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Reviews of the Panasonic Viera TH-42PZ800U

  • 8.0

    homecinemachoice.com

    By HCC News Team | November 10, 2008

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  • No Rating

    ultimateavmag.com

    By Scott Wilkinson | November 1, 2008

    Review Summary: Ultimate Choice Premier Choice Budget Choice --> Reviews Recently Added Video Displays Video Projectors Flat Panel Displays Rear Projection TVs CRT Displays Speakers Speaker Systems Subwoofers Sources DVD Players/Recorders HD Disc Players/Recorders ...

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  • No Rating

    thebestplasmatv.com

    Review Summary: It has four speakers, two on each side. Two of the speakers are woofers, producing low frequency sounds (55Hz - 200Hz), while the other two speakers cover the higher frequencies (200Hz - 17kHz). The sound is more than decent for watching TV and is ...

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  • 8.0

    news.com.au

    By Andrew Kliem | September 12, 2008

    Review Summary: Another great plasma from Panasonic. The TH-42PZ800A produces a great picture with some of the best blacks we've seen; it only suffers from a few niggling issues.

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  • No Rating

    hdtvtest.co.uk

    By David Mackenzie | September 7, 2008

    Review Summary: Although we were a little disappointed by the lack of image calibration options on show given this display's price (roughly £500 more than the 50-inch PZ80), we were still very pleased with the image quality produced by the Panasonic TH50PZ800B. More ...

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Manufacturer: Panasonic

Part number: TH-42PZ800U

General

  • Series VIERA
  • Product type Plasma TV
  • Diagonal Size 42 in - Widescreen
  • Dimensions & Weight Details Panel without stand - 42.5 in x 4.1 in x 27 in x 70.5 lbs

Display

  • Technology Plasma (PDP)
  • Resolution 1920 x 1080
  • Display Format 1080p (FullHD)
  • Image Aspect Ratio 16:9
  • Image Contrast Ratio 30000:1
  • Dynamic Contrast Ratio 1000000:1
  • 100Hz Yes
  • Widescreen Modes Zoom, Auto Wide, Zoom 14:9, Zoom 16:9, Conventional 4:3
  • Color Temperature Control Yes
  • Progressive Scan Progressive scanning (line doubling)
  • Comb Filter 3D digital
  • Picture Adjustment Dynamic/Normal/Cinema

TV Tuner

  • Tuner Qty 1x analog, 1x digital
  • Digital TV Tuner DVB-T
  • Analog TV Tuner PAL, NTSC, SECAM
  • Multi-channel Preview Picture-and-text (PAT), Picture-in-picture (PIP), Picture-and-picture (PAP)
  • Stereo Reception System NICAM

Video Features

  • Video Interface HDMI, SCART, S-Video, Component, Composite
  • HDTV Ready Yes
  • Analog Video Input Signals PAL, NTSC, SECAM
  • Input Video Formats 480i, 480p, 576i, 576p, 720p, 1080i, 1080p
  • Teletext Yes
  • Teletext Memory 2000 pages
  • Electronic Program Guide Digital EPG
  • Parental Channel Lock Yes

Audio System

  • Sound Output Mode Stereo
  • Surround Mode Yes
  • Sound Effects Ambience, SRS TruSurround XT
  • Output Power / Total 31 Watt

Connections

  • Connector Type 3 x HDMI ( 19 pin HDMI Type A ) - Rear, 1 x HDMI ( 19 pin HDMI Type A ) - Front, 1 x SCART (AV in/out / RGB / S-Video) ( 21 pin SCART ), 1 x SCART (AV in/out / RGB in) ( 21 pin SCART ), 1 x S-Video input ( 4 pin mini-DIN ) - Front, 1 x Composite video/audio input ( RCA phono x 3 ) - Front, 1 x Audio line-in ( RCA phono x 2 ) - Front, 1 x VGA input ( 15 pin HD D-Sub (HD-15) ) - Rear, 1 x Digital audio output (optical), 1 x Component video input ( RCA phono x 3 ), 1 x Headphones ( Mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm ) - Front, 1 x Monitor output - Rear
  • Slot Provided 1 x Common Interface slot, 1 x SD Memory Card
  • PC Interface VGA (HD-15)

Network & Internet Multimedia

  • Functionality Digital photo playback, Digital video playback
  • Supported Video Formats MPEG-2
  • Supported Pictures Formats JPG

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 230 V
  • Power Consumption Stand by / Sleep 0.4 Watt
  • Power Consumption Operational 385 Watt

Sustainability

  • Greenpeace policy rating (Sept 2009) 4.9

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