Panasonic VIERA TC-L42D30 42-Inch 1080p LED HDTV
- Flush Design
- IPS Alpha LED Panel
- 120Hz with Motion Picture Pro 4
- VIERA Connect
- DLNA / Wi-Fi Ready
Equipped with an SD card slot, VIERA makes it easy to view full-HD photos and motion images that you shot yourself. Simply insert the SD memory card into the slot, and you’re ready to view your photos and full-HD videos on the big screen. You can make your slide shows even more impressive by adding background music and attractive frames. With VIERA’s big screen and superb image quality, family and friends will love sharing your memories.Internet-Ready Television Internet-ready TVs use your broadband connection to deliver dynamic content, whether it’s streaming video from Netflix, new music from Pandora, or a quick glance at today’s weather forecast. Although there is overlap, each manufacturer offers a unique bundle of free or paid services, including streaming video and music, social networking apps, online photo galleries, news and financial updates, weather info, sports scores, and a variety of other smartphone-like applications. Manufacturers continue to add new content to their o
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when it worked it was swell,
Sorry to report, but as the saying goes, “facts are friendly”.
You need to hope, make that pray, your set doesn’t develop a nasty black line from the top like ours did. The line is maybe 5 inches long and very visible on all inputs. It was confirmed by the repair guy Panasonic sent out. The set needs a new panel. Ok, it sucks but these are complex devices.
Guess what? It’s been in the shop for a month and the latest date, without any promise, is another four weeks for the part. Two months?
Ever try to reach Panasonic for such an issue? It is brutal. Nothing to offer, no consideration whatsoever. Just “please call the repair shop as it is their job to keep you apprised.” Yeah, the repair shop calls every week to express exasperation that Panasonic cannot get them the part.
We all know things can break, but folks, the real test is when things go bad – how does a manufacturer perform? In this case, as badly as you can imagine.
One call: transferred to parts. Parts looks up the case, reports the part is back ordered, and it will be at least another month. That makes two months. I ask him who I should speak with? He says the Consumer people. I say, OK, can you transfer me. He transfers me to a general operator. She says she’ll transfer me. She does – to “family court”. Seriously. Family court.
Another call: nice man listens to my tale. Advises me that the service company, and this is not a formal Panasonic outfit, just an authorized repair place – he insists the repair shop is who I must deal with. The poor guys running that shop are flipping out that Panasonic is putting them in the hot seat when it is the part delay which is the issue.
Caveat emptor to you all. I sincerely hope you have units that last forever. But speaking for us, we’ll never consider anything Panasonic again, ever.
regards,
patrick
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|All I can say is WOW!,
Let me preface by saying that I am no videophile but I am a software developer, and hence, a tech-nerd. I’ve been suffering with a 36″ CRT 480p TV for the past decade, so it was time for an upgrade. In this case, “upgrade” is an understatement. The VIERA blows my old TV out of the water. I know I’m not comparing apples to apples here but the VIERA is just plain awesome. The frame bezel is super thin and flush with the screen. The 1080p screen is just beautiful. Blu-ray discs just shine on this TV. The new VIERA Connect apps and interface work well and the streaming quality of Netflix, MLB.tv, Hulu Plus and Amazon is great.
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|Gamers LED HDTV,
One of the great things about Panasonic’s new LED HDTV high end line (D30 & DT30) is the low input lag. This is something that gets ignored in a majority of LCD & LED HDTV reviews because quite honestly most LCD/LED HDTV’s have bad input lag. The average joe may not notice but it’s there. However with the D30 & DT30 models input lag is extremely good. (Around 30 MS and lower depending on your set which is amazing for a HDTV that isn’t a plasma)
Picture quality is fantastic and the design has finally caught up with the times. (panasonic is notorious for having great displays but crappy aesthetics)
Most importantly if you Game ALOT like me this and the DT30 line is the best HDTV’s you will find that won’t gimp your play.
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