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Hi All,

Below is my review of the Panasonic TC-P65VT50 Plasma Panel

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"Tablet PC shipments are projected to grow from 121 million units this year to 416 million units in 2016 – representing a 28% annual compound growth rate of 28%, according to new data from NPD DisplaySearch.

That growth surpasses notebook (laptop) PC shipments, which are expected to increase from 208 million units in 2012 to 393 million units by 2017. A key driver for tablet PC growth is adoption in mature markets (including North America, Japan and Western Europe), which will account for 66% of shipments in 2012 and remain in the 60% range throughout the forecast period. Tablet PC shipments into mature markets will grow from 80 million units in 2012 to 254 million units by 2017. ...

I hope this helps answer a few questions.

In response to a readers request for calibration disc information and recommendations:
Home Theater Magazine's Scott Wilkinson ( Home theater.com web editor and video reviewer) provided this informative reply:

"I really like the Spears & Munsil High Definition Benchmark disc
which has some of my favorite test patterns for setting basic picture controls of any video display. It also includes many patterns and short clips that let you see how well a display performs various video processing tasks such as deinterlacing and scaling. Each image is explained in the accompanying booklet and in a 'pop-up' window on the screen, but there are no beginner tutorials, which makes this disc more appropriate for experienced users. ...

"The M3 is not only an excellent integrated amplifier, it is an unusual one as well. The distortion measurements did not change ...

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Monday

• Web Therapy (season premiere), Showtime,

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