Panasonic TH-42PX500U 42-Inch Flat Panel HD-Ready Plasma TV

Panasonic's 42-inch TH-42PX500U gas-plasma TV offers a 16:9 widescreen dimension to match the aspect ratio of your favorite feature films and an HDMI input for direct-digital connection with high-definition sources. Not that you necessarily need them--the 1366 x 768-pixel set's built-in ATSC (DTV) tuner pulls HD signals (480p/720p/1080i) right from the airwaves, and its QAM tuner is fully compatible with unscrambled HDTV cable reception. A standard analog NTSC tuner receives standard-definition (SD) programming.

The set's authorized CableCARD port means the set will also receive digital cable television systems services directly from a compatible cable operator without requiring a bulky, external cable box. You'll enjoy plug-and-play convenience wherever you are.

A plasma screen renders vivid colors like you've never seen before (as in, up to 8.85 billion in this case), extremely wide viewing angles (wider, even, than those of most LCD screens), and easy placement due to a plasma monitor's slim profile--just 5.4 inches--perfect for desk or wall mounting. Brightness tends to be extremely uniform across plasma screens, which are also impervious to the picture distortion and negative color balances that afflict CRT monitors when placed near lighting or sound systems.

The TH-42PX500U's contrast ratio is rated at an extraordinarily lifelike 3000:1, and its fine, 0.80 x 0.64 mm dot pitch means exceptionally smooth detail. With the 3D Y/C Filter you get minimized noise and cross color in your picture, providing you with a top quality picture, and the all-important quality you require from a large screen television set.

The High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) offers uncompressed digital data transmission between compatible devices, as between the TH-42PX500U and a DTV satellite receiver. JPEG images taken with a digital camera that stores images to a Secure Digital card can be viewed directly on the Panasonic with the built-in SD card slot. It also offers the following connection options:

• Composite AV In/Out: 3 in (1 front)/1 out
• S-Video In/Out: 3 in/0 out
• Component video (YPbPr) In/Out: 2 in/0 out
• HDMI In/Out: 1 in/0 out
• RF In/Out: 1 in/0 out
• Analog audio In/Out: 3 in (1 front)/2 out
• Digital optical audio In/Out: 0 in/1 out
• Headphones: xx

The TV's internal stereo speakers are powered by 13 watts per channel (26 watts total). Special surround processing creates spacious 3D effects from stereo speakers and a selectable audio leveler automatically adjusts the volume level on your TV to prevent wide variations in sound between different TV stations and types of programming. You'll also be able to enjoy 5.1-channel Dolby Digital surround sound via the digital optical audio connection, which you can hook up to a compatible home theater receiver.

Other features include split screen picture-in-picture (PIP), TV Guide On Screen 8-day program guide, V-Chip parental controls, on/off sleep timers, an illuminated remote control, and closed-caption decoding.

What's in the Box
Plasma TV, detachable tilt/swivel stand, remote control (with batteries), AC cord, two cable clampers, IR blaster, printed operating instructions
Customer Review: 42 " Plasma HD ready
Great set, except when viewing HD the commericals are very loud, especially the background music. Also, was not told that in order to view HD I would be required to purchase a special cable box and the monthly cable fee would be greatly increased (Dish network)
Customer Review: Nice Picture, BAD Service
We bought or Panasonic in October 2005. We installed a cable card but were unhappy with the lack of a DVR. Almost immediately the TV Guide feature failed, then the clock, then the re-call program data feature. We got a new tuner installed (took 4 weeks) and then failed again. After 4 service calls (they recorded 2 because "they don't count until we fix it"). In February, Comcast came out and pulled the 'not ready for prime time cable card' and installed a cable box. The TV's features were built around the cable card and the service guys told me they are nothing but trouble. The second tuner was defective from the factory so they put the lame one back in. By now it was April and 5 months after buying my new plasma I've had very little use of the features I paid for, So I got a hold of Panasonic and they told me about the jerk (Peterson) field service rep who plays God about who gets a new TV. Long story short, you need to hire an attorney when you purchase a Panasonic product. It's now June, and after taking my TV into their shop for 3 weeks it finally works. But I have a used TV I've barely used and never again will I buy Panasonic.

