Amazing display
Written: Dec 09 '02
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Pros: Beautiful picture, stylish design
Cons: None
The Bottom Line: Beautiful picture quality and stylish design, combined with much more accessible pricing make this a wish worth indulging.
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| plange's Full Review: Panasonic PT-42PD3-P 42 in. EDTV-Ready TV |
Just bought the commercial version (TH-42PWD5UY) after extensive research and am pleased beyond already high expectations. Set-up is a breeze (commercial model requires BNC connectors), but the all important factor is the picture quality. DVD is beautiful as expected, with sharp, bright colors, but even analog cable signal looks great. Still have found no reason to watch anything in 4:3 aspect as the "just" setting does a wonderful job of expanding the picture to fill the screen with minimal fringe distortion while preserving the bulk of the center of the picture. The unit does have a built in 2x8 watt, 6 ohm amplifier so adding a simple set of speakers for when you don't need the muscle of home theater sound was cheap and easy.
The commercial version does not come with the desk top stand which costs approximately $200, and has a different warranty (1 yr, you ship), otherwise it is the same as the consumer PT-42PD3-P version, but is typically much cheaper in price.
Paid $3650 delivered (Ourstore.com), plus $219 for stand, $70 for Canare component video cable, and $40 for basic speakers.
After all the research and money I was afraid of buyer's remorse...fear was unfounded. This screen is amazing.
Recommended:
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Amount Paid (US$): 3500
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