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Panasonic TH-42PHD8UK 42-Inch Plasma HDTV Monitor
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(4.5 out of 5)
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(1 out of 5) by Kevin Harriott on Sep 3, 2008 (McChord AFB, WA United States)Great TV. Picture is awesome. Enjoyed it when it was working. Needed repairs at 15 months (not under warranty) Cost $700. Needed repairs again for same issue at 18 months (three months later). Another $700 projected. Decided to replace TV
Perfect
(5 out of 5) by Victor Ramirez on Sep 23, 2007 (Caracas, Venezuela)I bought this tv like year ago and I can tell you that is the best image I have seen from plasma and lcd. Very sharp and incredible color. 100% recommended.
Love this Panasonic TV!!
(5 out of 5) by windchase on Mar 23, 2007 (Oregon United States)We have had this TV for 5 months now and LOVE it!! It has stunning color, amazing clarity and is very simple to use and install. We studied the reviews and chose this one for both it's size and it's cost. We could not be happier with our purchase.
Still Satisfied 18 months later
(5 out of 5) by D. KNUDSON on Dec 16, 2006 (Bay Area, CA)I have this TV for almost a year and a half and have no complaints. I bought the optional HDMI and DVI add-in boards and they work perfectly with my home theater PC and cable box.
One thing to remember is that this model has fewer inputs than the consumer models, it does not have an internal tuner or speakers either. So keep that in mind if it matters to you. For me I don't need these extras, plus this model is easier to tweak than the consumer models.
At this point though you may want to upgrade to the TH-42PHD9UK. It's cheaper and one generation newer.
One thing to remember is that this model has fewer inputs than the consumer models, it does not have an internal tuner or speakers either. So keep that in mind if it matters to you. For me I don't need these extras, plus this model is easier to tweak than the consumer models.
At this point though you may want to upgrade to the TH-42PHD9UK. It's cheaper and one generation newer.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
Missing a few things
(4 out of 5) by Typewriter on Dec 4, 2006 (Omaha, NE)I just got this TV 3 days ago. It provides a beautiful crisp image. Navigating the menus is sometimes a bit of a problem, as they're not set up as intuitively as a lot of TVs I've owned.
My only real complaint would be the initial set up of the TV. I pulled it out of it's box, and only then did I realize (my fault probably) that it doesn't come with a stand. Because of that, and because no store near me carried the stand designed to work with that TV I had to get a wall mount. So the TVs price is TV + Stand. And depending on what you want to use the TV for you'll have to get adapters. I went to plug in my R/G/B cables from my X-Box 360 and they wouldn't fit. The R/G/B cables on the TV were for BCN or something like that. So I had to go and buy the adapters for that. Five of them to get full usage of the TVs ports. So price is now TV + Stand + 5 RCA-BCN converters. And theres no place on the TV (that I could find) to plug in regular cable television. I have no idea what kind of converter I'm going to get for that, but I'm sure theres one out there.
If none of that bothers you though, then get the TV. It really is the best image/size/quality that you'll get for this price.
My only real complaint would be the initial set up of the TV. I pulled it out of it's box, and only then did I realize (my fault probably) that it doesn't come with a stand. Because of that, and because no store near me carried the stand designed to work with that TV I had to get a wall mount. So the TVs price is TV + Stand. And depending on what you want to use the TV for you'll have to get adapters. I went to plug in my R/G/B cables from my X-Box 360 and they wouldn't fit. The R/G/B cables on the TV were for BCN or something like that. So I had to go and buy the adapters for that. Five of them to get full usage of the TVs ports. So price is now TV + Stand + 5 RCA-BCN converters. And theres no place on the TV (that I could find) to plug in regular cable television. I have no idea what kind of converter I'm going to get for that, but I'm sure theres one out there.
If none of that bothers you though, then get the TV. It really is the best image/size/quality that you'll get for this price.