<p>There's an argument to be made that Panasonic's ST50 Series plasma was the best TV to come out last year not the company's more expensive VT50 model, which was Sound &amp; Vision's Video Product of the Year for 2012. Here's why: The ST50 performed similarly to the VT50, but it was way cheaper. In the case of the 55-inch models we tested, the ST50 was $900 (about 35%) cheaper, but performance-wise it lagged only slightly behind the VT50.</p><p>So yes, the VT50 was better. Still, the ST50 such a bargain. What if we could have had the performance of the VT50 for the price of the ST50? That'd be awesome! That'd be an amazing TV! Yeah, I know, I'm utterly failing to build suspense here, but Panasonic's new ST60 Series plasma is that TV.</p><p>The performance of the TC-P60ST60 that Panasonic sent me(and I'm skipping ahead a bit) is as good as, if not better than, last year's VT50, while its price is essentially the same as last year's ST50. Back then, I said that the VT50 was one of the best-looking TVs I'd ever seen. Now that same level of performance can be found in Panasonic's mid-range plasmas.</p><p>This isn't some stripped-down model either, with no features but an amazing plasma panel. It's got three HDMI inputs, two USB inputs, and a full (and updated) suite of Smart features. It also does 3D and, unlike last year's model, comes with two pairs of 3D glasses.Setup</p><p><a href="http://www.soundandvisionmag.com/article/test-report-panasonic-tc-p60st60-3d-plasma-hdtv">Keep reading...</a></p>