Panasonic TH-46PZ81 TV reviews

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Score 9.0/10 Read 86
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+ This TV scores high on image quality. - It has no outstanding negative points.

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Panasonic TH-46PZ81 with 46" Full HD 1080p Plasma screen, 3 HDMI ports and Freeview. See full product description

Image quality	9.4
Sound quality	8.1
Design	8.9
Value for money	8.9
Overall rating	9.0

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Julie, Seahouses Film and documentary lover

Score 10.0/10

Good points:: We shopped around for quite a while before deciding to buy this model, and I'm extremely happy to say we made the right decision. The picture quality is exceptional, and HD football blows your mind! I've felt as if I was on the pitch with the players! (I wasn't a football fan before!) We have this TV mounted on the wall and it looks fantastic, its just like sitting in the cinema. The sound quality is fantastic even our dog reacts to any animal sounds and she never did that with our old tv. Buy this - you wont be disappointed.
Bad points:: I cant think of anything bad to say about it, other than it attracts the dust and I have to dust it more than I would dust anything else in the lounge!!!! A small price to pay for a bit of luxury!

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: 31 Mar 2009

Keith, Portarlington / Ireland Multi-purpose viewer

Score 9.0/10

Good points:: Picture Quality
Sound
Freesat
DTT Mpeg 4 tuner
Build Quality
Bad points:: Remote Control Infra-red window is very poor, remote is not picked up from certain angles.

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

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Confirmed purchase: 27 Jan 2009

Coral, Aberdeen Multi-purpose viewer

Score 9.0/10

Good points:: Excellent picture and the selection of channels with freesat is great
Bad points:: None

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

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Confirmed purchase: 19 Mar 2009

Aidan, Tullamore

Score 1.0/10

Good points:: Excellent for free sat but not full compliant with the DVB specification for teresterial. Will decode Irish DTT radio channels but not tv after a change to the standard. It worked pefrect for MPEG4 DTT but after a technical change to the standard it no longer picks up MPEG4 TV but still MPEG4 DTT radio.
Bad points:: Pannasonic customer support and technical service . Never will purchace a Pannasonic ever again.

Ease of use	6.0
Image quality	8.0
Sound quality	8.0
Design	4.0
Value for money	7.0
Overall rating	1.0

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Confirmed purchase: 12 Feb 2009

Philip , Wolverhampton

Score 9.0/10

Good points:: Very stylish when you have the Panasonic stand, Freesat is very good
Bad points:: When using WII have to put leads at front of TV

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

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Confirmed purchase: 09 Feb 2009

David, Stirling Film and documentary lover

Score 9.0/10

Good points:: Image quality excellant well laid out menus.
Bad points:: Not being able to use freeview when recording from freesat to an extranl source

The search feature for particular types of program could have been better. I have see better results from other Pansonic products.

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

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Confirmed purchase: 05 Aug 2009

dave, chesterfield Film and documentary lover

Score 9.0/10

Good points:: picture quality is excellent,sound quality is ok but when played through surround system really is excellent
Bad points:: when watching certain programs the back ground seams to be out of focus.the worst thing is when watching football and the ball is kicked into the air it seams to blend in with the crowd and you loose sight of it.

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

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Confirmed purchase: 02 Apr 2009

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Product Features

Screen size (Inches)	46
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	Full HD 1080p
‘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	FreeSat HD
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.
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.
Response time (Milliseconds)	0.001

Screen aspect ratio	16:09
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)	1000000
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)	192

Vertical resolution (Pixels)	1080

Electronic Program Guide (EPG)	No
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.
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.
Weight (kg)	35

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

Also known as: Panasonic Viera TH-46PZ81, Panasonic TH46PZ81B, PANASONIC TH- 46PZ81B, Panasonic Viera TH-46PZ81B

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Manufacturer's Description

Full-HD models with freesat built-in, High Moving Picture Resolution and Advanced Networking Capabilities.

â€œfreesatâ€ is a new digital satellite service that offers free HD (High-definition) TV programmes. With PZ81 series with freesat built-in, You can enjoy sharp pictures, vivid colours, multi-channel sound, and various services with the interactive contents.

Intelligent Frame Creation achieves excellent moving picture resolution and flicker-less images. With 50Hz video signal input, the Intelligent Frame Creation achieves high moving picture resolution even in fast-motion scenes. This function makes new frame that was calculated by speed and direction of motion. It allows natural frame-to-frame transitions to occur for smooth motion images with high resolution.

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 during panel production process. The high contrast creates deep, robust blacks and reproduces scenes with a delicate balance of light and shadow.

5,120 Equivalent Steps of Gradation lends natural expression to images such as sunsets. VIERA’s large colour space covers 110% of the HDTV colour standard. This wide gamut has been achieved by an advanced panel structure and a newly developed filter, which produce richer, more vivid colouring.

VIERA Link lets you operate other connected Panasonic AV components using only the VIERA TV’s remote control unit. 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. You can also enjoy full-HD (1920 × 1080) video clips recorded with an HD camcorder will fill the large TV screen.