Panasonic Viera TH-42PZ85U 42-Inch 1080p Plasma HDTV

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• 1920 x 1080 Resolution
• 1000000:1 Dynamic Contrast Ratio for the Brightest whites and darkest blacks
• 4096 Shades of Gradation for spectacular Color Reproduction
• Viera LinK™ HDAVI Control lets you operate all of your home theater components by pressing a single button on your TV’s remote control
• GalleryPlayer® allows you to enjoy the world’s finest high definition art and photography on your Panasonic HD plasma TV

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Product Description

42″ HD Plasma with bottom speakers and SD slot. 1080P

Amazon.com Product Description–March 10, 2008

Amazon.com Product Description–March 10, 2008 With its 2008 Panasonic Viera Plasmas, Panasonic brings anastonishing 1,000,000:1 contrast ration to the table. advanced pixel resolution and image-processing technology with the plasma TV’s natural ability to beautifully reproduce fast moving images, so every detail is rendered with amazing clarity, and all the action is delivered with a high degree of fluidity.

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What’s New This Year?

• Super Contrast–native contrast ratios on the PZ85, PZ800 and PX 850 series are 30,000:1, double last year’s 15,000:1.
• Dynamic contrast ratios are up to 1,000,000:1.
• new anti-reflective filter; lead-free “Tough Under Force” panel is resistant to impacts and scratches
• Built-in SD card slot with Photo Viewer/Gallery Player software
• x.v. Color and Deep Color (HDMI 1.3 features)
• Game Mode auto-adjusts image quality suitable to games and includes anti-image retention
• Viera Link is now compatible with Onkyo and Yamaha home theater systems
• At least 3 HDMI inputs on all models (4 on PZ800 and PZ850 series)
• THX Certification on PZ800 and PZ850 series

Which Viera is Right For You?

Click here to see a comparison of step up features on each Viera series.

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Amazing color reproduction

The incredible black reproduction of a Panasonic High-Definition Plasma TV results in impressive contrast and beautiful, natural colors. So you’ll get warm, accurate skin tones, gorgeous greens, breathtaking blues and vivid reds. For color that’s as rich and bold as life itself, look to a Panasonic Plasma TV.

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Consistent brightness from any angle

A Panasonic Plasma combines anti-glare and anti-reflection technology with the natural light-emitting properties of plasma, to give you a super-wide viewing range with a crisp, beautiful image from almost any angle.

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Smooth, graceful motion

When you’re watching sports or movies with fast-motion graphics, you want a TV that can keep up with the action. With over 900 lines of moving picture, self-illuminating plasma displays eliminate afterimages in fast-action scenes. So whether you’re watching a sporting event or an action-packed movie, you’ll always get the most impressive viewing experience possible.

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1,000,000:1 Contrast

The Panasonic’s Real Black system (a pre-discharge suppression system) and improved panel production processes combine to reproduce outstanding blacks with superb contrast. Each image is richly expressive, from bright scense, like scorching desert landscapes, to dark cave scenes. Compare the image produced by conventional HDTV on the left to the Real Black image produced on the right

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More Colors

Viera HDTVs support the xvYCC color profile (Extended YCC Colorimetry for Video Applications), or “x.v. color” for short. Standard RGB color space allows the display of a portion of the colors that are viewable to the human eye. The next generation “xvYCC” color space actually offers  an available range of colors that exceeds what human eyes can recognize. Next-generation “xvYCC” color space supports 1.8 times as many colors as existing HDTV signals Lets HDTVs display colors more accurately Enables displays with more natural and vivid colors

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Deep Color

Where x.v. color expands the available range of colors your HDTV can display, Deep Color increases the number of colors your HDTV can display within that range, for smoother transitions from color to color. Lets HDTVs and other displays go from millions of colors to billions of colors Eliminates on-screen color banding, for smooth tonal transitions and subtle gradations between colors Enables increased contrast ratio Can represent many times more shades of gray between black and white.

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Connectivity

Viera flat panel HDTVs interact with an array of high-definition devices and services, making it easy for consumers to access and enjoy content as never before. As of 2008, Viera Link is compatible with Onkyo and Yamaha home theater systems.

Videos and stills recorded on SD cards can easily be viewed via the SD slots on Panasonic Blu-Ray Disc players and Viera HDTVs.	Viera Link means easy connectivity via HDMI cables. Finally, consumers can easily operate their Blu-Ray Disc players, DVD recorders and home theater systems with a single remote control device.
4 HDMI inputs to connect all of your devices directly to your television.	Equipped with an RGB input terminal, VIERA can connect with your PC and serve as a large-screen monitor.

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Long Life

Panasonic plasma panels are rated to last 100,000 hours, which is about 30 years of regular or 11 years of non-stop usage before the brightness of the display is halved.

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Get Full HD with Blu-Ray Disc Players

A Panasonic 1080p plasma television is able to render 1920×1080 pixels, but standard DVDs have a resolution of just 720×480. Blu-ray discs output true 1080p High-Definition resolution and have a storage capacity ten times greater than standard DVDs, so no pixel gos to waste.

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Which is the Right Viera for You?

