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Ok.  Pauls mocking me now.

As we unboxed this brand new, 2010 model from Panasonic,  I used the word “Sexaliscious”

The new TX-P42G20,  is a seriously nice looking peice of kit,  before you even turn it on.   Really thin, gloss black.  Ultra desirable.

42″ Neo-PDP Full HD Plasma with Freeview, Freesat and Freeview HD!

I knew the basic features of this new model,  and was eager to see it in action.  Freeview Hd being the main item,  but a few others were of interest.

First things first,  Freeview HD. 

It works.  The picture is as good,  if not better than Freesat or Sky HD on the BBC HD channel. All through a normal external aerial.  ITV was only broadcasting in SD at the time of the test so we used BBC HD.  Even so,  World cup football,  primetime TV and other major events will never be quite the same again.  The SD picture itself is sharp,  clear and exactly as you would expect it to be from a modern plasma.  The HD however is crisp,  smooth and noticably more detailed.  If you are looking for FREE HD content,  you can’t go wrong with this.

The menu’s on the TV are basically the same as the previous generation, although slightly more polished,  with more specialised options for those who really like to fiddle.  We set the TV straight out of the box on auto setup and the picture is exceptional.

This years range of G20 panels, feature a new type of Plasma screen,  akin to that of the brilliant Pioneer KURO range.  As such blacks are deep and rich and colours are vibrant and realistic.  To test the perfomance we put on a Blu-ray copy of Disneys CARS.

Wow.  Seriously wow.  I’ve seen this film on Plasma’s before,  but this is something else.  For the fist time Blu-ray seems to leap out of the screen at me and has a depth not seen before.  Colours are razor sharp, dark areas feature detail, depth and the whole thing just looks so polished.  I’m seriously impressed now.  I’ve long been a sceptic of wether HD and specifically Blu-ray was worth the bother,  but this is noticablly better than anything i’ve seen before.  Give the option of watching this,  or watching a DVD,  this wins everytime.  i can’t even imagine what a PS3 or Xbox might look like on this,  given how impressive they look on a standard HD ready Plasma.

I haven’t had a chance to test USB record,  wi-fi, BBc iPlayer or any of the other features,  I just had to get a post up saying how impressed i am at peeling back the first few layers of this screen.

If my wife would let me,  I’d have one of these in a flash.  Proper proper nice Tele!!

Pop in for a demostration.

Mook

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