PANASONIC TH42PX60B 42" HD Ready Digital Plasma TV

Advantages: Picture, sound, reliability
Disadvantages: Heavy

...The PANASONIC TH42PX60B is built like a tank. If you want a TV that's not going to let you down go for a Panasonic. I chose Plasma for it's movie smoothness and acurate shadow detailing. This TV is is fantastic in every way. Even the built in sound is such a high standard, I have a £5500 hi-fi that I run the consoles and PC through but for watching TV the speakers really are up to the task, decent reproduction. It has built in freeview, 2 HDMI sockets, 3 scarts, component and a PC input as well as audio inputs. I have mine on the pedestal stand which is really neat and tidy. The TV is VERY heavy (as plasmas are). It handles 720P and 1080I. As a Media Centre display in my lounge its running 1280 X 720 beautifully, the only thing is that being a plasma the screen temporarily burns in icons etc if you play games for a long period. This is...

mystik 31.08.2008 · Read review
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Review of PANASONIC TH42PX60B 42" HD Ready Digital Plasma TV

PANASONIC TH42PX60B 42" Plasma TV

Advantages: Amazing picture quality, HD Ready, NICAM stereo sound, stylish stand.
Disadvantages: No back to the stand which makes it hard to conceal inflexible scart leads.

...I bought this TV at a special online price of £2074 (Curry's website) and it was money well spent! The first time I turned it on I was struck by the excellent picture quality, it really is superb. I looked at a lot of plasmas before I bought this one and it definitely has one of the sharpest pictures and the best colours of anything in its price bracket. The stand doesn't come with the TV for that price and will cost you an extra £100, Alternatively, you can mount it on the wall. If you use the stand and you have DVD players, Sky boxes, game consoles etc. then you might find it difficult to conceal the thick scart leads from view, these tend not to be very flexible and I can't bend mine to fit in the channels on the back of the stand. (the TV comes with 3 scart sockets) The sound compliments the quality of the picture, NICAM...

trumo 15.03.2006 · Read review
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Review of PANASONIC TH42PX60B 42" HD Ready Digital Plasma TV

A remarkable 50inch plasma

Advantages: Remarkable set up for the price, crystal picture and...its a Samsung!
Disadvantages: Make sure your room is big!

...I have just purchased this set a few weeks ago, namely for my fiancé who just loves plasma so I thought I would spend that little extra and opt for a 50inch! Was it worth it?.. First impressions suggest it was worth it. I have seen some pretty attractive 50in plasmas, but this one really does take the biscuit. Everything about it reeks of quality, from its beautiful glossy finish to its deep silver/black colour scheme and minimalist, elegantly sculpted lines. (mine is black) It is very slim, though a little hot, probably best not to hug it when its on! The PS50Q7HD?s budget price will be noticeable concerning the TV?s connections?. It only has one HDMI socket and two Scarts. Such a TV really should provide more of each, at least one extra. The no part is the inclusion of a D-Sub PC input, and a couple of jacks which immediately...

alanbishop 12.06.2007 · Read review
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Review of Samsung PS50Q7HD

Panasonic Plasma TV - 42 inch Viera One Glass

Advantages: Too many to list
Disadvantages: pricey

...to see it to believe it. The TV completely comes to life in your living room. Its colours are truly amazing and the depth and clarity of the pictures are just astounding. As mentioned, part of the reason is HD 1080p and HDMI, but let me explain some other features which recreate such pictures. 1. 100Hz Scan - this is late in plasmas, but arrived and it reduces the flicker as apparent in the standard 50Hz TV's 2. 30 000: 1 contrast Ratio -- This figure is the test figure of how your blacks are really blacks. The higher the ratio, the clearer and more natural the pictures will become. Panasonic also claim a dynamic contrast of over 1,000 000: 1, which I personally do not fully understand how this is achieved but hey, the picture on the TV speaks for itself. 3. INTELLIGENT FRAME CREATION AND V-REAL PRO-3...

makro74 10.08.2008 (15.10.2008) · Read review
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Review of Panasonic TH-42PZ800B

* The PANASONIC Viera Duckworth likes. . .

Advantages: Brill picture, brill sound. Flat as a pancake.
Disadvantages: Price!!!

