- Intelligent Frame Creation
- 100Hz Double Scan
- Full HD (1920x1080p)
- 24p Real Cinema
- 24p Playback
- High Contrast Native 30,000 : 1 (Dynamic 1,000,000 : 1)
- 5,120 Equivalent Steps of Gradation
- Digital Cinema Colour
- x.v.Colour
- Deep Colour
- 4 x HDMI
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With its 2008 Panasonic Viera Plasmas, Panasonic brings an astonishing 1,000,000:1 contrast ration to the table. advanced pixel resolution and image-processing technology with the plasma TV's natural ability to beautifully reproduce fast moving images, so every detail is rendered with amazing clarity, and all the action is delivered with a high degree of fluidity. What is a Plasma TV? A plasma TV is a thin, high-resolution flat panel screen that uses a matrix of tiny cells that are charged by precise electrical voltages to create a picture. Plasma displays are bright, have a wide colour range, produce deep, true blacks, have a wide viewing angle, and are light enough to be wall-mounted or placed on a stand. Plasmas come in a range of sizes. What's New This Year?
- Super Contrast--native contrast ratios on the PZ85, PZ800 series are 30,000:1, double last year's 15,000:1. Dynamic contrast ratios are up to 1,000,000:1.
- new anti-reflective filter; lead-free "Tough Under Force" panel is resistant to impacts and scratches
- Built-in SD card slot with Photo Viewer/Gallery Player software
- x.v. colour and Deep colour (HDMI 1.3 features)
- 24p native reproduction
- Game Mode auto-adjusts image quality suitable to games and includes anti-image retention
- Viera Link is now compatible with Onkyo and Yamaha home theater systems
- At least 2 HDMI inputs on all models (4 on PZ800 series)
- THX Certification on PZ800 and PZ850 series
| | Amazing colour reproductionThe incredible black reproduction of a Panasonic High-Definition Plasma TV results in impressive contrast and beautiful, natural colours. So you'll get warm, accurate skin tones, gorgeous greens, breathtaking blues and vivid reds. For colour that's as rich and bold as life itself, look to a Panasonic Plasma TV. |
| | Consistent brightness from any angleA Panasonic Plasma combines anti-glare and anti-reflection technology with the natural light-emitting properties of plasma, to give you a super-wide viewing range with a crisp, beautiful image from almost any angle. |
 | Smooth, graceful motionWhen you're watching sports or movies with fast-motion graphics, you want a TV that can keep up with the action. With over 900 lines of moving picture, self-illuminating plasma displays eliminate afterimages in fast-action scenes. So whether you're watching a sporting event or an action-packed movie, you'll always get the most impressive viewing experience possible. |
 | 1,000,000:1 ContrastThe Panasonic's Real Black system (a pre-discharge suppression system) and improved panel production processes combine to reproduce outstanding blacks with superb contrast. Each image is richly expressive, from bright scense, like scorching desert landscapes, to dark cave scenes. Compare the image produced by conventional HDTV on the left to the Real Black image produced on the right |
 | More coloursViera HDTVs support the xvYCC colour profile (Extended YCC colourimetry for Video Applications), or "x.v. colour" for short. Standard RGB colour space allows the display of a portion of the colours that are viewable to the human eye. The next generation "xvYCC" colour space actually offers an available range of colours that exceeds what human eyes can recognize.
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 | Deep colourWhere x.v. colour expands the available range of colours your HDTV can display, Deep colour increases the number of colours your HDTV can display within that range, for smoother transitions from colour to colour.
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Connectivity
Viera flat panel HDTVs interact with an array of high-definition devices and services, making it easy for consumers to access and enjoy content as never before. As of 2008, Viera Link is compatible with Onkyo and Yamaha home theater systems.  | Videos and stills recorded on SD cards can easily be viewed via the SD slots on Panasonic Blu-Ray Disc players and Viera HDTVs. |
 | Viera Link means easy connectivity via HDMI cables. Finally, consumers can easily operate their Blu-Ray Disc players, DVD recorders and home theater systems with a single remote control device. |
 | Equipped with an RGB input terminal, VIERA can connect with your PC and serve as a large-screen monitor. |
 | Long LifePanasonic plasma panels are rated to last 100,000 hours, which is about 30 years of regular or 11 years of non-stop usage before the brightness of the display is halved. |
 | Get Full HD with Blu-Ray Disc PlayersA Panasonic 1080p plasma television is able to render 1920x1080 pixels, but standard DVDs have a resolution of just 720x480. Blu-ray discs output true 1080p High-Definition resolution and have a storage capacity ten times greater than standard DVDs, so no pixel gos to waste. |
Product Description
- 100Hz Double Scan
- Full HD (1920x1080p)
- 24p Real Cinema
- 24p Playback
- High Contrast Native 30,000 : 1 (Dynamic 1,000,000 : 1)
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52 of 70 people found the following review helpful
After reading a few online reviews and seeing online retailer's product descriptions it does seem the PZ800 is a very nice plasma indeed. But, the US version the TH(42-50)PZ800U is THX certified and the UK version the TH(42-50)PZ800B "isn't". What a lovely kick in the teeth from Panasonic. After phoning Panasonic UK's customer services they confirmed the 800B's are not THX certified, and was glibly informed THX isn't a UK standard, to which I added "you better start telling all those UK cinemas there needlessly spending thousands of pounds to be THX certified then". Yes sarcasm, but it had to be said. When I pushed the telephonist I asked, "so did Panasonic just not bother with THX for UK customers?", he replied "it doesn't look like it".
In my humble opinion the whole point of having a high-spec "huge" screen (try not to think of a freudian explanation) in your living room is the "home cinema experience"
So why wouldn't Panasonic "a maker of impressive plasmas" put the 800B's in for THX certification?.
Panasonics UK customer services informed me that the specification on the 800U & 800B are different. It does beg the questions,
How much difference is there?
Would the 800B not pass THX testing?
Or are Panasonic just saving money?
The main problem is there are a lot of online retailers who are mixing up the specs in the "Product descriptions" Including Amazon, there listing states "THX Certification on PZ800 and PZ850 series", true enough just not the 800B, the UK version.
If I had spent a whopping 2k on what I thought was a THX plasma, and then later found out it wasn't, I would be a lot more than cheesed off. Buyer Beware!
In my humble opinion the whole point of having a high-spec "huge" screen (try not to think of a freudian explanation) in your living room is the "home cinema experience"
So why wouldn't Panasonic "a maker of impressive plasmas" put the 800B's in for THX certification?.
Panasonics UK customer services informed me that the specification on the 800U & 800B are different. It does beg the questions,
How much difference is there?
Would the 800B not pass THX testing?
Or are Panasonic just saving money?
The main problem is there are a lot of online retailers who are mixing up the specs in the "Product descriptions" Including Amazon, there listing states "THX Certification on PZ800 and PZ850 series", true enough just not the 800B, the UK version.
If I had spent a whopping 2k on what I thought was a THX plasma, and then later found out it wasn't, I would be a lot more than cheesed off. Buyer Beware!
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