Compare Prices : Panasonic TH-42PZ70E - Expert Reviews

Award: Highly Recommended!

Review summary: And that's not the end of the doom-and-gloom. LG Electronics, the world's second largest seller of plasma displays on a unit basis, plans to close down its plasma factory in Korea amid operating losses. I'm not sure if Panasonic – the plasma market ...

Pros: Superb motion handling (maintains resolution in motion better than most flat panels I've tested to date) ; Excellent black level and shadow detail ; Highly detailed image with [Overscan] "Off" to achieve 1:1 pixel mapping (1080 source) ; Remarkably ...

Cons: Lacking in film mode deinterlacing ; Green primary colour inaccurate

Award: Recommended!

Review summary: Panasonic has managed to balance price with picture quality extremely well with this full HD plasma TV - definitely worth considering.

Verdict: We mentioned Pioneer's KURO sets a couple of times in this review and it's impossible to conclude without pointing out that the first full HD KUROs are now hitting shops. And based on our experience of the standard HD Ready KUROs, we see no reason to ...

Review summary: Now that the challenge of fitting full HD pixel counts into plasma screens has been met, 1,920 x 1,080-pixel TVs are coming thick and fast.

Pros: Terrific pictures, Extensive features, Full HD resolution

Cons: Occasionally slightly orangey reds

Verdict: Does enough to justify its price hike over Panasonic's standard HD Ready plasmas