Panasonic TH-42PZ700E

A pair of pretty Panasonic plasmas. I wish I could say I had some clever reason for reviewing two nearly identical plasmas. Perhaps there was, but it's lost to me now. A few months ago, Panasonic asked me if I wanted to review the TH-50PZ700U, so I said sure. Then, a month or so later, they asked me if I wanted to review the TH-42PZ700U, so I said sure. It's not all magic here, folks. Sometimes this kind of excitement just happens. But then I got to thinking.

Panasonic Viera TH-PZ700U

This model has a solid but not extensive amount of image adjustments and features 2 HDMI, two component video and one PC input. The HDMI inputs accept a 1080p signal from a Blue-ray player but will not accept a 1080p/24 signal so the set does have its limitations...

Panasonic's 58in plasma looks great and doesn't cost the earth - the perfect combination?

This is a great TV, but it does come at a high price. For purely high-definition playback, however, it's hard to beat.

The Panasonic Viera TH-42PZ700B represents the pinnacle of Panasonic's plasma TV range, this being the 42" Full HD version. There is also a 50" version of