panasonic and its televisions. I purchased a new 50" plasma television, Model # TC-P50u50, in January of 2013. After a full 18 months of use, the television will no longer power on, instead I am greeted with a red light that blinks 7 times - pauses - and then blinks in the pattern again. I have come to learn that this is pretty much the "death" of the television. Sure, it can be repaired for a mere $400, but what's the sense when the repair cost is worth more than the TV at this point?

In April my PANASONIC TC-L55E50 stopped working. The TV wouldn't turn on at all. I had purchased it 18 months ago from Sears. I called Panasonic and they referred me to an authorized repair store. Panasonic explained to me the process of what to do if there would be any cost covered by the company. The warranty was 8 months over the 1 year covered by company. I had explained to them that the TV didn't turn on after our electricity had went out the night before. I went to turn on the TV and there was no power; it would not turn on. (All three other TV’s we had, which included 1 Sony Bravia/7 years old, all worked.)

We had that exact same thing happen to us! It's since been placed in the original box and placed in the garage. Bulbs were faulty and very expensive and then the color spots were hurting our eyes. So very sad and now having issues with Panasonic again over the TV that replaced the one in the garage. We will never purchase another product from Panasonic again! I would join in a lawsuit if asked.

The bulb on our panasonic keeps going out. We've replaced it 3 times now. I guess there is a class action lawsuit against panasonic for bad bulbs. However, our tv is not one of the listed 4 tvs in the lawsuit. Our tv uses the LFS4000 bulb. The tv is only 7 years old and this is unacceptable for such an expensive product - it was around $2000.

Got a Viera LED TC-60AS530UE around 3 weeks ago from Panasonic.com. The TV came in a good condition but it wouldn't power on, so I called and got it replaced. It took them 2 weeks to send me a new one. I just received the new one today (20 minutes ago); turned it on and there is a crack in the middle of the screen. At this point, I just want to return and get a refund. I am so frustrated with this. I got the TV so my dad can watch soccer, but the World Cup is almost over and I still haven't gotten the TV I wanted.

My 42" Panasonic Plasma TV (TH-C42FD18) stopped working. The power button would blink twice so the first time I called Panasonic tech support and told them the issue I was having with my Plasma TV and they told me it would be a $20 fee to talk to their support. I thought that was odd so I asked them for the nearest authorized service center closet to Monmouth County, NJ and they gave me a service center in Brooklyn, NY. I called them three times and left messages for what sounded like a home answering machine. I called Panasonic back and asked them for the next closest service center and they gave me Toms River, NJ which is even closer to me. Called them twice and left messages for what sounded like a home answering machine again.

In June 2012, I purchased a 50 inch Panasonic Viera Plasma TV, model number P50U50. I researched LCD, LED and Plasma televisions for six months. Admittedly, Plasma was not my first choice; however, after speaking with tech geeks at Sears and Best Buy, I decided to purchase a Plasma. They described how as a BluRay movie aficionado, I would love the true and rich colors. They also reassured me that Plasma was not old technology and specifically that your company, Panasonic, was doing the best job in this area. Several positive consumer report reviews later and I felt confident in my choice. Over the course of one year and ten months I thoroughly enjoyed your tv.

Panasonic Plasma Pan 55 inch 3D 1080P, IPTV - We received the TV as a gift from our son and we were really happy with it. We had it 1 yr and 3 days when it went out. We called the cable company and then a repairman to fix it. When the repairs were too extensive to fix, we decided to recycle it. We called Panasonic because we do not think that any $1000 item should break down in one year’s time. After several calls with cut offs, we finally reached a settlement. It was not much but at least it would pay the sales tax on our new TV. Never did receive anything and called back only to find out they would not honor the settlement because we recycled the TV. I can't believe that absolutely nothing was done. My son is upset because it was a gift and we are dissatisfied with Panasonic TV for making an unreliable product.

I purchased a 50-inch smart TV model number tc-l50e60 in November of 2013. The internet worked perfectly until April of this year. Suddenly I could not get an internet connection on the TV even though I got the internet on my laptop and iPad. My first step was to contact Comcast to see if the problem was caused by them. I was told everything was fine through Comcast but I insisted a technician come out and double check. He installed a new modem and checked everything. The only app that worked was Netflix and that went off before his truck had left. I called Panasonic and was told by someone (not in this country) that it must be a software problem and it would cost $129.00 to repair. I was forced to tell him where to put the TV. I will never buy another Panasonic product.

I bought a 50-inch Panasonic Plasma TV 29 months ago from Best Buy. A couple of days ago, the TV gave a large sound that sounded like static electricity and the screen went dead. The TV gives an error code of 14 blinking red light. Everything I have read on the internet says this is the blinking light of death. I had a two-year warranty with Best Buy, which had expired five months ago. They told me to get in touch with the company. Based on what I read here, that is a waste of time. I paid over $800 for the unit and believe it will cost more to repair than buying a new TV. I definitely do not plan on buying a Panasonic in the future.

I agree, Panasonic should be held liable for selling faulty merchandise and We the people should start, A Class Action suit. It appears in today times we the consumers are big companies' escape dummies. They make profits while we the consumer pay for their mistakes. As the subject states, TC-P42ST30, went pop, no picture. In hindsight, I see why there's a one-year warranty. If Our Gov is blind releasing a Big Auto maker, I certainly won't expect positive results. Panasonic selling metered TVs. Thank God my TV didn't kill Me. I survived another Day.

I am consumer of your home appliance. My TV (29'CRT, purchased on 2009) had a complaint in last week and I approach nearest Panasonic authorized service center (M/s Shon Electronics, Kottayam, Kerala, India) with my TV on 25.4.2014. The authorized person is not interested to repair my TV. He says that "this is old model, now there is only LCD tv's in market so the company doesn't supply CRT TV components". I am helpless. The above TV is kept in the service center till now. Then I send a mail in your helpline id on 29.3.2014, but there is no response. I thought that your company may be an International company and keep promises and standards. It is very shameful approach and response from you. KEEP IT UP.

I was standing 20 feet from my TV when it made an explosive popping noise shocking me and getting my attention. I saw it go black and it has been dead ever since. That was March 17, 2014. This TV is 4 months old. This is well within the warranty period. It took 7 phone calls and 2 escalations and 8 hours to even get a technician out to our house. Now they are denying coverage still because they don't see a prima facie reason… Well, I see that as the exact reason why an exploding TV that goes dead would be covered under a warranty, NOT the reason to deny coverage. We buy their TV and hand over $2500 in good faith, and they meet that with a bad faith denial of the warranty they purport to offer. At this point we are at a loss for $2,500.00 and no TV since March 17, 2014.

I bought a new Panasonic TC-P50U50, 50" plasma TV, last March (2013), and in January of 2014 it quit working. I called Panasonic and they told me it was a 2012 model and I needed to have the receipt for them to help me. I couldn't find it, and still can't. They told me they wouldn't help me without a receipt. I went online to see if there was any way I could fix it myself and found MANY complaints of exactly the same model and issue I had: TV flashes, then the screen goes dark and the little red LED on front blinks 8 times. When I contacted a repair place, they told me which board was faulty and that Panasonic doesn't even make that board anymore, they've replaced it with a newer version, likely a more reliable version because they know it was no good.

