Compare Prices : Panasonic TX-P42V10 - Expert Reviews

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Review summary: Making it the best choice in the plasma arena is the TX-P42V10E's fine balance of picture quality, functionality and up-to-date technology, and of course a competitve price. This display offers a really enjoyable cinema-like experience, with excellent ...

Review summary: In the past, I've been really, really happy with Panasonic's entry-level TVs. Why mention this in a review of the higher-end V10 series, though? Because I've often found that there's not been a lot of variation in terms of meaningful features when we ...

Pros: NeoPDP contrast performance and black level are excellent, Extensive connectivity options (Digital Terrestrial, Digital Satellite, Analogue Terrestrial, HDMI...), THX mode results in absolutely brilliant Greyscale performance..., ...and very, very, ...

Cons: The lack of calibration controls is silly on a TV of this level (and of this price!): cheap LCDs sometimes have more control, UK version is inferior to continental European versions in this regard - whatever the reason behind it, this is UNFAIR, Gamma ...

Verdict: Excellent

Review summary: The 40-42in screen customer is spoiled for choice; here's another worth consideration

Pros: Sturdy build ; exhaustive spec ; great TV reception, good DVD upscaling ; chunky sound

Cons: Less impressive Blu-ray pictures ; warm colour balance ; screen reflections