Panasonic Viera TH-42PZ85 42" Plasma TV
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- Aspect Ratio: Standard (4:3)
- Display Resolution: 1920 x 1080 pixels
- HDCP Support: With HDCP Support
- Response Time: 0.001 ms
- Broadcast Format Displayed: 1080p (HDTV) 1080i (HDTV) 720p (HDTV) 480p (EDTV) 480i (SDTV)
- Contrast Ratio: 30,000:1
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WOW - WHAT A TV!
Pros
INCREDIBLE PICTURE<br>Wide viewing range<br>Great Standard Definition Picture.<br>Great for AutoRacing
Cons
Set-Up is a little complicated<br>Screen and Bezel fingerprints easily
Recommended it?
Yes
The Bottom Line:
While I don't know about the durability yet, this TV is INCREDIBLE!
I studied up a little on HDTV and decided a 42" Plasma set was the best bet for what I wanted.
Logic:
1 - We view from about 12 feet away, but sometimes from the dining nook which is about 20 feet away. 42" is about the smallest size to consider
2 - We watch some shows that are not in HD, and wanted something that would show standard definition pretty well. 42" is about the max for good standard Definition reproduction.
3 - I wanted good reproduction of blacks, this makes the picture have DEPTH and is important for movies and sports.
4 - We needed a wide viewing angle. LCD's are too narrow.
So we went about looking for a good plasma set. Pioneer and Panasonic were rated as best bets by lots of sources, and when I read about the Panasonic 480 HZ sub-drive and how that reduces/eliminates jaggies on fast moving sports, I knew I needed the Panasonic.
When I looked at the models in the store, the Panasonic was hooked up to standard def at the Circuit City we went to. Circuit City is going out of business and had the one on display marked as $947. Well I thought the picture was pretty good even though it was only in standard definition, but the price didn't really grab me, so I was gonna pass. I even heard the sales weenie telling one guy " hey for $150 more you can go to BestBuy, get one in a box and you wont have to worry about buying the display model". But on the way out,
I walked past two they had left in boxes which were squirrelled away behind some stuff and saw the price marked as $900. So I walked over to the sales guy and said "What gives? Two prices, and the ones in boxes are practically hidden."
Well the sales weenie says "We're trying to hide them, there's three guys here that want to buy them, but we have to wait until the weekend when we get paid. The Panasonic is the best deal here.
So I said, "Well, you're down to two now, give me one of those in the box".
I took it home, hooked it up and viola - BIG SCREEN TV.
The next day, I had my wife get a new cable box for the HDTV channels and we added HDTV. I get home, get the HDTV hooked up and OH MY GOD! everything is green.....
I rechecked the connection and found the red feed loose on the cable box, plugged it in and HOLY COW! WHAT AN INCREDIBLE PICTURE. I thought they did special stuff in stores to make the Hi-Def stuff look better buy using Blu-Ray DVDs, Tweaking the picture to the VIVID mode etc.
I had the TV set up in custom mode with just a little extra brightness and contrast, but the picture was better than I imagined it would be.
Over the past week, I have tweaked the color a little, turned on a noise filter, and turned on the "DEEP BLACK" function and it gets even better.
if you want a great TV - BUY this one.
Logic:
1 - We view from about 12 feet away, but sometimes from the dining nook which is about 20 feet away. 42" is about the smallest size to consider
2 - We watch some shows that are not in HD, and wanted something that would show standard definition pretty well. 42" is about the max for good standard Definition reproduction.
3 - I wanted good reproduction of blacks, this makes the picture have DEPTH and is important for movies and sports.
4 - We needed a wide viewing angle. LCD's are too narrow.
So we went about looking for a good plasma set. Pioneer and Panasonic were rated as best bets by lots of sources, and when I read about the Panasonic 480 HZ sub-drive and how that reduces/eliminates jaggies on fast moving sports, I knew I needed the Panasonic.
When I looked at the models in the store, the Panasonic was hooked up to standard def at the Circuit City we went to. Circuit City is going out of business and had the one on display marked as $947. Well I thought the picture was pretty good even though it was only in standard definition, but the price didn't really grab me, so I was gonna pass. I even heard the sales weenie telling one guy " hey for $150 more you can go to BestBuy, get one in a box and you wont have to worry about buying the display model". But on the way out,
I walked past two they had left in boxes which were squirrelled away behind some stuff and saw the price marked as $900. So I walked over to the sales guy and said "What gives? Two prices, and the ones in boxes are practically hidden."
Well the sales weenie says "We're trying to hide them, there's three guys here that want to buy them, but we have to wait until the weekend when we get paid. The Panasonic is the best deal here.
So I said, "Well, you're down to two now, give me one of those in the box".
I took it home, hooked it up and viola - BIG SCREEN TV.
The next day, I had my wife get a new cable box for the HDTV channels and we added HDTV. I get home, get the HDTV hooked up and OH MY GOD! everything is green.....
I rechecked the connection and found the red feed loose on the cable box, plugged it in and HOLY COW! WHAT AN INCREDIBLE PICTURE. I thought they did special stuff in stores to make the Hi-Def stuff look better buy using Blu-Ray DVDs, Tweaking the picture to the VIVID mode etc.
I had the TV set up in custom mode with just a little extra brightness and contrast, but the picture was better than I imagined it would be.
Over the past week, I have tweaked the color a little, turned on a noise filter, and turned on the "DEEP BLACK" function and it gets even better.
if you want a great TV - BUY this one.
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