Panasonic TH-42PX80B TV reviews

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Panasonic TH-42PX80B with 42" HD ready Plasma screen, 3 HDMI ports and Freeview. See full product description

Image quality	9.1
Sound quality	8.3
Design	8.9
Value for money	9.5
Overall rating	9.2

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James, Galashiels Film and documentary lover

Score 10.0/10

Good points:: Fantastic picture quality, both from satellite (SKy SD) and DVD. Easy to use. A high "wow" factor, and once wall-mounted, it doesn't dominate the room despite the 42" size of screen. Very pleased with the purchase, especially at the excellent price.
Bad points:: Sound is only OK - clear and clean, but lacking any real depth. Howver, with a home cinema system, this isn't really an issue.

Image quality	10.0
Sound quality	6.0
Design	9.0
Value for money	10.0
Overall rating	10.0

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Confirmed purchase: 29 Dec 2008

Confirmed purchaser

Score 10.0/10

Good points:: Very slim and elegant design. Easy to set up.
Bad points:: Reviewer left no comment

Image quality	10.0
Sound quality	10.0
Design	10.0
Value for money	10.0
Overall rating	10.0

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Confirmed purchase: 29 Dec 2008

Confirmed purchaser Multi-purpose viewer

Score 10.0/10

Good points:: Price. Looks. Build Quality. Stability of stand. Picture quality - inc 100Hz. Sound.
Bad points:: Not full 1080p HD (which I knew when buying) but at this price its well worth the money

Image quality	9.0
Sound quality	9.0
Design	10.0
Value for money	10.0
Overall rating	10.0

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Confirmed purchase: 28 Mar 2009

Jim, Bacup Film and documentary lover

Score 9.0/10

Good points:: Picture, design and operation are very good. Out of the box and it works.
Bad points:: Basic sound menu.

Image quality	10.0
Sound quality	8.0
Design	10.0
Value for money	10.0
Overall rating	9.0

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Confirmed purchase: 25 Mar 2009

Ken, Dymchurch

Score 10.0/10

Good points:: I had no problems with connectiing my Video, DVD, Sky, Audio system and the setups were a breeze.
Bad points:: Can't find any yet

Image quality	10.0
Sound quality	9.0
Design	10.0
Value for money	10.0
Overall rating	10.0

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Confirmed purchase: 14 Jan 2009

brian, walton on thames Sports and games fan

Score 10.0/10

Good points:: great design
Bad points:: none

Image quality	10.0
Sound quality	10.0
Design	10.0
Value for money	10.0
Overall rating	10.0

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Confirmed purchase: 04 Mar 2009

steve, basingstoke Multi-purpose viewer

Score 10.0/10

Good points:: just upgraded from Phillips 26 LCD HD Ready and didn't understand fuss about plasma TV's.. until we got this one. The picture is absolutely and, coupled with Sky HD it brings the outdorrs in on nature type programmes. Want to go to Yellowstone now I'vew watched the programmes.
Bad points:: sound quality fine although I thought it was 'bouncing' on bass but realised that a couple of birthday cards had been put behind the speakers! Am planning to buy home cinema kit in near future,

Image quality	10.0
Sound quality	9.0
Design	10.0
Value for money	10.0
Overall rating	10.0

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Confirmed purchase: 01 Mar 2009

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Product Features

Screen size (Inches)	42
Screen size is measured diagonally from corner to corner.
Type of screen	Plasma
Most small flatscreen TVs have LCD screens. Some larger TVs have plasma screens. Some very new TVs have LED screens. Traditional TVs are called Standard or CRT.
3D	No

