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Posted 23 December 2012
Panasonic TX-P42X50B 42-inch Widescreen Plasma TV HD ready with Freeview HD - Black - Amazon - £299
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Back down to £299. Not 1080p, 3d or smart but great set for those that don't need these features.
Product Features
1024 x 768 Pixel Resolution
600Hz - Sub Field Drive
42" Plasma TV
Freeview HD
Freeview HD - Free to air HD TV programmes can be viewed without the need for a set top box
USB Media Player - For playback of video or photos directly from a USB Memory stick supporting following file formats: AVI/MKV/WMV/ASF/MP4, MP3/AAC/WMA, JPEG
SD Card Slot - For playback of video or photos directly from an SD card
Product Features
1024 x 768 Pixel Resolution
600Hz - Sub Field Drive
42" Plasma TV
Freeview HD
Freeview HD - Free to air HD TV programmes can be viewed without the need for a set top box
USB Media Player - For playback of video or photos directly from a USB Memory stick supporting following file formats: AVI/MKV/WMV/ASF/MP4, MP3/AAC/WMA, JPEG
SD Card Slot - For playback of video or photos directly from an SD card
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42 Comments
sorted byIt is HD.
Awaits all the 'you can see the pixels from space' comments.
There is a simple fact of life, plasma even at 720P still looks superb for films & better than most LCDs.....
What they lack in sharpness, they make up for in only blacks, and an overall cinematic look.
I've yet to see an LCD come anywhere near the Pioneer Kuro screens for films. No contest.
Fur £299 this is a great tv & the moron talking about its 'great for SD', needs to educate himself in the basics of HD. Yet another zombie waking in circles groaning 1080p. Yawn.
1366x768 is HD and that is what most 32/37" lcd screens had 5-10 years ago. 1024x768 is what this tv and older HD plasmas have because their pixels are rectangular.
I think the whole HD think is stupid anyway, but anything which is above 576 vertical pixels is HD.
Either way - this is very cheap for a Panny of this size so hot.
With all the information overload on a lot of TVs nowadays I think it is only a matter of time until the DM reports of someones head exploding a la David Cronenberg's Scanners Scanners Trailer 1981
I've had a Panny plasma 42PZ80 (Full HD panel) for about 5 years and find it really hard to tell the difference (if any!) when looking at a HD source.
John Lewis were good enough to price match.... so a lot of TV for the money people... in my humble opinion.
Merry Christmas by the way.
Same resolution as a 1st gen iPad.
It will still look great though for those who don't care about anything above SD.
Well it isn't really is it.
Is my 200*720 TV HD? Just uses very wide pixels.
Also looks like £300 for a 42" plasma is the norm. Should end these posts as hot deals.
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Why is HD video stupid?
Well I think the latest review, 22 Dec kind of sums that up
"I just received my 42in set and I'm more than happy with it. Just found out it uses the same panel as my 2009 Pioneer (which cost over £2000 btw!) so the image quality is stunning."
With hindsight I should have gone for a Plasma. My dad has a 37" Panny LCD full HD - few years earlier than my Samsung and the pic is in a different league.
As far as I can see the "only" drawback with Plasma is power consumption - but as we watch so little it's negligble really.
This is an absolute steal!!
For a Panasonic?!!
Should definitely have more moderation on phantom Tesco and supermarket deals but this is a bargain in anyone with more than one brain cell!!
Panasonic are not consistently voted as the best TV brand for no reason....
Usually hate memes but this guy looks like someone I know and is fing funny!!
That's why it's £300, if you want the newest model then spend £600.
This is a cracking tv for a good price. Much better than that tat from Asda that keeps getting ridiculously hot
TV viewing is better than my 1080p LG plasma. Freeview hd picture is so clear and sd is pretty good
But because this is a Panasonic the loss of detail suddenly does not matter
So why did we bother going above 1024 x 768 resolution then ! ! On this panel even some of the detail of 720p material is lost.
Because Panasonic plasmas are the shizz.
An 8 year old top of the range Audi might not have a light in the boot like a brand new Kia, doesn't mean it's worse.
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massive FAIL
HD will always look good at 720P
u really wont notice hardly any difference, especially if sat 6' or more away
plus major bonus is u can watch lower res stuff of the net and it wont look dire
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By the way I am no expert and I am considering this TV on the merits of cost and build quality (I have a 5 year old 32" Panny LCD and it has been superb).
to sell more tvs maybe ?
A good tv and good price here though i bet it wasn't a customer price match i've never had amazon price match anything i've asked for you give them every opportunity and say price match this and i will spend my money here and then they don't so you buy elsewhere
Anyways heat added for price and product thx op.
*Btw john lewis are providing the best deals by far imo and for sure they will be taking custom away from many retailers while making a mint in the process and it looks like thats where i'll be shopping this year.
Please advise if Saorview / RTE (Irish TV Channels) are available on this television.