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By Brian Thomas

The Panasonic Viera TH-42PZ80U is full of features at a very friendly price. The Panasonic Viera TH-42PZ80U features a mostly-black chassis with a slightly bowed silver strip at the bottom. The speakers are hidden behind a narrow screen and are virtually unnoticeable. The buttons are also kept concealed under a flip-down panel.

The Panasonic Viera TH-42PZ80U is capable of full 1080p HD resolution. This is perfect now that broadcasts and Blu-Ray are supporting this resolution. Also featured is an impressive dynamic contrast ratio of 1,000,000:1. This is sure to make your favorite movies and programs look better than ever. Of course a digital tuner is built-in, keeping you tuned in to all the best digital channels. 3 HDMI inputs allow for easy connecting of all your digital gear.

The experts like the picture quality of the Panasonic Viera TH-42PZ80U. The blacks produced are deep and the colors are accurate with a little tweaking. The Panasonic Viera TH-42PZ80U also features an anti-glare screen, which does help to reduce the glare from windows or lights. Users also like the picture quality on the Panasonic Viera TH-42PZ80U. The built in memory card reader also makes it easy to share photos on the TV.

The Panasonic Viera TH-42PZ80U proves that you don’t have to drop a lot of coin to get a great flat-panel TV.

 
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Manufacturer: Panasonic
Model: TH-42PZ80U
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Very Good
Its hard to say what our first impressions of the Panasonic TH-42PZ800A were: the south end of a north-bound robot? Darth Vader with a moustache? The Panasonic is certainly a futuristic looking telly. And its gloss-black finish and subtle bottom bezel...

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Great blacks, excellent contrast, rich accurate colours, good motion handling Minor noise issues, calibration options lacking Another great plasma from Panasonic. The TH-42PZ800A produces a great picture with some of the best blacks weve seen; it only suf

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