My sister bought her Panasonic 42'' lcd tv and it was working fine. Until we had a power outage. After 30 minutes of fumbling with the tv, it turn back on. Anyways ever since then it turns off and it takes at least 3 days to turn back on but it becomes very annoying when you are watching tv and it shuts off on its own. It works for a couple of days or so but then like I said shuts down for 3 days without working. Thanks to my sister I decided not to purchase a Panasonic tv, instead got a Samsung tv. Panasonic ain't worth the prices. Get a different brand.

TV is less than one year old and just failed, will not turn on, stays black. No real phone rep help. After reading on the web many customers experienced this same problem. Need help, paid too much for supposed quality.

PLASMA TCP 65 VT30 7 BLINKS OF DEATH - Like thousands out there having issues with Panasonic TV line up, I’m just another one in the same boat. Got mine June 2011 and die Nov. 2013; it lasted 28 months which by the complaints online, is actually a bit better than others that die within months or less than a year. I invested a decent amount of money 3800 bucks on the unit itself and 700 bucks for an extended warranty on my unit, since I thought, it was going to be the best "PROVEN" technology out there at the time. Oh boy, I was wrong. After reading complaint after complaint online, I realized that, this was just another example of quality negligence and untested defective products put on the market by big brands.

We bought the TV (Panasonic TC-P50x5) about 6 months ago... Had a storm, Lost Power. Waited til it passed... And yes I bought a 25$ surge protector for my 1200$ TV. Go to turn on, NOTTA. So, I get online and type in the brand Serial Number what happened and I the first forum I CLICK on, told me to UNPLUG and hold power for so long then plug TV back in and hit power again then take the remote and DO SOMETHING else. Well, that worked... Couldn't believe. MY fiance bought me a 60in smart TV for Valentine's Day. So, not thinking anything we unplug the Panasonic to move to living room. Put it up on the mantel, plug it in and NOTTA again....

After having the set for 14 months it cut off and started blinking 7 red lights. I called Panasonic and was told to unplug it from the unit and plug it directly into the wall after a few minutes. Did not work. They said wait an hour and retry. Did not work. Was told to try a t.v. repair service since it was not under warranty. Ain't that a trip I paid 2800 for this set and from all the same complaints from customers with the 7 flashing light they should own the fact the set have a defect and offer to replace or fix the problems. Before this I would not buy any other brand, even argued with the salesman who tried to warn me about all the complaints about their problem with this very issue. I stood by the brand only to have them tell me not their problem. Well with over 1600 complaints about the same issue I say it damn sure ain't their problem. At 2500 plus a set they living it up on our money and left us out to dry. This should not be the case. A sadden ex-supporter.

We purchased a 42 Panasonic Plasma TV in July 2012. We lost power in December 2012 and the TV would not turn on using the remote once power was restored. My son was able to turn it on using the button on the back of the TV. The TV worked fine until I accidentally unplugged it and it wouldn't turn back on. We contacted Panasonic and took it to a local repairman for warranty service. It was there for approximately one month because the part wasn't available. (Apparently, this is a common problem with this TV). Finally got the TV back and it worked fine. Lost power again and same problem occurred. Panasonic approved another warranty service but I decided not to take it in when the TV turned on after being off for four days.

I purchased a Panasonic plasma TV 4/12/12. On 11/14/12, my TV shut down completely and was giving 8 blinking red light signal. After some internet research, discovered it was the SS board, luckily I also found on the net that it was still under 1-year warranty so I called Panasonic and they scheduled a repair visit at my home. Everything was well until 4/1/13 when the same thing happened. I called Panasonic and again a repair visit was made. This morning, 12/21/13, discovered the same problem!!!! Called Panasonic this morning and was told, "Sorry ma'am, it is not under warranty. There is nothing that can be done." I proceeded to ask the representative if Panasonic was still producing a plasma TV, because I read on the net that they discontinued the plasma. Hmmm, sounds a little curious that they would discontinue making them.

I purchased a 42-inch Plasma TV from Panasonic in 2012. I did not keep my receipt, but the manufacturing date is March 2012. Several times, TV would not turn on after being unplugged. Always came on within a few hours, now it has been two days and no success. Talked to customer support on live chat and after many questions was told to contact a repair facility. I assume this out of the one year warranty. I have purchased many televisions over the past forty years. Most were generic brands and to this day have not had one ever quit. This Panasonic is the first. After checking online about this problem, I assume there are thousands of people with this problem. This is a product defect and should be taken care of by Panasonic. I expect a television to last for years, not months. I have a Sanyo 50-inch plasma that is over five years old and still works like new. I have not attempted to go any further with Panasonic after reading about the run around others have gotten.

Bought Panasonic 55-in Viera TV from Best Buy on a Blue Shirts expert recommendation on February 5, 2012 for the Super Bowl. July 4, 2013 the picture looked weird and on July 5, 2013 it failed. After research and calling Panasonic, I found out the 7 blinks are a diagnostic code. I tried getting assistance from both Panasonic & Best Buy to no avail. I then called a consumer group who also had no luck. Also have sent a 30-day demand letter asking for a refund and a lawyer from Panasonic called me. We have come to an impasse so I will now be going to small claims court. Will post results, it works.

Panasonic Viera Plasma is a POS! TV is going to give all of us a seizure. Certain channels don't work (can't watch the channel because it constantly blinks, like a strobe light).

I bought this TV (Panasonic Viera) from Costco in 2009. In 2011, started having issues with blinking power light; determined to be power circuit board failure. Costco extends the manufacturer's warranty for 2yrs, so had it repaired by a Panasonic authorized dealer. Less than 2yrs after repair, and it's having the exact same issue, and of course it's past all warranties. Needless to say, this will be my last Panasonic purchase.

I called Panasonic and explained that I purchase a 55 inches plasma TV and died on 19 month. They basically told me that the TV is out of warranty and that they cannot do anything. Escalated to the executive level and basically they gave me the run-around. It's very unprofessional to not recognize that this units (TC-P55ST30) came with problems with their cards from manufacture. It's upsetting that a renown company like Panasonic is deceiving consumers with their products.

My LCD TV l32c30d which was purchased just year back, suddenly the sound went off, the pan drive sound is ok. Please guide me for repairs. Thanks.

I have a 10 months old Panasonic Plasma TV that has a star crack on the panel. I called Panasonic and they referred me to their contractor to have the television set fixed. Their repairman stated that the crack was caused by an internal blast. He sent pictures of the panel showing and explaining all details of the crack. They denied the repair. I called them several times to have it solved, they still denied the claim. I had the repairman called them again and explained what he observed and the star crack was an internal not external, claim still denied. I called for a last time and tried to have them worked with me, I even faxed them the invoice with the repairman noted that the crack on the panel was an internal blast not from any pressure from outside. The claim still denied and the still held on their first position.

Had this TV for 14 months... Had it at a second house I visited 2 times a month. Half the screen, the pixels went... blurry colors, voices goggles goes in and out.... Called over and over to Panasonic. Not helpful at all... Too bad, yr warranty out. Sony replaced a $400 part after 2 yrs because they stood behind their product... I'll never buy another Panasonic product... Big and rich, they don't care about the little guy that has to save to buy a nice item for himself... then don't back the product

Bought TV in 2009. In 2011 the red blinking power light blinked several times and TV shut off. I tried to turn back on but no power or sound, just a red blinking power light that blinks 10 times. Warranty on the TV was 1 year and I was 6 mo. too late. Called Panasonic, they said the cost on fixing it was about half the price of the TV and that didn't include the maintenance fee for the repairman.

