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Panasonic 42inch 1080p LCD HDTV with 3 HDMI – Black User Review

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Reviews Panasonic 42inch 1080p LCD HDTV with 3 HDMI – Black

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Panasonic TH-42PX77U 42-Inch 720p Plasma HDTV User Review

I did a lot of research into TVs, reading reviews and consumer reports.
I am very happy with my decision. I have owned this TV for 1.5 years now,
and it continues to work great.

I love the standard and HD picture on this TV from my standard cable
programming. The DVD quality is also very good. The TV appears to have
a sophisticated algorithm for effectively upconverting standard TV and DVD
signals to make them look HD.

I do suggest spending the extra money on the anti-glare screen if you keep
the TV near a window or coffee table lamps. I find I never have to worry
about closing the window shades or anything.

Here are some surprise features with this :
I get basic, basic cable. However, the tuner on this Panasonic TV picks
up a wide range of TV channels that I don’t think I am paying for.
For instance, it picks up both NBC and NBC-HD and several other NBC
channels. I receive 780p HD broadcasts for most of the major networks
even though I am not paying for a HD option.

Even better, the TV picks up pay-per-view channels that apparently people
in my neighborhood are watching. On a Saturday night, there may be as many
as 5 movies playing on a bunch of channels obscurely located from 87-1 to
87-15 (exact numbers probably depend on where you are located).

Now some caveats : I bought an up-converting DVD player/recorder, and
it has poor picture quality on this TV, although many other reviewers found
it worked great for them. I think the reason is because this TV is already
essentially upconverting standard tv signals with its own algorithm. So
be careful hooking up DVD recorders as tuners to this TV. If you do, and
you find the picture stinks, see my other reviews where I describe how you
can maintain your Panasonic picture quality and still use a DVD recorder.

One concern I had was that plasma TVs have a reputation for not lasting
as long as LCDs, but I was satisfied from reviews that this issue has
been solved in the last few years, and since the picture for plasmas is
probably better than LCDs, which tend to have a tinsel-ly computer monitor
look to the picture, I thought it was time to plasma. It is true that
there is some temporary burn-in with plasmas, for instance, when a DVD
ends, and it shows the disk main menu for a long period of time, you can
see a ghost-like image of the disk main menu when you change the channel.
This goes away quickly though, and it hasn’t bothered me so far.

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Reviews Panasonic TH-42PX77U 42-Inch 720p Plasma HDTV

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Rating Reviews : 4.5

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Panasonic TC-P42S2 42-Inch 1080p Plasma HDTV User Review

I ordered this plasma TV from Amazon and they passed the order on to another company to fulfill. The package arrived promptly from across the country but was broken up inside, apparently due to heavy handling by UPS. A replacement was shipped from Japan and it, too, arrived promptly, but had a serious flaw in its display. This looked like it had left the factory without being checked for operability. A third set was promised from Japan for delivery a month later and handling our order was turned over to a Panasonic dealer just a few miles away. They came around immediately and replaced the faulty set with a good loaner which they very nicely installed. After the month went by, they came around with the new set and installed it, again very nicely. The TV picture is absolutely beautiful.
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Reviews Panasonic TC-P42S2 42-Inch 1080p Plasma HDTV

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Rating Reviews : 4.5

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Panasonic PT-47WX42 42-Inch 16:9 HDTV-Ready Projection TV User Review

I bought this TV about a month ago and so far I haven’t had any major problems with it. I did have to get it replaced because of a minor problem with it. The first one I got had a blue line in the corner of the component video inputs so I returned it for another one. (By the time the guys came to pick up the old one the blue line was gone but I figured it was better to be safe than have a line in the corner of the TV come back.) The new one hasn’t given me any problems so far. I have an Echostar 6000 receiver, which allows me to get HDTV programming. The HDTV picture quality is good it just doesn’t look perfect. It is a CRT based projection TV so it doesn’t look amazing, but I would still recommend it for someone looking for a projection HDTV. All and all if you want an HDTV but don’t want to shell out the cash for a plasma or LCD projection I’d say this product is well worth it. (Although I do wish it had the VGA inputs to go along with the component video imputs.)
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Reviews Panasonic PT-47WX42 42-Inch 16:9 HDTV-Ready Projection TV

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Rating Reviews : 4.0

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Panasonic TH-42PX50U 42-Inch Flat-Panel Plasma HDTV User Review

So it has been over a year now, and not one single problem.

