The Panasonic TX-P42X10 is a top choice for those who are looking for a large screen for watching movies or playing video games. However, it is also a great choice for those who do not have a lot of money to spend but also want to get the most out of the advantages of a higher end home entertainment system.
Unlike many competing products on the market, this is not actually an LCD screen. Rather, the Panasonic Viera TX-P42X10 is a plasma screen which is a completely different type of technology. Plasma screens have a number of advantages over LCD, most notably that they don’t have a limited viewing angle as many LCD screens have.
The deciding factor in the Panasonic Viera TX-P42X10 for many people is its refresh rate. The refresh rate of a screen is very important because the higher it is, the higher the frame rate can be which means smoother playback and it’s going to be much easier and your eyes. The Panasonic TX-P42X10 has refresh rate of 100 Hz which is twice as much as what you will find on many other competing products.
Since it is only just above the budget range of large flat screen televisions, you don’t get some are the features that you’ll find in models which are much more expensive. While the Panasonic Viera TX-P42X10 is ready to play all the latest high definition content, it does not have the highest resolution to playback the latest Bluray disks at their native resolution. Nonetheless, this is very unlikely to be a problem for anyone but the most demanding of consumers.
Although the Panasonic Viera TX-P42X10 does not look like anything special from the outside and it is rather bulky even for a screen of its size, it does have some very attractive options which makes up for it. Picture processing techniques are all the rage these days and most flat screens have advanced picture processing techniques built in. This includes Panasonic’s highly respected and well known technology which allows the screen to be more versatile by automatically altering the contrast settings depending on the ambient light in the room.
Another very welcome feature to the TX-P42X10 in addition to all its normal connectivity options that you would expect, is the addition of an SD card reader. This means that you can simply take the SD card out of any digital camera, slot it into the screen and view your images immediately without having to worry about messing around with any cables.
If you are short on space, and don’t want to buy an extra speaker system, then the Panasonic Viera TX-P42X10 already has a pretty respectable sound system built in, however in spite of this, if at all possible, you should upgrade to a midrange 5. 1 surround system to get the most out of your movie watching experience.
The Panasonic Viera TX-P42X10 performs pretty well all round. It has all the features you would expect and providing the price is reasonable, it is a great choice and definitely considerably better than many competing products so it is worth consideration.