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Key Features
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Another feature that will appeal you to own this camera is the Red-Eye Reduction mode of the camera. With this option, you definitely do not need to worry about the quality of the picture. You will not find those red eyes again in the snaps taken by you from this camera.
The Metering feature of Kodak EASYSHARE ZD710 Zoom Digital Camera is one of the most interesting features of the camera. It has three metering options, namely: Multi Metering, Centre Weighted Metering and Spot Metering. By Multi metering gives the right exposure to the image when the whole subject is very bright. Centre Weighted Metering gives the right exposure when there is a bright subject on dark background. Spot Metering allows only a small area of the whole frame to be metered and the exposure of the rest of the frame is ignored. This is useful for highlighting the subject and enhancing the visual impact, and also for capturing the details in a highlighted section.

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Kodak EASYSHARE ZD710 Zoom Digital Camera comes with 10x optical zoom and 5x digital zoom.
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Conclusion
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Build Your Home Theater Right Into The Walls

While an ordinary large television with some good quality speakers can provide you with much enjoyment, it's the surround sound - sound coming from all around you rather than just from the television set, that truly makes the experience theater quality. Now, getting surround sound built into your home's walls is an option for the movie enthusiast. If you are currently working with a contractor to build your home, now is the perfect time to consider a home theater for your den or living room.

First, it might be useful to understand why surround sound is so great. It works to make the movie you are watching far more realistic to your senses. Movie editors design the sound to come from different speakers depending on its location and context in the movie. Having speakers all around you allows actors to the right of the screen to sound like they are speaking to the right of you, or for background sounds to sound like they are behind you. They even allow sound to move from one place to another, as with a train that starts off in the distance on one side of you and ends up sounding just like it is roaring right by your ear. In short, surround sound allows the sound to be completely and accurately integrated with the movie you are watching.

If you have already built a home, you can install surround sound by placing speakers around the room. There are a lot of systems designed to do this, with elegant, tall speakers. Many are wireless so you don't have cords running all over your floor or up your walls. However, building a home from scratch allows for a unique opportunity to embed speakers right into your walls, exactly where you want them. Although wireless home theater systems eliminate the need to run wiring around the room, hiding the speaker body right in the wall frees up even more space in the room. It also allows you to mount the speakers at just the right height to suit your sound preference, without the awkward look of surface mounted speakers.

Now the major decision you have to make is whether you want a system with 5, 6 or 7 speakers. The quality and diversity of sound increases with the number of speakers, as you can increase the angles at which they surround you. All of these come with a sub woofer, which will give you that deep base, and help with the rumbling affect when that train I mentioned goes by. If you feel like you're maxing out your budget already, don't fret. The 5 speaker systems still offer excellent quality sound, and will be a vast improvement from your average front speaker television set.

Once you've got a wonderful speaker system lined up, you need to decide on the type of television you will watch it all on. The largest conventional, cathode ray tube television screen you will be able to find is 40 inches across. Plasma screens are popular because they are flat, lightweight, and take up far less floor space. The also have a screen size ratio that closely matches current movies. The drawback to these is that they aren't able to produce really dark blacks, so the contrast is never that great. However this technology is improving. The other drawback is that static images, especially those of a light color, can burn into the screen, meaning when the image on the screen changes, a mark of the previous image may be left behind. This only happens if it remained static on the screen for a long time, as is the case with station logo watermarks, text banners or unchanging video game backgrounds. LCDs are another flat-screen option, but they are bigger than plasma screens, have even less ability to produce deep contrast (dark blacks), and have a narrow viewing range, meaning the view is distorted if the viewer is too far off to one side. However, they are immune to screen burn, so are an excellent choice for video gaming. They also run cooler, meaning a noisy fan won't kick in while you're enjoying your new surround sound. There's no easy option when choosing a screen, but it helps to do some research, and consider resolution, aspect ratio (screen size ratio), and contrast when making your choice.

So talk to your contractor, and see if they have experience installing in-wall surround sound systems. The money spent on a quality home theater system will surely be saved by not paying the mark-up on theater pop and candy.

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12 Programmable buttons, 10 fixed buttons

3 Large buttons for hold, transfer, and monitor

Volume control for speaker

2.5mm Headset jack

Wall mountable


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The Best and Easiest Way to Fix a Blown Out Speaker

Stereo speakers are built to last. Every time you turn them on they are submitted to abuse and punishment, even more so depending on the type of music you listen to. For example, music with heavy bass shakes everything in your home. Imagine what is going on in the speaker cone.

Even the best, quality stereo speakers are bound to crackle from all of this abuse over time. When that happens, you may have the chance to save yourself some money by repairing those broken speakers instead of buying new ones.

