Panasonic TH42PZ85 Reviews: Viera, 42" Screen Plasma Full HD 1080p TV
116 Real Customer Reviews - In Summary
This television is a good all rounder.
“Total quality in terms of picture. just the basic integrated digital appears hd.…”
Garry, Bedford
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116 verified purchasers have reviewed this product.
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Pros: Quality value for money, set-up, colour depth and detail, great motion capture
Cons: "Intelligent frame creation" and "picture noise reduction" features seem to be redundant, access to ports when wall mounted, no Pip
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Score 9.0/10
Garry, Bedford , “Researched before I bought!”
+ Total quality in terms of picture. Just the basic integrated digital appears HD. On the other hand, HD channels are out of this world. I use Sky HD, and with this TV is worth every penny. The TV is easy to set up, and Panasonic have finally included a base, for the TV to sit on, instead of having to pay for the pedastal as well. If it's quality of picture - then this TV is for you
- No real bad points. Sound is not superb, depite having built in 3D, although better than previous Panasonic models.
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23 of 23 people found this review helpful
purchased 27 Jun 2008
Score 1.0/10
Anonymous verified purchaser , “Disappointed with Panasonic TH42PZ85B”
+ The image quality is simply superb. The DVB tuner makes the pictures look so real that you think the pictures are going to jump out the screen at you.
- The sound quality was ok, but nothing special and the design with the bowed bit at the bottom looks a bit ugly and out of place. The biggest problem for me was that my TV seemed to suffer from an unbelievably loud buzzing noise that came from the back and was clearly audible from 8 feet away during normal or quiet dialogue scenes. This seems to be a very very common issue with these TVs if you look at other AV forums and your retailer may not accept that this is a fault - so be careful. Personally I thought that this was a lot of money for a TV that buzzed like a demented bumble bee!
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13 of 13 people found this review helpful
purchased 29 Apr 2008
Score 10.0/10
sylvia , canterbury , “I like panasonic”
+ slim design good placement of speakers the picture quality on standard defination and is excellent on 1080p high definition the screen is not so reflective as previous models which means you see more of the picture instead of reflections of lights etc in the room there is no judder in the picture when playing back full hd films the black piano key gloss frame is stylish overall this tv is outstanding and is the best picture quality I have seen.
- sound distortion if bass is turned up to high no blanking plugs for the pedestal mounting holes if mounting the tv on the wall.
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10 of 10 people found this review helpful
purchased 24 Apr 2008
Score 9.0/10
Ivan , Gill
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With HD input, this TV is imperious.
Most LCD's only resolove to 1024 or 2048 shades for each colour, this Panasonic resolves to over 5000.
This lack of colour resolution on LCD's makes pictures look cartoon like compared to this Panasonic, even my 5* 32" Panasonic LCD. It is no coincidence that shops use animation DVD's to show LCD's off to their best they can't touch this panel for reproducing lifelike images.
This is also Panasonics first 100hz Plasma. On standard definition broadcast TV (50hz) this can be amazing much better than the previous 50hz Panasonic plasmas, upgrading picture quality to something close to HD. I bought a 42" becuase I thought SD would look too poor on anything larger, this screen is so good I regret not getting the 46"
- Alas there is a single flaw watching football on SD broadcast. Upscaling an SD picture involves taking a frame, approximatley doubling the number of lines, doubling the number of columns, then creating an additional frame to be broadcast between this frame and the next. Most of what you see has been 'created, by the digital processor. The processor is occasionally fooled. A cross from the corner, with a bit of spin on the ball and the processor has top work out where the ball will be in the next 'created' frame, but the outline of the ball appears to move at a different speed to the pattern on the ball becuase of the spin, confused, the processor ends up breaking the ball up into peices that oscillate accross the screen. You might see it happen a dozen times in a match, but it is so out of kilter with what is otherwise a stunning picture it takes a lot of getting used to. I have only seen it happen once in a movie in 3 months, not a problem at all, but if you are a football fan and you don't have SKY HD, you might want to wait for the next release of this TV see if they have fixed the problem.
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8 of 8 people found this review helpful
purchased 11 Apr 2008
Score 10.0/10
Peter, Wickham Bishops
+ I liked the fact I didn't have to do anything regarding brightness contrast etc. plus the colour depth is great. For such small speakers the sound is great, I speak as an ex professional recording studio engineer and manager. Although I already had a freeview box the internal freeview receiver is more sensitive and picks up more channels. I have been a broadcast TV editor for many years and have recommended this TV to a few people now.
- None
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7 of 7 people found this review helpful
purchased 14 Apr 2008
Score 9.0/10
Anonymous verified purchaser
+ Picture, inputs, design.
- Sound lacks punch and bass when watching films/music, but is fine for normal everyday TV watching. Based on looking at other simlar TVs the panasonic is still above average..
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5 of 5 people found this review helpful
purchased 21 May 2008
Score 9.0/10
Andrew, Shropshore
+ Picture is awsome
- None, sound lacks a little but that why you have an AV Reciever and decent surrond sound speakers :)
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4 of 4 people found this review helpful
purchased 01 May 2008
Score 9.0/10
Dave, Huddersfield
+ Brilliant picture,brilliant sound.Sky Digital opens up another world!