On June 2, 2012 I purchased a brand new Panasonic television, model number shown above. On August 10, 2013, after being on about 1 hour, I came back into my living room to find the television off. I figured like normal perhaps it had timed out and shut itself off due to no activity. I grabbed the remote and proceeded to turn it on when I heard a click and nothing occurred. I noticed that there was a red button blinking 7 times. Trying to troubleshoot myself, I plugged the television up to a different power source with still no success. After my failed attempt I left the television unplugged for a few days. I then tried again a few days later and still no luck but the television still displayed the 7 blinks of the red light. I figured I would call Panasonic directly to see if they could assist.

I am completely outraged that I have only owned this 50" Panasonic Vierra Plasma HDTV for 23 months! This was a Birthday Present to my Fiance based on the great reviews it got via Consumer Reports. Like everyone that purchases a TV and this was our first flat panel TV purchase, we were excited. Now just 23 months later, like everyone else it’s completely dead - no sound, no picture. All we got is a solid red light on the TV. We hold power button in then we get the 14 blinks of death!! Completely ridiculous and outrage that this TV is not operational now!! I'm not a rich man, yes I am a blue collar worker trying to get by and did not have planned in my budget to shell out hundreds of dollars to fix this TV! I have read extensively over and over and called Panasonic only to confirm they have no intentions of repairing all these Lemon TVs!! In my opinion, this was a get rich quick scheme! I will never ever, in my entire life purchase anything made by this company ever again!!! I have seen no remorse from this company and in my opinion that is what I call crooked! BUYER BEWARE! Please sign me up for any legal action against this company. I'm so disgusted, it’s sickening!

Purchase Panasonic TC-P55GT31 at Best Buy in August 2011. TV did not get daily use since it was in the basement. Turned it on yesterday and red light started blinking (7 blinks). Researched the issue and was surprised to see so many complaints. This is a $2500 television and I would have expected it to last more than 26 months. Customer service wanted me to pay them $9.95 to walk me through the troubleshooting steps, but said if they did not work, I still had to pay. Took the back off the unit and one of the fan screws was missing, proving quality issues at Panasonic. Too complicated for me to tackle, so now have to take it to repair shop to see what is wrong. Sure it will be no less than $400 to fix. Can't believe that Panasonic hasn't owned up to this issue. Will be the last product that I purchase from them.

We got a "good deal" on a 42" Panasonic LCD TV that we purchased outright from a leasing store. We had it a month. When I turned the TV on after cleaning the screen (which I have done on all my other TVs with no problem), there was sound, but only a white screen. I opened the back up and nothing looks broken, loose, corroded or anything, so I replaced the back. I got a picture for a split second, then it went black and the power light started blinking. After seeing all the complaints out there about Panasonic, I can see now that a repair would cost more than we paid for it! I am glad we did not pay full price for it, and I never will buy a Panasonic!

I purchased this Panasonic tc-p55vt30 20 months ago and now it stopped working. 7 blinking lights after 20 months of use on a $2,500.00 TV. My first Panasonic Onyx has the EXACT same problem but I paid $9,999.00 for that Panasonic TV. Terrible customer service and zero help. I can't believe I ever bought a Panasonic TV again. I will NEVER buy a Panasonic ever again!!!!! Terrible.

We have a 50" Panasonic Plasma TV. One day the TV wouldn't turn on after 1 yr of having it. We had a service tech come out, and he replaced the power board and he told us that this is a problem with this TV and Panasonic is aware of this problem. 1 1/2 yrs later it has done it again!!!!! The TV hasn't worked more than it has worked in the time we have owned it. All I would like is for Panasonic to send me a new power board so we can repair the problem. I will continue to post things everywhere I can and tell people not to purchase Panasonic products! It is so sad that when you spend over $2000 on something and you have to pay to get it to continue to work, and or argue with a huge company to send a replacement part to fix the problem!!!!!

Bought TV in September 2012 - in Feb. 2013 - lost power due to storm - when power came back on - TV did not… After hours of calls with Panasonic customer service, they told us to drive our 42 inch TV 35 miles to the service dealer. They would not authorize an in-house repair for a TV unless it was larger than 42". After 5 days of turning on/turning off, the TV came back on by itself and worked fine for months until August 2013 - when same thing happened. This time it came back on after 12 hours. We decided to bite the bullet and take it in for service before the warranty ended. TV has now been held hostage for 2 weeks - one tech says needed a new power board - they aren't sure that is the problem. Other says nothing wrong with the TV that it came on every time after being unplugged. Never again Panasonic! Never again!!!

Panasonic pt56lcz70 - It was claimed to have the life-lasting LIFI lamp (From CNET) and best HD image quality of all. But with 5 years of having it, the lamp has broken down 3 times. And the one that came with the initial TV took average 4 MIN to start up the TV! And we are definitely not the minority to have this problem. Amazon reviews for the model were flooded with the similar complaints. It's not too hard to test the life of the lamp. Why would they make this completely misleading claim before even giving it a bit of testing, while still enjoying the high industry reputation?! How can we join a class action against Panasonic's LIFI as it seems to have already one? Thank you very much!

Purchased my Panasonic Viera TC-P50S30 Plasma HDTV on June 3, 2011 and received my 7 blinking lights of death on August 24, 2013. I guess I must be one of the lucky ones, got a little over 2 years of service on my tv before she let go. Obviously this is still an issue that needs to be resolved. Since this is late Saturday evening, I will try and contact Panasonic as soon as possible, but I have to say from all that I have read, that the outlook is bleak. The only good news that I can take from all of this is that I live in the state of Maine and we have an implied warranty law that basically states that when you purchase an item (except for motor vehicles) you have a 4 year implied warranty in Maine that covers parts and labor. It's a time consuming process, but it works.

After 5 years, my expensive Panasonic 50" HDTV will no longer turn on. After turning to the internet for troubleshooting advice, it has become clear that numerous others have had the same issues with their Panasonic TVs. I feel fortunate my TV has lasted as long as it did. Naturally it is out of warranty and I have been referred by Panasonic to a repair shop where I undoubtedly will have to pay many hundreds of dollars to have it repaired. Panasonic should admit they are knowingly and willingly selling a defective product and offer free repairs for the "power supply" issues that are plaguing so many of their customers. Panasonic has lost me as a customer forever.

Our Plasma Panasonic TCP55GT30 (build date October 2011) that we have owned for 13 months decided to give us the 7 blinks of death problem on August 5. Unfortunately, we did not have the extended warranty. We contacted Panasonic Service and they gave us the name of a certified Panasonic Repair Tech. They did give us a case number and some indication that they may cover the repairs since we are slightly over a year. The technician came out 8/9/2013 and did confirm that we need an SC board replacement (Part #TXNSC1NVUU). Most of the grounding screws were loose, possibly an indication of what caused the short. The repairs total $480 if not covered by Panasonic. I'm so afraid this is going to happen again in just a few months after the repairs. The part is only guaranteed for 90 days.

Kids were playing Xbox on TV for about an hour or two. Switched to regular TV and was unable to change channel, then TV screen went black. Unable to turn off and a red blinking light. Only way to turn off light is to unplug TV. Should not happen to a TV that is less than 2 years old!! Purchased August 30 2011 - died July 30, 2013!