	Screen Size Measured Diagonally	1080p Full HD 1920 x 1080 pixels	Native Contrast Ratio	PC Input	THX Cert	24p	Speakers	HDMI Inputs	One Sheet of Glass Design	Swivel Base	Shades of Gradation	H.264 Codec	Digital Cinema Color	Studio Reference Mode	Pro Setting Menu	Serial Port	Standard Features
TH-42PX80U	42 inches		15,000:1				2	3			4,096						480 Hz Sub-field Drive Technology Anti-Reflective Filter Viera Link HDAVI Control Built-in SD Card Slot w/Photo Viewer Deep Color Technology x.v. Color 3D Color Mangement Sub-Pixel Controller Motion Pattern Noise Reduction Anti-Image Retention Mode Game Mode Scratch and Impact Rsistant Panel 100,000 Hours to Panel Half-Brightness (>30 years @ 8 hours/day) Lead-free Panel
TH-50PX80U	50 inches		15,000:1				2	3			4,096
TH-42PZ80U	42 inches		20,000:1				2	3			4,096
TH-46PZ80U	46 inches		20,000:1				2	3			4,096
TH-50PZ80U	50 inches		20,000:1				2	3			4,096
TH-42PZ85U	42 inches		30,000:1				2	3			4,096
TH-46PZ85U	46 inches		30,000:1				2	3			4,096
TH-50PZ85U	50 inches		30,000:1				2	3			4,096
TH-42PZ800U	42 inches		30,000:1				4	4			4,096
TH-46PZ800U	46 inches		30,000:1				4	4			4,096
TH-50PZ800U	50 inches		30,000:1				4	4			4,096
TH-58PZ800U	58 inches		30,000:1				4	4			4,096
TH-46PZ850U	46 inches		30,000:1				4	4			5,120
TH-50PZ850U	50 inches		30,000:1				4	4			5,120
TH-58PZ850U	58 inches		30,000:1				4	4			5,120
TH-65PZ850U	65 inches		30,000:1				4	4			5,120

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228 of 229 people found the following review helpful: So good I bought two !!!!!!, July 18, 2008 By  J. Abraham – See all my reviews    Amazon Verified Purchase( What’s this?) This review is from: Panasonic Viera TH-42PZ85U 42-Inch 1080p Plasma HDTV (Electronics) UPDATE. A couple links dedicated to this set: Owners forum: http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=1000479 Break-in FAQ: http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?p=14472276#post14472276 Just a short review as there are so many already. I spent approximately 3 years researching displays. No it didn’t take me that long to figure things out, I was basically waiting for the technology to meet my expectations at a given price point. After exhaustive research I narrowed things down to Plasma and then further down to either this set or the Samsung A550. The reason I picked the Panny over the Samsung, to be succinct: – better black levels – reliability (reportedly a bit more stable than the Samsung’s, though they have gotten better) – anti-reflective coating (the Panasonic has the Samsung thoroughly beat) – IR (image retention) resistance, Panasonic is supposedly on the cutting edge for this… Read more Help other customers find the most helpful reviews  <span Was this review helpful to you?  Report abuse | Permalink   Comments (7) 86 of 87 people found the following review helpful: My first HDTV and blown away by it, March 29, 2008 By  Rian (Cape Town, South Africa) – See all my reviews This review is from: Panasonic Viera TH-42PZ85U 42-Inch 1080p Plasma HDTV (Electronics) I recently decided that it’s time to upgrade to an HDTV, and I did a lot of research before settling on this model. I’m not an A/V expert, but I am an enthusiast, and I can tell you that this TV is simply amazing. I highly recommend it. I can’t get very technical, but here are just a few thoughts on why I rate this TV so highly: In the end, the quality of the picture is what it’s about. I run Panasonic HDMI cables from a Comcast HD DVR through my Denon 850 receiver (1080 passthrough). The clarity, color and vibrancy of HD channels are breathtaking. These new Panasonic models increased the contrast ratio considerably, and I do think it makes a big difference. Even SD programming looks good on the set. I also have an SD DVD player hooked up with component cables, and even though it’s not an upconverting player the picture is still amazing. Daytime viewing is good, although it does look better at night with less light. The new… Read more Help other customers find the most helpful reviews  <span Was this review helpful to you?  Report abuse | Permalink   Comment 52 of 54 people found the following review helpful: The HD picture on this plasma TV is outstanding – mesmerizing!, April 19, 2008 By  P. Harris (San Francisco Bay Area) – See all my reviews    This review is from: Panasonic Viera TH-42PZ85U 42-Inch 1080p Plasma HDTV (Electronics) We purchased the 42″ 2008 Panasonic plasma 1080p model TH-42PZ85U about 5 weeks ago, after about 2 weeks of almost non-stop comparing of different sets at various stores. We’ve watched it during bright glary daytime conditions and dark room evening hours. We’ve watched HD channels and SD (standard-def) channels, and HD-DVD movies. We’re familiar with the amazing picture quality of High-Def because we’ve had a Fujitsu plasma for the last 5 years, which was excellent. The Fujitsu developed an un-repairable problem with it’s power supply circuit panel. To summarize, the picture quality of the Panasonic TH-42PZ85U plasma is absolutely outstanding! It is stunning! It’s mesmerizing. It’s like nothing I’ve ever seen before. It was great in the store, but even much better under home conditions, without bright store spotlights, with good cable HD service, and without having to share a TV signal with 83 other sets. In doing the visual research at various stores, I was… Read more Help other customers find the most helpful reviews  <span Was this review helpful to you?  Report abuse | Permalink   Comment

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