Panasonic TH-42PD25 Plasma HDTV

Posted February 21, 2005 to Panasonic Plasma + LCD TVs, Plasma TV Reviews

The people over at HomeTheaterMag.com have put up a review of the TH-42PD25 plasma TV from Panasonic. The TH-42PD25 is an HDTV plasma TV that won out over the others in the review for its black level and gray scale accuracy.

Using a Video Essentials test patterns DVD, the testing revealed that the TH-42PD25 had an issue with bright scenes--the brightest image would be crushed white. For example, a cloud in the sky would have no detail other than a white blob. Reducing the contrast ratio didn't help either--the picture merely became darker while the detail on whites didn't improve.