HD TV	HD ready
‘HD Ready’ is a Europe-wide standard designed to made HD technology less confusing. HD Ready TVs must have • Minimum resolution of 720 horizontal lines (in widescreen format) • Ability to display 720p and 1080i formats • An HDMI or Digital Video Interface (DVI interface) Full HD is a higher standard. Full HD TVs have screen resolutions of 1080p and can output at least 24 frames per second. Full HD is becoming common, but you won’t see Full HD on normal TV channels for a long time, so it remains optional for many people.
Built-in disc player	No Disc Player
Some products come with built-in DVD players or Blu Ray players.
Freeview or Freesat tuner	Freeview
Freeview is free digital terrestrial TV. FreeSat is a free digital satellite TV service, which gives you HD programming from people like the BBC without having to pay for a subscription to a service like Sky. You need a dish to receive Freesat but not Freeview. For more information see the Freeview site or the Freesat site. FreeSat is a free digital satellite TV service. The main benefit is that you can get HD programming from people like the BBC without having to pay for a subscription to a service like Sky. You’ll need a dish to recieve the signals though.
Number of HDMI ports	3
Like a scart interface but capable of carrying HD signals from or to other devices. You’ll need these to link your Playstation 3 or your Blu-ray player to your HD-ready TV.
Number of scart ports	2
Scart sockets are places where you can connect other devices to your TV. If you already have a DVD player, a VCR and a Playstation you might want to make sure your new TV has enough Scart interfaces so you don’t have to keep crawling round the back of the TV.
Connections	HDMI

Smart TV	No
TVs with internet capability allow you access to a range of online services.
Frequency (Hz)	100
A TV’s frequency is how often the picture is updated per second, and is measured in Hertz (Hz). A higher frequency, such as 100 Hz, means that a TV is more likely to show fast-moving images with high detail.
Screen aspect ratio	16:9
This is a ratio of the horizontal to the vertical size of the screen. 16:9 is standard widescreen format for TVs, replacing the older 4:3 format.
Contrast Ratio (X:1)	15000
This figure is designed to tell you how much difference there is between dark and light colours on the TV. It is quoted as a ratio, between the brightest white and the darkest black. 500:1 means the brightest white is 500 times more bright than the darkest black. Plasma screens have historically boasted better contrast ratios than LCD screens.
Reflection angle	178
Also known as the viewing angle, it’s a measure of how good the picture looks when you are not face on to the screen. Higher is better.
Horizontal resolution (Pixels)	102.4

Vertical resolution (Pixels)	768

Electronic Program Guide (EPG)	Yes
TVs with this feature have an on-screen guide to all the programmes that are currently showing or coming up, so you can find your way around all the extra digital channels easily.
Headphone Socket	Yes
Weight (kg)	26

Release date	2008-03-06
The date the product was originally made available for purchase.

Also known as: PANASONIC TH42PX80B, Panasonic TH-42PX80, Panasonic TH 42PX80B, Panasonic 42", Panasonic Viera TH-42PX80

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Manufacturer's Description

HD Models with Superb Image Quality and Advanced Networking Capabilities (3 HDMI terminals, SD card slot)

Every image is richly expressive from bright scenes, such as scorching desert landscapes, to dark cave scenes. Contrast is enhanced by the new Real Black Drive system (a pre-discharge control system) and a higher base luminance from improvements made to the panel production process. The high contrast creates deep, robust blacks and reproduces scenes with a delicate balance of light and shadow.

You can enjoy beautiful cinematic reproduction of movie images. The images that are recorded onto movie film at 24 frames per second (fps) are reproduced at two times that speed by 24p Playback. This achieves film-like reproduction than with the 2:3 processing method.

Smooth gradation lends natural expression to images such as sunsets. VIERA brings you the wide colour range of the x.v.Colour standard and the natural colours made possible by the Deep Colour (HDMI™ V.1.3) standard through its compliance with the newest video standards. This allows one to enjoy natural images with rich expression.

In addition to brilliant picture quality, VIERA models offer the easy operation made possible by VIERA Link and the SD card slot. VIERA Link lets you operate other connected Panasonic AV components using only the VIERA TV’s remote control unit. The majority of the VIERA line-up is equipped with a slot for large-capacity SDHC cards.You can view a slideshow of your photos on VIERA’s big beautiful screen just by simply remove the SD memory card from your digital still camera, and slip it in to the slot.

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