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panasonic viera th 46pz85u 46 inch 1080p plasma hdtv
Panasonic Viera TH-46PZ85U 46-Inch 1080p Plasma HDTV
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List Price: $1,899.99
Our Price: Too low to display
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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Average Customer Rating:  
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Batteries Included: 1
Batteries: 2
Binding: Electronics
Brand: Panasonic
Color: Black
Display Size: 46
EAN: 0037988241828
Feature: 1920 x 1080 Resolution
Label: Panasonic
Manufacturer: Panasonic
Model: TH-46PZ85U
Publisher: Panasonic
Special Features: nv:Display Area^46"|Aspect Ratio^16:9|Contrast Ratio^30000:1|Pixel Pitch^0.531 x 0.531 mm|Resolution^1920 x 1080|Signal Compatibility^1080p|Input Video Signal^ATSC|Input Video Signal^NTSC|Speakers^Yes|Inputs^S-Video|Inputs^Audio|Inputs^Component Video|Inputs^HDMI In|Inputs^SD Memory Card Slot|Inputs^Composite Video In|Inputs^PC Audio In|Inputs^Analog Audio Input (for HDMI)|Inputs^PC Video|Outputs^Composite Video|Outputs^Analog Audio|Outputs^Digital Audio Out|Power Consumption^628W
Studio: Panasonic
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Features
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1920 x 1080 Resolution
1000000:1 Dynamic Contrast Ratio for the Brightest whites and darkest blacks
4096 Shades of Gradation for spectacular Color Reproduction
Viera LinKâ„¢ HDAVI Control lets you operate all of your home theater components by pressing a single button on your TV's remote control
GalleryPlayer® allows you to enjoy the wo finest high definition art and photography on your Panasonic HD plasma TV
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Editorial Reviews:
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46" widescreen HDTV (16:9 aspect ratio) * built-in digital (ATSC) and analog (NTSC) tuners for over-the-air TV broadcasts (antenna required) *
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Spotlight customer reviews:
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Customer Rating:
Summary: Exactly what I sought.
Comment: It's just as most of the other reviews have said. It's a fantastic tv, well worth the price in my opinion, and I'd buy another, if I could go back in time and do it over.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Excellent Plasma TV
Comment: I am very pleased with this purchase. The picture quality is amazing! It looks good from multiple viewing angles and in multiple lighting conditions. I use the feature that changes the picture brightness based on the amount of light in the room. Also, the sound is surprisingly good from TV speakers. I selected free shipping and the TV arrived in 2 days and was hand delivered inside my house. The delivery guys even offered to unload it from the box.
Customer Rating: 
Summary: Great buy
Comment: TV is great. Great pic and sound, easy set up and looks good. Also received great support from Panasonic and Amazon. Would highly recommend.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Excellent HDTV
Comment: After waiting out for quite sometime, finally decided to get a Plasma/LCD TV. Had narrowed down my choice to Panasonic (Plasma) TH-46PZ85U and Samsung (LCD) LN46A650, and decided in favor of the Plasma because of the deep blacks and excellent contrast ratio. The reviews at CNet and Amazon were also very helpful.
The TV was promptly delivered in 6 days by Amazon's White Glove delivery service. Initially the delivery team indicated that they only unpack the TV, and couldn't wait while I assembled the pedestal, that comes with it (this is needed to place it on the TV stand). When I asked them to leave the TV in the box, they changed their tone, and waited while I assembled the pedestal and then placed the TV on the TV stand. This hardly too 5 minutes to do.
The 46" size turned out to be perfect for the room, as 42" would have been too small and 50" too big. By default the Picture Color is Standard mode, and this looks a bit dull to me, so changed it to Game mode to increase the brightness and it now looks great. HD Channels look excellent. SD channels look okay, not sure if there is anything to tweak to improve them.
Had it for 1 month now, and over all very happy with the purchase.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Great TV, great Amazon shipping!
Comment: There are many well written reviews for this tv but I'd like to mention Amazon shipping via Ceva in addition to adding a few notes about the set itself.
Shipping by Amazon (Ceva) - Awesome! Although the delivery team did not unbox the set they did carry it from the street up two flights of stairs to my apartment. I ordered on a Sunday and 6 days later the truck arrived on a Saturday morning. Tracking info provided details on its journey from the warehouse and they called on Thursday to arrange and confirm a 4 hour window on Saturday. The only complaint I have is that the 4 hour window was 8a-12p. When do you think the truck showed? That's right, 11:58a! Still, shipping for me was free (~$62 savings) so how can I complain, it was still whithin 4 hours right? Other shops charge between $150-$200 for similar service!
The Panasonic TH-46PZ85U - I owned a 50" Toshiba CRT-based rear-projection tv for about 6 years before I bought the Panasonic. I never watched much video on LCD or plasma sets before my unit arrived so my first impression of this set was that the colors were all off. Based on other information found online, it seems that it is common for these technologies to skew colors to a far greater degree than CRT sets. Particularly the reds on the Panasonic were oversaturated and overpowered other colors. After some time reading forums I was able to tweak the colors to my satisfaction. Now it looks great! Deep black and balanced hues. Don't hesitate to nab this set because of color issues. The pricier PZ800U has a no-fuss THX setting so if ease of setup is worth a few more c-notes then go ahead and get that model, but the PZ85U won't disappoint as long as you don't mind twiddling the color settings. In fact I took a look at the PZ85 and PZ800 side by side in a shop. With a little work, the PZ85 was adjusted to almost exactly match the look of the THX setting on the PZ800.
The very real and significant drawback of this tv is the sound. 2 wimpy speakers provide adequate sound for watching the evening news in stereo but nothing more. Bass is absent (even with the bass "boost") and sound skews to the highs. With such a large and flawless picture it is hard to settle for the tinny music and dialog the Panasonic produces. If the home theatre experience is your endgoal there is no doubt that you will have to buy a separate speaker set to realize the full potential of this beautiful panel.
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