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Panasonic TH-PX70 Series Plasma TV (37",42",50") Reviews Analysis
426 reviews
November, 2009
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What people think about the Panasonic TH-PX70 Series Plasma TV (37",42",50"): (BETA!)
We compute this summary by analyzing 426 reviews from across the web.
image quality
5
- Disappointed with the overall quality of manufacture
- Disappointed with standard def picture
- Slightly Blurry picture
- (but who cares when the picture's this good!!!)
- and apply to all staff we have been involved with including owner.Suprised and very disappointed - our TV developed picture probs on all channels - showing as "negative" - TV has now been with authorised dealer for 18 working days and still no sign when it will be returned repaired under warranty
- Picture quality
- Picture quality, Style
- Lack of image "grain"
- Excellent picture quality
- Good picture
- None that I can see (although not full 1080P apparently - who cares with picture quality like this!)
- Excellent picture
- Great picture
- simple easy set up and quality picture
- brilliant picture quality
- Price, good looks, Panasonic, brilliant picture quality
- Auto scan
- Fantastic image quality
- Fantastic image quality, easy to set up
- its awesome got it at JB Hifi for $1351 picture is great and i mean do we really need 1080 yet maybe in a few years
- Instead you focused all your abilities on quality
- Picture Quality is as good as my previous Pioneer
- Awesome image quality
- panasonic are always known for quality
- Made in Japan (a fact overlooked by most, panasonic are always known for quality
- great picture, around $1800 at some places now
- Stunning picture
- auto scan great
- Stunning picture, easy remote, auto scan great
- &picture reproduction
- Size, picture quality, quite stylish
- good image quality
- Good value, good image quality
- Picture quality, ease of set up, looks fantastic
- Excellent Picture Quality, Very good sound
- Excellent Picture Quality and Value
- Great cabinet.Good picture
- Stunning picture quality on HI-Def & SD
- Excellent picture with HD source
- Crystal Clear Picture Quality
- Superb movie quality
- This one seems to have very good colours it also has a good picture even when you are not watching in HD mode
- SD picture quality is superb with spot on life like colours
- HD picture quality is faultless and very
- HD picture quality is faultless and very, very sharp with significant depth
price
5
- extended warrenty up to 4yrs comes at a price
- Panasonic could give a longer warrenty than the standard 1 year, extended warrenty up to 4yrs comes at a price
- for the price right now it's impossible to get Full HD at about AU$1400.00
- To be realistic at this point in time, for the price right now it's impossible to get Full HD at about AU$1400.00
- extended warrenty up to 4 yrs comes at a price
- Competitive price
- Good price
- Great all round performer for the money
- you can pick this one up for under $2000 for cash at most retailers now
- Great all round performer for the money, you can pick this one up for under $2000 for cash at most retailers now
- Panasonic could give a longer warrenty than the standard 1 year, extended warrenty up to 4 yrs comes at a price
- the price is a little high in my opinion
- BUT, the price is a little high in my opinion, I never would have got one if I never got mine for FREE
- Only real downside is the price
- which when matched against a similar specced HDTV for example the price difference is huge
- Only real downside is the price, which when matched against a similar specced HDTV for example the price difference is huge
- As a result of this price difference you may be swayed towards a similar tv
- As a result of this price difference you may be swayed towards a similar tv, which is a shame as you will be missing out and may wish you had payed the extra at a later date
- Price was a issue for me so almost didnt get one
- Price was a issue for me so almost didnt get one, luckily i found out about http://almost-free-hdtv.isgreat.org where i was able to get one for free just for completing one sponsor offer
- Great looks, great price, great size, great picture
- Price
- You can snap them up at a bargin price at the moment
- but for the money
- Good value
- excellent picture and very good price
- Stylish, excellent picture and very good price
- Performance, price
- What makes it a definite success in my book is the perfect balance it manages to strike between the key elements of price
- What makes it a definite success in my book is the perfect balance it manages to strike between the key elements of price, design, features and performance
- great value for money!!This tv only cost a little over £600 and that was including the pedestal stand
- you may need to shop around for the best price!I have seen the screen alone being sold for £899
- Ease of use,great picture in SD,beautiful looking tv,great value for money!!This tv only cost a little over £600 and that was including the pedestal stand,you may need to shop around for the best price!I have seen the screen alone being sold for £899
- For the price
- For the price,
color
5
- Great sharpness and colour
- Excellent blacks and colour
