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An Affordable Panasonic Plasma TV
It is a fact that today's plasma display panels are coming out much cheaper and better than ever. This 42" Panasonic plasma Television is no exception.
The Panasonic's TH-42PA20U/P offers an unbelievable 4,000:1 contrast ratio compared to a typical maximum of 800:1 supported by most top-of-the-range large screen LCD displays.
This Panasonic plasma TV is also loaded with picture refinements such as a mach band effect enhancer and a gamma enhancement system.
And all this comes in a unit that takes no more that 4-inches in depth - perfect for wall mounting or table placement with the supplied pedestal.
The TH-42PA20U/P Panasonic plasma TV comes complete with built-in tuner, speakers, AI Picture and Sound, full-function Remote control, and a pedestal stand.
The TH-42PA20U/P is an EDTV - this means it's a step closer to high-definition or HDTV than standard TVs. When used with a progressive-scan DVD player (or 480p-output DTV set-top box) you'll get seamless, razor-sharp images from your favorite movies and concert videos--especially when you're using the display's DVI direct digital input.
The TH-42PA20U/P can display up to 16.7 million colors, which together with Panasonic's New Real Black drive system and an industry leading contrast ratio of 4000:1, further enhances image clarity and realism.
The set's gamma enhancement system imparts greater nuance to dark scenes and heightens image depth by increasing the number of gradation shades at low brightness levels (the unit is capable of rendering a total of 1,536 shades).
The gamma enhancement system employs nonlinear signal processing to reproduce images that help accommodate the high sensitivity of the human eye.The monitor's anti-reflection screen coating helps minimize screen reflections so ambient room light doesn't interfere with your viewing.
Connections include everything from the DVI jack to dual component-video inputs to S-video, standard composite-video, and even a front-panel RGB input for your PC (the display accepts VGA, SVGA, and XGA).
There's a total of six stereo analog (left/right) RCA input jacks and a mini-jack (.125-inch) headphone output from the front panel for private listening. For hookup with other home theater equipment, the display offers a composite-video-based AV output.
A handy feature is the 3:2 pull down for watching progressive-scan movie programs in their native 24-frame format. This corrects a common distortion introduced when adjusting 24 frames-per-second movies to 30 fps video. The 3:2 pull down digitally corrects this distortion by removing the redundant information to display a film-frame-accurate picture.
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TH-42PA20U/P Panasonic Plasma TV
Features Summary List:
Main Technical Specs
42" diagonal screen 16:9 ED plasma monitor
852 x 480 lines of resolution
Image brightness: 650 cd/m2 brightness
16.7 million available colors
Wide angle of view: 160 degrees horizontal and vertical
Highest contrast ratio in the industry, 4000:1
Less than 4" cabinet depth
Includes built-in two-tuner Picture-in-Picture with split screen capability
Super bright, razor-sharp picture
Enhanced Definition Television (EDTV) capable1
Ideal for mounting on the wall
Wide, 160-degree viewing angle (horizontally and vertically)
Motion adaptive 3-D Y/C digital comb filter
AI Picture and Sound
Include both front and rear A/V and S-Video inputs
Closed captioning
Multilingual menu in English, Spanish, and French
Parental control
Digital Visual Interface (DVI) with HDCP copy protection technology
Dimensions
25.9" (H) x 46" (W) x 3.9" (D)
Weight: 77.2 pounds
Others
Max. power consumption: 425 watts
Warranty: 1 year parts and labor
Comes with Speakers and Pedestal Stand, and remote
Editor's Note October 2008: The TH-42PA20U/P has been replaced by newer models within the Panasonic Viera Plasma HDTV range. For the latest Panasonic plasma HDTV sets available on the market, we advise to visit the amazon storefront in view of the vast choice of products and the various buying options available from the different retails appearing on the amazon site.
However, prior to any decision, we recommend to do some research of your own. In particular, look at what other customers had to say about their Panasonic plasma HDTV following their purchase. This will give you extensive insight about the product of interest. A good starting point in this respect is the customer feedback posted on amazon.
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