The Panasonic TX-P42X10 is a top choice for those who are looking for a large screen for watching films or playing video games. However, it is also a great choice for those who do not have a lot of cash to spend but also want to get the most out of the reward of a higher end home entertainment system.

Unlike many competing products on the market, this is not actually an LCD screen. Rather, the Panasonic Viera TX-P42X10 is a plasma screen which is a completely different type of technology. Plasma TVs have a number of advantages over LCD, most notably that they don’t have a limited viewing angle as many LCD televisions have.

Most notably, the Panasonic TX-P42X10 has a refresh rate of 100 Hz. Most competing televisions only have a refresh rate of half of that but if this doesn’t mean anything to you, basically 100 Hz means there is going to be a lot less flickering. To put it simply, the higher refresh rate, but the higher the potential frame rate meaning that it’ll be easier on your eyes and playback will appear a lot smoother.

One thing of note which may be off putting to some people, is at the Panasonic TX-P42X10 is not full HD. This means that it does not have the highest resolution to allow playback of the latest in high definition content of its native resolution. Rather, the screen is actually HD ready but in all honesty, many viewers will not even noticed the difference with a slight lack of resolution. Instead, quality is more important and this screen certainly has good picture processing techniques to compensate.

With the ability to help minimise flickering in being a lot easier on your eyes, the 100 Hz refresh rate is definitely a defining point in the decision of whether or not you should buy the TX-P42X10. Panasonic also deploys is revolutionary technology which allows the screen to be far more versatile than many competing models. That is to say, the screen will automatically alter its contrast settings depending on the light in the room to make it look better.

Panasonic is also well known for adding a few useful and very welcome extras to their TVs. Although it might not sound like much at first, one very handy and welcome bonus on the Panasonic TX-P42X10 is the SD card reader. This will enable to you by you all your pictures from your digital cameras memory card straight on the screen.

The TX-P42X10 also has some pretty impressive built in audio capabilities but to be honest, if you are spending this sort of money on a screen, you probably want to upgrade to a decent surround sound speakers system anyway which are render the built in speakers obsolete. Nonetheless, it is a welcome addition if you are short on space.

Concluding this, the Panasonic Viera TX-P42X10 performed quite well all round and you also don’t have to worry about the added disadvantage is that LCD televisions tend to have such as a limited viewing angle.

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