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... Read review

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Advantages: good with Xbox console
Disadvantages: price

...Review of a Panasonic TH-42pz81B Not a bad bit of plasma kit, a bit expensive but with panasonic you pay for the name, The picture very good, blacks a quite decent, glare of the screen is very low, in High Def full 1080p the picture is very sharp and coulorful, movies are cool like being in the cinema but without the idoit eating skittles next to you. Sound quality is good but if your paying this for a TV you can afford home Cinema system. I found unlike My Lg 42inch plasma this TV works really well with Xbox360 and Playstation 3 console, well up there with LCD for gaming. Good HDMI connection and other ports, would recommend this TV, the only way your going to get anything better is to stump up sony prices... Read review

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Advantages: Cheap, Great Picture
Disadvantages: No Upscaler, NOt Full HD only 720p

...This Plasma HDTV I have had for a year now and it has not let me down yet. Now I would like to analyse the TV so that the rest of you are convinced on purchasing one.. DESIGN Firstly I would like to say about the design now; it looks fantastic I just love the colour and the sleek design. Now you might be wondering where the hell is the speakers? Well its right under the Panasonic label hidden away under the silver colour. I didn't notice it myself until a few weeks when dust got on it and I was able to see the grills (Speaker holes). I think this is pretty good as you don't have to worry about the speaker making the TV look bad like a lot of TV's I've seed with ugly speakers. All I can say it this saved me a lot of as my living room would not have enough space to have a 42" with speakers on the side. Now the screen of the TV... Read review

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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.

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Advantages: Good Picture Quality, Easy To Use, Well built
Disadvantages: Not High Definition

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Advantages: Good value, good image quality
Disadvantages: Sound quality is probably the major disappointment here, not a true 1080p screen

...the general consensus is that for 42" and above in size - to still go for plasma over LCD technology and that Panasonic and Pioneer were at the front of the fiend. The Pioneers models are generally a bit more expensive so I chose the panasonic. An excellent feature is the 10000:1 contrast levels - the screen always looks bright and images tend to look sharper because of this. Having compared many TVs before purchase, this tv was selected as it is excellent at displaying whatever signal you input - e.g. digital tv, even analogue looks quite good, dvds are shown very well evem via scart and hd signal via HDMI is phenomenal. Surpisingly, many of the plasma and LCD tvs available are not especially good at displaying normal digital TV (not HD). This panasonic does a very good job of this (but I still think the images still look poorer than they did... Read review

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Advantages: Excellent Picture Quality and Value
Disadvantages: Only 1 HDMI autoswitches.

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Advantages: Everythin
Disadvantages: Price

...Since 1972 Panasonic have grown as a well established company in the UK. The Panasonic TH-42PZ700 is an awesome piece of kit. This in layman’s terms is a 42” Plasma screen HD Ready television with Free View built in, which will connect to every accessory you want it to. xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Build Quality. xxxxxxxxxxxxxx The build quality looks tough and durable though in my opinion any TV this price needs to be looked after properly. xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Picture Quality. xxxxxxxxxxxxxx The clarity and picture definition is unbelievable especially if you are using the High Definition feature. Let me explain a little about High Definition TV this is a digital signal that is now being transmitted which allows your TV to display a picture with a higher screen resolution and a clearer more vivid picture. A lot of TV’s are now being built... Read review

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Advantages: Clear Sharp Picture, Great Audio Quality, Looks The Business
Disadvantages: No HD or Digital Tuner, A Bit Old By Todays Standards

..., the Plasma screen isn't at all a bad invention, a Plasma screen many will find has a much better contrast ratio than than LCD screens, meaning the user will receive a blacker black and a whiter white. Which therefore gives a better colour reproduction. Finally, a Plasma screen has great viewing angles, offering a great picture regardless of where you're located in the room. Now, onto the Panasonic TH42PA20 itself. The TV offers the usual black frame on silver rim design. The speakers themselves, are located on either side of the screen, and the TV buttons are located behind a flip down panel directly below the screen. The TV also includes a Desktop Stand, allowing you sit it on top of a TV stand, and of course includes the usual industry standard wall mount fittings, for those who'd prefer it that way. Unfortunately, like most Plasma screens... Read review

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