My husband and I purchased the Panasonic-TC-P60GT30-60"3d 1080p, 600 Plasma TV for $2,399.99 (not including tax). We received this TV on August 19, 2011. On July 20, 2013, the TV's picture began to run lines across it and eventually blacked out. My husband phoned Panasonic and the individual said that for a fee a tech person would work with him over the phone. My husband declined this service. The person also stated that there have not been any complaints regarding this issue with the Panasonic TVs. After an hour, my husband turned the TV back on and the picture was fine. On Monday, July 22nd, 2013 my husband tried to turn the TV on. This time the picture was completely black. He tried to adjust the satellite cable and the picture remained black. After taking the TV into an authorized Panasonic repair store we were told that the CIRCUIT BOARD was faulty and we needed to replace it at a total cost of $393.00.

I bought a Plasma 55" TV with 3D technology (TC-P55VT30). I am upset because my TV lasted for 15 months. I understand that things happen, but when you spend 2500 dollars on a TV, you expect it to last at least three years. I am extremely appalled at how this company deals with their customers. I have to pay for a repairman to assess the problem, then I have to scan the documents in and email them to them. They refused to tell me if they would do anything even if I sent this stuff in.

Panasonic TH42PX50u - I have always purchased Panasonic products. This set is a big disappointment. I have to press the on switch several times to get it to come on. After an hour it will not respond to channel change. After reading all the complaints, I will not have it repaired. I also have another Panasonic (with cable card) that is not have a good picture. Could be due to cable card which I think did not to prove effective. Good bye Panasonic!

I purchased this set 2 1/2 years ago from Best Buy. About one month ago, I couldn't get it to turn on; power light blinks red repeatedly. I called Panasonic and they gave me name of authorized service person. He came out and said the digital board was paid. I paid $100 to find that out. I called Panasonic and they refused to do anything, said there were no known issues with digital board. From all of the complaints I'm reading, it appears they are wrong.

I purchased in Nov. 2008 & it stopped working in June 2012. Red power light blinks 13 times. It's no longer under warranty. I was told that a technician would need to come out to investigate. Panasonic needs to take ownership/responsibility. I've searched on Google concerning this TV & have seen others like it & have found that there is a known defect. I paid good money for this TV & can't use it. If there's a lawsuit, I'd like to join.

The power supply module circuit board failed after about 2.5 years. Panasonic will not take responsibility. Their authorized service facility, Electronic Services, in Pembroke, GA has been unable to repair it after 4 months. I'm stuck with a non-working TC-P42X1 Panasonic Viera Plasma TV. I want to join a class action lawsuit against Panasonic.

My Panasonic TC-P50X5 has had a total power meltdown. It will not do anything. The TV is still under warranty and I have been trying to get Panasonic to send out the necessary parts to the repair place for a month. Every time I call customer service, I get the same old story "We don't know where the part is and we will re-expedite your claim. Please call us back in 24-48 hours." It has been re-expedited 5 times! Finally, I wrote the BBB and he stated attorney general. I would not buy a $3 watch from this company!

SC Board on backorder - seventeen units on backorder even before I called. They keep telling me to wait at least 3 weeks for an ETA. What about the other 17? Those boards didn't all fail at the same time. This part is for a Panasonic 50" Plasma, model year 2009. Panasonic has, by a huge margin, the WORST customer service I've ever encountered. No more Panasonic for this family. They won't get one thin dime out of me ever again.

I had a power issue with my Panasonic 50" LCD TV TC 50PU54. I purchased it in November of 2012. After troubleshooting the issue, a technician had to be called out, and he repaired it in February of 2013 to fix the problem. This lasted about 2 months. Then the same problem happened again. Now all I want is a replacement for this. This product was manufactured in April of 2012, and in less than a year, it was having power issues. I want to talk to someone in the US and I have tried to deal with it getting fixed. I'm not interested in that. I only want it replaced.

I bought a 55" Plasma TV model# TC-P50S1. After 3 years it died, and I started getting 7 blinking lights for the power board failure. I called my warranty. The TV was gone a month, got it home for 5 days, and it died again for the same problem - 7 blinking lights. I called Panasonic after googling and finding out I'm not alone. This is a problem with the 2007-2009 models. Panasonic stands by their 1 year manufacturer’s warranty and refuses to do anything about it or admit there is a manufacturer’s defect with these TVs.

I was playing my video game console like I usually do and after a few hours, my 50" Viera Plasma TV just suddenly shuts off and doesn't turn on again. Now, the power indicator light is flashing in an 8-flash pattern. This TV isn't even a year old and it shouldn't be broken already. I thought Panasonic was a great brand.

I purchased a Panasonic television in 2007. A few months later, the lamp stopped working. I contacted Panasonic and was told that it was out of warranty, and that I had to purchase a new lamp. I did order a replacement and paid $150.00 a few months later. Again, the lamp stopped working. I called them again. They said that this TV has that problem where the lamp stops working and you have to keep ordering a new lamp. This is unacceptable if you have to keep buying a new lamp each time it stops working. How much money are you really spending on this TV? I know there was a class action lawsuit filed against Panasonic in 2007, but this model was not included (not sure why) because the class action suit was because of the lamps being defective. I want to get the money I paid for this TV refunded. I want to purchase a TV that will actually work properly.

I purchased this set from Amazon after going through a lot of info regarding TVs. I paid $284 for it on December 11, 2012. A few months later, the TV shut itself off and I got blinking red lights. No picture or sound! I tried the power button (back right of set) but it did not work. Remote did not work on power either. When I pulled out the plug, then it worked. I called Panasonic since set is only four months old. The referred me to a technician that 32-inch TV has to be carried to a repair shop. Since I am 78 years old, disabled and my husband has cancer, and the TV repair was over 25 miles away, they sent a Panasonic tech to the house. He replaced the two things that are on the back of the TV. One is the power supply, and I don't know what the other is for, but I assume it has the video/sound info and is pertinent to the repair. So basically now, it is a new or refurbished set.

We bought a Panasonic TC-P50UT50 378 days ago. Panasonic says no way for warranty for the 8 blink code. The local repair shop is 25 miles away. And they want $100 to just come and look at it, or I can haul it to them for an $80 look. Never again will we buy a Panasonic product!

Our TV was manufactured in 9/2007 and we have had a lamp go bad three times. The last time we had it replaced was August of 2012 (2 months before our 5-year warranty was to expire). The company that replaced the lamp told us we had 1-year warranty on the lamp. When the TV lamp went again this week, we called Panasonic expecting them to replace the lamp. Instead they said they only warranty the part for 90 days.

TC-P55VT30 - My Panasonic TV is making a loud buzz noise since 2 wks out of 1yr warranty. I called Panasonic and the given number to call repairman to come out. The rep on the phone seemed to be aware of this problem as others complained. The TV cost over $5000 and has problems 13 months later. I have to call in for a repairman to come look at the TV. A class action suit needs to be filed for selling faulty products. I will never buy Panasonic again. We thought this was the best item on market. It appears to be the worst.

Panasonic has got to be one of the biggest name brands in the Electronic Industry and there's certain cult that has a tremendous amount of respect for the brand that always choose and relied on Panasonic over the years including myself.

I am so angry with this television. I unplugged my PlayStation from it to bring it into the living room for gaming and shortly thereafter, I tried to turn on the TV. It didn't work. I thought at the time that I had pulled out a plug for the TV while unplugging the PlayStation so I didn't think anything of it. The next day, I went to plug the PlayStation back in and still had no TV. I started to get concerned. So I completely gutted all the cords and started over and still no TV! Only then did I realize what the blinking light on the front of TV could possibly mean ... It died on me.

