The Panasonic Viera TX-P42V10 TV Our Review
Using the NeoPDP plasma panels makes for a slick, compact design for the Panasonic TC-PV42V10. At the widest area, the screen measures a slight 8. 5...
Using the NeoPDP plasma panels makes for a slick, compact design for the Panasonic TC-PV42V10. At the widest area, the screen measures a slight 8. 5 cm, housing a chassis with all of the design features included. The top of the screen only measures 5. 5 cm, making the Panasonic TX-P42V10 one of the sleekest designs yet.
That portion of the design carries the internal speakers, the connection ports, and the processing circuitry. Overall design is crisp, efficient and sleek. A thin, frameless appearance with silver strip accents at the top, and a buffed silver pedestal stand at the bottom. The compact looking 42in plasma screen is also perfect for reduced weight and energy consumption.
In addition to the normal viewing methods you expect on an options screen (Normal, Game, Dynamic and Cinema), there is also a THX view option for a more solid clarity with the Panasonic TX-P42V10. This viewing option is wonderfully crisp, clear, detailed and of course conforms to the THX standard. There are four HDMI ports and an Ethernet cable for networking as well for an optimal viewing experience in many mediums.
There is also a SD card reader for reading multimedia files, tuners for analogue, as well as Freeview and Freesat, and a digital audio output. The remote that comes with the plasma is very neat and organized, for ease of options. Using Freesat, one can easily access free, high definition programs via a satellite service, and the Panasonic TX-P42V10 offers a fantastic display of these for users.
There are two functionalities with the Panasonic TX-P42V10 that are certainly worth mentioning. The Viera Tools and Viera Cast options have buttons to call them up via the remote control. Vieracast allows you to access internet content on your Panasonic TX-P42V10, using broadband internet connection. There have been whispers of more functionality to come, but currently, supported sites in this are Tagesschau, Picasa Web Albums, Youtube, Bloomberg, local weather, and Eurosport.
Many are calling this the best of the “web TV” functions that has been seen to date. Using the media server function, you can also not only access this content, but share with your network, in those formats. There is a great function of the direct playback with AVC-HD using the SD card, and also the DivX files.
Gaming is often a concern of people when they are looking into plasmas and other flat screen TVs. Often, there is an issue of screen burn, however, this plasma actually shows resistance to this problem, as well as very little input lag which makes for a better overall gaming experience. Another function available allows for videos to be expanded to full screen, and though the quality is dependent mostly on the quality of the video itself, this is a very useful application as well.
On the whole, the Panasonic TX-P42V10 shows to be a better way to HDTV plasma. There are many functions, clear sound, and a well defined, sharp and crisp picture. The design is slick, powerful and loaded with options. With the addition of THX mode, the additional ports and other benefits, this is a sound investment.
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