I am using this as an over-the-air TV, a montor for DVD’s, a monitor for HD DVD’s, and a montor for my Xbox 360.

It is all ran through a Yamaha Audio / Video controller, with Adcom amps front and rear, and Polk Audio Reference Speakers.

In my area, I get about 10 over the air channels–Fox, ABC, NBC, OPB and some others I can’t rememeber…

The Plasma automatically adjusts for whatever signal you are receiving, whether it is 480p, 720p, or 1080i. If it gets a signal in 480 4:3, you will get black lines on the sides…as of today, I have not seen any indication of burn in.

I am playing my Xbox 360 and watching HD DVD’s in 1080i. The picture is absolutely amazing! Just amazing!

I left the ‘picture’ on Panasonics default setup as ‘vivid’. Then I turned down the contrast (picture) to 10, sharpness to -5, tint 0, color 0.

I am using component in for both the 360 and the HD DVD.

I would recommend this Plasma to anyone!
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Reviews Panasonic TH-42PX50U 42-Inch Flat-Panel Plasma HDTV

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Rating Reviews : 4.5

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Panasonic TC-P42U2 42-Inch 1080p Plasma HDTV User Review

This is my first HDTV purchase and I’m very happy with it. A friend suggested I go with Panasonic as I’d get the most bang for my buck, and she was right.

The stand was easy enough to assemble and the set looks and feels well-constructed and appropriate for any room decor. The menus are user-friendly and initial setup was a breeze; an explanation is shown for every available option, so people who aren’t familiar with funny acronyms don’t need to look through the user manual.

The video quality is outstanding. I tested it first with my PS3 (my main reason for buying a tv) and the colors really pop out at you. I was worried that the plasma would be too dark, but it handles both bright and dark colors exceptionally well. Nothing looks washed out or too black. The only complaint is that the screen brightness can be overpowering with the Game and Vivid settings (I’m more a fan of the latter, but it depends on the game), but the brightness can be adjusted and the adaptive lighting seems to work well enough. I would have liked an overall gamma setting, but you can tweak the video to be nearly perfect with the tv options and the video source’s settings. Also, the anti-glare works well enough that I can keep one set of curtains open while viewing and the picture doesn’t suffer.

Next, I connected my laptop through its HDMI output (most customers probably don’t have this but I’ll mention it anyway). 1680×1050 resolution seems to work the best as 1920 left the desktop looking too small and making it easier to notice the pixels, and anything smaller doesn’t fit just perfectly. I think these are issues with my laptop giving the tv strange resolutions that it’s not used to, but these aren’t enough to detract from the quality of the tv. I tested a few games at 1280×960 and they looked better than they do on my laptop’s screen (anything less than 1680 on my computer is fuzzy). As mentioned before, small portions were cut off of the left and right sides but it was only enough to notice while on menus. I’ll definitely be using this tv as a monitor for schoolwork. Movie quality is great with compressed video files, so I’m sure the blu ray will be amazing.

The speakers are sub-par, but they’re not terrible. I was still able to enjoy the games without the extra oomph of a solid set with a woofer, but my next priority will be audio.

I’m satisfied with the connections in the back of the tv. I’m only using it for HDMI and occasionally the RCA at the moment, but the optical audio out is convenient if go that route for speakers (I’m not sure if this is standard now but I like it).

