Does a THX Cert make the difference on a 65" Panasonic Plasma?

We're looking to replace a 65" tv in our family/moive watching room. After a ton of back and forth, we've settled on a Panasonic plasma...either the S1 or V10. Now, neither are stocked in my Best Buy for me to compare at this size. I don't care about the Internet options on the V10. The only difference we care about would be "if" the THX Cert actually makes a difference when watching Blu-Ray. And if it does, does that really justify an additional $1400 in price. It's not the $ is not objsect, but this is our movie watching room, we don't plan on replacing it for at least another 5+ years and we just want the best picture we can get. (Oh, and for watching football too!!!)
If anoyone has seen both or can guide me either way I'd greatly appreciate it!!!
Thanks,
Kear

Hey Kear! good question- the THX certification is something that Panasonic pays to have on that, the big the the v10 has that the s1 does not is "thx mode", its a picture setting that has more natural colors than "vivid", "cinema", or any other standerd setting. honostly, if the other features do not concern you, i would recommend gettin the s1 and having it calibrated by geek squad- a calibration is basically a reset of all the color setting and they actually cusmotize it to the room it is in, this will give you a better picture than you would get out of THX mode and it will add a few lears to the life of the tv, also the price just dropped to $199 for the calibration! hope this helps!

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