...Panasonic (also Technics) are both brand names of Matsushita Electric Industrial Company Ltd. of Japan, one of the World's largest consumer electronics manufacturers, and ranked third on the Fortune 500 Electronics & Electrical Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. Ltd, also established a number of manufacturing plants and the company now employs around 4,000 people in the UK. Size matters - 50 inches remember, the screen is measured diagonally. It is of course HD ready. The average sized remote control is a doddle to use. (I was half expecting it to be as big as a keyboard) The weight is just under 40 Kgs, Panasonic UK was established in 1972. Website is http://www.panasonic.co.uk/ You can even phone them direct on 0870 535 7357 The Company headquarters are at :- Panasonic House Willoughby Road Bracknell Berkshire...

smudgeybabes 04.02.2008 (13.01.2009) · Read review
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Review of Panasonic TH-50 PZ 70

Simply Not Worth The Money

Advantages: Connection options are strong and the stand looks pretty good
Disadvantages: Low resolution and contrast ratio; very, very expensive

...allow both the new Sky HD box and a HD DVD player to be plugged in without the need for switching between the two or a 1 into 2 HDMI splitter. Three scart sockets - two of them high quality RGB scarts - and your usual array of component and audio inputs are also joined by an RGB input for your PC and a PCMCIA slot for Top-Up TV, should the inkling to pay £7.99 a month for eleven substandard channels takes your fancy. However even then, the TH50PX600 is missing one connection which most people now take for granted - a headphone connection. Optical and co-axial digital connections are also lacking restricting connections to home cinema systems available on the high street. Overall the Panasonic TH50PX600 is not a good choice of television to go for. If you're in the market for a large screen plasma TV go for one of the following: If you...

ADGray 14.08.2006 · Read review
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Review of Panasonic 50PX600PED

Panasonic FZ-50

Advantages: High Quality images;wide range of features
Disadvantages: pricey;slow performance

...All in one, D-SLR-style compacts bridge the gap between budget D-SLRs and system cameras, and their main appeal is the large built in zoom housed in the body. The FZ-50 fits nicely into the hand with a distinct handgrip. Both the zoom ring and focusing ring are manual and operate smoothly, and they are weighted well for precise control. The majority of the camera is made from plastic, but it does have a reasonably solid feel and is well made. One thing is for sure, Panasonic hasn?t skimped on the spec for the FZ-50. It packs in a 10.1Mp CCD sensor, moving up from the 8Mp sported by the FZ-30, there is a 12x optical zoom with a 35-420mm range in 35mm terms, and at the wide end lens has a maximum aperture of F/2.8. What?s impressive is that the maximum aperture is fast F/3.7 at the full extension of 420mm. With a 420mm lens you risk...

ciaojake 07.05.2007 · Read review
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Review of Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ50EB-K

Pan-a-Sonic come up trumps

Advantages: Picture, Sound, Price, Connectivity
Disadvantages: Not quite the best

...Panasonic, I looked at the various Plasma and LCD screens which were available at various prices between £350 odd to over £1000. This particular television set me back £489.99 from Amazon which although not the cheapest I found, it was a great deal with free delivery which arrived just two days after I had bought the television. This Plasma is of course a HD Ready television which I will go into what that means in a little while but This is one of the most highly regarded 37 inch Televisions around the £500 mark. **HD Ready** This like many other Plasma Televisions is what you call HD Ready which for you ciao members who are not quite sure what this really means it basically lets you know that It will show programs in High Definition but at the lower 1080i instead of the 1080p which you will find on the "Full HD" screens. All new televisions...

jcneil 08.10.2009 · Read review
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Review of Panasonic TX-P37X10

Neovia NEOPL-3950 42" HD plasma

Advantages: Value for money. 42". High Definition. Sound. Good spec.
Disadvantages: Buzzing sound. Some banding. Black levels. No-name brand

...The TV is assembled near Paris. The parts are from South Korea, who seem to be competing head-on with the Japanese these days. Neovia are relatively unknown, but I always buy on the basis of specification and value for money. So that ruled out spending 4,400 for the same sized Pioneer beside it. A few years ago a 42 inch screen was considered huge, and would have cost ten grand. Now it is becomng more standard. Its about the right size for proper cinema if you are going to sit 8 to 10 feet away. If you've got a bigger screen, then good for you. If you've got a smaller screen, then pull up your chair... Bought this in the 2006 January sales, and saved 600 euros (was 2,300) It just about meets the criteria for a 'HD Ready' TV (most weren't at the time). The set does not have a HD Ready logo on it though. It's native resolution...

Pomerov2000 13.12.2006 · Read review
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Review of Neovia NEOPL-4950 42" Plasma TV

Samsung PS50B451

Advantages: Brillaint TV
Disadvantages: Hard to get used to

.... Good Looking? This TV looks exactly how I want my TVs to look, very plain, simple and stylish; I do not believe that the Samsung PS50b451 comes in other colours as I haven?t seen them; however the version we have (which is probably the standard version) is in glossy stylish black, like piano black. The design is simple and I love the fact that the border on the TV is very thin making the size of the TV look really impressive. This Samsung TV is Plasma and therefore it is very thin, but when we were handling it I did not feel like it was flimsy, I have had TVs in the past which I have screamed at people for going near but this one is very sturdy and I really do trust the design. Samsung offer the best looking TVs on the market in my opinion and most of the models have a deep black gloss finish which makes them smart and elegant...

amyloop 14.07.2009 · Read review
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Review of Samsung PS50B451