Overall, I’m very happy with the tv and would buy it again. The price you pay is well worth the quality you get out of it. Aside from a few minor issues and poor speakers, it’s a great HDTV.
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Reviews Panasonic TC-P42U2 42-Inch 1080p Plasma HDTV

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Rating Reviews : 4.0

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Vizio E420VO 42-Inch 1080p LCD HDTV, Black User Review

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Reviews Vizio E420VO 42-Inch 1080p LCD HDTV, Black

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Panasonic VIERA C1 Series TC-P42C1 42-Inch 720p Plasma HDTV User Review

I am comparing this tv with a 1920×1080p lcd (60 hz) from lg. I bought this plasma and am very pleased it. The videos/tv broadcast is better than the lcd. There is some pixelation during fast moving HD scenes IE football games but it’s better than the lcd. On the lcd it was very difficult to find a sweet spot on picture settings. This panasonic makes picture adjustment very simple and finding a good setting is very easy. The hdtv tuner seems to have some issue with finding one of my local channels even though the subchannel for that station is coming in fine. It acutally finds all the other channels better than either my hdtv tuner card or the lg lcd tv but this one channel is giving me problems. This was not a problem on the lg lcd using the same antenna. If you use cable/sat this shouldn’t be an issue for you. I’ve also tested a PC connected via hdmi and the lg lcd is far superior for that than this model. There seems to be flickering on bright white screens and of course 1920×1080 is far better than 1024×768. This model has no vga connection. Finding a resolution that fits into the 1024×768 16:9 format is very difficult. I couldn’t get a full screen to fit in the tv’s display using the hdmi > hdmi connection. I tried every resolution imaginable. I imagine a dvi > hdmi cord will end up with the same results.
If you have a western digital media player it looks awesome on this tv using hdmi and the 720p setting. On the lcd tv it looked very disappointing on the 1080 setting. I recorded hdtv using a tv tuner and played back the .tp .ts files and they look awesome. The panasonic can’t read the CC signal from those .tp .ts recordings and neither can the western digital. I have since found out that you can rip the CC information from the .tp .ts files and extract them to .srt format which the WD media player can read and display.
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Reviews Panasonic VIERA C1 Series TC-P42C1 42-Inch 720p Plasma HDTV

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Rating Reviews : 4.5

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Panasonic TC-P42C2 42-Inch 720p Plasma HDTV User Review

What a great buy this HDTV is. I paid 9.00 (including shipping) for this 2010 42″ Panasonic Plasma.

I own a 58″ 1080p Panasonic plasma which was top rated by CNET in 2008. In fact, CNET said it was the very best HDTV they had tested that year and awarded it Editors Choice

I see very little difference between this low priced 42″ Panasonic and my 00.00 top of the line 58″ 1080p Panasonic.

For a number of reasons I’d suggest you consider purchasing a plasma TV and if you can live without some bells and whistles, I’d recommend you purchase this exact model.

1.) 720p versus 1080p: While this is a 720P HDTV – I don’t feel it makes much difference compared to a 1080 set. While the public has focused their attention on the obvious numeric difference between 720 and 1080 and assumed the larger number was always better — that — in a practical sense — is not always the case. With smaller TVs, the difference between 720p and 1080 can not be easily detected unless you sit on top of the TV. Professional reviewers, time after time, have said the very same thing. Because of public perception – 720p TVs are becoming a dying bred and offer a unique buying opportunity. 720p displays process 1080 signals without any problem just as a 1080 display processes 720p signals without any effort. People forget that most Xbox and Playstation games as well as ALL of the content on ABC, FOX, and ESPN are sent in 720p.

2.) Viewing angle – almost every LCD has a poorer picture when viewed off center. CNET, HD Guru, Displaymate, Consumer Reports, etc all note how picture quality deteriorates when an LCD is viewed from an angle. In some cases, just sitting one seat cushion away from the ideal sweet spot produces a much poorer picture on an LCD. Plasmas have never had a problem with off center viewing. No matter where you sit, you will see the same picture on a plasma.