One month out of warranty, almost to the day, our Panasonic Viera 50" Plasma TV (after working perfectly fine the day before) at random, wouldn't turn on and flashed seven blinking lights. A quick Google search revealed that this is an incredibly common problem with Panasonic Viera TVs. Not only have the people at Panasonic been completely incompetent (lost my e-mail address multiple times; never called me back), they are completely unwilling to pay for the repairs any more than a small fraction of the cost for an obvious manufacturing defect. We paid $850 for a TV that lasted 13 months.

I purchased a Panasonic Plasma TV Model TC-P50GT25 in late 2010. The unit was manufactured in September 2010. The unit stopped working and the red blinking light of death blinked 10 times. A quick search online reveals that this is a common problem with the Panasonic Plasmas and indicates that they are defective from the start. After many phone calls to the company I finally got someone on the phone from consumer affairs. The company refuses to acknowledge that there's a common defect and takes little responsibility for it. I recommend anyone thinking of an HDTV to look anywhere but Panasonic.

My Panasonic Plasma television (TH-42PX80U) was repaired a few years back under warranty, and again it has had the same problem. After doing some research, there seems to be an extremely high number of people with the same problem.

I purchased a 60" Viera 3D TV, which did not work from the start. Thirteen months later, and countless repairs, it has never worked(!) and yet they keep advising us to have it repaired again. Unless you like talking to idiots with little to no customer service skills, avoid purchasing a Panasonic product at all costs. I wrote a letter to the director of customer service, and she had a yahoo call, and told us... to have it repaired.

Worst company ever. I was on hold for 90 minutes today. Two weeks of them screwing me around. TV isn't even a year old and is screwed up!

The screen on my Panasonic TC-P55GT30 went blank 1 year and 1 month after the purchase date. The power indicator light blinked 7 times, which indicated failure of the SC, SU or SD boards (or all three boards). This is a common problem with Panasonic TVs, just google "7 blinks of death Panasonic" and you will find many forums that address the topic. The first time I called Panasonic Customer service to report the problem, they told me the TV had a 1-year warranty and was no longer covered by Panasonic. I mentioned the high failure rate of their SC boards and the only reason for these failures could be manufacturer error, which Panasonic should voluntarily resolve. The Panasonic Customer Service representative told me he could only refer me to a Panasonic TV repair shop because the TV was 1 month over the warranty.

TX-P42XT50B internal power pack failures - I purchased the above on the 1st of July 2012 for $499.97. On November 24th, the TV died. Within a few hours, the red light came back on and it started working again. Then on the 14th going on the 15th of December 2012, the same thing happened again but this time it didn't come back on in a few hours. So I did the usual and went onto Panasonic's website to find a TV repair company as my TV is only 6 months old. An appointment was made for me for yesterday and I was asked what was wrong with the TV. I explained the above and the woman was very hyper and excited as she stated she knew what was wrong with the TV.

We purchased a 42" Panasonic Viera Plasma in 2008. Within a year, it malfunctioned. Within 2 years, the TV had to be repaired 3 times for the same problem - a faulty power supply board. Fortunately, the first three repairs were covered by the extended warranty I'd purchased through Sears when I bought the TV. The 4th time the power board malfunctioned, we called Panasonic directly. They sent out a repairman, and we hoped our problems with this plasma would be solved.

The television (PT-61LCZ70) only have 10,000, hours. They have not resolved my issue with the television. They offered me a buyout and I have not received the paperwork. I contacted the BBB and they are now retaliating against me for doing so. I have been without a TV for three months. I faxed the receipt and it was not clear. They would not give me a mailing address at 1-800-211-7262. I spoke to the manager, Mr. **, a sales associate, Marvin, and Mrs. Rose. What else can I do to resolve this issue? Now they are saying the TV is not in my name, but I have signed all of the service repairs twice. I have called over twenty-five times. This has been painful and sad.

On 11/11/05, I purchased a Panasonic HDTV Projection TV. The cost of the TV was $2,182.04. I purchased the TV at Costco in Fresno, CA Ashlan & Peach. During the time of the purchase, we were not informed that the lamp (Part Ty-LA 1000) required replacement after so many hours of usage. From the time of purchase 11/05 to 08/10, the lamp went out a total of 4 times. They covered the warranty replacements three times and refuse to offer the 4th replacement. Since then, I have researched the recalls and found that certain other TVs were recalled for the same problem. My model (Model # Pt-52LCX15) was not included, which I disputed since the recall was based on the replacement lamp.

I purchased a Panasonic Viera Plasma TCP50C2 in October 2010. It failed with 10-blink code in November 2012. This 50-inch plasma was used but once a week on average for a few hours. A product with a name like Panasonic should not fail in such a catastrophic way. We had a surge protector specific to this television and treated it with great care and little use. One day, after an hour of use, a pop sound was heard, then the 10 flash code every time, having done everything Panasonic stated I was to do in order to validate the code - still 10 flashes and a little click, click pop sound in the process. I have a case opened with Panasonic, but like others, they want me to pay $110.00 for a service company to evaluate the TV with no solid offer to fix it, just that they noted it was possible they might do something. Nice.

I own a Panasonic pt-50lc14 and have replaced the bulb frequently. Now, the TV turns on for a few minutes and the picture goes out. The power light is yellow. If you repeat this cycle three times, the TV stays on fine. The Panasonic tech says replace the bulb. The new bulb is a week old.

Last month my wife finally agreed to let me purchase a new HDTV. After doing an obsessive amount of research I settled on this model. Being that this is a plasma TV and knowing of the "burn-in" issues in the past, I made sure to read quite a bit about how to avoid it. Most of what I came across simply stated that it isn't really a problem these days as long as you have a "break-in" period of about 100 hours. Unfortunately, that will not help if you are hard-of-hearing and must use subtitles.

My Panasonic Viera TC-P55VT30 has been under warranty repair for over 5 weeks as we wait for parts that are on backorder. Panasonic still has no timetable when the circuit boards are scheduled to arrive. I have read numerous complaints about the same boards being faulty and suspect the TVs are plain poor quality. I feel that if Panasonic cannot provide the parts needed to repair my TV in a timely manner, Panasonic should provide me with a new TV of equal value.

Panasonic TV worked for about two years and then one day it turned off. I checked online for a fix and found out that this was a common occurrence. I have tried talking to Panasonic about it and they have told me that since the TV is out of warranty, all they will do is recommend a repair shop in which I will be expected to pay 100% of the bill. Since this is a very common occurrence with Panasonic, I feel they should be accountable for repairs on the TV.

I purchased a $1500 Panasonic Viera TC-L55E50 flat screen TV on 5/22/12. I called for warranty issue on 8/8/12 because the picture was freezing up every 15 seconds. On 9/85/12, the closest repair company took the TV to their shop waiting for another part to repair the TV. I received an update by phone from Panasonic that the replacement will arrive on 9/28/12. As of 10/10/12, I still do not have a TV and now it has been two months.

The television started to self shutdown as it is detecting a problem with the main board. The set blinks a red light 12 times as an SOS code. I called Panasonic support and they referred me to a local repair shop with a case code. I called the shop asking about getting the part to fix the set. He told me Panasonic is out of stock and does not know when more will be available. Now, I have a television that is inoperable until Panasonic stocks parts for the television. How long should a customer wait to have their televisions repaired. One would assume that it is required to supply repair parts for televisions. It does not seem right.

