EDTV design (all signals displayed at 480p) * receives and decodes digital standard-definition and HDTV signals from over-the-air broadcasts (antenna required) * widescreen 16:9 aspect ratio * 852 x 480 pixels * 4000:1 contrast ratio * 160?(H) x 160?(V) viewing angle *
The Panasonic 42" plasma TV provides a cinema-feel for your home theater. View widescreen broadcasts and DVDs the way they were meant to be seen--big and vibrant. The 4000:1 panel contrast ratio produces deep blacks, brilliant whites and truly vivid colors.
With high-end features like surround sound, parental control via the V-chip, and a Closed Caption decoder, this plasma TV makes for a user-friendly, customizable system. Built-in ATSC/QAM/NTSC tuners guarantee the widest possible signal reception out- of-the-box including HDTV and SDTV.
The HDMI connector, which caries high-quality digital video and audio in a single wire, helps clear the cable mess from behind your TV. And the wide variety of input options (S Video, Component and Composite,) enable you to connect to most any device.
1 At long last it has arrived for me, also I am cheap
I have had several TVs in the past 5 years, 2 projection Sonys, a Wega, and I can tell you this is the TV for under 2200 to end them all. I didn't want to spend over 2k on a tv because it just seems like over kill. I wanted to get an HDTV, because I had one before that was a sony projection. That was until I saw this one in the store. I talked to the guy at Bestbuy and he said that they haven't put this one out because they wanted to move some of their older models first. This TV will produce as good of a picture as any at the store. I sat and looked at all of the options, and money aside, not one TV at best buy or circuit city produced as good of a picture as this one. I have brought it home and have been watching it for a week or so. DVDs look great, XBOX with the colorstream cable looks awesome as well. I am still waiting for my HD box to arrive, so that I can hook up the HDMI cable. I couldn't be happier than with this TV. This is the first non Sony TV I have ever bought, and so far I am not disappointed.