3.) Motion: While this is another perimeter that has been given far too much importance in the specification wars – plasmas are inherently superior at displaying motion. LCDs at 120HZ or better are pretty good with motion but never the quite the equal of plasmas. What is interesting to note is that reviewers say it is not likely anyone can see the difference in every day viewing (as opposed to test patterns). The bottom line is that plasmas are better with motion handling but even the worst LCD will likely look fine to most non-sports viewers.

4.) Black levels. How black is black is the specification that plasma fans love to cite. The blacks of most plasmas are far darker than those of a typical LCD although local dimming LED/LCD sets are close if not equal. This C2 Panasonic is no exception and even in my bedroom, with all the lights out, the blacks are very, very dark indeed. Panasonics, in the past, have been criticized because black levels increase over time, but in general, the blacks remain darker than LCDs even after they have risen. Whether the 2010 Panasonics even exhibit this problem is an open ended question.

5.) Reflections: The C2 has a shiny glass screen behind which is a dark background. It reflects, fairly well, any bright objects which are opposite it. If you are viewing program material that is fairly dark in nature you’ll be able to see those reflections. With brighter program material – these reflections won’t be visible

6.) Brightness: Plasmas are not overly bright. If you plan on viewing your TV in any room with a fair amount of ambient light then a plasma HDTV is probably not the best choice.

I’d recommend an LCD if you are viewing your TV in a medium to bright room. LCDs are often brighter than plasmas. If you are worried about reflections then an LCD with a matte screen would be a wise choice. Unfortunately matte screens are becoming increasingly rare on LCDs and have never been available on plasmas.

While other Panasonics offer more bells and whistles and technically better performance, I really believe this model is the value leader in HDTVs – given its low price. If you are willing to spend about a hundred dollars more then look at the S2 series of Panasonics (latest 1080p Panasonic panel, more inputs and according to the manufacturer – a better anti-glare screen) or if you have even more money to spend – the G series. The VT25 series is the top of the line but prices start above ,000.00

Highly recommended at or below 0.00. I’d recommend the S2 Panasonic at or about 0.00.
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Reviews Panasonic TC-P42C2 42-Inch 720p Plasma HDTV

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Rating Reviews : 4.0

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Panasonic Viera TH-42PX80U 42-Inch 720p Plasma HDTV User Review

Not always the first one to jump on the bandwagon, I was definitely leery about spending a bundle of cash on an HD set when my tube TV seemed just fine. This is, of course, until Amazon and other retailers had this baby available earlier this year at a fantastic…unbeatable, really, price.

Now, I warmed to the idea, but again, I need to know what exactly I’m doing with my hard earned cash. I spent countless hours not only deciding the LCD -vs- Plasma -vs- DLP debate (I settled on plasma), but which brand/size/etc I definitely wanted to stick with until the next “latest and greatest” technology craze bites.

I concluded the Panasonic 42″ TH-42PX80U was the way to go. Not only do multiple professional reviews give Panasonic props for displaying the truest blacks, but they also produce a plasma which should have the capacity to run approximately 8 hours a day for the next 20 years. For the price compared ot LCD, at the time, it was a no-brainer for me.

So, while I’m not much for opening new credit cards, I did accept Amazons offer to create a credit line for no interest over a period of six months. To sweeten the deal, I also received Amazon’s ‘White Glove Delivery’ service. A1 absolutely fantastic.

Four months with the new TV, and I’m smitten. It looks great and connected nicely with my Denon AV surround receiver. Blue Ray’s look great, as do the new episodes of Lost, and as I’m sure it will when the Cubs win the series this year . Can’t believe it took me so long to come around and I have absolutely ZERO regrets trusting Panasonic with my television needs.

I should say, I do not use the TV’s audio. this is NOT because the sound is poor; its actually outstanding. I just prefer to put my full audio system to use.
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Reviews Panasonic Viera TH-42PX80U 42-Inch 720p Plasma HDTV

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Rating Reviews : 4.5

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