Hitachi P42TP01 HD Ready Plasma TV with Freeview
October 9, 2008
Hitachi P42TP01 Plasma TV is designed with HD Ready features with HDMI interfaces. It also features Picture and Picture (PAP) and Picture and Text (PAT). The viewing experience is enriched with the latest plasma technology. Teletext feature in this model has a 2000 page capacity. This TV comes with a built-in table top stand that has a swivel orientation. It comes with a digital tuner and an Electronic Programmable Guide (EPG) as well.
Display and other Features
Hitachi P42TP01 Plasma TV comes with a screen brightness of 1500candela/m². The contrast ratio of this model is 10000:1. Higher the contrast ratio, better the clarity and quality of the image. The screen size of this model plasma TV is 42” diagonally. The resolution of this model is explained by 1024 x 1080 pixels. A Progressive scan feature of much hype, scans each line to produce brighter and sharper images. The viewer can watch programmes on a widescreen format here, with its image aspect ratio of 16:9. Some of the most distinguished features of this plasma TV are on-screen menu, parental control, JPEG photo playback and screen saver. This plasma TV measures 107cm (W) x 10.2cm (D) x 71.3 cm (H) and weighs 32Kg without stand and speakers.
Power
Power supply in Hitachi P42TP01 HD Ready Plasma TV is internal and it requires a voltage of AC 230V and a frequency of 50/60 Hz. When the TV is in use, it consumes a power of 310W and when in stand by or sleep mode, it consumes power of 0.8W.
Video Features
Digital TV service such as Freeview helps you get access to about 500 channels. Hitachi P42TP01 Freeview Plasma TV is a HD Ready TV that is built to display high definition images. Teletext is a digital service on Freeview from where you can get latest news on sports, entertainment, financial services and lot more. Teletext has a memory of 2000 pages. It comes with a Digital Electronic Programme Guide.
Audio System
There are two built in speakers that produce stereo sound output. The total output power of these speakers is 20W. Various audio control are treble, balance and bass.
Pioneer KURO PDP-LX6090 HD Ready Plasma TV with Freeview
October 7, 2008
Pioneer KURO PDP-LX6090 Plasma TV comes with enclosure that looks perfectly black. KURO in Japanese means ‘the perfect black’. This TV comes with built-in digital TV tuner and Freeview technology. With Freeview feature, you can tune in to different freeview channels and radio stations. The screen size of this model is 60 inches. HD Ready is another important feature that is capable of displaying high definition pictures. This is also HDTV compatible meaning that it can receive HD signals and display the same. The resolution of this TV is 1920 x 1080 pixels. Resolution refers to the total number of pixels that are produced in both horizontal and vertical dimensions. The image aspect ratio is 16:9.
Features such as Video noise reduction, JPEG photo playback, on-screen menu, i-CLEAR Drive, room light sensor(RLS), HD Digital Film Direct 24 and Active DRE(Dynamic Range Expander) come with Pioneer KURO PDP-LX6090 Plasma TV. Digital Noise Reduction is another feature where the noise in each image is identified by the system and is eliminated. The frequency of Pioneer KURO PDP-LX6090 HD Ready Plasma TV is 60Hz, which means the picture is updated 60 times to produce sharper image. This model comes with two speakers that has a total output power of 36W. The supported sound formats in this model are SRS WOW HD, SRS Surround and SRS TruBass. It comes with infra red remote control. Power supply is of internal type and it requires a voltage of AC230V and a frequency of 50/60 Hz. Power consumed while in use is 510W and in standby or sleep mode is 0.4W. The dimension of this model plasma TV are 87.6cm (H) x 146.5cm (W) x 9.3cm (D) and weighs 50.8Kg.
Connections in Pioneer PDPLX6090 Full HD Plasma TV are 1 x composite inputs, 3 x HDMI input, 3 x SCART, 1 x USB and 1 x VGA. It comes with sub-woofer terminal too. Other important features of plasma TV are progressive scan, Picture in Picture and Digital Noise Reduction.
Panasonic TH42PZ85B Full HD Plasma TV
October 6, 2008
Panasonic TH42PZ85B Plasma TV is unique in its own way as it is built with the Intelligent Frame Creation and 24p Real Cinema Technology. Intelligent Frame Creation increases the refresh rates on the screen. Increased refresh rates does not allow flickers to appear to the naked eye. You can enjoy this feature on a widescreen that comes with a screen resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels. It comes with integrated tuners and DVB digital tuners. The screen size of this model is 42 inches with the screen aspect ratio of 16:9. With this aspect ratio, the user can watch programmes with widescreen effect. Moving pictures with high resolution can be achieved with the Intelligent Frame Creation with 50Hz video signal input. Natural frame to frame transitions are formed for displaying smooth motion images that have high resolution. The contrast ratio of this model is 30000:1. Two speakers that come with this model plasma TV produce surround sound with a total output power of 2×10W.
