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42 inch, Widescreen, Plasma, HDTV-compatible, Stereo More product info

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Product name Panasonic Viera TH-42PZ85E  
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Number of retailers 33 retailers  
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Product properties
Built-In Digital TV Tuner / Freeview Yes A digital TV tuner built into a HD Ready TV is not necessarily able to transmit HD signals. The tuner itself needs to be HDTV labeled. To be certain, contact the retailer or manufacturer.
Energy Saving Trust N/A  
Screen
Screen Size 42.0 inches Picture size is measured in inches.
An inch is 2.54 cm. The size of the screen is measured diagonally from corner to corner.
Type Plasma What technology is the TV based on?
Tube- The most common technology. Today there are several types of picture tubes, among others flat tubes that give a very sharp and flicker free picture ...
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Digital TV
HDTV Compatible Yes HDTV-compatible means that the TV can receive a HD-signal(720p/1080i) and display it, but not with the highest HD-quality. This might be because the TV:s resolution is too low or the TV might be missing the digital inputs required (DVI and/or HDMI with HDCP support).
HD-Ready Yes High Definition TV (HDTV) means that a TV can broadcast signals of at least 720p or 1080i via any of the TVs inputs, usually the component-input. “HD-ready” is a license that can be executed by EICTA ...
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Picture
1080p24 Support Yes  
Screen Format Widescreen The picture format of the TV.

4:3 - The standard picture format is 4:3 - which is the relation between the width and height of the TV screen. This is the almost square picture format that ha ...
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Full HD (1920x1080) Yes (1920x1080) Filtering on 1080p will show all HD-Ready TVs with a minimum resolution of 1920x1080. This means that the TV can not only receive but also show the content of the highest consumer HDTV resolution.
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Progressive Scan Yes A television with progressive scanning can generate a picture in a single pass, in a similar way to a computer screen. A standard television uses an interlacing format, alternating lines 50 times a se ...
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NTSC Playback Yes  
Digital Noise Reduction Yes Digital Noise Reduction (DNR) divides each image into 300,000 tiny monitor units. By contrasting the difference of two consecutive images continuously, the system identifies and eliminates the 'noise' to create clear and genuine noise-free pictures.
Frequency/Hertz 100 The scanning frequency.
50 Hz - The picture is updated 50 times per second.
100 Hz - The picture is updated 100 times per second, giving a sharper picture with less obvious "flicker".
Image Enhancement Engine Panasonic V-Real Pro 3  
Sound
Speakers Stereo Type of sound
Mono - the sound comes through a single channel, even if the TV has two speakers.
Stereo - The sound comes through two channels and creates a more realistic, richer ...
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Supported Sound Formats BBE Viva HD3D, V-Audio surround sound  
Speaker output 20 W Indicates the sound effect.
For example, 2x10W means that the model has two sound channels with a power of 10 Watts each. Watt - in short, the measure of the amplifier's power.
LCD/Plasma/DLP
Resolution 1920x1080  
Contrast Ratio 30000:1 The contrast ratio is interpreted in a wide variety of ways. Some retailers and/or manufacturers states the dynamic contrast while others choose to show the static contrast ratio. These ...
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Pixel response time 0.0010 ms  
Colour depth 134000.0 million  
Connections
Component Inputs 1 The three-jack (RCA/Phono) component video connection splits the video signal into three parts (one brightness and two color signals). Component video has increased bandwidth for color information, re ...
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HDCP Yes (HDMI)  
HDMI Input 3 High Definition Media Interface. A type of connection for connecting Digital Video and Audio.
Scart Connections 2 A SCART connector is a physical and electrical interconnection between two pieces of audio-visual equipment, such as a television set and a video cassette recorder (VCR). Each device has a female 21-p ...
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VGA (HD-15) Inputs 1 A connector for a computer cable in which the plug and socket are D-shaped so they only fit together one way. DB connectors are often used for serial ports. DB-9 connectors have 9 pins and are used to ...
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S-Video Input Yes Short for Super-Video, a technology for transmitting video signals over a cable by dividing the video information into two separate signals: one for color (chrominance), and the other for brightness ( ...
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Digital Audio out Optical The number of optical digital audio outputs (Toslink) and coaxial digital audio outputs, respectively. If you have a home theater receiver, check to see which of these two digital audio connections are supported.
Features
Built-in Memory Card Reader Secure Digital  
Sleep timer Yes  
Built-In DVD / HDD / VCR No  
Additional Stand/Cabinet included No Shows if a Stand/Cabinet is included with the TV. This specification can be different from country to country. So please check with retailer to be sure.
Measures
Dimensions HxWxD 67.4x106.4x9.2 cm  
Weight 34.0 kg  
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Manufacturer Panasonic  
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