- It looks like panasonic listened to it's customers and got rid of the silly colour coded av channel switching
- colour
- excellent,in brightness, colour,&picture reproduction
glare
5
- Ease of use and a brilliant picture
screen
5
- fulfills all requirement as expected.set up and on screen display much improved over previous models.no complaints so far from people who watch as a matter of fact it is taking over as the prefered screen.i like the way it operates and provides more than adequate display of dvd hd recorder etc
- This TV is a revelation in that it is the first really good flat TV I've ever seen that rivals a CRT
remote control
4.5
- Needs more control over digital TV station tuning, poor deinterlacing
- easy remote
- Excellent remote and easy to setup - the auto tune on first start up was a treat
sound
1
- sound lacks deep bass
- Average sound quality
- Sound quality of speakers is poor
- As i said sound only is a drew back
- but y would on this earth would you want to have sound from a HD plasma tv
- Every thing about this TV is great ,you might be a bit disappointed with the sound but I am sure if you are wanting to see a great image you would be smart enough to attach it to a home theater or a descent sound receiver
- The sound is more than adequate despite some other reviews
- Easy to tune, looks good, sound not as bad as some reviews say
- Good sound
- Good sound, bit of bass there
- As i said sound only is a drew back,but y would on this earth would you want to have sound from a HD plasma tv,when you can do much better than that,
- The sound is thin - but who buys a 50 inch plasma without having some sorta 5.1 system these days
- the sound isn't great
- Like everyone else says, the sound isn't great, but so what, use an amp and speakers
- Sound is suitable for normal viewing
- suround sound is needed
- Sound is suitable for normal viewing, suround sound is needed
- Sound does lack a litte
- Sound does lack a litte, could be worse i guess
- Sound good but not great
- all TV need hi fi for great sound watching movies
- Sound good but not great, fine for TV watching, all TV need hi fi for great sound watching movies
- sound needs reinforcing use a 5.1 digital decoder will make it come alive
- Sound quality is probably the major disappointment here
- Sound quality is probably the major disappointment here, not a true 1080p screen
- Sound options are limited
- Im now about to recieve a nice new surround sound set too
- Sound seems very good to me
- Sound seems very good to me, but I suspect some people will want better
- Sound
- good picture and sound
- For a sub £1,000 plasma, good picture and sound
- Great sound
- Great sound,picture and connectivity
- In built surround sound is effective
- Even though I mark it down on sound this is really being picky
black level
5
- Black levels also trail
- Less features than rivals, Black levels also trail, Not suited to "tweakers", Not full 1080p
- probably could have done with a few front av-inputs for camcorder and glossy black surround can sometimes reflect light if not positioned in the right location but apart from that everything is good
- Colour reproduction and strong black levels
- Superb black levels
- Superb black levels, Great sharpness and colour, Competitive price, Good standard-def pictures, Impressive audio
- Black levels
- Well built Television and looke beautiful in all Black
- Excellent Colours,Well built Television and looke beautiful in all Black
tuner
4
- soft picture with built-in tuner
- you are better off to use an external tuner
- soft picture with built-in tuner, you are better off to use an external tuner
- Good digital HD tuner
- HD tuner is da bomb
- Near CRT quality with SD sources (in-built Freeview tuner
- Near CRT quality with SD sources (in-built Freeview tuner, Sky box - free channels only, standard DVD player and a Digifusion PVR
menu
1.5
- (Use the "TV" button and if it gets stuck then whilst the menu is up press the "blue" button - you'll get the hang of it
- Looks great, easy to set up, not confusing menu system
connectivity
0.5
- No audio with 1080p/24fps sources
- poor audio
- Audio quality so bad it stinks
- Impressive audio
- picture and connectivity
build quality
5
- classy build quality
- Quality build and finish
- build quality
energy efficiency
0.5
- Maybe not the most power efficient TV you can buy
- Only power cables supplied
- Only power cables supplied, no other connectors
interface
5
- Didn't buy this TV on-line as having read so-many bad reviews about certain company's
- Didn't buy this TV on-line as having read so-many bad reviews about certain company's ,so i decided to buy from the high street
- coop on line
viewfinder
0.5
- maybe only one...unable to view television channel in program guide......no big deal really
- Downright tricky for me to understand how you flick between Sky and Free View
LCD
2
- reflective screen surface
- average blacks (ive seen better on the sony LCD
- poor audio, average blacks (ive seen better on the sony LCD
- not a true 1080p screen
- Plasma TVs probably have a shorter life expectancy than LCD
- need to sit some 8-12 feet away from screen
- As with all 42 inch plasmas, need to sit some 8-12 feet away from screen
- but the plasma and LCD's are here to stay for quiet some time yet and now that the technology has been paid for
