Panasonic TH42PZ80 Reviews: Viera, 42" Screen Plasma Full HD 1080p TV

+ superb picture, easy to set up, great sd picture quality

- 3rd hdmi on the front, useless for anything except a camera etc - I have sky HD, ps3 and a DVD player so need an extra splitter on one of the rear ports.

+ great picture , slim design

- sound quality could be a bit better

+ performance and style

- more exepensive than other sets

+ Nice design excellent Picture and Build Quality and good features

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+ excellent picture and sound and great value for money.

- overall all good points

+ Excellent Picture

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+ Simple setup- just plug and go

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+ Very easy to set up, brilliant picture, delighted with it all

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+ HD image quality is superb and overall appearance of tv is very stylish

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+ easy to set up. Very good picture on SD and DVDs. Fantastic picture on Bluray discs

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+ picture, sound and set itself.

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+ everything!Especialy good for gaming

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+ i dont have a HD signal or DVD yet, however the picture quality is notably improved from my old sony flat screen, very easy to set up

- cant thinkg of any to be honest

+ Stunning blu ray definition. Stylish design,

- Standard soud not brilliant.

+ It was all I was looking for and easy to use

- It's a bit awkward to wall-mount and once mounted, it is difficult to make any changes at the back

+ very easy to set up

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+ Fantastic TV for the money, best picture ive ever seen ! easy to use and good looking

- cant find any

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- sliver at bottom of set a little off putting

+ really like the appearance of the set and looks brilliant on the wall. easy to set up and to operate unlike the cheaper LCD I bought for my daughters bedroom

- None that I can think of

+ everything worked well

- needed a sinal booster for good reception
remote control does not appear to be durable

+ Compared to an ordinary lcd i have the picture is superb even not using hd . The improvement in picture is like night and day. The sound quality is good . I like the fact it has an on/off switch on the front as easily allows it to be shutdown in this age of energy conservation.

- Possibly a little slow to "warm up" but we are still talking only seconds, and the remote does not appear to have a button to quickly take you back to the channel you had previously been watching.

+ Very easy to set up using HDMI and Component Video. TV Surround Sound is good. Picture is excellent, great contrast and very sharp, using HDMI from BT Vision V-Box and Component Video from Home Cinema System. To get the best from the tv you must use HDMI / Component Video connections.

- None so far, another great product from Panasonic.

+ Set up very easy, and no problems at all in use. Looks and sounds great.

- Nothing really. Probably would have like an autopower off feature if no commands reveived for say 2hours, to guard against screen burn.

+ hi grade panel good clear menus much better than my previous samsung good on SD outstanding on HD

- sound only average

+ Cant say anything bad about it...very pleased

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+ Crystal clear picture quality
Plenty of connections at the back for dvd/speakers, etc
Excellent price

- Sound is not bad but could be better - fuller with more bass. This is probably inevitable given the small size of the speakers required to fit the very slim profile of the tv and would not be an issue if surround sound or external speakers are used.

+ Great picture - especially with full HD

- As with most flat screens, the sound is a bit weak

+ Excellent picture, easy set up, takes control of Panasoinc Souround Cinema via Viera Link. Great for the Wii.

- Sound not great, but if you are spending this much you should be buying a souround sound system as well. One of the 3 HDMI slots is under the front flap, could do with more than 2 on th rear. Slight hum from fans.

+ Excellant picture quality when linked up to sky hd,sound good as well.looks very nice also ,all round good tv.Even the wife likes it now....

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+ Good picture - especially black levels

- Weight

+ Picture quality, looks

- Can hear cooling fans at low volumes

+ Has lived upto all the good reports i had read about this model before purchasing

- nothing so far

+ Pleased with everything. Good picture,good price-A ok

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+ Excellent colour, contrast and image quality. I would say that you can't buy a better television for the money.

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+ Excellent picture quality for the money

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+ Ease of setting up

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+ Excellent picture, Easy to use. Just a top quality product

- The HDMI port under the front flap would be more useful on the back.

+ Stunning blacks, amazing picture with HD and DVD sources.

- Not many picture tuning abilities, picture a bit mushy with Freeview.

+ Image quality, price / performance.

- Unimpressive sound quality (alright if you have seperate speakers)

+ Picture is amazing, both in SD and DVD. Beautiful look. Easy setup. excellent connectivity to laptop, xbox and other sources. Viera link works perfectly with Panasonic home cinema system.

- sound is not amazing itself. need extra home cinema system for perfect performance.

+ Great TV, superb picture when you feed it an HD signal. Sound's average but then most flatscreens suffer this. Couple it with a good sound system and it's unbeatable value.

