5.0

Out of 3 Ratings

Owner's of the Panasonic Flat Panel Television TH-42PX70A gave it a score of 5.0 out of 5. Here's how the scores stacked up:
  • Reliability

    5.0 out of 5
  • Durability

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  • Maintenance

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  • Performance

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  • Ease of Use

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Advanced
Menu
Item Adjustments / Con gurations (alternatives)
VIERA Link
VIERA Link Control
Controls the connected Panasonic equipment
“Easy control only with VIERA remote control” (p. 31)
“Speaker control” (p. 31)
You can also access VIERA Link Menu directly using the VIERA Link button on the
remote control.
Speaker Selection
Picture
Viewing Mode
Basic picture mode (Dynamic / Normal / Cinema)
Set for each input signal
Contrast, Brightness,
Colour, Sharpness
Adjusts colour, brightness, etc. for each picture mode to suit your taste
Tint
Adjusts tint of image
For NTSC signal reception only
Colour Balance
Chooses the colour balance of the entire image (Cool / Normal / Warm)
Colour Management
Automatically adjusts colours to vivid ones (Off / On)
Not valid on PC signal
P-NR
Picture Noise Reduction
Automatically reduces unwanted picture noise (Off / Normal / Dynamic / Auto)
Not valid on HDMI, PC signal or DVB
MPEG NR
Automatically reduces noise for watching DTV, DVD and VCD (Off / Min / Mid / Max)
3D-COMB
Automatically makes still pictures and slow pictures look more vivid (Off / On)
For PAL or NTSC signal reception only
Not valid on S-Video, components, PC and HDMI
Cannot be used with DVB
Reset Picture Defaults
Press the OK button to reset the present Picture Mode to the default settings
Sound
Mode
Basic sound mode (Music / Speech)
Bass
Adjusts the output level of deep bass
Treble
Adjusts the output level of high-pitch, shrill sound
Balance
Adjusts volume level of right and left speakers
Headphone Volume
Adjusts the volume of the headphones
Surround
Surround sound settings (Off / On)
Volume Correction
Adjusts volume of individual channel or input mode
DVB Audio
Preference
Selects the initial setting for Audio tracks (Dolby Digital / MPEG)
If programme has both Dolby Digital and MPEG audio tracks, priority is given to what you select
Dolby Digital : A method of coding digital signals developed by Dolby Laboratories. Apart
from stereo (2ch) audio, these signals can also be multi-channel audio.
MPEG : An audio compression method that compresses audio to small size
without any considerable loss of audio quality.
DVB mode only
SPDIF Selection
Selects the initial setting for digital audio output signal from DIGITAL AUDIO OUT
terminal (Auto / PCM)
Auto: Dolby Digital is output as Dolby Digital Bitstream. MPEG is output as PCM.
PCM
: Dolby Digital is output as PCM. MPEG is output as PCM.
DVB mode only
MPEG Audio Level
Normally, MPEG sound is larger than Dolby Digital one
You can adjust the audio level of MPEG as the initial setting
0dB to -12dB in -2dB reductions
DVB mode only
HDMI1 Input
Select to t the input signal (Auto / Digital / Analogue) (p. 29)
Auto : Automatic detection of digital or analogue sound source
Digital : HDMI cable connection
Analogue : HDMI-DVI adapter cable connection
HDMI input mode only
HDMI2 terminal is for digital signal only
No setting for HDMI2 available
Reset Sound Defaults
Press the OK button to reset the present Sound Mode to the default settings
Menu
Item Adjustments / Con gurations (alternatives)
Setup
DVB Favourites Edit
Creates list of favourite programmes (p. 23)
Tuning Menu
Auto Tuning
Automatically sets the channels received in the area (p. 24)
Analogue
Programme Edit
Edits analogue channels (p. 25)
DVB Manual
Tuning
Sets the DVB channels manually (p. 25)
Analogue
Manual Tuning
Sets the analogue channels manually (p. 25)
Add New DVB
Services
Adds new DVB services (p. 25)
New Service
Message
Selects whether to give a noti cation message when a new DVB service is found (p. 25)
DVB Signal
Display
Checks the DVB signal condition (p. 25)
Off Timer
Sets the time the TV automatically turns Off (Off / 15 / 30 / 45 / 60 / 75 / 90 minutes)
Teletext
Teletext display mode (TOP (FASTEXT) / List) (p. 16)
Shipping Condition
Resets all settings, for example, when moving house (p. 26)
System Update
Downloads new software to TV (p. 23)
Power Save
Reduces brightness of picture to economise on power consumption (Off / On)
Side Panel
Increases the brightness of the side panel (Off / Low / Mid / High)
The recommended setting is “High” to prevent panel “image retention”
Input Labels
Labels or skips each input terminals (p. 27)
Banner Display
Timeout
Sets how long the information banner (p. 11) stays on screen
0 (No display) to 10 sec. in 1-sec. increments
VIERA Link Settings
VIERA Link
Sets to use VIERA Link functions (Off / On) (p. 30)
Power off Link
Set to “Set” to use Power off Link function (No / Set) (p. 31)
Power on Link
Set to “Set” to use Power on Link function (No / Set) (p. 31)
Region Select
Selects the region where you live to adjust the standard time (NSW/ACT / Victoria /
Queensland / South Australia / Western Australia / Nothern Territory / Tasmania)
(p. 23)
Daylight Saving Time
Select time offset from the standard time for Summer Time
(Auto / Off / +1/2 Hr / +1 Hr) (p. 23)
Set to “Auto” normally
Refresh Rate
Changes the image processing of the panel (depending on the input signal) (50Hz / 100Hz)
Set to “100Hz” normally
Software Licence
Displays the software licence information
System Information
Displays the system information of this TV
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Menu list
How to Use Menu Functions
(picture, sound quality, etc.)
How to Use Menu Functions
Menu list
A different menu will be displayed while PC or DVI to HDMI adapter cable is used. (p. 28 and p. 29)
Only available items can be selected.