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A
great 42" Panasonic Plasma TV that wouldn't break your
bank account!
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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.
TH-42PA20U/P Features Summary List:
Main Technical Specs
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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
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Less than 4" cabinet depth
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Includes built-in two-tuner Picture-in-Picture with split screen capability
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Super bright, razor-sharp picture
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Enhanced Definition Television (EDTV) capable1
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Ideal for mounting on the wall
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Wide, 160-degree viewing angle (horizontally and vertically)
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Motion adaptive 3-D Y/C digital comb filter
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AI Picture and Sound
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Include both front and rear A/V and S-Video inputs
Closed captioning
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Multilingual menu in English, Spanish, and French
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Parental control
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Digital Visual Interface (DVI) with HDCP copy protection technology
Dimensions
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25.9" (H) x 46" (W) x 3.9" (D)
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Weight: 77.2 pounds
Others
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Max. power consumption: 425 watts
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Warranty: 1 year parts and labor
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Comes with Speakers and Pedestal Stand, and remote
Please Note: The TH42PA20U/P 42” Panasonic plasma TV was originally reviewed by Practical-Home-Theater-Guide.COM in July 2004. This model is no longer available and has now been superseded by other products within the Panasonic range of plasma TVs.
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latest Panasonic plasma TVs, please refer either to the
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31st October 2005 |
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