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Panasonic TH-42PZ700U 42-Inch 1080p Plasma HDTV

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Product Details

Binding: Electronics
Brand: Panasonic
Color: Black
EAN: 0037988241620
Label: Panasonic
Dimension: 0.21 x 43 x 0.3 inches
Manufacturer: Panasonic
Model: TH-42PZ700U
Publisher: Panasonic
Studio: Panasonic

Features and Descriptions

1920 x 1080 Resolution
4096 Shades of gradation
2 HDMI Inputs
Built-in SD Card Memory Slot
GalleryPlayer Capable

Ratings & Comments (Average: 4.0

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- beware
Bought my viera 30 months ago and what a great picutre. I was so impressed picuture quality and everyone else that sees it. Unfortunately, these tv's have major problems. The first problem for no apparent reason when trying to turn on I got a blinking display lite that blinked 11 times. That meant $756 of repairs for a new power supply. Of course the set was out of warranty. Panasonic finally did the right thind and supplied the parts still cost me $256 which was 20% of the purhcase price. Now again I experience the blinking lite curse this time it is 7 times. I have yet to find out what the damages are this time. Given the time It might be better to buy a new TV.

So be careful if you buy panasonic great great picture big potential repair bills. Look online and you will see many many many people with the same problem.

- Best value on the market
Certainly the best value TV on the market, sound rather average but not bad. Would have bought Pioneer with superior sound but not worth the extra money.

- Mine died...twice
On a lot of message boards you will see people saying that approximately 2% of Panasonic plasmas built in the timeframe this one was manufactured have fatal flaws. Take a look for yourself, though. Ever seen a consumer product with so many people complaining about it dying on them? I bought mine in December of 2007 and certainly wasn't disappointed with the picture or sound quality. Too bad Panasonic put some very defective pieces into their power board. Mine first died in September of 2009 but (luckily) was still under extended warranty under my AMEX card. An authorized Panasonic service company replaced the P-Board ($650), and less than five months later the tv is once again dead -- the 10 blinking lights of death. No way would I pay out of my own pocket to get it fixed again. What's the over/under on it dying again in just a few months? I'll never buy a Panasonic again...

- After two years, mine just broke as well
Bought this in Feb 2008 and worked fabulously until last week. Other than the amount of heat it put out, I felt that this was close to a top of the line plasma.

I used all of cnet's suggested settings depending on whether I was watching television (cable box attached via HDMI) or movies/playing games (60G PS3 attached via HDMI) and it performed well.

Last week the screen went red on startup, whether there were no inputs plugged in or not. With a signal from either the cable or PS3 the images were severly solarized red. I did my research, thought it might be one of the control panels or lvds cable (big difference in replacement price) and called panasonic. Since I'm off warranty and this is not a known problem, they directed me to authorized technicians.

So I called geek squad. Geek squad thought it might be the digital board, but of course over the phone it's impossible to give an accurate diagnosis. Estimated repair costs would be $500 at least and two visits.

The main problem with this for me is that even with the diagnosis, it's mostly a guess. Geek squad can swap out the board, but if that doesn't do it, you're paying for another part and another visit and (more importantly) more time I should be at work and not taking a day off to deal with this.

With that analysis, I went straight to best buy's website. They have a recycling program to pick up your old television and recycle it responsibly. Bought myself a samsung un40b6000 and told myself the smaller carbon footprint is worth the less than optimal viewing at an angle.

- good while it lasts
though one pixel did die on my set about a year ago the picture quality is amazing...while it lasts. i just had it turn off on me after almost two years and now i find that it won't turn back on unless i spend 300 dollars to repair it.

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