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Usually ships in 1-2 business days | | Only 1 left in stock, order soon! | | | | | | PRODUCT FEATURES:42" class (41.6" diagonal) widescreen VIERA Plasma 1080p HDTV with increased native contrast ratioPC inputAnti-reflective filterDeep color technologyGame modeBuilt-in SD card slotGalleryPlayer ready to view3 HDMI inputsVIERA Link HDAVI control | | | |
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| | Product Details | | Product Length: | 41.9 inches | | Product Width: | 28.3 inches | | Product Height: | 12.9 inches | | Product Weight: | 70.5 pounds | | Package Length: | 47.0 inches | | Package Width: | 31.5 inches | | Package Height: | 13.0 inches | | Package Weight: | 84.6 pounds | | Average Customer Rating: |  based on 119 reviews |
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| | Features | 1920 x 1080 Resolution1000000:1 Dynamic Contrast Ratio for the Brightest whites and darkest blacks4096 Shades of Gradation for spectacular Color ReproductionViera LinK™ HDAVI Control lets you operate all of your home theater components by pressing a single button on your TV's remote controlGalleryPlayer® allows you to enjoy the world's finest high definition art and photography on your Panasonic HD plasma TV
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 FANTASTIC! Apr 15, 2009
Fabulous, Fabulous, Fabulous. HD & SD, Great blacks no trailing. Can't wait to get one for the living room only BIGGER! HA!
 Panasonic TV Apr 01, 2009
When the item was delivered the screen was broken. I was able to purchase a similar TV elswhere brand new for less money
 Phosphor Trails: Scourge of the Plasma Feb 26, 2009
In October, I purchased a Panasonic Viera TH-42PZ85U Plasma Television from Amazon. One of the caveats about owning an HDTV is that it requires quite a bit of time to tweak picture settings in order to ensure that your TV is giving you the best possible picture. In the proceeding months, I've fiddled with the various settings, like color, contrast, brightness, and even used a THX calibration disc and blue filter glasses in order to calibrate my set for optimal viewing from all of my sources (FiOS, DVD, PS3/Blu-Ray, DVR, Xbox). Overall, I've been quite happy with my Panny.
However, in recent months, I've noticed a very disturbing and annoying trend occuring in my TV: phosphor trails. These are green or blue trails that are left behind a moving object in a high contrast scenario. It occurs, as I understand it, because plasma pixels cannot shift directly from black to white, or vice versa. They have a brief green or blue phase in between. An example of this might be a hockey game that has players with dark jerseys on a white ice background. This scenario is plagued by phosphor trails on my TV. The players leave streaks as they move across the rink. I love hockey, and this is a major issue for me. Another example might be a movie or TV show where a person with light skin is moving through a dark room. This scenario is even worse for me. Light objects on dark background leave horrible green trails and are physically taxing on my eyes. Video games often have high contrast scenarios like this, and this effect is present in many that I own.
Unfortunately, I don't have a video camera capable of accurately depicting this phenomenon. On the cheap point-n-shoot I have, the effect is far worse than it appears in person. Nevertheless, I'm very close to selling my TV, cutting my losses and getting a Samsung LN46A650 LCD. I know that I may just be trading one issue for another, as LCD's have problems of their own, but I've just about had it. If a representative from Panasonic or Amazon is reading this, please contact me, as I would love to remedy this somehow.
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 Concerned about Image Retention and Screen Burn? Read on... Feb 26, 2009
I started researching TV's about 6 months ago. I was originally in the market for an LCD, and was completely sold on them. This was mainly because of all the negative (and mostly outdated) hype that I heard about plasma's. After doing more and more research, reading as many message boards and articles as I could, I actually decided to go with Plasma. I later decided on this one, thanks to the positive feedback I read about Panasonic. I also chose this model thanks to the great deal I received on Amazon. I got this model for the same price that the 80-Series was going for in the stores, and with the free "White Glove" shipping at the time, I couldn't pass it up.
The features on the TV are all excellent. Picture quality is great. Sound could use some work, but if you play with the settings enough (Bass, Treble, Audio Leveler, Surround Sound, etc...) I can produce a good sound. It can be a pain sometimes, but I can live with it.
The White Glove service was fine. Only one guy came to my house...not two. He had the thing set up and on my stand in 15 minutes. This seems to be an area of varying reviews. For me, the service was fine. He unpacked the TV, put it on the stand, put the whole thing on my TV stand, plugged it in and tested it. The only thing he didn't do was hook up the external devices, which I thought he'd do, but I'm fine with it. I don't mind hooking all that up myself.
