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Title: Panasonic Viera TH-37PX80B
Pros: Picture quality; ease of use; cost; design
Cons: Sub-standard sound quality
Verdict: If you want strong, deep black levels and a fantastically sharp picture, then this is the set for you. It's only let down by its poor quality sound, which is a real problem during movie viewing, so you'd owe it to yourself to buy a AV receiver, too
Summary: High-quality, low-cost plasmas are on the horizon, and the Panasonic Viera TH-37PX80B is clear sign of things to come. It's not an exaggeration to say we were blown away by the picture quality on this television, which gave us a startlingly sharp picture
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85/100 |
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Title: Panasonic Viera TH-37PX80B
Pros: Picture quality; ease of use; cost; design
Cons: Sub-standard sound quality
Verdict: If you want strong, deep black levels and a fantastically sharp picture, then this is the set for you. It's only let down by its poor quality sound, which is a real problem during movie viewing, so you'd owe it to yourself to buy a AV receiver, too
Summary: High-quality, low-cost plasmas are on the horizon, and the Panasonic Viera TH-37PX80B is clear sign of things to come. It's not an exaggeration to say we were blown away by the picture quality on this television, which gave us a startlingly sharp picture
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85/100 |
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Title: Panasonic TH42PZ85B Review - 42" 1080p Plasma HDTV
Pros: > Excellent blacks with no black level fluctuation in [Cinema] mode, > Full HD 1920x1080 native resolution delivers exquisite high-def detail, > Handles 1080p/24 video signal without telecine judder
Cons: > [Intelligent Frame Creation] doesn't work as well as we'd like it to, > Cannot deinterlace film-based content properly, > No white balance control in user menu to calibrate greyscale
Verdict: Although [Intelligent Frame Creation] may not win over many viewers, Panasonic TH42PZ85B delivers superb HD picture quality at an affordable price.
Summary: Hot on the heels of the TH42PX80 HD-ready plasma television I reviewed just last month, the Panasonic TH42PZ85B - boasting their Intelligent Frame Creation (IFC) and 24p Real Cinema technologies in addition to full HD native screen resolution of 1920 x 10
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Title: Panasonic TH-50PH10UK
Pros: Very good black-level performance and shadow detail; accurate color decoding; independent memory per input; versatile PIP function; extensive picture adjustments with full grayscale controls; removable, customizable inputs; spartan styling.
Cons: Inaccurate primary color of green; some false contouring; does not include a stand, a tuner, or speakers; limited to only four total inputs and doesn't include a digital input out of the box; cannot change aspect ratios with HDTV sources.
Verdict: While still offering excellent all-around picture quality, the "professional" Panasonic TH-50PH10UK plasma TV isn't quite as good a bargain as its "consumer" cousins.
Summary: The 50-inch plasma screen size surpassed the 42-inch size in sales earlier this year, according to at least one study (PDF), and despite the falling prices of big-screen LCDs, plasma is still a better bargain in the 50-inch range. We've always loved the v
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77/100 |
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Title: Pioneer PDP-428XD
Pros: The best flat TV picture ever, Lovely design, Great features, Fulsome 1080p/24Hz support
Cons: Premium price, No stand or wall bracket supplied
Verdict: Not just the best 42-inch screen ever, it's the best flat screen yet by some margin
Summary: 'Always bet on black', they say. And Pioneer seems to agree, as it's staking arguably its entire future on a belief that the black level performance of its new TVs is so good that the UK buying public will shell out heavily to get it. Fortunately, it is
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100/100 |
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Title: Panasonic TH-50PH10UK
Pros: Very good black-level performance and shadow detail; accurate color decoding; independent memory per input; versatile PIP function; extensive picture adjustments with full grayscale controls; removable, customizable inputs; spartan styling.
Cons: Inaccurate primary color of green; some false contouring; does not include a stand, a tuner, or speakers; limited to only four total inputs and doesn't include a digital input out of the box; cannot change aspect ratios with HDTV sources.
Verdict: While still offering excellent all-around picture quality, the "professional" Panasonic TH-50PH10UK plasma TV isn't quite as good a bargain as its "consumer" cousins.
Summary: The 50-inch plasma screen size surpassed the 42-inch size in sales earlier this year, according to at least one study (PDF), and despite the falling prices of big-screen LCDs, plasma is still a better bargain in the 50-inch range. We've always loved the v
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77/100 |
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Title: Panasonic TH42PZ85B Review - 42" 1080p Plasma HDTV
Pros: > Excellent blacks with no black level fluctuation in [Cinema] mode, > Full HD 1920x1080 native resolution delivers exquisite high-def detail, > Handles 1080p/24 video signal without telecine judder
Cons: > [Intelligent Frame Creation] doesn't work as well as we'd like it to, > Cannot deinterlace film-based content properly, > No white balance control in user menu to calibrate greyscale
Verdict: Although [Intelligent Frame Creation] may not win over many viewers, Panasonic TH42PZ85B delivers superb HD picture quality at an affordable price.
Summary: Hot on the heels of the TH42PX80 HD-ready plasma television I reviewed just last month, the Panasonic TH42PZ85B - boasting their Intelligent Frame Creation (IFC) and 24p Real Cinema technologies in addition to full HD native screen resolution of 1920 x 10
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