Other important features available in Panasonic TH42PZ85B HDMI Plasma TV are parental control and sleep timer. With the parental control, this TV can be protected from misuse of the children. Sleep timer can be set to turn the TV off at the set time. This product model measures 67.4 cm (H) x 106.4 cm (W) x 9.2 cm (D) and weighs 29.96 kg.
Design
The style of the design is rather distinct from other models with its glossy black finish with silver colour beneath the panel that contains a pair of speakers. Towards the back of the TV you can see five cooling fans just near the top of the panel. Though the fans produce some noise, it is compensated with the normal TV sound when the viewer seats himself at a distance of 6 feet away from the TV. You can also find few hand grips at the bottom of the panel for lift the TV with ease. Panasonic TH42PZ85B Plasma TV has a distinguished style of finish that makes it different from others. It comes with a pedestal stand that can be assembled to the TV.
Connections
You can find three HDMI inputs at the back of Panasonic TH42PZ85B Plasma Television and also on the left side of the compartment that can be accessed well. If a device is plugged in to the HDMI port, it automatically switches the source every time the TV is switched on and off.
Brief Comparison Of Popular 42 Inches Plasma Televisions
October 4, 2008
Walking past a TV store, one’s attention will certainly be captured by the Plasma TVs on display in the window. What a great treat to the eye that would be, to see the TVs, standing elegantly, basking in the admiration of the on-lookers. With the big giants of the plasma market, like LG, Samsung, Pioneer, Philips, Panasonic and Toshiba, constantly striving to bring out the best plasma models, laden with the latest technologies, consumers will always find themselves in great dilemma while making a choice.
A brief comparison of 6 most popular plasma TVs is made below, hoping to help consumers in their decision making process. Our contenders are - Pioneer PDP-428XD plasma TV, Samsung PS42A457 plasma TV, Panasonic TH-42PX80B plasma TV, Philips 42HF7444T plasma TV, LG 42PG3000 plasma TV and Toshiba 42WP46P plasma TV.
| Physical Features Attribute/Name | Pioneer PDP-428XD | Samsung PS42A457 | Panasonic TH-42PX80B | Philips 42HF7444T | LG 42PG3000 | Toshiba 42WP46P |
| Screen diagonal measure (inches) | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 |
| Dimensions W x H x D (mm) | 1040×679x115 | 1055×667x 96.2 | 1020×727x327 | 1240×680x104 | 1040×674x84 | 1273×710x137 |
| Image Aspect Ratio | 16:9 | 16:9 | 16:9 | Not provided | 16:9 | 16:9 |
| Weight (kg) | 30 | 26.8 | 28 | 42 | 25.5 | 25 |
| Display
Attribute/Name |
Pioneer PDP-428XD | Samsung PS42A457 | Panasonic TH-42PX80B | Philips 42HF7444T | LG 42PG3000 | Toshiba 42WP46P |
| Resolution (pixels) | 1024 x 768 | 1024 x 768 | 1024 x 768 | 1024 x 768 | 1024 x 768 | 852 x 480 |
| Screen brightness (cd/?) | Not provided | 1500 | Not provided | 1200 | 1500 | 1000 |
| Image contrast ratio | 16,000:1 | 30,000:1 | 15,000:1 | 10,000:1 | 20,000:1 | 3000:1 |
| Display Formats | 720p | 720p | 720p | 720p | 720p | 480p |
| Connections
Attribute/Name |
Pioneer PDP-428XD | Samsung PS42A457 | Panasonic TH-42PX80B | Philips 42HF7444T | LG 42PG3000 | Toshiba 42WP46P |
| HDMI | 3 (ver 1.3) | 3 (ver 1.2) | 3 | 2 | 3 (ver 1.3) inputs. 1 Port PC Mode - SIMPLINK 1/2 Port | Nil |
| SCART | 3 RGB | 2 | 2 RGB | Nil | 2 (1-Full and 1–Half) | 3 (2-RGB and 1–S-Video) |
| VGA/PC | 1 | 1 D-Sub PC input | 1 | 1 | 1 RGB input and 1 audio | 1 |
| Headphone | Nil | 1 | Nil | 1 | Nil | 1 |
| Composite | 1 | 1 audio + video | 1 | 2 (1–audio + video, 1– video) | Nil | 1 |
| S-Video | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Component | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| RF | Nil | 1 | Nil | Nil | 1 | 1 |
| Audio output | Nil | 1 optical | Nil | Nil | 1 optical | 1 audio line-out |
| Others | 1 USB port, 1 CI slot, RCS audio output | 1 RJ-45 input, 1 RJ-12 input, 1 SmartCard Xpress | 1 RS-232C, CI Slot, USB 2.0 port | 1 Subwoofer output, 2 audio line-in |
