Panasonic TH-42PZ700 TV - Review Gist

Product type: Plasma TV. We did appreciate that the three overall picture presets are adjustable, and there's a fourth adjustable mode labeled "Custom" that's independent per input . The color management control is said to enhance blue and green, but we found that color balance was more accurate when it was turned off. The Panasonic's deep blacks were evident in the dark letterbox bars above and below the image, in the night sky as Mephistopheles approaches the tent of young Blaze, and in M... *

Since you don't have to tweak too much to achieve a highly acceptable picture, setup was fairly easy. *

The glossy black finish looks more upscale than Panasonics have in the past. The colorful menus are easy to navigate. The full-on/full-off numbers are similar to the better LCDs we've measured recently as well. We don't use this as the main number because our official measurement is full-on/full-off for all displays. Both plasmas are able to resolve a one-pixel-on/one-pixel-off pattern, but only if you change the HD Size option buried in the menu to Size 2. *

This superb and impeccably specified performer justifies every penny of its hefty price tag