I have a 3 and 1/2 year old 42" Viera Plasma Panasonic TV (TH-42PZ80U) that started having a problem a few days ago. Periodically, the picture comes on with only a third of the screen showing on the left hand side is blurry and the color is bright pink, green and yellow. This does not happen all the time, only off and on. I called Panasonic's tech support today (had to call twice as their phone system went dead yesterday right in the middle of our call and I couldn't get connected to them again all day long) and was told to unplug the TV then plug it back in to reset it. I had already done this so this wasn't the issue.

I purchased a Panasonic Flat screen TV model TC-L-55E50 on 5/22/12 with a 1-year warranty which was mailed in 10 days. Cost was $1400. 55" LED HDTV was sold by Sears. First, I contacted Panasonic on 8/8/12. The screen was freezing up every 15 seconds on every channel with any device used or just the TV. Since then, I have had to call back several times because as of 9/1/12, I still do not have a TV to watch. I called and they wanted a picture emailed to them of the issue. The next time, they wanted the firmware number of the TV. Next, they wanted to send a company to repair it but that company does not travel to where I live.

After 19 months, we have received the 10 blinking lights of death. I called Panasonic, no help after 12 months. They will send us to a Panasonic repairman, who will charge $50 to tell us what we need to fix it. I have read horror story after horror story about this same issue. Why does Panasonic not stand up and do what is right? This appears to be a known issue, yet they would rather lose customers than satisfy them so we would buy again. For me, no more Panasonic. Lesson learned too expensive! If there is a class action suit, please contact me. Consumers need more protection than we get.

I have a 42" Panasonic Plasma TV that is approx. 5 years old that is now giving me the "blinking light syndrome." It appears that this is common among Panasonic Plasma televisions. Since Panasonic is aware of this problem, they should have issued a recall on the television and performed repairs at no cost to the consumer. I am more than willing to participate in a class action against Panasonic. I will not purchase Panasonic again.

I purchased a Panasonic TV from store# 1141 on 01/11/11. My TV now has no video or sound accompanied by a series of 10 flashes from the LED. After researching the problem, I found this has been a problem since 2007. Per Consumer Affairs, Best Buy must use due diligence when selling mdse. Extra warranty should not be needed to protect consumers from a known systemic defect. My TV is trash at 1-1/2 year old. I expect Best Buy to to satisfy me in this matter - repair or replace the TV.

I bought the TCP42G25 TV. Within months of ownership (so, it’s inside the warranty period), I got the blinking red light. Since it's 42 inches, they won't come to your place and you have to lug this 80-pound television to them. Panasonic considers this "portable." So, find the biggest SUV you can and it will barely fit. An authorized dealer repaired it and again I borrowed a friend's car to bring it home - super annoying. But you figure it’s one time only, so how bad can it be? Well, surprise, we are back to a blinking red light.

We purchased our Panasonic plasma TV (TC-P50V10) from Ultimate Electronics in December 2009 and purchased the 3-year warranty. Last night, the TV made a loud pop and sparks flew from the side of the TV and the screen went blank. You could smell electrical wires or boards burning. There were no bad weather and no power outages, and all other items plugged into the same surge protector had no issues. It's obvious from the postings listed that there is an apparent common issue with models around the 3-year range.

Yet another lemon from Panasonic. Like many of the postings here, I've had the same terrible experience - first with my Panasonic plasma TV going blank with the red light of death and then having to try to deal with their atrocious and unhelpful customer service. What a joke. Never again will I purchase a Panasonic product.

Panasonic Plasma TV TC-50-PS14 - I purchased a Panasonic TV 2 years and 8 months ago. It was working fine until a very loud "pop" and the red blinking light. I have purchased a lot of TVs but have never had one last under 3 years. Next time, I will do some checking prior to the purchasing of another TV. But rest assured it will not be a Panasonic.

My TV (24-in LCD) was not working for some time. The item is within the warranty period. The complaint regarding the non-functioning of TV was registered with Alappuzha, Kerala, Service Centre on 27.4.2012. Your service centre representative inspected the same and removed the board for repair on 30.4.2012 and estimated that the board would be repaired and the TV would be functional within 2 weeks. In spite of a lapse of 15 days, the item was not received duly repaired. Please look into the matter at the earliest.

I have a 55" Panasonic plasma TV and we were watching it when we heard a big noise. Then, the red light started blinking. Now we are unable to turn on the TV. When we do, the red light blinks and then shuts off. No picture or sound.

I have had the Panasonic LCD TV (Model: TC-P50S30) for just over 12 months, when I was greeted one evening with the 7 blinking lights. A quick Google search led to numerous complaints and this page where I can see that I am hardly an exception.

Panasonic PT-43LCX64 issues - I replaced Tyla-1000 bulb 3 times since I bought this new (2005)! The engine light is shot (an $800 fix, I'm told). The screen has been turning yellow for the last few years and has a yellow tint that is now covering most of the screen.

Ever since I purchased my Panasonic TV, I get a call every Wednesday to ask me to purchase extended warranty. I have said no each time. I have complained to the those who answer 866 374 4437 to quit calling me. Each says they will take my number off the list. Today, April 11, I talked with Ryan, and he said the same thing Scott said last Wednesday. I also talked with Renaldo at customer relations. He promised to take care of it. I find this now to be harassing and either you fix the problem or I will take matters another route with the FCC or harassing calls. I demand a call from someone or email that isn't "form email" that specifically states the issue is resolved and a name and number of a person I can call if it continues to happen. I trust in the TV I purchased, or thought I did and now wonder if maybe I made a mistake if you are so insistent I purchase extended warranty. Is it going to break soon?

Panasonic plasma HDTV (3D, 600 MH) is too fragile and can't be fixed. I bought this TV from Sears. It was beautiful with an amazing picture. 30 days later, my son bumped it, put a small crack in the bottom right hand corner, and the TV shut down. Now, there is no warranty for that, ok! However, I am now finding out here that there are no parts. And if there were, I would have to replace the screen and components inside and I might as well just go buy a new TV. The TV repair people won't even look at it. Do not buy this TV. It is too fragile and you might as well wash your $1,000 down the drain. Thank you to my local Sears salesman for not letting me in on the little secret. I’m very angry with Clackamas Town Center Sears and with Panasonic.

I purchased a Panasonic Viera Plasma TV TCP54VT25 in January 2011. I was watching TV today and suddenly, the TV popped and the screen went blank. After, the power light started to blink 10 times in a row. After research on the internet, I came to find out this is a well known Panasonic problem referred to as the "blinking light of death". I have yet to contact Panasonic but have read many comments from others that their customer service department is useless and that repairing the TV costs way too much. I am disappointed as I have only owned this TV for 14 months. I am surprised that there is no recall on this TV yet. I would like to be a part of a class action lawsuit if anyone goes forward with it.

I guess after reading the other complaints, we are lucky? Our Panasonic TC-P54S1 TV suddenly turns into a green screen, then snowy, then black. We turn it off, wait about 10 minutes, and it comes back on ok. Sometimes, the satellite powers back on; sometimes, it doesn't need to. It is happening fairly frequently. I don't know when it will just not come back on. We purchased it in December 2009, and it started acting up in March 2012. We have spoken with Dish, hoping it is the satellite. But they seemed to think it's the TV. After reading all the other complaints, I'm guessing it is the TV also.

