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Panasonic VIERA TC-P42G25 42-Inch 1080p Plasma HDTV Review
This is first plasma tv after owning a rear projection tv for 9 years. I like to do a lot of research before buying any electronic goods and it led me to choose plasma over lcd for a televison.
One of the drawbacks you hear about plasma tv’s are the energy consumption as well as burn in issues. The panasonic tv is apparantly much lower in energy compared to older plasma’s and are not far off lcd’s for energy consumption. Also, the image burn in, although can still be a problem when simple guidelines are not taken, is not really a factor anymore.
I purchased the tv through amazon and it was delivered in the allcoated timeframe that I chose when I purchased the tv. The gentleman unpacked the tv and installed the tv onto the supplied base stand which sat on top of my corner tv stand. The tv is fairly heavy and is actually quite difficult to push over. This was a concern of mine since we have a young daughter but the tv is far enough back that she cannot reach it. There is also a hole in the panasonic base where you can drill a screw into your own stand and I plan to do this.
The tv picked up our cable channels no problem and the remote and option guide by panasonic were easy to use. The picture quality of the HD channels through my cable were excellent and considerably sharper and clearer than my old projection tv. We mostly watch all of our cable tv on the available HD channels and we are very happy with the picture quality. We don’t have a blu ray player but hooked up my Ono up-conversion dvd player and when we watched Sherlock Holmes we were blown away. I cannot imagine what blu ray must look like and we only had our old component cables hooked up (plan to get HDMI cables soon). What was most different from my old tv were the dark scenes. They were so much easier and clearer to see and I guess one of the advantages of plasma over lcd are the black levels. It made the movie so much more of an enjoyable experience. I do not have surround sound but the speakers are adequate and of good sound quality. Like I said we have a young daughter so we cannot have the tv on too lound when she is asleep.
One of the other reasons we bought this tv were the options it has such as netflix, youtube and skype. Skype is not available until some time in the summer and I cannot wait to have videocalls with my family overseas. It does require a LAN adaptor if your internet is not close by to hook up and it would have been nice if this was included in the price of the tv. There is one available that comes with the panasonic blu ray player I plan on getting (DMP BD-85) which is wi-fi enabaled. However, in the mean time I have netflix through my Wii and the picture quality was much better than I though it would be for streaming movies. We have verizon fios so have a fairly fast wi-fi connection.
Overall I am very happy with this tv and am looking forward to many years of tv and movie watching.
Panasonic VIERA TC-P42G25 42-Inch 1080p Plasma HDTV Feature
- VieraCast WiFi with Skype
- Infinite Black
- THX Certified Display
- Viera Image Viewer for Image and AVCHD playback
Panasonic VIERA TC-P42G25 42-Inch 1080p Plasma HDTV Overview
Panasonic TC-P42G25 42-Inch 1080p Plasma HDTV
Panasonic VIERA TC-P42G25 42-Inch 1080p Plasma HDTV Specifications
Building on its award-winning 2009 Plasma line, Panasonic’s 42-inch VIERA TC-P42G25 Plasma HDTV features a new panel with NeoPDP technologies that provide the best balance of black and white under brighter environments while also offering higher energy efficiency. The new NeoPDP Plasma panel also further reduces reflections and creates sharper pictures with higher contrast in brighter environments. This G25 series model provides 1080p resolution, full-time 1080 TV lines of moving picture resolution, and 600Hz Sub-field Drive for superb motion clarity.
 This and other models in the G25 line offer Panasonic’s improved VIERA Cast functionality, which enables you to stream Internet video and audio programming as well as turn this HDTV into a high-definition, wireless video conference center with Skype capabilities (when using the optional Panasonic communication camera and Wi-Fi adapter accessories). You can also play back JPEG images and AVCHD videos stored on SD memory cards and operate a variety of VIERA Link components–from Blu-ray Disc players to digital cameras–through a single remote.
Adhering to Panasonic’s commitment to the environment, this VIERA model–as well as all 2010 models–features improved power consumption and meets the new, more stringent Energy Star 4.0 requirements. And you’ll get a long Plasma panel life of up to 100,000 hours–more than 30 years of viewing when watched 8 hours a day–before the brightness of the panel decreases to half. Key Features |
Panasonic’s VIERA G25 series Plasma HDTV with streaming content from VIERA Cast partners. |
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What’s in the Box
Panasonic G25 series Plasma HDTV, removable stand, remote control (with batteries), operating instructions
Panasonic 2010 VIERA Plasma and LCD Comparison
| Series: | G25 Plasma | S2 Plasma | U2 Plasma | C2 Plasma | U22 LCD | X2 LCD | C22 LCD |
| Models: | TC-P54G25 54″ TC-P50G25 50″ TC-P46G25 46″ TC-P42G25 42″ |
TC-P65S2 65″ TC-P58S2 58″ TC-P54S2 54″ TC-P50S2 50″ TC-P46S2 46″ TC-P42S2 42″ |
TC-P50U2 50″ TC-P42U2 42″ |
TC-P50C2 50″ TC-P46C2 46″ TC-P42C2 42″ |
TC-L42U22 42″ TC-L37U22 37″ TC-L32U22 32″ |
TC-L37X2 37″ TC-L32X2 32″ TC-L22X2 22″ |
TC-L37C22 37″ TC-L32C22 32″ |
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| VIERA Image Viewer | (AVCHD, MPEG2, JPEG) |
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| VIERA Link | webcam capable |
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| Contrast Ratio | Infinite Black | Dynamic: 2,000,000:1 | Dynamic: 2,000,000:1 | Dynamic: 2,000,000:1 | Dynamic: 20,000:1 | Dynamic: 20,000:1 22″: 15,000:1 |
Dynamic: 18,000:1 |
| Moving Picture Resolution | 1080 lines | 1080 lines | 900 lines | 720 lines | — | — | — |
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| Display Capabilities | 1080p, 1080i, 720p, 480p |
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720p, 480p | 1080p, 1080i, 720p, 480p |
720p, 480p | 720p, 480p |
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| Speakers | 2; 20W total | 2; 20W total | 2; 20W total | 2; 20W total | 2; 20W total | 2; 20W total 22″: 6W |
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| HDMI input | 3 (1 side) | 3 (1 side) | 3 (1 side) | 2 | 3 (1 side) | 3 (1 side) 22″: 1 |
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| Component input (Y, PB, PR) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Composite input | 2 (1 side) | 2 (1 side) | 2 (1 side) | 2 (1 side) | 2 (1 side) | 2 (1 side) 22″: 1 |
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| PC input | 1 (side) | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| USB | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ethernet LAN input | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Digital Audio output | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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| Series: | G25 Plasma | S2 Plasma | U2 Plasma | C2 Plasma | U22 LCD | X2 LCD | C22 LCD |
Learn More
Which Size HDTV is Right for My Room?
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With standard-definition TVs, the rule used to be that viewers would feel comfortable watching a set from a distance of 3 to 6 times the screen size in inches. With HDTV, the resolution is so much better that you can sit closer to a larger TV without noticing the pixels. So with HDTVs, the rule tends to be you can sit anywhere from 1.5 to 3 times the screen size (in inches) for the best experience.
If you know the size of the room you have already, where you want to sit, and where your new HDTV should go once you get it, you can figure out the size HDTV you should get.
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