- Shadow detail is much better than any lcd rivals.Stylish.2 hdmi and 2 rgb scarts
- This screen is easy on the eye to look at and great to watch from our normal seating position of about 10 feet (I've tried a Toshiba 37in LCD and there is no comparison - it's like watching a moving bitmap
- Plasma TVs probably have a shorter life expectancy than LCD, but I was told that it should still be good for 15 years which, if true, will be more than long enough
- Screen fault after 6 months
- delay on getting new screen so without a telly until about 7th feb
- Screen fault after 6 months, major problems with Panasonic will not replace TV, delay on getting new screen so without a telly until about 7th feb
- Crystal clear screen
- Plasma TVs are good because unlike LCD you can watch them at an angle and the colours still seem bright
- Fantastic crystal clear picture
contrast
5
- WIde contrast ratio with plenty of image brightness
- Deep, gorgeous blacks with good shadow detail, WIde contrast ratio with plenty of image brightness
- Value for money Big screen.Standard Definition is excellent through sky+ with excellent black level detail.High defintion through blu-ray is sublime with high contrast levels at 10
- Value for money Big screen.Standard Definition is excellent through sky+ with excellent black level detail.High defintion through blu-ray is sublime with high contrast levels at 10,000:1 ratio
appearance
3
- Not getting much sleep as I can't get away from this beauty
- Excellent colour reproduction with pure blacks which make everything look great
- Makes standard DVD movies look like they are 1080P
lens
0.5
- If you tie it up to a home Cinema system
- If you tie it up to a home Cinema system, who cares
control panel
4.5
- Not a 'Full HD' panel
- There is a lot of interesting TV formats on the drawing board - but the plasma and LCD's are here to stay for quiet some time yet and now that the technology has been paid for - the prices are right
- There is a lot of interesting TV formats on the drawing board
resolution
2.5
- Not true HD -- only 1024 x 764 resolution
- Not true HD -- only 1024 x 764 resolution, Sound lacks deep bass, Only two HDMI inputs
- 1024x768 panel resolution
- 1024x768 panel resolution, Posterization
- 1024/720 resolution
- Excellent plasma colour and black levels, excellent scaling of picture to its resolution, great price
- Full HD this may not be - but side by side in the store - the difference on everyday viewing is not worth another 1000 plus $ for the extra resolution
- Full HD this may not be - but side by side in the store - the difference on everyday viewing is not worth another 1000 plus $ for the extra resolution, and certainly not worth thousands more for a Pioneer
- Fantastic resolution
battery
5
- Very Good Energy saver
maps
5
- Panasonic stuff is at the top for reliability for a middle of the road brand
performance
5
- Excellent performance across all modes, Wide array of connection options, Great PC connection performance
- It may not have the bling of some or the performance of a Pioneer - but for the money - it's reliable and has the goods to do all jobs well
- It may not have the bling of some or the performance of a Pioneer
- Performance
- features and performance
video
1.5
- I perhaps would like more video/colour adjustment options
- While it has extensive setup options, I perhaps would like more video/colour adjustment options
- Excellent video performance
memory
5
- Connect laptop/desktop computer with connections
size
5
- "Made in Japan" big con
- poor warranty, "Made in Japan" big con
- They certainly don't have the trouble that other big name brands do
- great size
- great size , great prize
- size size
- Size
usability
5
- use an amp and speakers
- completed ONE simple offer and met the requirements to receive one for FREE
- I checked out the website, completed ONE simple offer and met the requirements to receive one for FREE, it arrived 3 weeks later in the post
- Easy to setup
- watching 'House' last night showed up so many more details than I was use to
- Looks fantasitic with the HD stations, watching 'House' last night showed up so many more details than I was use to, just superb
- Easy to use and set up
- Easy to use interface
- Also very easy for the "average joe" to set up
- easy to use remote
- Auto scan, easy to use remote, looks great
- easy to set up
- Good on you Panasonic for leaving out features that not many people actually use anyway
- Easy to use
- Ease of use
- Good manual everything spot on
- Easy to follow menus
design
5
- The desktop stand looks a little cheap though
- Wii looks sh1te but thats to be expected due to it's 480p source
- Stylish looks
- Good digital HD tuner, Excellent video performance, Lack of image "grain", Stylish looks, 1080p processing allows downscaling to 1080i
- When watching 720p content sourced from something better than the free-to-air HD stuff it looks ABSOLUTELY stunning
- Looks fantasitic with the HD stations
- good looks
- looks great
- looks good
- looks
- Stylish in its design
- Xbox 360 looks so awesome in 1080i
- Looks freakin massive
- quite stylish
- Stylish
- Beautiful Looking
- design
- beautiful looking tv
- Very sleek design
- Looks nice even when switched off
- Bought this from Lasky.com fantastic telly, looks good
- Great classy-looking set