Audio
| Pioneer PDP-428XD | Samsung PS42A457 | Panasonic TH-42PX80B | Philips 42HF7444T | LG 42PG3000 | Toshiba 42WP46P |
| 2 stereo SRS; SRS Focus; TruBass with sub woofer | 2 Down-firing SRS TruSurround XT speakers | 2 stereo speakers | 2 Virtual Dolby Surround stereo speakers | 2 SRS TruSurround XT/Clear Voice Speakers, with Dolby Digital Decoder Invisible speakers | 2 integrated NICAM stereo speakers with BBE High Fidelity Sound and Bass Boost |
Colour (Appearance)
| Pioneer PDP-428XD | Samsung PS42A457 | Panasonic TH-42PX80B | Philips 42HF7444T | LG 42PG3000 | Toshiba 42WP46P |
| Black, simple yet stylish | Black with a silver tinge at the bottom | Piano black | Silver frost, Black deco | Black glossy | Black and silver titan |
What’s special about these plasma TVs?
Pioneer PDP-428XD Kuro plasma TV - “Kuro” means “black” in Japanese, and this TV, true to its name, gives rich black levels. Pioneer has implemented the “true matrix imaging with deep waffle rib structure” technology, which plays an important role in producing bright and crisp images, while reducing any blur. The i-CLEAR drive, employed in the plasma TV, enables reproduction of the most subtle colour differences. The in-built Intelligent Brightness Control, automatically adjusts the screen brightness in accordance with room lighting and on-screen lighting. The TV features a Movie Mode as well, that does a good job in displaying lifelike movie images. Also noteworthy, is the menu system of the TV, which is well designed and easy to use. The Kuro Link HDMI CEC feature enables controlling the AV devices connected to the TV with a single remote control. The HD plasma TV also includes Colour Temperature Control, Picture-in-Picture, TeleText, integrated Freeview and Analogue Tuners, a user-friendly Electronic Program Guide and noise and flicker reduction routines.
Samsung PS42A457 plasma TV – This plasma TV incorporates the DNIe+ technology, which enables portray clear pictures with fine details. The Colour and Motion optimizers employed in the TV, produce images that look true to life. Also doing a great job are the Contrast and Detail Enhancers, which create great colour depths. The Filterbright technology implemented in the plasma TV, removes unwanted reflections by absorbing external light that approaches the screen and transmitting its internal light, thus achieving rich contrast levels. There are 3 modes offered, for cinema, sport and games respectively, to make picture quality suitable to the viewing content. Clear, fluid motion pictures are achieved with the 100Hz picture processing technique, that has been employed in the plasma TV. The HDMI CEC functionality called Anynet+ by Samsung, allows easy control of the AV devices connected to the TV, with a single remote control. A wide viewing angle of 175° is presented by the screen. The HD plasma TV also includes a 3D comb filter, digital noise reduction techniques, a clock, sleep timer and anti burn-in technology, all performing their jobs with great fidelity.
Panasonic TH-42PX80B plasma TV – This plasma TV employs techniques like Real Black Drive system, 24p Playback and x.v. Colour standard to achieve great picture quality with brilliant colours. The Real Black Drive system enhances contrast, 24p Playback allows film-like reproduction of pictures and the x.v Colour provides a large palette of colours. A rare feature that this TV provides, is the power on/off button, which could turn out to be a good power saving option. Another rare feature is the SD card slot, for displaying pictures from your digital camera. Like the plasma TVs discussed above, this one too supports HDMI CEC functionality, thus avoiding confusion while handling multiple AV gadgets. The HD plasma TV promises great black levels and very low noise levels. If you are a games freak, then this TV would surely impress you with its judder-free graphics quality. This plasma TV comes with integrated Freeview Tuner and Colour Temperature Control as well.
