Panasonic TX-P42X10 Reviews: Viera, 42" Screen Plasma HD Ready TV

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This television is a good all rounder. “Very easy to set up.” Carol, Durham View all 221 real customer reviews

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Freeview, 3 HDMI ports, 2 Scarts More »

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221 verified purchasers have reviewed this product.
97% of people recommend it.

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Design	9.1
Ease of use	9.1
Image quality	9.2
Sound quality	8.5
Value for money (at time of purchase)	9.4
Overall rating	9.2

Multi-purpose viewer (49)

Sports and games fan (22)

Film and documentary lover (13)

High spec fanatic (5)

Occasional TV watcher (5)

Other (124)

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Andrew, West Sussex , “Sports and games fan”

Score 8.0/10

+ Great value HD Ready TV. A TV for those who don't require all the "bells and whistles" but want to watch movies and sport and still get a great picture on both SD and HD

- Reviewer left no comment

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8 of 10 people found this review helpful

purchased 28 Mar 2009

Anonymous verified purchaser , “Sports and games fan”

Score 8.0/10

+ Great picture and design

- Sound slightly distorted when up loud

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5 of 6 people found this review helpful

purchased 13 Mar 2009

David, Armagh , “Sports and games fan”

Score 10.0/10

+ Good solid TV with excellent quality picture

- Reviewer left no comment

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5 of 6 people found this review helpful

purchased 14 Apr 2009

Andy, Plymouth , “Sports and games fan”

Score 9.0/10

+ Design is superb, sleek and pleasing to the eye. Plenty of HDMI connectors, scart etc. Brilliant product.

- None.

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5 of 7 people found this review helpful

purchased 11 Mar 2009

david hedges, chinnor ox394jt , “Sports and games fan”

Score 8.0/10

+ excellent allround package for the average viewer.Great value when bought online.Easy setup,and ease of use,
Brilliant picture,especially in sky hd,and better than average sound.Recommended.

- None really,not full hd,but ordinary dvd playback is fine.Xbox is fine also. Bluray and console nuts,may want a full hd tv but I would buy this and save yourself 300 quid.

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 13 Jun 2009

gareth, waterlooville , “Sports and games fan”

Score 10.0/10

+ great sound,easy to use & set up. HD sport superb picture -especially the cricket

- Reviewer left no comment

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 25 Jul 2009

Julian, Birmingham , “Sports and games fan”

Score 10.0/10

+ Very slim and attractive fits in with the decor

- None

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 24 Sep 2009

Anonymous verified purchaser , “Sports and games fan”

Score 9.0/10

+ picture, sound

- not particularly against this tv. but the plain black surround when I would have preferred grey perhaps.

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purchased 09 Apr 2009

Cecil, humberside , “Sports and games fan”

Score 8.0/10

+ I love everything about this tv, I can even sit outside to watch the football

- none

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purchased 25 Apr 2009

Anonymous verified purchaser , “Sports and games fan”

Score 9.0/10

+ Picture quality in SD and HD format.

- None.

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purchased 10 Mar 2009

Jason, London , “Sports and games fan”

Score 9.0/10

+ 3 hdmi slots , high contrast ratio

- not full 1080

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purchased 30 May 2009

Anonymous verified purchaser , “Sports and games fan”

Score 9.0/10

+ Very good TV for the money with easy set up and great picture quality

- None

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purchased 04 Jun 2009

Marcus, Raunds , “Sports and games fan”

Score 10.0/10

+ all round brilliant

- nothing

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purchased 02 Jul 2009

H, Derby , “Sports and games fan”

Score 10.0/10

+ Great picture and sound. Read some reviews which stated that the sound quality was not good but in my experience it is fine. I am very pleased with this TV, if you're thinking about buying I would suggest you think no more, it's a real bargain.

- Once or twice the screen has frozen when first turned on. But turn off and on again and all is fine

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1 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 04 Aug 2009

Brian, Burnham-on-Sea , “Sports and games fan”

Score 10.0/10

+ All good points

- None

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purchased 12 Aug 2009

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Product Features

Screen Size in 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.
HD TV	HD Ready
‘HD Ready’ is a Europe-wide standard designed to made HD technology less confusing. HD Ready TVs must have • Minimum vertical resolution of 750 pixels (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.
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.
HDMI Interface	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 Interfaces	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.
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.
Contrast Ratio (X:1)	2000000
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.
Screen Resolution (pixels)	768p
The number of pixels the screen has. The more you have, the more detail the screen can display, given a high quality source. A breakdown of resolutions can be found on Wikipedia here
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.
Screen Format	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.
PC Interface	Yes
If you’d like to use your TV as a PC monitor you’ll need to make sure it has a port to allow you to connect it. This is usually a VGA port, but some TVs include a newer DVI port. Adaptors are availible to allow VGA to DVI and vice versa.
USB Port	No
Socket for connecting devices such as a computers and other components
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.
Picture in Picture (PIP)	No
TVs with this feature are able to display a preview of another channel while you are watching your current channel.
Energy Savings Trust Feature	No
A Yes means this this product has been rated as being energy-efficient by the Energy Savings Trust. Good for the environment and good for your electricity bill!
Weight (kg)	26

Height in mm	661
Width in mm	1029

Depth in mm	105
Freeview	Yes
Freeview is free digital terrestrial TV. Many newer TVs have Freeview built in. For other TVs you will need a separate Freeview set-top box.
FreeSat Tuner	No
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.
Sound System	V-Audio Surround
Colour	Black
The main colour of the product.

Also known as: Panasonic TXP42X10B, Panasonic TXP42X10, Panasonic 42", Panasonic TX-P42X10B

TV Buyers Guide

Manufacturer's Description

HD Models with 100Hz Double Scan, Superb Image Quality and Advanced Networking Capabilities

A PDP driven at 50 Hz causes an annoying flicker due to a shortage in the number of pictures displayed per second. Therefore, each picture is displayed twice as if the PDP is driven at 100Hz Double Scan, i.e., the number of pictures displayed is increased to reduce the flicker.

Next-generation black reproduction has been achieved by improving the panel production process, incorporating the new Real Black Drive system (a pre-discharge control system), and raising the base illumination. Even in movie scenes where it is difficult to achieve a fine balance of light and dark, VIERA renders images just as the director intended.

VIERA Link allows interconnected operation of various AV devices using only the VIERA remote control, by simply connecting the devices to each other by an HDMI cable. VIERA Link performance has been further enhanced with LUMIX digital camera connection. By connecting a new LUMIX camera that has an HDMI output terminal to VIERA, you can use the VIERA remote to control the playback of images stored on the camera.

It’s easy to view photo images with the SD Memory Card slot. Watch and show your photos right after you take them. Simply insert an SD Memory Card into VIERA to display photos on the large screen. You can also choose from among 3 types of background music.

V-Audio Surround gives depth-sound-image effect by early-reflection data based on actual room measurement, that is generated from digital signal processor.

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