I researched a lot before buying this set, the second Panasonic Viera I own. At first, my 46PZ80U worked flawlessly and I was happy with the picture. About a year and a half along, the set would occasionally have one of the primary colors missing from the picture. Also, it has a rather thin but bright vertical white line to the extreme right of the screen. Going to another channel and using the last channel button would seem to rectify the situation.

My Panasonic plasma television is about 6 months out of warranty. I was watching it, turned it off, went to Dairy Queen, came home and there was a red dot blinking 10 times when I tried to turn it on. The was no in-climate weather, power did not surge or turn off. The system just simply quit working approximately 30 minutes after it was in use. After an internet search, it seems like several people are having the same issue. It is understandable that electronics have issues from time to time; however, by the amount of complaints I am reading about the people having the same issue with Panasonic, something should be done.

Panasonic TH-50PZ85U Plasma TV blinking light issue: I turned the TV on, and no picture or sound came. Power light just blinks 10 times and then repeats. I purchased it in May 2008. It broke in March 2012. I called Panasonic. They said it was out of warranty and gave me the number for a local repair shop. He said it would cost about $450 to fix. Like others, I will not purchase another Panasonic TV.

I purchased Panasonic LCD 42" three months ago. Now it has developed a strange problem. When I switched it on, its channels turns automatically and sometimes volume increases and sometimes decreases. But now, when I switch it on, screen is locked at self check and I'm unable to do anything with it. What's problem and what do I do with it? Please reply soon.

Twenty six months after buying a 50 inch Panasonic Plasma, it blew up and I got the infamous flashing red death. In the last 24 hours, I have read complaint after complaint about this exact problem experienced by so many others. In fact, I guess I was lucky mine lasted so long as the consensus seems to be they last about 13-24 months. Astoundingly, when I called the Panasonic customer care number, the woman on the other end said she had never heard of this problem. Further, there was nothing Panasonic could do as the warranty expired. I paid $900 and it lasted 1/5 of the time my RCA regular 35 inch TV lasted. What a joke! I told the woman I would never buy anything ever again from Panasonic and she said sorry. Oh well, caveat emptor I guess but to say they never heard of the problem when there are literally thousands of like complaints online is just absurd. Just register me as another complainant and I guess it's time to go buy a new TV.

Panasonic Plasma TV Flaw - Panasonic Plasma TV died 3 months past the warranty. For such an expensive product, one would expect it to last more than 15 months of light use.

On December 11, 2011, my 50" Panasonic Plasma TV, which is under warranty, developed a white streak down the center of the screen. The authorized Panasonic repair center came out and said the screen panel was bad and ordered a new one. Then they came out and replaced the plasma screen and it made the picture worse. Then they came out again and put the old screen back in and it was even worse. Then they took my TV away and said they would work on it in the shop.

What a terrible experience from a company who won't stand behind their product! 2 months out of warranty, my 65" plasma TC-P65S1, which I paid $2,500 for, won't turn on without jumping through hoops every time I start it. 6 blinking lights. It needs to unplug it to get it to start. Panasonic agreed to replace 2 of the main boards if I paid for labor which cost me over $400. Bottom line is after a third board, multiple visits from the service center. It cost days of lost work for me to be there and 6 months later, it still is not fixed.

I bought a Panasonic. It’s a nightmare. It has the same problem as everyone else: blinking power light of death. There’s no help and my $5k is in the hole.

I purchased this item (TC-P50S30) on 3/4/12. It came in sealed box with wrong pedestal and hook-ups that connects in it. I have yet to receive correct base and hardware from Panasonic. We have been staring at a box with a 50' TV in it. I have had the worst customer service experience ever. There never seems to be a supervisor around to refer our case to. Finally, today we received correct base. Too good to be true. No hardware connections in a sealed package! I’m returning the TV and it's two useless bases this weekend. It's a shame as this TV came up with very good reviews. But rather than wait to experience the kiss of death with the blinking lights, which with this track record may prove to be the case, back it goes.

I have a Panasonic 42" Plasma TV Viera. Never buy a Panasonic television. I am so disappointed with their product. It was a great TV while it lasted (only 13 months). It figures that we are just now out of the warranty period. The TV shut off and displayed the 7 blinking red lights of death. I haven't even tried to call a repairman. It sounds like it would be cheaper buying a new one. I would love to be included in a class action law suit. Why are businesses still selling this TV? We bought ours from Best Buy. This issue has been going on since 2008. Why have they not fixed the problem or had a recall? I will do better research on my next television purchase.

10 flashing lights of death. End of my story. Thanks Panasonic, I bought #TH-50PX75U in 2008 for $2,000 and after reading other comments, I'm actually shocked mine even lasted this long. Nice. Feb 2008 - March 2012. RIP

I purchased a Panasonic TC-P50S2 on 02/05/2011. After only 13 months of use, a red blinking light came on and the TV will not come back on. I was told there is nothing that they could do. So after some searching on the internet, this seems to be a really common problem. I feel that they should be held accountable for selling TVs with these repeated problems. Thanks.

I purchased a new 58" Plasma TV on February 2009 for $2400. The power board failed on September 2011. I repaired it at a cost of $526 by Panasonic service as it is out of warranty and no consideration given. The TV failed again on February 2012 with the same power board failure. The repair estimate is $580 now. Three weeks of waiting for word from Panasonic on warranty consideration and they offered $200, knowing I will not spend another $400 to repair this TV again. It has fantastic picture when it is working. Their customer call center appears overwhelmed with dissatisfied customers. Absolutely one of the worst customer service experiences I have seen. I do not know how Consumer Reports list these as reliable TVs from what I am witnessing. I probably should have listened a little closer to the TV repair guy the first time I was having it repaired, when he said I should really consider buying a new TV. I think he knew I owned a problem.

I have a 2007 Panasonic Plasma TV (bought brand new in 2007) and the dang thing just quit working in the middle of a program. Just shut off! Now, it doesn't work at all. I'm afraid to take it to have it repaired, afraid of the cost after reading all these reviews and what the cost are to repair it. I will never buy a Panasonic again!

Panasonic Plasma TV - This TV is only three years out and now I am getting a flashing red light and no picture. We can unplug for a few minutes and have it be okay until we turn it off again. From what I have read, many consumers are having this problem.

Model # PT-56LCZ70 should be included in the settlement. I own this model and have had two bulbs replaced within one year. It now has failed a third time. Panasonic has given me three options: 1) Repair set a third time; 2) Refund me $350 and void the remaining warranty; 3) Purchase a new set at a slightly discounted price directly from Panasonic (only two sets offered neither of which was a 56" set). This is a far cry from the $1000 or a replacement set offered in their settlement on other models containing this same LIFI bulb unit. I think I am going with the $350 refund and will never buy a Panasonic brand product again.

3-year old 42" Plasma Panasonic died. The power board failed, $75 repair analysis concluded power board out. $300 replacement part plus $200 labor. TH-C42F018, manufacturing date Oct 2008, serial #LA82750547. I paid $850 at Costco and it died Feb 2012. Include me in any lawsuit, never to buy their products again.

My 55-inch Panasonic Viesta was bought on February 2012 at $1,350. I have never owned a flatscreen TV my whole life, and I was very excited to bring it home. I loved this TV. I'm a single mother of 3 children, and money is very hard for me, so I spend my taxes to buy this TV, every dime of it. Now I'm stuck with a blinking red light and a crack at the bottom. I was thinking my children caused the problem to the TV. They told me it just made a loud sound while watching cartoons on Netflix. I didn't believe them whatsoever! This is damn there a $1,500 TV. It does just go cold turkey.

