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Article: Panasonic TH-42PX60U: plasma produces a pleasing picture.(REVIEWS: DIGITAL LIVING)(Product/service evaluation)(Brief article)
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- Computer Shopper
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- August 1, 2006
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PANASONIC'S TH-42PX60U produces images demonstrably superior to those of most 42-inch plasma high-definition televisions (HDTVs), and it does so at a relatively affordable $2,499.
The panel's native resolution of 1,024x768 isn't high enough to display every pixel of HDTV sources, but then no plasma this size has been able to make that claim yet. Although you don't get picture-in-picture functionality, Panasonic includes an ATSC tuner for over-the-air HDTV. Connectivity on this set is generous, given its price: two High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) ports, two component-video inputs, three S-Video connections, ...