Panasonic PT-47WX42 42-Inch 16:9 HDTV-Ready Projection TV
By: Panasonic Average Rating: 4.0 Total Reviews: 2
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 On: 2006-05-07
This is a good TV. Ive owned mine for about 3.5 years. The picture is good, and DVDs with a progressive scan player play great in 480p. Regular TV is what youd expect with a projection TV, and the angles are really not that bad.
Two cons, though. The TV has a great deal of depth dimension. This has gotten way better for TVs, recently, but still even for its time was deeper than most projection TVs. If I hadnt "carved" out a locaton for its bulk, it would be a room hog.
The second con is this: 1080i stinks. When I got this TV, most DVD players (and computer video cards, for that matter) were 480p, for TV output. Recently I got a HD computer video card and tried hooking it up, thinking 1080i would be fine. Its not. The flicker was horrendous. I tried switching to 720p, its not available. At the time I purchased, it was "from 480i to 1080i capable" the only supported modes are 480i, 480p, and 1080i. If youre using this for regular cable, satellite, or rabbit ears, as well as progressive scan DVDs, this unit is fine. Otherwise, shop for a Unit with ALL supported modes from 480i to 1080p.
 On: 2002-10-24
I bought this TV about a month ago and so far I havent had any major problems with it. I did have to get it replaced because of a minor problem with it. The first one I got had a blue line in the corner of the component video inputs so I returned it for another one. (By the time the guys came to pick up the old one the blue line was gone but I figured it was better to be safe than have a line in the corner of the TV come back.) The new one hasnt given me any problems so far. I have an Echostar 6000 receiver, which allows me to get HDTV programming. The HDTV picture quality is good it just doesnt look perfect. It is a CRT based projection TV so it doesnt look amazing, but I would still recommend it for someone looking for a projection HDTV. All and all if you want an HDTV but dont want to shell out the cash for a plasma or LCD projection Id say this product is well worth it. (Although I do wish it had the VGA inputs to go along with the component video imputs.)
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