Saturday, November 8, 2008

Panasonic TH 42PX600U - 42" VIERA plasma TV - widescreen - 720p - HDTV

Panasonic's vision of the digital future is driven by the needs and aspirations of its business customers and millions of consumers around the world who use its products every day. The company shares their dream to live a fuller life by providing ways of working smarter and enjoying the rewards of technological advances.PRODUCT FEATURES:42" 720P HD Plasma;Split Screen;Cable Card;3072 shades of gradation;Nearly 29 billion colors;SD Memory Card Slot;Electronic Program Guide;PC input.
Customer Review: Great picture, deep blacks w/ minor flaws
I love my TH-42PX600U. It has an amazing picture and deep blacks, which is great for movies. The picture is fantastic when watching sports in HD. AND, amazing sound! Only a couple of small down-sides to this: 1. Only one tuner, so to watch split-screen or picture-in-picture, you need to have an external tuner (like a VCR) 2. Takes about 5 seconds to turn on. I think this maybe some power-saver mode. 3. Remote is a bit clunky. Not the nicest remote in the world. It gets the job done, but I find the round nav a bit difficult to use. Overall though, I dig it. If faced with the option to buy again, I would.
Customer Review: Completely satisfied.
The product was delivered on-time by a professional delivery service. He even helped me carry it into the house. Hook up was fairly easy - you'll need a buddy to help lift and fit into position on the stand - it's feakin' heavy. The picture quality and sound quality are very nice. Not one complaint.


HD DVD stands for High Definition Digital Versatile Disc. It is a round and thin disc that looks almost exactly like a CD or DVD. It is actually very similar to CDs and DVDs in all aspects except one. The difference is that a HD DVD can hold much more information than the CD/DVDs of the past. The way they packed more information into the same space mainly comes from the color of the laser that is used to read the disc. HD DVDs are read by a blue-violet laser beam instead of the traditional red beam. The blue-violet color has a shorter wavelength that makes it capable of focusing on a smaller more precise area. That way you can just stuff all of the information closer together on the same size disc.

How much more information? An HD DVD holds about 3 times more information than a DVD. With this extra space you can fit HD quality movies and sound. Specifically a 720p/1080i resolution picture vs. a 480i movie on a DVD. A disc can hold any other type of information besides movies, but video is the most popular use for a DVD world wide. This is why many companies are competing to release home theater HD DVD players. Paramount Pictures, Warner Bros. and Universal Studios have already released lists of titles that will be available on HD DVD. Toshiba has already announced two players that it will manufacture. HD DVD is in direct competition with Blu-Ray, which implements a similar technology that is not compatible. Blu-Ray was developed by Sony and is backed by the Blu-Ray Association including Apple, Hitachi, Dell, HP, LG, JVC, Panasonic, Mitsubishi, Pioneer, Phillips, Samsung, Sharp, TDK, Thomson and Sony. Both technologies have similar launch dates and offer similar features.

HD DVD players will utilize a new kind of cable called HDMI for transmitting digital picture and sound. This cable has multiple wires for both video and audio that ensures the clearest quality. The use of one wire for both video and audio creates less clutter than previous technology. The players will also feature s-video and component connections to offer a wide range of usage capabilities.

Get the best and latest information about HD DVD technology at http://www.find-hddvd-blu-ray-information.info

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