It all starts with finding the problem causing the sound problems. It can be an enclosure damaged or maybe it blew out from an electrical or thermal fuse. Problems with the voice coil are a common problem, sometimes the crossover network is faulty and even problems as easy as a solder connection can be the cause of your problems. Whatever your speaker issue maybe, it can be fixed. Here is a breakdown of how you can repair a speaker that is blown out.

• The first thing you need to do is figure out which speaker is giving you problems. You can easily do this by playing around with the stereos equalizer. Alter the balance and the fader to isolate the speaker causing the distortion in sound or if there is no sound at all. Be sure not to have the volume blasting or you run the risk of blowing out a good speaker.
• Once youve figured out which speaker is the bad one, you now need to take it apart. Try to do this step carefully because you dont want to cause further damage to a part which is working fine. Remove the faceplate of the speaker and then gently loosen the seams of the speakers fabric without tearing it.
• Now that the speaker cone is visible, you can begin repairing it. Have some tape or glue handy since this is what you will primarily be using if the cone of the speaker is punctured or torn. Youll want to make sure the hole or tear is completely covered before moving on to the next step.
• Test the voice coil to see if it is damaged in any way such as if it melted at some point for example. If there is even the tiniest of gaps in the coil, no sound will flow from the speaker or it will sound extremely distorted, depending on the size. If you see that the voice coil is indeed melted, then just replace the speaker entirely.
• If youre going to need any replacement parts, now is the time to order them. They can either be found directly from the manufacturer but they can be expensive or from stereo specialties shops. An often overlooked fact is to know the part number or numbers of the pieces you are looking for. They are normally located on the inside of the speaker or backside of the cone. Doing so will make your life an awful lot easier.
• Now that you have all parts you need to properly fix the speaker, take a look at how the damaged part is attached to the speaker. Once you remove the broken piece, you are going to need to install the new one the same way.
• Now that you are all completed putting the speaker back to together, the only thing left to do is test to see if all your hard work paid off. Hook it back up to the stereo and test it at a low volume slowly turning the volume up to see if it can handle. If the speaker is still not working and you feel like did everything correctly, take it to a professional and let them fix it from there.

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The beauty of the 27-inch Sony KV27S46 is that you can purchase a television that has a rich color field with a relatively low price. Beyond standard composite and S-video inputs, component-video inputs and a three-line digital comb provide a large breadth of color palette. Panasonic's own innovation, PanaBlack, maintains the depth of the screen's blacks.

A lighted universal remote allows a multilingual setup, closed captioning, parental control, and game control. Surround sound modes or dbx can create stereo theatrical effects. An artificial intelligence sound control modifies the volume without losing audio quality--a sometimes necessary feat that can also be accomplished with the provided headphone jack.

This Sony is a television with features that enhance the visual aspects of watching a program for a price that is sensible.

Customer Review: Great TV
This is my first television. When I was in the market for a TV, I had a long list comprising of TVs from Sony, Panasonic, Toshiba and Sharp, which was finally narrowed down to Sony KV27S46 or this one. I researched everywhere on the internet for information, consumer reviews and pricing on these (and other) TVs for atleast a month. Finally, based on price (...) and the fact it comes with a component video input connection which Sony does not offer in their low end models, I went for the Panasonic. I have had it for over a month now and uptil now my experience has been great. The picture is just as good as the Sony's. I haven't had the opportunity to use the component video inputs yet but I'm sure it'll work fine like the rest of the TV. The setup and adjusments are all very easy. You are guided by icons appearing on the screen. The only thing I would change about it is that I would like the buttons on the remote to be a little bigger (a very small gripe). Even with the small buttons, I would recommend this TV without any reservations.
Customer Review: A Great TV For Very Little Cash!
When I retired last fall I decided to get myself a relatively inexpensive TV for the family room where my personal computer is situated. Because I planned to spend several hours a day on the computer doing various writing projects, I wanted a durable and attractive TV that I could watch and have as company as I worked. Being a CNN junkie, I enjoy having the latest news stream in as I am busy doing other things. The color was important, as I would be spending a lot of time over the months watching this set. After visiting a local electronics store (which will remain anonymous here), I discovered that the Panasonic TV I wanted was available here on Amazon for less money than locally, even when I paid for delivery here at home. I ordered it, and the rest, as they say, is history. I have been using this set daily, am quite satisfied with the quality of the picture, audio, and features, and it has performed marvelously in the nine months since. One of the best features is that it cost less than $400, and I find it to be as clear, sharp, and with as good resolution as on my big bucks 36 inch SONY sitting in the living room. You can't go wrong with this one guys! Enjoy


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The Beauty of High Definition Television

You have been hearing about high definition television for a while now. It's been around for nearly a decade, but you wanted to wait a little while before you got one. You wanted to wait until the price went down, and it did. You wanted to wait until "all the kinks" had been worked out before you laid down your cash, and they were. You ran out to the big electronics store, went straight to TV section then promptly stood there with your mouth hanging open, wondering whether you should get LCD, DLP or plasma. You finally decided which one was right for you. You fly home, plug in your swanky new TV, only to find that the channels aren't swanky at all.

