Panasonic TX-P42G10 Reviews: Viera, 42" Screen Plasma Full HD 1080p TV

+ EXCELLENT ALL ROUND TV, STYLISH AND FIT FOR OUR PURPOSE

- NONE SO FAR

+ overall good all rounded tv, picture quality is amazing, nice deep blacks, very easy to set up and some nice menu features, well designed remote with everything in the right place and not cluttered

- only bad point i have come across is the frame shows up dust and fingerprints easily but you do get a nice little microfibre cloth with the telly to polish it with

+ Outstanding picture, sound and features.

- No speaker link for the PC, has to be done through AV leads. My old Bravia had a dedicated link.

+ Quality of Picture.

- should have orderd 52"

+ awsome picture and sound and looks very stylish

- none

+ Top quality picture, really comes alive when fed HD content, there is almost a 3 dimensionality about the picture. Fantastic with Disney animation such as Wall e and Bolt.

- A little less black plastic would have suited my wife better!!

+ Stylish, slim and excellent picture

- SOund can be a bit boomey at times if too loud. Hopefully will clear up when connected to surround sound

+ Great colour accuracy, superb moston resolution, excellent contrast.

- Soft SD scaling, lacks user controls for picture adjustment

+ fantastic picture quality. looks good. really easy to set up and use. would recommend to anyone . this is a good quality set . brilliant!!!!!!

- none

+ Easy to install and the Freesat set itself up automatically so that we could view straight away.

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+ The images are excellent.

- The programme guide, is far inferior to the Sony systems which we are used to. To browse stations, the current viewing is cut off, rather than running in a smaller screen. The viewing of channels at a later time is complicated and often results in a "timer" being set when not wanted.

+ Easy to use, superb quality

- The instruction booklet was not that clear and a little confusing when using the information to connect the TV to a home cinema system

+ Superb picture, easy to set up. Excellent build quality

- Explaining the different channels to the wife!!!!

+ Pretty much everything!

- Iritating "Genre Selection" screen appear before entering the Freesat tuner. My one and only gripe with this TV!

+ fantastic picture quality. Easy to set up. Smart looking - sleek, black TV.

- none - I love it.

+ Picture quality, easy to set up and looks good.

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+ superb freesat HD images very good standard picture images, very smooth motion. great alrounder

- None as yet

+ The quality you expect from a Panasonic product.

- Surprised about the sound quality, lots of noise vibration. I use the DVD home cinema player speakers.

+ Excellent Picture Quality and nice design

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+ Picture quality is excellent.

- Program guide could be improved

+ Picture quality is superb.

- Always resets to the Freesat channel when switched on, I don't use Freesat, bit of a pain.

+ Simple to use, amazing picture!

- None

+ Excellent Television, HD channels on Sky fantastic.

- None really

+ Everything about this TV is positive. Had been concerned about going flat screen and the quality of moving images but things have moved on leaps and bounds.

- Attracts dust! Worst thing I could find to say.

+ very good would recommend

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+ Superb Picture and Surround Sound Quality. Free HD chanels. Very easy to use.

- None

+ all round quality and great value

- the sound is not quite as good as it could be for such a good product

+ First Class TV - Easy Set-Up and Integral "FreeSat" Tuner Enabled Me to To Discard My Skybox and Link Directly to Sat Dish with NO PROBLEMS - Instantly Found All Channels - Excellent.

- None

+ Fantastic picture quality, good sound, plenty of inputs and outputs, reasonably priced.

- pc inputs on the side

+ Really good picture just waiting for more Freesat films etc..

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+ BETTER LOOKING THEN THE WIFE.

- A BIT MORE MONEY THAN I USUALLY PAY FOR A TV BUT VERY PLEASED I DID.

+ Image quality excellent, freesat a good extra

- sound is bassless

+ Picture quality is outstanding in either ordinary or HD

- None

+ Looks fantastic and excellent picture quality for watching sports.

- Range of picture options is more limited than some plasma tvs but overall still very good.

+ Superb picture and multiple tuners make this an excellent telly.

- None found so far.

+ unbelievable picture quality. excellent sound quality. On par with Pioneer Kuro performance all round.

- Not as 'cool' looking as some other new tv designs, but who cares, performance is the all important factor.

+ Easy to set up, along with the other Panasonic products I have purchased, it is absolutely brilliant.