- None I can think of.

+ Brilliant. Has everything you need.

- No bad points.

+ Image is fab. Sound is great. Look of it is very attractive and non-intrusive

- I don't have a bad word to say about my new TV!

+ Great TV. Stunning picture on HD and the best SD and Digital tuner I've seen on a flat screen. Blacks are amazing.

- 3rd HDMI port is on front - Would be better on rear with others. No picture adjustment per input - it's global.

+ A fantastic tv really pleased with it ,we brought the panosonic home theatre to go with it which makes it even better!

- I have nothing bad to say about it!

+ Fantastic image quality at a great price. Upscaling of analogue TV images could be better, but from an HD source it is nearly perfect.

- Sound from the TV itself is not great but since I am using a Panasonic home theatre system that isn't really a problem for me. Upscaling of non-HD content is not great - but the Panasonic home theatre system is great at upscaling DVDs to near perfect image quality with this TV so I doubt I would ever bother with BluRay.

+ It's just beautiful!....

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+ image quality, was looking at LCD tv's but the image quality on this plasma changed my mind.

- slow to respond to remote at times

+ Easy to install. Good picture and sound. Ecellent value

- silver bottom edge spolis otherwise sleek black design

+ Picture

- Remote a bit fiddly

+ Easy to set up and controls straight forward.

- Haven't found any yet!

+ This television is excellent. I spent quite a while reading reviews before I purchased it and I am extremely impressed so far. I have not really put it through its paces with Blu Ray and HD yet but so far so good.

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+ Lovely TV, great picture good selection of inputs.

- Cant think of any

+ This product is generally very good. Good Design etc.

- I have 2 faults with this TV.
1) The Info bar stutters whilst watching sky sports news.
2) The Remote control is not very responsive!

+ Very natural looking picture. Great for watching sports. Viewable from all angles. Very easy to setup. Good depth to TV sound.

- Produces quite alot of heat. Not quite as sharp as the best LCD screens.

+ good picture, easy menus, a super tv

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+ Easy to set up, looks great.

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+ Fantastic levels of black & very rich but natural colours.

- Not sure about the styling, the silver panel along the bottom looks a little dated but no other reservations.

+ HD Image quality is fantastic. Looks great, easy to set up and install. Great value for money, compared a number of TVs and this was by far the better.

- SD of older programmes can be a little dull in colour, though there is a setting to help improve this. Sound can be a bit dull at times due to position of speakers at rear.

+ Great looking product, v.good quality & great price.

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+ Good looking TV, picture quality good. SONY sign lights up which is a nice design feature.

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+ Well made,rather heavy to lift on your own!! Picture just has to be seen to be belived.

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+ Decent SD Picture, Stunning HD Picture

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+ Good Picture and Sound quality.

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+ Fantastic product. I watch through my Virigin + box which upscales all channels to HD and all programs looks great on it. HD content looks outstanding. A great TV.
Very quiet too.

- Minor bad point - the third HDMI port is located on the front of the panel. That's all I can think of!

+ The picture on this tv is awesome when linked up to sky HD. The TV seems straight forward enough to operate too which is a bonus!

- Sound could be better, but then again you buy surround sound kit for that . . . .

+ Clear shrap picture.

- Collects too much dust, on the smooth finish.

+ superb picture,east to set up

- sound

+ Good blacks, connected up with my cable box, xbox and panasonic cinema surround sound system and player beautifully. The controls are pretty intuitive to understand without spending hours with the instruction manual - recommend it.

- The images can be occasionally slightly fuzzy on fast moving sports action but not worth worrying about versus the overall money/value experience

+ Exactly as it says on the box

- Nothing. So far so good.

+ easy to insatll tv programs, clear sreen, good price for the product , easy reading on adverts and film sub titles,
also plugs for cammera and games on fornt of tv not the side asy access

- dont do a tvv bracket for this tv the is value for money ,some buttons on the remote contorler are to small

+ Excellent design, very easy to use and to connect to other equipment.

- not found any yet

+ Nice looking TV, great picture.

- Not enough being transmitted in High Def yet to appreciate it fully - Blu ray next purchase?

+ Picture quality, sleek appearance, freeview channels.

- When you switch on with the handset, the red light on the set flickers and it takes a while for the green to appear. Can't understand why it's not instantaenous.

+ The product is everything I expected. Perfect.

- No bad points.

+ Fantastic Hd Picture

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+ Picture

- sound

+ Colour reproduction compared to Lcd tv's. Sd card slot

- No manual image shifting capability

+ Good Quality picture, very pleased with the purchase

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