Philips 42HF7444T plasma TV – Philips too, is no way behind in the race. Philips 42HF7444T plasma TV also incorporates a basket full of features for delivering great picture quality and performance. The Pixel Plus feature focuses on enhancing analogue broadcast signals. Cinema like images are produced by the Digital Crystal Clear technology. Other features like Smart Picture Control, Luminance Transient Improvement, Colour Transient Improvement, Contrast Enhancer and Video Noise reduction techniques contribute to displaying clear images, with good black levels and natural looking colours. This HD plasma TV supports both PAL (2:2 pulldown compensation) as well as NTSC (3:2 pulldown compensation) encoding systems. A 3D comb filter is employed for filtering out the brightness and colour details in the incoming video signals.
LG 42PG3000 plasma TV – Here is a tough contender in the plasma arena. Throwing a glance at the lengthy features list of this plasma TV, we have the 100Hz processing technique, Dual XD Engine, Vivid filter, Colour Temperature Control, TeleText, Clock, Sleep Timer, built-in digital Freeview tuner, 3:2 as well as 2:2 pull down compensations, 3D Noise Reduction techniques and modes like Picture mode, AV mode and Expert mode. Phew!!! The 16 bit panel of the TV enables displaying pictures with large gradation of colours. The HDMI CEC functionality - Simplink, makes way for ease of control of AV devices connected to the TV. An eight day Electronic Program Guide, which is user friendly and well laid out, is also available. The HD plasma TV is also equipped with an integrated Freeview tuner and a 3D comb filter.
Toshiba 42WP46P plasma TV – Toshiba has kept things simple, yet efficient here. This EDTV comes equipped with a digital comb filter, Colour Temperature Control, Video noise reduction methods, Colour Detail Enhancer and built-in digital and analogue tuners. There is a simple to use on-screen menu with options to control various picture quality attributes. Picture-in-Picture, Auto Power off and Teletext are some of the other features that come along with this HD plasma TV. The black levels of the TV are accurate and deep and the picture performance is also good. While Toshiba 42WP46P would prove to be light on your pockets, it definitely does not compromise on performance and quality.
The plasma world will always have tough competitions, with the big brands always striving to reach the top. Pioneer PDP-428XD plasma TV, Samsung PS42A457 plasma TV, Panasonic TH-42PX80B plasma TV, Philips 42HF7444T plasma TV, LG 42PG3000 plasma TV and Toshiba 42WP46P plasma TV are some of the strong players, which are here to stay, perhaps for a long time.
Samsung PS42Q96HD 42” HD Ready Digital Plasma TV
October 1, 2008
With wide range of new advanced features introduced in every product that is launched in to the market, manufactures need to be very cautious at the time of building a new product. A product becomes successful only when it has all the features and is filled with the capacity of putting away all the competitors from its way. Samsung PS42Q96HD Plasma TV is launched in to the market with the hope of staying ahead in the market. It is built with improved design and technology and comes with new Ultra Filter Bright technology to give the most attractive images that are packed with richest possible colours. The Real Motion Studio Technology eliminates motion judder to produce clear images.
Video
Samsung PS42Q96HD Plasma Television comes with a screen size of 42”. The aspect ratio comes to 16:9. The clarity of the images or pictures depend upon the resolution. Resolution refers to the number of pixels that are produced on the screen both horizontally and vertically. The resolution of this model is 1024 × 768 pixels. The contrast ratio is 15,000:1, which is the ratio of the brightest white and darkest black. The brightness of this model is 1,500cd/m2. Appreciable contrast ratio and brightness produces quality pictures. The horizontal and vertical viewing angle is over 175 degrees. It features 3D Comb Filter, Smart Frame Plus, Low Noise Amplifier and Movie Plus.
Audio
The full range speakers produce SRS TruSurround XT sound output. The total output power of the speakers is 20W.
Feature
Samsung PS42Q96HD Widescreen Plasma TV features Picture in Picture, sleep timer, still picture, clock and on/off timer. It also features teletext feature that comes with a memory of 1000 pages. Panel life time of this product model is 60000 hours. Another important feature is auto power off, which switches off the TV 15minutes after no signal is received.
Dimensions and Accessories
This product measures 1055mm (W) x 700mm (H) x 104mm (D) and weighs 30.6Kg. Accessories that come with this model are power cable, remote control, battery, stand, speaker and user manual.
Connections
Various connections in Samsung PS42Q96HD Plasma TV are composite, HDMI, S-Video, headphone and component.
Power
While in operation, it consumes power of 380W and in standby mode, it consumes power under 1W. It requires a voltage of 220 ~ 240V and a frequency of 50/60Hz to function at a normal stage.