- Reviewer left no comment
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4 of 4 people found this review helpful
purchased 05 May 2008
Score 10.0/10
Jason, South Wales
+ Very good images with HD source. Be it BBC HD or even HD DVD. Xbox 360 looks very good in 1080i.
- ITV fotball coverage. IFC which is one of the new features had to be turned off with fast moving footballs. The ball split into three.
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4 of 4 people found this review helpful
purchased 05 May 2008
Score 9.0/10
Phil, Wrexham
+ Superb plasma, excellent picture quality, and design, put it on a wall it looks fantastic with euro 2008 in hd
- need to turn intelligent frame creation off as it causes distortion on sky, sky hd, and built in digital receiver, only need it for blu ray sources.
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3 of 3 people found this review helpful
purchased 14 Apr 2008
Score 8.0/10
Joe, Chipping Sodbury , “Ordinary Cautious Buyer”
+ Vibrant Picture Quality & Colours even on SD source. Much better than a lot of similar sized LCD tvs.
- When watching football the ball sometime flickers when flying though the crowd!!
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3 of 3 people found this review helpful
purchased 16 May 2008
Score 8.0/10
Anonymous verified purchaser
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Excellent picture with blu ray, good picture with freeview - the tv's upscaler works well.
Excellent freeview tuner.
Gnerally a superior picture to the other tv's I auditioned.
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HDMI sockets stick straight out the back, should be downward pointing.
Only 3 HDMI sockets.
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3 of 3 people found this review helpful
purchased 14 Jun 2008
Score 10.0/10
Andy, Thatcham
+ Excellent picture quality with both SD and HD video signals. Very easy to setup. No problems with wall mounting as it is surprisingly light, and easy to connect. Looking forward to a long and reliable life span.
- None that I have found so far.
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2 of 2 people found this review helpful
purchased 04 Dec 2008
Score 9.0/10
ken, Pontypool , “retired science teacher.”
+ superb technology. wonderful all round viewing experience.
- During movement such as football, water moving etc. certain parts - the ball, grass waves etc tend to pixelate.
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2 of 2 people found this review helpful
purchased 30 Sep 2008
Score 10.0/10
Paul, folkestone , “Better than the cinema”
+ great picture, build quality and sound. Big quality versus great price!!!
- None at all. I've been delighted with it.
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2 of 2 people found this review helpful
purchased 06 Sep 2008
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Product Features
Screen Size in Inches
 
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42 |
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Type of Screen
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Plasma |
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HD TV
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Full HD 1080p |
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Freeview or Freesat Tuner
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Freeview |
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HDMI Interface
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3 |
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Number of Scart Interfaces
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2 |
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Frequency (Hz)
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100 |
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Contrast Ratio (X:1)
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30000 |
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Screen Resolution (pixels)
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1080p |
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Reflection Angle
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178 |
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Screen Format
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16:9 |
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PC Interface
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Yes |
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USB Port
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No |
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Electronic Program Guide (EPG)
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No |
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Picture in Picture (PIP)
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No |
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Energy Savings Trust Feature
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No |
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Weight (kg)
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35 |
| Height in mm | 674 |
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Width in mm
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1064 |
| Depth in mm | 92 |
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Freeview
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Yes |
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FreeSat Tuner
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No |
| Sound System | Nicam Stereo |
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Colour
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Black |
Also known as: Panasonic TH42PZ85B, PANASONIC TH-42PZ85B, Panasonic TH 42PZ85B, Panasonic 42", Panasonic Viera TH-42PZ85
TV Buyers GuideManufacturer's Description
Premium Full-HD Models with Superb Motion Image Quality and Advanced Networking Capabilities (HDMIx3, SD card slot)
Intelligent Frame Creation achieves excellent moving picture resolution and flicker-less images. With 50Hz video signal input, the Intelligent Frame Creation achieves high moving picture resolution even in fast-motion scenes. This function makes new frame that was calculated by speed and direction of motion. It allows natural frame-to-frame transitions to occur for smooth motion images with high resolution.
Every image is richly expressive from bright scenes, such as scorching desert landscapes, to dark cave scenes. Contrast is enhanced by the new Real Black Drive system (a pre-discharge control system) and a higher base luminance from improvements made during panel production process. The high contrast creates deep, robust blacks and reproduces scenes with a delicate balance of light and shadow.
5,120 Equivalent Steps of Gradation lends natural expression to images such as sunsets. VIERA’s large colour space covers 110% of the HDTV colour standard. This wide gamut has been achieved by an advanced panel structure and a newly developed filter, which produce richer, more vivid colouring.
In addition to brilliant picture quality, VIERA models offer the easy operation made possible by VIERA Link and the SD card slot. VIERA Link lets you operate other connected Panasonic AV components using only the VIERA TV’s remote control unit. The majority of the VIERA line-up is equipped with a slot for large-capacity SDHC cards. You can view a slideshow of your photos on VIERA’s big beautiful screen just by simply remove the SD memory card from your digital still camera, and slip it in to the slot.
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