Panasonic TH-42 PZ 800 E

89% of the reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.

99% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

Great blacks, excellent contrast, rich accurate colours, good motion handling

Minor noise issues, calibration options lacking

Another great plasma from Panasonic. The TH-42PZ800A produces a great picture with some of the best blacks we've seen; it only suffers from a few niggling issues.

Excellent HD pictures ; great operating system ; good connectivity

Price is too high

If HD now takes up most of your TV viewing time, the 42PZ800 is a great performer

Fine picture, with good contrast and resolution ; strong sound ; extremely comprehensive spec

Only its key rival, the Sony KDL-46W4500, is a little better in some regards, and a fair bit cheaper

Great blacks, excellent contrast, rich accurate colours, good motion handling

Minor noise issues, calibration options lacking

Superb image quaily, Deep, deep blacks, Front-mounted HDMI port, Bargain price, 1080p resolution

Ever-so-slight trouble with colour gradations, Reflective

An Advanced menu includes additional controls. I left most of these in their default settings. The Light setting for Black Level reproduced above white and below black. Size2 on the HD Size control produced the lowest overscan, but as with several...

The TH-42PZ800 is an exceptional flat panel performer that comes at a price. Other Panasonic plasmas come close in performance terms and offer better value for money (especially the 'Freesat' enabled model), but if you want the best ...

Great blacks, excellent contrast, rich accurate colours, good motion handling

Minor noise issues, calibration options lacking

Another great plasma from Panasonic. The TH-42PZ800A produces a great picture with some of the best blacks we've seen; it only suffers from a few niggling issues.