Panasonic TX-P42G15 Reviews: 42" Screen Plasma Full HD 1080p TV

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This television is a good all rounder. “Fantastic image quality, especially colour depth. panasonic have got rid of the…” Anonymous verified purchaser View all 24 real customer reviews

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Freesat, 4 HDMI ports, 2 Scarts More »

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Design	9.2
Ease of use	8.3
Image quality	9.0
Sound quality	8.2
Value for money (at time of purchase)	9.0
Overall rating	8.6

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Film and documentary lover (3)

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Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Fantastic image quality, especially colour depth. Panasonic have got rid of the issue with plasma screens with this model (power consumption, screen burning)

- User manual is too complex

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4 of 4 people found this review helpful

purchased 12 Sep 2009

Score 7.0/10

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+ Ethernet port is useful to watch videos/photos from your PC.

- Annoying fan noise which I was not aware of before buying this television.

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3 of 3 people found this review helpful

purchased 21 Aug 2009

Score 9.0/10

Suk, Coventry , “Multi-purpose viewer” More like this »

+ The Freesat gives fantastic image quality on the HD channels and the Ethernet port makes watching videos and photos from your PC a doddle.

- Fan noise can be a bit irritating at times but not enough to put you off buying this television.

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3 of 3 people found this review helpful

purchased 21 Aug 2009

Score 10.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Brilliant picture, excellent sound, every desireable feature built in (including Freeview and Freesat) and it's not too heavy.

- Quality costs doesn't it, otherwise none.

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4 of 6 people found this review helpful

purchased 27 Jul 2009

Score 8.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Good picture well set up out of box. Some confusion possible with so many options on set up pages but so many inputs available.
Integrates well with Panasonic home cinema system 470 which improves sound.

- Does not support playback of movies from Lumix TZ 5 camera files on SD card.

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 29 Sep 2009

Score 10.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser , “Multi-purpose viewer” More like this »

+ Good swivel action. Sound quality good. Nice slim line.

- Have,nt found any yet.

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 12 Oct 2009

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Picture quality. Ease of use

- none

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 26 Aug 2009

Score 9.0/10

gilbert, littleborough , “Film and documentary lover” More like this »

+ picture quality style

- none

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2 of 3 people found this review helpful

purchased 07 Oct 2009

Score 10.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser , “Film and documentary lover” More like this »

+ All god

- No bad as yet

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purchased 12 Sep 2009

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser , “Multi-purpose viewer” More like this »

+ The overall quality of the product

- only very minor...would have liked the side AV/HDMI connectors on the other side of the TV

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3 of 6 people found this review helpful

purchased 18 Jul 2009

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser , “Multi-purpose viewer” More like this »

+ Great Picture,
Easy to set up
Logical controls and menus
Attractive desgin

- Reviewer left no comment

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purchased 23 Oct 2009

Score 1.0/10

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+ look

- everything else

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purchased 11 Oct 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	Full HD 1080p
‘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	Freesat
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.
Built-in Disc Player	No
Some products come with built-in DVD players or Blu Ray players.
HDMI Interface	4
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)	1080p
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
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.
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)	25

FreeSat Tuner	DVB-S2
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.

Also known as: PANASONIC TXP42G15B

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