Panasonic Viera TX-P42GT20 TV reviews

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Panasonic Viera TX-P42GT20 with 42" Full HD 1080p Plasma screen, 4 HDMI ports and Freeview HD. See full product description

Ease of use	8.5
Image quality	9.2
Sound quality	7.9
Design	8.5
Value for money	8.5
Overall rating	8.9

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William, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE Film and documentary lover

Score 9.0/10

Good points:: OK
Bad points:: CONTROLS ON L/H SIDE WOULD BE BETER ON FRONT LIKE PREVIOUSE MODELS

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

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Confirmed purchase: 31 Mar 2011

Karen, Glasgow Multi-purpose viewer

Score 10.0/10

Good points:: Why we hadn,t changed over before I do not know. The quality of the picture is so much better
Bad points:: Reviewer left no comment

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

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Confirmed purchase: 24 May 2011

darren, tamworth Sports and games fan

Score 10.0/10

Good points:: all good
Bad points:: none

Ease of use	10.0
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: 21 Mar 2011

john, stirling Occasional TV watcher

Score 10.0/10

Good points:: The picture quality is fantastic and set up is pretty easy..when i contacted the manufacturer helpline regarding setup they couldn't be more helpful or professional..
Bad points:: Setting up the internet on the back , i had to recontact The manufacturer about it wouldnt accept my (most reliable)hard wire connection...so had to reset tv to factory settings b4 it would automatically accept internet..and the internet feature is so so ..not maybe worth runnin 25m of cable throught the house.

Ease of use	5.0
Image quality	9.0
Sound quality	8.0
Design	9.0
Value for money	9.0
Overall rating	10.0

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Confirmed purchase: 20 May 2011

Ashley, St. Helens Multi-purpose viewer

Score 10.0/10

Good points:: Picture quality is awesome, and the 3d is amazing. Hooked up to panasonic blue ray/surround sound and it all works amazingly well together.
Bad points:: Not brilliant for gaming as there seems to be a slight delay when playing game.

Ease of use	10.0
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: 18 May 2011

David, High spec fanatic

Score 7.0/10

Good points:: DEcent sound/picture. Use of ext HD good feature
Bad points:: Picture doesn't look as sharp/clear as friends 32" LCD. 2D-3D v unimpressive.

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

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Confirmed purchase: 04 Apr 2011

Terry, London Film and documentary lover

Score 10.0/10

Good points:: everything works great have not found any fault yet?
Bad points:: the internet programmes available could be a lot better such as having bbc i player etc

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

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Confirmed purchase: 04 Apr 2011

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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	Yes

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 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	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	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	Yes
TVs with internet capability allow you access to a range of online services.
Frequency (Hz)	600
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)	5000000
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.
Horizontal resolution (Pixels)	192

Vertical resolution (Pixels)	1080

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)	20.5

Release date	2010-09-06
The date the product was originally made available for purchase.

Also known as: Panasonic TX-P42GT20B, Panasonic TX-P42GT20, Panasonic Viera TX P42GT20

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Manufacturer's Description

FULL HD 3D Plasma with Infinite Black, 600Hz Sub-field Drive Intelligent Frame Creation Pro and THX Mode

FULL HD 3D makes you feel as if you’d stepped out of your living room and into the world on the screen. The viewing experience has never been so lifelike and compelling.The technology in which the left-eye and right-eye 3D images are sent to the viewer is the key to 3D image quality. For this, FULL HD 3D uses something called the Frame Sequential technology. A separate high quality image is sent to each eye. This addresses the image quality problems and blurring which is common to previous 3D systems, and creates sharp, crisp 3D images.

600Hz Sub-field Drive technology lets you view superb full-HD motion and still images with 1,080 lines of resolution. For even greater clarity with motion images, Panasonic uses its own unique image-analysis technology. This technology converts the motion in each scene into data. And each frame is practically displayed for a shorter length of time than in previous systems, to reduce aftereffects. *When using Cinema mode.

A contrast ratio of 5,000,000:1 enables VIERA to display extremely robust blacks. A new filter, improvements to the cell discharge area, and enhanced cell performance have greatly increased luminous efficiency to produce crisp blacks. And minimising the electrical pre-discharge helps to both raise contrast and save energy.

THX reproduces film images exactly as the film’s creators intended them. The overall aim was to improve the experience of cinema-goers and faithfully recreate the audio and visual ambience that filmmakers intended. To receive THX certification, TVs undergo stringent tests to determine, for example, whether the exact same brightness and colour are displayed at all screen locations, and whether black levels satisfy standard criteria. VIERA meets the high standards set by the THX Certified Display Program.
Enjoy Internet content right on your TV. With VIERA CAST you can enjoy online videos, photos, and more. You can also check sports, news, weather and stock information with an easy-to-use Web interface that’s built into the TV. What’s more, VIERA CAST’s assorted online content has new additions, including the remarkably popular SkypeTM and Twitter® applications. VIERA CAST not only offers unique web entertainment but also expands your forms of communication. No extra equipment required.

The TX-P42GT20B includes a DVB-S tuner for Freesat HD and a DVB-T2 tuner for Freeview HD providing you with a convenient, subscription free way* of watching HD contents like sport, as well as your favourite soaps, dramas and documentaries in full HD glory wherever you are in the UK*

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