- Have not really found any.

+ great looking tv. excellent picture.

- non really. built in speakers not the best..mounted on the rear of the tv. sound is a bit distorted. req a home cinema system to make the sound match the excellent picture quality :)

+ Excellent picture quality. Add a good quality mains lead and it is superb. BBC HD on freesat is really worth having.

- None I can think of.

+ easy to setup and install.Image is very very good.Brilliant for watching sport and movies.

- only one small issue, and that is the sound could be a bit better.

+ With Sky HD the picture is fanatstic - above expectations.

- The sound quality is OK but I was expecting slightly better.

+ Viera link with other Panasonic products. The HD picture using a Sky HD + box is sheer class.

- None.

+ Awesome TV, great picture, great sound, easy to use.

- Black shiny finish attracts dust, but cloth included for cleaning.

+ The features

- The amount of cables

+ I purchased this product with some trepidation as I am a pensioner. I thought the technology would be beyond me but I am so pleased with everything about the Panasonic TX-P42G10 B as everything is built in. No more boxes and gadgets to work out how to use. The quality and design of the product is first class.

- None found up to press although with all products the manuals are a bit too much to take in. If anything all companies should make their manuals user friendly. This is not a complaint against the product.

+ Too many good points to list.
600hz picture quality is fantastic and a major factor, also the varied connections that are easy to access on side and back.

- Having to keep selecting FAVOURITES1 in tv guide. its default is ALL CHANNELS.
(having said that, it is probably because i switch the tv off and not put it in standby).

+ Smart looking TV which benefits from wall mounting. Excellent picture quality (especially in the programmes which are broadcast in HD)

- Rear connection points for HDMI cables etc. become rather inaccessible when TV is mounted flush to a wall. Ideally they would be situated along the bottom of TV as opposed to half way up the back.
If you are connected by cable the Freesat function and freeview cannot be used (without installing a satellite dish). This may seem rather obvious but was not explained by any sales person prior to purchase.

+ Having done the research of LCD/Plasma TVs in the market for over a month, finally decided on this. I should say, the research didn't go wrong. This Plasma is amazing.. quality of HD picture is brilliant.. both from Freesat and from Sky HD.. haven't tried bluray yet.. but downloaded some HD videos(.MKV) and converted them to AVCHD format and played from the built-in card reader.. This feature is so funky and clarity of AVCHD picture through the card reader is better than Sky HD images.. Tried DVD videos as well. and were really good.. Initial set-up is very easy and to tune various settings is quite straight forward.. I personally preferred Normal picture mode with some other settings adjusted.. I definitely recommend this for anyone who's looking for a quality TV at an affordable price.. Even though I have put some bad points below, they are just minor points which we can live with..

- Quality of SD picture through Sky HD box is poor.. but several adjustments on the Sky box sends native images to the tele, which made SD quality better..
There are only two sound settings.. not much to play with there.. quality of sound is just ok.. not brilliant..
Some of the picture settings are not available in the UK version.. e.g gamma, THX etc.. that's a bit disappointing..

+ Image quality and stability is amazing. Freesat is better quality than Sky! Freesat gives me nearly as much as Sky, if it had the top sports channels it would be bye bye Sky. BBC and ITV HD on Freesat too is first class. 600MHz gives stutter free sports and action all the time. I would of liked the Internet option but teamed up with my PS3, home Ethernet and laptop (also Blu ray and 1080 with HDMI connection) and a small app I get all that anyway. Via the PS3 and/or Laptop games and Blu Ray are stunning.

- I would of marked the sound quality higher, it is good but it is spoilt by the fan noise which is noticeable on quieter transmissions, its not major just an irritation, apart from that the sound is very good. On FreeSat the unit seems to switch into standby randomly and intermittently it may be a setting I can adjust but I have not found it yet.

+ Everything

- None

+ Superb picture quality once adjusted, intuitive navigation, fantastic technology for the price.

- You need to follow advice from internet forums to get the picture right! Doesn't ship that way and certainly isn't displayed at its best by the shops.

+ Looks and style

- Rubbish picture quality - reason i am returning product

+ Easy to set up

- was a bit pricey

+ has everything i wanted

- havent found any yet

+ Very easy set up, great looking, freesat tuner as well as freeview.

- No numbering in the set up menu.

+ Everthing!

