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Wednesday, February 9, 2011

Reviewing The Panasonic Viera TX-P42G20

By Jason Cross


Assessing and evaluating the Panasonic TX-P42G20 plasma TV will lead one to the conclusion that this newest of UK-specific Panasonic plasma televisions performs with seeming ease and aplomb. This 42 inch unit is new for 2010 and it includes and makes use of a variety of Panasonic technologies are both innovative and time-tested, including Panasonic's well working NeoPDP suite.

Panasonic means this television to be a replacement for the older G10 line of flat-panel plasma TVs, and it succeeds quite well in this regard. Additionally, it is a true high definition TV (1080 pixels), meaning that it delivers a higher-quality display than 720p which, while nice, is still less than what true high definition televisions produced in terms of picture display.

As well, Panasonic makes great use of its "Intelligent Frame Creation Pro" technology that is paired up with a 600 Hz motion engine that ably keeps track and control of everything occurring on the display screen. For 2010, Panasonic has upped the ante with these TVs by including its Freeview-HD tuning filter, that enables the TV to pick up satellite channels in high definition without aid of a satellite dish.

Panasonic advertises that the contrast ratio offered by the TV comes in at 5,000,000 to 1, meaning that anybody watching the display will be very impressed by the deep richness of the blacks and the extreme whiteness of the whites. As well, colors will be faithfully and vibrantly reproduced. Combine that with a nice pixel rate and most would say that the Panasonic is delivering an outstanding display.

It'll be very easy to connect a number of components to the TV, mainly because there are so many different ways to do so, including through any one of its four HDMI inputs and two USB 2.0 ports. It also includes digital audio outs and VGA that allows for the television to be used as a very large computer monitor, if so desired by its owner.

The TV is also Dolby THX certified, meaning that the sound it produces and then puts out will be very nice. All such TVs, of course, can benefit from the addition of a real audio sound system that delivers surround sound free of the television's limited number of speakers (usually 2) but this Panasonic does well at producing a decent quality of sound with little real effort.

Like many of the new 2010 Viera-class Panasonic flat-panel televisions (this TV is a Viera), the TX-P43G20B comes ready for WiFi and Skype through use of an optional WiFi dongle and USB adapter. It takes only a minute to get everything up and running, as well. By the way; the G20B features the 3-pin-plug common to the UK. The G20 is the standard plug version familiar to many others.

There's a great deal to like about Panasonic and the way in which it's set this particular television up for the UK market. As a plasma screen model, the Panasonic TX-P42G20 seems to slot while in its price point (currently at 1100 British pounds with the value added tax) and, as a new edition for 2010, it appears as if this good-looking TV will be occupying pride of place in many a home in the future.




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