Panasonic TH-42PX8A: Compare prices

By Ty Pendlebury on 14/07/2008

More Panasonic reviews , RRP: AU$1699.00

The good:

  • Decent colours and excellent black levels
  • Very detailed picture
  • Cheap

The bad:

  • Not true HD
  • Occasional vertical fly-screen effect

The bottomline:

The Panasonic TH-42PX8A is a marked improvement on the 700 series, which is quite an achievement for a budget plasma. Pity it's not true HD, though.

Editors' rating:

8.2/10

Users' rating:

9.8/10

Tags:

42 inch | 720p | hd | panasonic | plasma | th-42px8a | tv

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