Panasonic VIERA TC-P42ST30 42-Inch 1080p 3D Plasma HDTV

Friday, March 9, 2012

This TV really has a superb picture, both in standard format and in 3D. The 3D is of excellent quality, we did find that some of the DVD's we purchased were not quite as good in quality or clarity. There are only four 3D channels on DirecTV so the content is fairly small, with quite a few repeat shows. There is only one movie channel that shows one movie all day and they repeat those a lot too. This is rapidly changing as a lot more new 3D materiel is coming out. There is one sports channel, this really is excellent to watch, you think you are there. At this point not too much live stuff but it did have the US Open tennis live for example.I recommend this TV very strongly. A tip on the glasses,…
I had some problems with the first tc-p42st30 i recieved from amazon. Namely uniformity issues, a dead pixel, and an off center picture.The second one isnt perfect, but I find it within acceptable parameters, and I am pickier than average about these things.There are mild uniformity issues in the form of some light verticle banding. This is only noticable on the solid color break-in slides im running and not noticable in normal viewing content.There is also a tiny dark blob at mid-right that appears to be a dead pixel on a light background from a few feet away, but upon close inspection is actually not a dead pixel but a little dark blob. It is not viewable from 7 feet away in my viewing seat…