Panasonic VIERA TC-L42E30 42-Inch 1080p Review
I love this TV. The LED technology makes the TV thinner, the blacks blacker, and the picture very nice. For me it's the perfect size as far as being substantial, but not "my life is my TV" big. This is the first TV I have owned that does not have a relay that clicks when you turn it on. I assume the LED's don't take much power and everything is solid state. The mechanical design of the TV is very nice. The screen is glossy which I love, but I don't have lots of windows in my TV room that cause reflections.
Settings that were required for me to like the picture:
1. set picture to "cinema" on all inputs (they are individual selectable).
2. turn off the motion smoothing feature in advanced picture settings. The smoothing feature is nice, but it works too well if that makes sense. It can make things look artificial because, well, maybe I'm used to a bit of choppiness I don't know.
I choose this TV because I wanted LED back lighting, IPS panel, and the Panasonic brand. Everything I have ever owned Panasonic has been a good value.
The TV has an IPS panel, which is very important to me. You hear about the other manufactures mixing and matching and putting cheaper panels in the same model number and I new I did not want to deal with that situation.
The internet apps are OK, but probably average to below average for current televisions. I have Roku and feel that having a dedicated device and a company supporting it makes more sense than trying to buy a TV and expect the manufactures to keep it updated. That's probably the future, but not now. I know Sony has a TV that will work with Google TV if that ever gets off the ground. Anyway this is not a big deal to me, but some people may want more from their internet apps. The Netflix application on the TV is very nice, but it's does not do subtitles like my Roku 2 does when available.
Panasonic remotes are poorly designed from an ergonomic standpoint (DVD player is lame too). I can't tell if I picked it upside down in the dark and the buttons are hard to differentiate by feel. The remote is the only thing that is below average in my opinion.
I rated this TV four stars because the remote is not thought out very well.... otherwise I'm 100% satisfied for how much I paid. Hopefully the TV will hold up and be a good value.
Since this TV is coming down in price I think it meets the needs of buyers that are looking for a bargain on a solid TV with good picture, but won't care if the internet applications are limited to a few of the most common. I'm very happy.
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Settings that were required for me to like the picture:
1. set picture to "cinema" on all inputs (they are individual selectable).
2. turn off the motion smoothing feature in advanced picture settings. The smoothing feature is nice, but it works too well if that makes sense. It can make things look artificial because, well, maybe I'm used to a bit of choppiness I don't know.
I choose this TV because I wanted LED back lighting, IPS panel, and the Panasonic brand. Everything I have ever owned Panasonic has been a good value.
The TV has an IPS panel, which is very important to me. You hear about the other manufactures mixing and matching and putting cheaper panels in the same model number and I new I did not want to deal with that situation.
The internet apps are OK, but probably average to below average for current televisions. I have Roku and feel that having a dedicated device and a company supporting it makes more sense than trying to buy a TV and expect the manufactures to keep it updated. That's probably the future, but not now. I know Sony has a TV that will work with Google TV if that ever gets off the ground. Anyway this is not a big deal to me, but some people may want more from their internet apps. The Netflix application on the TV is very nice, but it's does not do subtitles like my Roku 2 does when available.
Panasonic remotes are poorly designed from an ergonomic standpoint (DVD player is lame too). I can't tell if I picked it upside down in the dark and the buttons are hard to differentiate by feel. The remote is the only thing that is below average in my opinion.
I rated this TV four stars because the remote is not thought out very well.... otherwise I'm 100% satisfied for how much I paid. Hopefully the TV will hold up and be a good value.
Since this TV is coming down in price I think it meets the needs of buyers that are looking for a bargain on a solid TV with good picture, but won't care if the internet applications are limited to a few of the most common. I'm very happy.
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