- Sound is not that impressive (clear but not enough base) until it is plugged into a home cinema system; otherwise brilliant. It is not the cheapest TV around but it is the only full HD 600mhz one for superior image clarity and detail..

+ Excellent picture quality
Good design

- Background noise at low levels
Speakers are not great

+ Good black levels for movie watching. Easy to set up. Simple remote.

- Not quite as sharp a picture as some LCD sets of the same size. Less flexibility with individual picture and sound settings for each AV input.

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- no usb port and universal connection for pc's

+ freesat very good for HD

- sound quality not great.
on/off power switch a bit cheapy

+ good picture and comes with a stand

- large remote with too many buttons providing functionalities that are seldomly going to be used if ever by most people I'd expect.

+ Easy to set up, good sound, very good sky picture and excellent free sat/dig picture

- No bad points

+ does what it says on the tin

- attracts alot of dust would b nice in silver instead of black

+ Picture quality the best I have seen.

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+ Well made Plasma and having the built in Freesat is fantastic, cancel the olde sky subscription!! Picture quality excellent and range of options excellent. Plenty of connections and a quiet operator.

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+ picture is good but not easy to sort out for light conditions, this may be me as this is my first flat screen

- connections are a real pain and difficult to get scarts to stay in place. Very little space for these and the TV is useless with a compatible wall mount as it has to sit well off the wall for the connection cables to stay in place. I have reverted to the stand even though I wanted a wall mount as there are just too many cables hanging down and trying to stay in place. This is a huge dissapointment for me and my family

+ Excellent all round plasma tv, unbelievable picture quality.

- I cannot find fault with this tv.

+ Good picture quality

- We don't seem to be able to get a good 'body' ratio on people. i.e. people look too broad even on the auto setting.

+ Another excellent product from Panasonic, doing all it professes to do.

- Non up to now

+ Excellent image, so clear it is inbelievable, so much better than any LCD screen

- Needs a USB connection, but ethernet connectivity is obviously the future.

+ Nice looker ,not to deep as there are slimmer models available, protective screen cover is ok and does not affect picture. no regrets buying this model.

- not as good a picture as the 40" lcd samsung it replaced which is now in other room, the samsung has more sound and picture adjustments. still the panasonic has grown on me.

+ Great sharp HD picture

- Children play the PS3 on it as picture is so good

+ Good picture, ease of use, easy set up

- Haven't found any yet

+ Easy to set up - Excellent picture quality

- None

+ A fantastic HD picture which seems to get better and better over time.
SD picture quality is amazing, apart from with very low quality channels, which appear grainy and washed out. Sound quality has been criticised by others on forums but is excellent.

- Needs a little bit of configuration to get the best picture at first.

+ Absolutely stunning picture, great motion, one of the best tvs for the money.

- sound by itself isnt too great, definitely benefits from an external speaker system, as is the case with most flat screen tvs.

+ Quality with Panasonic DVD immense

- None

+ Superb picture and sound quality
Remote control functions/options
Freesat with no monthly subscription or contract

- Concerned about the availability of remote control after this model goes out of production.
Occasional loss of signal from satellite
Very slight background noise from fans.....dust-proof?

+ When using this product with cable the picture quality is excellent.The sound quality is a bit tinny but can be adjusted easily.

- The picture quality when using freeview is not as good.

+ value for money

- none

+ Good design and looks. Great picture quality. Great sound quality especially with the Panasonic Blu-ray Home Theatre surround sound system

- Haven't found any!

+ Easy to set up and install. I was quite surprised at how small the stand was for a 42" whish was great as it fits nicely onto my old 32" tv stand so saved a few pennies there. The sd card slot is a welcome extra too for showing off pics without having to load up a pc.
Picture quality is great even without hd, but truely comes to life when watching hd channels or blu ray discs. The sound is also great, and so really cant fault this tv for the price!

- Being black im constantly dusting it....but thats just me being picky!

+ Unbelievable images especially for sports and outdoor scenery where it looks almost 3-D whether watching HD channels or standrad ones.

- None so far

+ All the features, including Freesat, 600Ghz really does prevent Motion Blur, superb picture quality in 1080p HD viewing

- Still a little old school in design, Panasonic could have incorporated something a little different to make this superb Plasma stand out from the rest.

+ Everything is good! Would recommend.

- Personally I would have liked a USB port. It does have an sd reader though.