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Product name

Hitachi 42PD9800TA (42-inch plasma)

Panasonic Viera TH-42PV700H (42-inch plasma)

Pioneer PDP-427XG (42-inch plasma)

Samsung PS-42Q91H (42-inch plasma)

LG 42PC5R (42-inch plasma)

Editors' ratings

(How we rate) 		86 out of 10 8.6
Spectacular 		80 out of 10 8
Excellent 		77 out of 10 7.7
Excellent 		CNET Asia editor's take CNET Asia editor's take

Review Summary

The Hitachi 42PD9800TA is a feature-packed plasma TV that puts out stunning standard and hi-def pictures.

The Panasonic TH-42PV700H comes highly recommended for its solid picture and sound qualities, though there are very limited advanced settings to satisfy the deep-pocketed videophiles and enthusiasts.

The first consumer-grade plasma TV offering professional video calibration, this Pioneer not only offers Hollywood-tuned hues but also future-proofed 1080p connectivity.



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User ratings

  8.8
Spectacular
(from 10 users) 		 5.5
Good
(from 2 users) 		 7.4
Very good
(from 7 users) 		 8.4
Excellent
(from 5 users) 		 5
Average
(from 1 user)

List price

 List price as of Jan 26, 2007:
S$3999 		List price as of May 9, 2007:
S$3799 		List price as of Nov 20, 2006:
S$5299 		List price as of May 21, 2007:
S$3699 		List price as of Jul 9, 2007:
S$3599

  Basic product specifications


 

TV type

 Plasma Plasma Plasma Plasma Plasma

Price

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Diagonal screen size

 42 inch 42 inch 42 inch 42 inch 42 inch

Aspect ratio

 16:9 16:9 16:9 16:9 16:9

Additional features

 1080HD ALiS; Picture Master HD II engine; 3D color management; advanced dynamic control; USB and SD photo input; dual HDMI terminals; 1080p-ready G10 HD plasma panel; V-real II technology; HDMI-CEC-enabled; 1080p-ready; photo viewer; SDHC card slot; triple HDMI terminals. Pure black panel II; new pure drive II; new direct color filter; ISF C3 calibration; 1080p-ready; dual HDMI terminals. Digital Natural Image engine; ultra filterBright technology; super black panel; movie mode; HDMI-CEC-enabled; triple HDMI terminals. 2007 XD Engine; Clear filter; 3D digital comb filter; dual HDMI terminals.

Dimensions (HxWxD)

 648 x 1134 x 109 mm 689 x 1077 x 137 mm 679 x 1040 x 115 mm 700 x 1055 x 105 mm 712 x 1048 x 84 mm

Weight

 35.6 kg 30 kg 29 kg 30.6 kg 27.6 kg

Surround effects

 SRS WOW; BBE Advanced smart sound speaker system. SRS SRS TruSurround XT Surround Max

Total output power

 36W 31W 13W x 2 15W x 2 10W x 2

Analog video format

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Video input

 S-video, VGA, Composite video, Component video S-video, VGA, Composite video, Component video S-video, VGA, Composite video, Component video S-video, VGA, Composite video, Component video S-video, VGA, Composite video, Component video

Contrast ratio

 10000:1 10000:1 3000:1 15000:1 15000:1

Accessories included

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Warranty

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Hitachi 42PD9800TA (42-inch plasma)

Panasonic Viera TH-42PV700H (42-inch plasma)

Pioneer PDP-427XG (42-inch plasma)

Samsung PS-42Q91H (42-inch plasma)

LG 42PC5R (42-inch plasma)

 

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