I bought a Panasonic PT-50LC13 TV at a cost over $3,000 and was part of the class action. The TV was replaced with a PT 50LCX70 which is a nightmare! Same trouble with the bulbs, it is only 720p instead of 1080p. I’m afraid to watch the ** thing to avoid another bulb burnout. I will never buy Panasonic again, ever.

We bought a Panasonic 46" Plasma TV in January 2009 (46PZ80U). Within 18 months, the power supply went out and had to be replaced. Thank goodness for the extended 3 year warranty we purchased. The cost of the extra warranty paid for the house call while the warranty paid for the part and labor. After waiting for the part, the TV was fixed 2 weeks later.

Panasonic TCP42G25 42" Plasma TV purchased in Nov 2011 and failed in Feb. 2012. We are getting the blinking power light with no picture. This is the most expensive TV I have ever owned and it lasted for less time than any of my previous TV purchases.

I bought this TV (TH-42PZ80U) 3 years ago and now all I get on the screen is a picture that is all covered in red. I called tech assistance and they couldn't help me. So now they said I can take it to a service store which is at least 2 hours away from me. So it would be a 4 hour day and I know that I would have to leave it. I was reading Panasonic complaints and I see I am not the only one. I think that this is a real bad way to run a business. Never buy a Panasonic TV!

Has anyone investigated how to file a class action lawsuit against Panasonic? A friend of ours had a problem with Panasonic TV a few years ago, and they brought a class action suit and won. We are in the process of trying to see if Panasonic will resolve our problem, but based on all these posts, I am doubtful. My next step is to investigate filing a class action lawsuit, how this works and what it entails.... I have model number TC-P50G20 with 10 blinking lights; it's 18 months old.

I bought this 42" Plasma Panasonic (TH42PZ80U) TV for our family Christmas present in 2008, spending much more than we ever would for a TV, because we wanted a nice one. It worked for one year, and died just after warranty expired. Panasonic sent a repairman, who told us it would cost $500 to fix the "circuit board". We were astounded, so I paid their $100 fee to look at it (jerks!), and sent them away, hoping to find a cheaper repair. We have it in storage, hoping not to throw this expensive mistake away, and fix it more cheaply. It seems that this is a common problem with Panasonic plasmas, and we were absolutely scammed by Panasonic. I can buy a plethora of new TVs for $500! I will never buy another Panasonic product again. Beware, and avoid Panasonic.

I purchased the TV in 2009 and got the infamous 7 red blinking lights. Nothing I can do to fix it, every time I plug it back in, the lights just keep flashing 7 times. I have read about countless people who have had this happen to them, and I am surprised there has not been a class action suit yet.

I bought a 54" Plasma 1080P from Sears in January 2010. It lasted until November 2011, with the loud pop and 7 blinking light issue. Panasonic could not care less, as they sent me to a local repair shop, who quoted a fix that was more than I paid for the replacement Sharp TV (with a 6" larger screen) I bought to replace this piece of junk. I have used Matsushita electronics for years (Technics and Panasonic), but will never buy this brand again. If there is a class-action suit for these things, I'm in!

I just turned on my less than 2-year old 50" Panasonic Viera plasma only to have it "pop" loudly along with a quick flash of the screen then just a blinking red light at the bottom center of the display. It looks like this is a common problem and I'm going to get the runaround from Panasonic. This is the last TV I'll buy from them. I hope someone files a class action lawsuit. After a little searching, this seems to be a wide spread problem.

My 42" plasma TV popped really loudly and shut off, blinking 10 times. I had only had the TV one day short of 13 months. They want me to take it to a certified repair shop, which will charge me $75 deposit, just to give me a diagnosis. I don't have that kind of money to just throw away.

We purchased the Panasonic Viera 50" G20 600HZ Plasma TV on September 4, 2010 for $1,099.99 from Best Buy. On December 29, 2011, 15 months after the purchase and without an extended warranty, the TV suddenly quit working and we saw the "10 flashing lights of death". We were referred by Best Buy to Panasonic, who in turn referred us to the only authorized repairman for Panasonic TV's in our area. After performing a diagnostic, we learned that the board in the television was bad, as well as the display. The total cost of repair would have been $1,467.52. Panasonic had initially offered $225.00 toward the repair of the television, but that was with an initial repair estimate of $467.52. This is clearly a manufacturing defect and a class action suit does seem warranted if Panasonic does not stand by its product.

I bought a Panasonic 50" plasma TV (TC-P50X1) in June of 2009. Just over two years later it won’t turn on and I get 10 red blinking lights. When I called Panasonic’s customer service they said there was nothing they could do other than refer me to an "authorized" repair shop in my area to have a diagnostic done on the TV. I called the repair shop and found out that it would be at least $60 just to have the diagnostic ran and then another $400-$500 to fix the 1-3 boards that could be bad. So I could pay almost $600 to fix this TV or spend that much on a brand new TV (different brand of course). After researching this brand on the internet, it seems like there are a lot of customers out there having the same problem. Panasonic should replace the power supply boards as a result of the thousands of consumers with the same issue. These televisions are not cheap and Panasonic is aware of these problems but fail to stand behind their product. If there is going to be a class action suit, sign me up!

The TV was bought on Sept. 22, 2011. That is 6 months ago and it’s now doing nothing but blinking 11 times, the power light. After a few calls with Panasonic Support, they told me that the cost for the repair is going to be 590 USD, even when the monitor is under warranty! Well, if that wasn't bad enough, the cost for the new TV is 325 USD.

Is Panasonic really proud of its plasma masterpieces? I came across this site accidentally when I was looking for my problem in net. After a lot of research for finding appropriate TV, eventually I chose Panasonic 3d plasma TV ST30. After only 6 months, the TV died with a blinking red indicator. I called Panasonic agent in Iran and also service center but all the technicians told me that I could pay for the electronic boards of power supply. The costs were so different. It is so weird that the highest cost was for official agent of Panasonic in Iran about 500,000 Romans which is about $400 US dollars. Besides, as the technicians said, all plasma TV's of Panasonic go to death after maximum 2 years because of this failure in power supply board. I am so furious about Panasonic and recommend all the visitors not to buy Panasonic products because of disrespect to its customers.

Has internal bad connection shortly after the warranty expired, we could sometimes push or pull on the frame and get it going again. Now it does not work, has sound, but no picture.

I bought a Panasonic Plasma TV 50U1 in November 2010 and it died in February 2012. Over $1100 and all it got me was 1 year and 2 months! It's either another defective power supply or video board, but it will cost more to repair than a new one! This is a total scam by Panasonic and I hope it comes back to bite them in the **! I will never purchase another Panasonic product again and will make sure everyone I know does the same.

Well, just like everyone else here I've had my Panasonic th-46pz80U for just over three years. I purchased it in February of 2009 from Costco after returning a failed Vizio TV with similar problems after just 20 days. I was just talking to my fiancee about how I've never had any issues with this Panasonic TV and the day I go and upgrade my receiver and turn off the TV, I get the 10x flashing red lights. However, after unplugging HDMI cable and power cables TV will turn on after about 2 minutes and work fine until I turn it off and try to turn it back on again. I haven't called tech support, but doesn't even think I should waste my time, given all the problems everyone is getting from customer support. This is unacceptable, I've had a 42 inch Phillips LCD that I've had 2 years before the Panasonic and it has worked flawlessly since date of purchase.