Reviews of the Panasonic Viera TH-42PX80U
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avreview.co.uk
Review Summary: The 37PX80 also lags behind some of its LCD rivals by not making any of its three HDMIs v1.3 compatible. However, it does score one major on-paper success with its claimed contrast ratio of 15000:1 - especially since this is achieved with none of the ...
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No Rating
techradar.com
Review Summary: On the down side, some deep reds can end up looking slightly orange, and HD images don't look quite as pristine as they do on a good full HD TV
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hdtvtest.co.uk
Review Summary: Armed with native 24fps playback and marginally better blacks, the Panasonic TH42PX80 represents an evolutionary rather than revolutionary improvement over its predecessor the PX70 series.
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whathifi.com
Review Summary: A big-screen plasma with big-name cachet, which performs superbly, for well under a grand. What else do you want?
Manufacturer: Panasonic
Part number: TH-42PX80U
General
- Series VIERA
- Product type Plasma TV
- Diagonal Size 42 in - Widescreen
- Dimensions & Weight Details Panel without stand - 40.2 in x 3.7 in x 26.7 in x 56.7 lbs
Display
- Technology Plasma (PDP)
- Resolution 1024 x 768
- Display Format 720p
- Image Aspect Ratio 16:9
- Image Contrast Ratio 15000:1
- Dynamic Contrast Ratio 1000000:1
- Widescreen Modes Full, Just, Zoom, Conventional 4:3
- Color Temperature Control Yes
- Progressive Scan Progressive scanning (line doubling)
- Display Menu Language French, English, Spanish
- Comb Filter 3D-Y/C digital
- V-Chip Control Yes
TV Tuner
- Tuner Qty 1x analog, 1x digital
- Digital TV Tuner QAM, ATSC
- Analog TV Tuner NTSC
Video Features
- Video Interface HDMI, S-Video, Component, Composite
- HDTV Ready Yes
- Analog Video Input Signals NTSC
- Input Video Formats 480p, 720p, 1080i, 1080p
- Closed Caption Capability Yes
Audio System
- Speaker(s) 2 x Right/left channel speaker - Built-in - 10 Watt
- Sound Output Mode Stereo
- Surround Mode Yes
- Response Bandwidth 70 - 17000 Hz
- Output Power / Total 20 Watt
Connections
- Connector Type 2 x HDMI ( 19 pin HDMI Type A ) - Rear, 1 x HDMI ( 19 pin HDMI Type A ) - Front, 2 x Audio line-in ( RCA phono ) - Rear, 1 x Composite video input ( RCA phono x 3 ) - Rear, 1 x Composite video input ( RCA phono x 3 ) - Front, 1 x S-Video input ( 4 pin mini-DIN ) - Rear, 1 x S-Video input ( 4 pin mini-DIN ) - Front, 1 x Audio line-in - Rear, 1 x Audio line-in - Front, 2 x Component video input ( RCA phono x 3 ) - Rear, 1 x Composite video output ( RCA phono x 3 ) - Rear, 1 x Audio line-out ( RCA phono ) - Rear, 1 x Digital audio output (optical) - Rear
- Slot Provided 1 x SD Memory Card
Network & Internet Multimedia
- Functionality Digital photo playback
Memory Card Reader
- Supported Flash Memory Cards SD Memory Card
Remote Control
- Remote Control Remote control - Infrared
Stands & Mounts
- Stand Included Yes
Power
- Power Device Power supply - Internal
- Power AC 120 V
- Power Consumption Stand by / Sleep 0.3
- Power Consumption Operational 385 Watt
Sustainability
- CNET Labs: Operational power consumption 260.18 Watt
- CNET Labs: Calibrated power consumption 190.53 Watt
- CNET Labs: Power consumption Stand by / Sleep 0.99 Watt
- CNET Labs: Estimated Annual Energy Cost 57.03 US Dollars
- Greenpeace policy rating (Sept 2009) 4.9
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