Panasonic VIERA TC-L42E3 42-Inch 1080p LED HDTV

Introduction:

The Panasonic VIERA TC-L42E3 42-Inch 1080p LED HDTV is very sleek and stylish with high gloss thin bezel, delivering a good look compared to other Panasonic LED HDTVs. It is jam-packed with a lot of Panasonic’s technologies which focus on providing best picture quality. It is a good purchase if you are looking for an HDTV that delivers Blu-Ray full HD 1080p image with a good sound quality. However, read the full review and find out if it lives up to your expectations.

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Panasonic VIERA TC-L42E3

Viewing Experience- the viewing experience with Panasonic VIERA TC-L42E3 42-Inch 1080p LED HDTV is amazing as it delivers crisp image with vibrant colors and high contrast ratio. The LED TV makes sure that you get images with adequate brightness and TRUE blacks in dark areas instead of grey scale. The image becomes candy for the eye with IPS LED technology that emphases on delivering smooth image with Wide Angle viewing experience. The sound quality is good through its 20W slim speakers and the audio quality can be enhanced with preset sound modes and Surround sound mode.

Inputs- 4 HDMI ports, 1 composite In, 1 VGA In, 1 component Audio + Video port, 2 USB 2.0 ports and 1 Ethernet LAN port, all of these ports make it readily available to connect to a range of multimedia devices.

Features:

IPS LED LCD Technology- the Panasonic VIERA TC-L42E3 42-Inch 1080p LED HDTV comes with IPS panel which is famous for its Wide Angle Viewing and excellent backlight through LEDs. It does not let the picture to fade when viewed from a wide angle and delivers a high contrast crisp image.

LED Backlighting- the LCD panel of Panasonic VIERA TC-L42E3 42-Inch 1080p LED HDTV has LED backlights on top and bottom of the display and tend to send the light to the center of the display. The integrated system distributes the light over entire panel, by using light guides, reflector and diffusers and provides optimum backlighting.

Dynamic Contrast- the Panasonic VIERA TC-L42E3 42-Inch 1080p LED HDTV is powered by a highly light-trans missive IPS LED panel with high brightness and backlight. The integrate system detects the contrasting parts of picture and calibrate the backlight to give optimal brightness for each part. With its dynamic contrast Panasonic VIERA TC-L42E3 42-Inch 1080p LED HDTV can produce TRUE blacks,which is benchmarked through viewing a scene with shiny brilliant stars and deeply dark night sky, it produces incredible sharp and lucid images.

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 Panasonic VIERA TC-L42E3

Wide Viewing Angle- it is capable of displaying images from any angle, the Panasonic VIERA TC-L42E3 LED HDTV is powered with a backlight system which enables the panel to be viewed from wide angle of about 178°, it is measured from an angle where the ratio of contrast is 10:1 or higher. Thus, improvesthe contrast between bright and dark images along with Moving Picture Response Time.

Internet Ready- the Panasonic VIERA TC-L42E3 LED HDTV is an internet ready device which connects to internet through Wi-Fi adapter or Ethernet LAN port.                     

Streaming Media- Streaming media can be watched once it is connected to the internet. The VIERA tools button gives direct access to a wide variety of streaming services.

Pros & Cons:

Pros 1.       Price is good. 2.       Gives crisp quality with Blu-Ray Player. 3.       Picture quality is stunning with vibrant colors and high contrast ratio.

Cons 1.       Sound quality is not up to the mark. 2.       Lacks 120 Hz refresh rate. 3.       Remote looks cheap.

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Panasonic VIERA TC-L42E3

What customers are saying about it?

I could only find 2 customer reviews on Amazon; they have rated it with 4.5 stars out of 5. 1 rated 4 and the other 5 stars. They seem much happier with their purchase and have given positive reviews regarding its nice price, good picture quality and vivid colors and amazing results of Blu-Ray movies, along with a negative response focusing on its sound quality which does not match its price and it shows lags in motion while viewing scenes with fast actions.

Should you buy it?

It is a must purchase with its low price and amazing picture quality, it is priced at Amazon with a price tag of $ 849.95, however you may find low prices on other some other online stores. If you want a smaller HDTV for your bedroom with the same features, you can opt for Panasonic VIERA TC-L37E3 37-Inch 1080p LED HDTV or Panasonic VIERA TC-L32E3 32-Inch 1080p LED HDTV and also save $100 and $200 respectively.