Did that sound familiar to you? Well, don't feel bad. You are not alone in that scenario. Many people experienced the same thing. Why didn't the channels look all new and pretty like they did in that commercial for high definition televisions? That answer is a lot more simple that you probably expect. Just because your television is high definition, that doesn't mean that all of the channels are. More and more channels are becoming available in high definition, with more being adding almost daily. The only catch? You need a high definition receiver.

It doesn't matter if you are a cable customer or a satellite customer, you need that special receiver. Satellite providers like Direct TV offer those HD receivers at little or no extra cost when you sign up. If you sign up at the right time, you can get your HD receiver free; you may even be able to an HD receiver that also has a DVR or digital video recorder. How can you beat that? The monthly fee for your HD channels may be a little more, but once you watch a program in HD, you won't think twice about a few bucks.

If you don't already have a satellite provider that offers HD channels and you start comparing, you should know that Direct TV HD proudly boasts the most HD channels on the market right now, with more than 90. Dish Network can only boast 70. 90 channels in stunningly glorious high definition. It's a TV aficionado's dream come true. Imagine watching the playoffs in HD. It's like you're there, courtside with all the other fans cheering and screaming. Or what about watching a science or nature program, like the ones popular on the Discovery Channel (yes, Direct TV offers Discovery in HD)? The clarity is breathtaking. Once you watch something in HD, it can make it difficult to go back to a regular channel.

The other channels that Direct TV offers in HD range include everything from local channels, to news channels like CNN and Fox Business, to movie channels like HBO and Cinemax and everything in between. Even channels like Animal Planet and the Food Network are being broadcast in HD. There are even 15 pay per view channels offered in HD by Direct TV.

Whitney Alen is a Direct TV expert and has over 10 years experience in the satellite TV industry.

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Read the Fine Print on Credit Card Contracts

If you are planning on applying for a credit card, make sure that once you receive your credit card in the mail, read the fine print. Credit card companies try to make sure that the agreement between them and the consumer benefits them in large part. Before you use the credit card, make sure you protect your rights and read the fine print so that you can determine if the credit card is worth the convenience.

Most credit cards create long, fine print terms and conditions in the hopes that most consumers will not read it. Yes, it is correct, that many credit card companies hope that you do not read the fine print of their contract with you. This practically guarantees that they have a financial advantage and that you sign on to an agreement with very little recourse.

Credit card companies are not looking to be fraudulent with you; however they try to gain every advantage that they can. This can include the possibility of raising your interest rate if you are late with a payment, the possibility of fees they can levy against you if you go over your credit limit or the amount of interest they charge you once you make a purchase.

If you want to make sure that you understand what you are signing up for, make sure you read the find print of the terms and conditions of the credit card.

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Panasonic's Projection TVs offer a newly improved viewing screen. A fine pitch allows you to see even the smallest details on any program. And the screen is specially designed to prevent damage, which can cause the picture to become less clear. This SDTV-compatible model features a 2-tuner Picture-in-Picture, high-resolution projection CRT, high-resolution lens and high-resolution screen with luminance noise reduction.
Customer Review: Godzilla Sized T.V.
Wow I just bought this T.V. two months ago and it is everything I expected and a whole lot more. When it arrives at your house I would suggest you take the door off the hinges because you might have a hard time getting it through the door. At a whopping 61inches it is practically the largest screen you can get on the market. The visual quality on the projection screen is simply amazing, I was surprised at the resolution of a screen so big the clarity is astounding. Also the audio is mind blowing, when you turn the extended bass up you could set a few car alarms off on the block. The only down side to the T.V. I found was that you have to get a really good warranty and it has to be checked by a professional at least once a year to make sure all of the T.V. tubes are good and you have to sit a couple of feet away from it so you don't have vision problems especially small children. Lastly, for a T.V. of this quality you have to make an investment is a superior sound system and a DVD player is highly recommended.


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