Comparison of popular 42-inch Plasma Televisions
November 8, 2008
LG 42PG3000 Plasma Television, Panasonic TH-42PZ85U Plasma Television and Samsung PS42A457 Plasma Television are popular TVs from some of the giants of the entertainment industry. A brief comparison of these 3 models is given below.
Display:-
| Attributes/Name | LG 42PG3000 | Panasonic TH-42PZ85U | Samsung PS42A457 |
| Screen size (inches) | 42 | 42 | 42 |
| Resolution | 1024 x 768 | 1920 x 1080 | 1024 x 768 |
| Brightness (cd/m2) | 1500 | 1500 | |
| Dynamic Contrast Ratio | 20,000:1 | 1,000,000:1 | 30,000:1 |
| Aspect Ratio | 16:9 (widescreen) | 16:9 (widescreen) | 16:9 (widescreen) |
Connectivity:-
| Attributes/Name | LG 42PG3000 | Panasonic TH-42PZ85U | Samsung PS42A457 |
| HDMI | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| SCART | 2 | - | 2 |
| Component | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Composite | - | 2 | 1 |
| S-Video | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Freeview Tuner | Yes | No | No |
| Audio output | 1 optical digital | 1 digital | 1 optical digital |
| PC Input | Yes. Also has PC audio input. | Yes. Also has PC audio input. | Yes |
| USB Input | Yes | No | No |
| Others | AV Input, CI slot, RF Input, RS-232C | Integrated ATSC Tuner, SD Card slot, 2 Analog Audio Inputs, Analog Audio Output | Headphone slot, 1 RF Input, Audio Monitor Output |
Audio Aspect:-
| LG 42PG3000 | Panasonic TH-42PZ85U | Samsung PS42A457 |
| 2 speakers with SRS TruSurround XT and Clear Voice technologies. Speakers are invisibly concealed behind the frame. Output power = 20W. | 2 Full range speakers with surround sound. Output power = 20W. | 2 speakers with SRS TruSurround XT technology. Output power = 20W. |
When it comes to technology and performance, LG certainly ensures that no stone is left unturned. They have always strived to make one feel that “Life’s Good!”. LG 42PG3000 HD-Ready plasma TV has been equipped with LG’s native Dual XD Engine, which plays an important role in picture quality enhancement. Smooth motion pictures without judder and artifacts are achieved by the 100Hz Picture Processor as well. Also letting you get the complete viewing experience, are the 3 modes- Game, Sport and Movie modes. These modes adjust display attributes internally to suit viewing content. Making life easy is a user-friendly interface too, giving you a grid type menu with easily recognizable icons. Additional features include enhanced noise reduction, sleep timer, on/off timer, manual clock, 8 day Electronic Programme Guide, Colour Temperature Control and Cinema 3:2/2:2 Pull Down. The classy looking, glossy black LG 42PG3000 plasma TV, claims to brighten up your living room by its sheer existence.
Panasonic - steady players in the entertainment arena, have given real tough competition to their rivals. Their “Ideas For Life” have surely worked magic on consumers. Panasonic TH-42PZ85U Full HD plasma TV features the 480Hz Sub-Field Drive, which provides clear vivid images of fast moving pictures, suitable especially for action movies and sports. Being Full-HD capable, fine detailed images are displayed on the screen. It also incorporates the 24p Cinematic Playback technology which gives a theatre-like experience to viewers at home. The digital cinema deep colour with x.v. colour technology produces a wide range of colours with natural, yet rich touch to them. The panel has an anti-reflective coating too, to cut off reflections. Other features include Sub Pixel Control, Digital Cinema Reality, Noise reduction routines, 3D Color Management and a Game mode. The black bezeled Panasonic TH-42PZ85U plasma TV also promises to deliver deep black levels with good performance.
Samsung, with their smart innovative technologies, have carved a great niche for themselves in the entertainment world too, giving some sleepless nights to their competitors. Samsung PS42A457 HD-Ready plasma TV, houses the DNIe+ technology that produces clear, natural looking pictures with great depth of detail. The Colour and Motion Optimisers along with the Contrast and Detail Enhancers, create rich colours and life-like images. This TV also employs the 100Hz processing technology to make motion pictures appear smooth and clear. The Filterbright feature takes care of removing on-screen reflections and displaying bright pictures too, suitable for viewing under any lighting condition. It features an Entertainment mode as well, which facilitates hot-key operation to switch among movie mode, sport mode or game mode. Noise reduction techniques, clock, on/off timer, sleep timer and Teletext are also offered. The black glossy Samsung PS42A457 plasma TV too, has the eye-capturing style to enhance the decor of any living room.
Thus, LG 42PG3000 plasma TV, Panasonic TH-42PZ85U plasma TV and Samsung PS42A457 plasma TV, do promise to deliver fine performances with their latest features and technologies.
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