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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
Product Description
PRODUCT FEATURES:42″ class (41.6″ diagonal) widescreen VIERA Plasma 1080p HDTV with increased native contrast ratioPC inputAnti-reflective filterDeep color technologyGame modeBuilt-in SD card slotGalleryPlayer ready to view3 HDMI inputsVIERA Link HDAVI controlAmazon.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.
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.
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.
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.
Smooth, graceful motion
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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. |
1,000,000:1 Contrast
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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 |
More Colors
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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.
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Deep Color
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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.
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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. |
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| 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
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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. |
Get Full HD with Blu-Ray Disc Players
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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. |
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 |
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3 |
4,096 |
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| 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 | |
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3 |
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| TH-46PZ85U |
46 inches | |
30,000:1 |
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3 |
4,096 | ||||||||||
| TH-50PZ85U |
50 inches | |
30,000:1 | |
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3 |
4,096 | ||||||||||
| TH-42PZ800U |
42 inches | |
30,000:1 | |
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| TH-46PZ800U | 46 inches | |
30,000:1 | |
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| TH-50PZ800U | 50 inches | |
30,000:1 | |
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| TH-58PZ800U | 58 inches | |
30,000:1 | |
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| TH-46PZ850U | 46 inches | |
30,000:1 | |
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5,120 | |
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| TH-50PZ850U | 50 inches | |
30,000:1 | |
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5,120 | |
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| TH-58PZ850U | 58 inches | |
30,000:1 | |
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5,120 | |
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| TH-65PZ850U | 65 inches | |
30,000:1 | |
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5,120 | |
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Panasonic Viera TH-42PZ85U 42-Inch 1080p Plasma HDTV
read comments (5)
April 5th, 2010 at 9:26 pm
I guess it’s okay. Pictures don’t seem to fit the screen very well. I think this whole flat screen phenomenon may be a lot of hype and illusion.
Update: Okay, now that I’ve had it a few months (and someone directed me to the high-definition channels) it’s better. In fact it’s good. I would recommend this television.
Rating: 3 / 5
April 5th, 2010 at 9:46 pm
The very best Tv built.
But now the photoslide show using the sd card is a great feature, but it will not play the slideshow if theres a power surge or power goes off then on, theres also no timer feature for the slideshow. So dont buy this thinking you found a cheap way to run advertisements in your business.
When power returns it goes to the other features, not the slideshow.
Great for home use.
Rating: 3 / 5
April 6th, 2010 at 12:16 am
First, the picture quality is great with hd movies. The biggest problem is poor picture quality when rendering fast moving scenes like camera panning the base ball stadium, or camera following a skier, etc. The moving background is so “pixelly” it actually gives you a headache. Second, the basic colors red and green are not very realistic. In short, a great plasma panel but the basic colors could be better but the deal-breaker is the poor/very-ineffective video accelerator or Video Noise Reduction. I returned mine for a pioneer plunking another grand+. Cheers
Rating: 3 / 5
April 6th, 2010 at 1:00 am
When the item was delivered the screen was broken. I was able to purchase a similar TV elswhere brand new for less money
Rating: 1 / 5
April 6th, 2010 at 3:36 am
I had really high hopes for this TV given all the terrific reviews on this site. The image is fantastic, even stunning until somebody moves or the camera pans then the image becomes very blurry and annoying to watch. In these times of the handheld shakeycam craze this picture is totally unacceptable. Panasonic has taken this set away twice to correct this problem and has replaced 3 boards but it comes back looking no better. From that I must assume that this is the way it’s supposed to look. Panasonic gets 4 stars for their service, I cannot fault them at all in that area and the set appears to be well made and easy to set up and operate. I made the mistake of thinking the set needed repairs because so many reviews stated “no motion blur”. My 30 day return option to Amazon expired while the set was in the shop. Unlike reviewer Anamika Padavalo, who was able to “plunk down another grand” for a Pioneer I am stuck with this set. I suppose the lesson learned here is not to invest much in these reviews because lets face it we don’t know who these screwballs are.
Rating: 2 / 5