Now for a quick word on Image Retention and Screen Burn...this was my biggest factor in choosing Plasma vs. LCD. I waited about a month before doing anything crazy with the TV. I read all the recommendations as far as keeping the settings low, calibrating the TV, etc. About 6 weeks after I bought the TV, I purchased a PS3. I hooked it up and was totally impressed with the games/movies. HOWEVER, it seems that 4 hours of Ninja Gaiden did leave a burn on the screen. To this day (about 5 weeks later...with periodic playing of the game) I can see an image of the heath meter. Hang in there though...don't be turned off yet...
I REALLY have to go out of my way to see the "burn." It's actually more of a moderate-severe case of Image Retention...yes, there's a difference. I have to have ONLY the TV on, in a VERY dark room to see it, and only when I'm close to the screen. It is NOT visible when watching TV or movies.
A WORD OF CAUTION...if you're going to play games, do not be pulled into a false sense of security with the "Game Mode" like I was. You'll see by default, the Brightness setting is at 100. BIG NO-NO. PLEASE turn it down to 50 or so...I currently have mine at 40 I think.
Also, if you do get some IR or Screen Burn, he's how to fix it...I did this and the image is all but gone:
I attached a coax cable to the antenna port on the back of the TV, without anything else on the other end of the cable...kind of a make-shift analog TV antenna if you will. I then switched the TV selection to "TV" and programmed analog and digital channels...it found about 9 of them. After that, I pulled out the coax cable on "Channel 4." This produced a blank channel, filled with "snow." This is what you want!!! It's this "snow" or "white noise" that cleans up your screen. Turn your picture settings up to 100, and let this run for a while...when I say "a while," I mean a few hours...you don't have to do it all at once, just here and there. What I do, is turn my sleep timer on for 60-90 minutes before I go to bed, and let it run. Do this a few times, and your screen burn will be gone. I read somewhere that this is exactly what TV techs do...and charge hundreds to do it! Please note, that depending on how bad the "burn" is, you may have to let this run for several hours. And honestly, it should probably go away on its own after about a month of normal viewing...this is extreme cases only.
All in all, a good TV and I recommend it. You just need to pay attention to what you're doing/watching. I've had mine for 2 months now, and except for the screen burn (which is really a non-issue...I'm just particular about it) I've had no problems.
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Best picture for the money Feb 24, 2009
I did it all. I looked at over 20 different models of HDTVs. LCDs, DLPs, Plasma, projector and CRT. All different sizes, too. I read over 200 reviews, both expert and consumer. What ultimately turned me to Plasma was picture quality. Smoothness of motion, color richness, exactness of details. I chose the 42 inch because it has better definition than the 46 inch. The expert reviews were all about the bigger 46 inch screen but it really didn't fully compare to the 42 inch. The 42 inch is better in color accuracy. And what outstanding high definition! I've been playing both DVDs and Blu Rays and they both look great. There is a difference but if you never experience it you won't miss it. Once you do experience it you'll want more. A good example is a video with snow. All the experts talk about the true black of these great plasmas but what they overlook is in a scene of light and motion like snowmobiles driving or skiers really moving it. You can see definition of the snow as it gets blown around. On everything else the snow is a blur. On this HDTV it's snow fluff moving through the air. I mean you can almost see every snowflake. Also, while it's true at 8 feet away there is very little seeable difference between an LCD or Plasma 1080p vs. 720p if there is a detail you need to see you can get inches away from the plasma to see it and the picture looks great. Believe me there are momments that it's good to be able to pause the video to see an important detail that wouldn't show any other way. One of the sillier points reviewed is sound. This plasma has better sound than any CRT I've ever had and the only panel TV with better sound without using a surround sound system cost $3000 more but it's hard to imagine anyone spending over a thousand dollars on a TV and not hooking it up to a great sound system. I've had the TV for two month and I am still impressed. My only disappointment is the lack of PIP but I can live without it.
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Consumer Reports Says Buy Your HDTV at Amazon!
Washington, D.C. (October 31, 2008) -- When it comes to price, Consumer Reports says shoppers are most likely to find the best deals online. And the publication called three ecommerce sites "standouts" in this year's Consumer Reports ratings of electronics stores: Amazon.com, Crutchfield.com and B&H (bhphotovideo.com)
The magazine's survey was based on more than 38,000 purchases of electronics, including flat-screen TVs, between January 2007 and June 2008. The report indicated that online stores consistently offered better prices. (The magazine's full report can be found in its December 2008 issue.)
"Buying online can be better," the magazine said in a press release. "The higher-rated electronics retailers in Consumer Reports annual reader survey are Web sites. Readers who bought online rated their overall satisfaction at 90 out of 100 -- higher than those who bought in a store. Additionally, many Web merchants offer free shipping, even on TVs, which could spare the hassle of struggling to fit a bulky carton in the car or paying a local store for delivery."
Consumer Reports said that while no single retailer scored excellent in all shopping categories, Amazon.com and Crutchfield.com came closest.
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