Panasonic TH-58PZ800 TV reviews

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This TV is a good all rounder.

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Panasonic TH-58PZ800 with 58" Full HD 1080p Plasma screen, 4 HDMI ports and Freeview. See full product description

Image quality	9.8
Sound quality	8.8
Design	9.5
Value for money	8.5
Overall rating	9.5

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Shanan, High Wycombe High spec fanatic

Score 9.0/10

Good points:: Build quality, design and reputation
Bad points:: Hard to compare to Pioneer model when making a decision to purchase with regards to best picture

Image quality	10.0
Sound quality	9.0
Design	10.0
Value for money	7.0
Overall rating	9.0

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Confirmed purchase: 30 Mar 2009

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Score 10.0/10

Good points:: Picture quality brilliant, whole package great, easy to install
Bad points:: Reviewer left no comment

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

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Product Features

Screen size (Inches)	58
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	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	4
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	Ethernet

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	16:9
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)	30000
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

Brightness (Candela per square metre)	1500
Brighter TVs, such as LCDs, tend to provide a better experience in lighter rooms, whereas TVs with a lower brightness, such as many plasma TVs, are often better suited to darker rooms.
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)	59

Release date	2008-03-31
The date the product was originally made available for purchase.

Also known as: Panasonic TH58PZ800B, PANASONIC TH58PZ800, Panasonic TH 58PZ800B, Panasonic Viera TH-58PZ800

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Manufacturer's Description

58" Class (58.0" Diagonal) Widescreen VIERA Plasma 1080p HDTV with Increased Native Contrast Ratio, THXÂ® Certified Display, 24p Cinematic Playback, BBEÂ® ViVA HD3D Sound, Built-In SD Card Memory Slot and 4 HDMI Inputs With stunning picture quality, outstanding service and satisfaction, and effortless connectivity, Panasonic represents a dramatic breakthrough in HDTV ownership and enjoyment. Enjoy Deep Black Levels with Outstanding Contrast The 1,000,000:1 Dynamic Contrast Ratio creates deep, robust blacks and faithfully reproduces scenes with a delicate balance of light and shadow. Watch Fast-Moving Scenes with Clear, Vivid Resolution The 480hz Sub-Field Drive self-illuminating plasma display features high moving picture resolution, so you enjoy smooth, clear motion in sporting events and action movies. Experience Movies through their Creators Eyes THXÂ® mode delivers images with optimal brightness, color reproduction and contrast, so you can view THX movies exactly as the directors intended them to be seen. Recreates the cinema experience of movies on DVD, Blu-ray, HD-DVD and broadcast television. Achieve Theater-Like Viewing, Right at Home 24p Cinematic Playback brings you beautiful, cinematic reproduction of movie images. Network Your AV Devices, Quickly and Easily With VIERA Linkâ„¢, you can control your compatible Panasonic DVD recorder, Blu-ray DiscÂ® player, home theater sound system and HD camcorder all with a single remote. HDMI cables make set-up quick and easy; VIERA Link even automatically sets your DVD recorder via an Auto Preset Download function.