Panasonic Viera TH-42PZ85U 42-Inch 1080p Plasma HDTV

I bought this TV on amazon for 800$ shipping for 80 $ sold by tigerdirect. I love this TV. Connected it to my gateway desktop through HDMI...Using this TV now as monitor while typing this review....I am not an avid movie watcher/gamer but movies are really amazing on this TV...I watch a lot of online stream videos which are also very good on this TV....I basically bought this as I was getting it for less and I always wanted a 1080p plasma...everything turned out to be very impressive and I am very happy that I bought this TV!!! To be frank I do not have cable TV yet, I am more than happy using this TV just as a monitor...

Just purchased this TV this week, and so far I'm very pleased. The picture is beautiful and I don't even have HD yet, watching in 420 standard. So far I have had no glare problems and the TV sits in front of a big picture window. I ordered from 6th Ave and had the TV in my house in 1 day! I am impressed with the sound quality without any external speakers hooked up yet either. Just turn up the bass and it very close to surround sound. Looking forward to seeing how HD will look on this. I read a lot about this TV before purchasing and only found good reviews. I'll update after HD satellite receiver is installed.

This is my first HDTV and I could not be happier- it is
everything I wanted and more, could never revert to
watching anything else.

We are very pleased with this new Panasonic HD plasma.
After we ordered it at Amazon, it was delivered at our house only five days later! at the hours scheduled!! Bravo, what a service!
The TV is simple and clean look and provide beautiful HD image BUT it is not so great with the standard 480 definition.
So, only for HD viewing or HD movies. Perfect with DirecTV HD channels!
I heard it might be worth it to do a color calibration on this plasma after at least 200h...

I spent months pouring over which TV to get. I never really considered an LCD, so the choice was between plasma, and DLP. I finally settled on plasma. I have always had great luck with Panasonic. My last 3 Tv's are Panasonic, my DVD player is Panasonic, etc,etc...
After reading the reviews on this set, and looking at it at Costco. I took the plunge and bought it here at Amazon. The free shipping and no sales tax made it an even better deal.
I have had it set up for a day so far, but I am really happy with it.
Picture is very nice. Sound is good. I don't have surround or home theater just the stock speakers. They work great! I don't have HD programing yet. That comes in 2 days, so I can't comment on the HD broadcasting picture. But I do have an up converting DVD player on it, and the picture is really good. I know it is not true HD. '
Set up was supper easy. I am an IT administrator so I am used setting up tech gadgets. But really anyone would find this easy. There was (3) cables for me to plug in. Sat feed cable, power plug, and the HDMI to the DVD player. Really can't get much simpler.
On screen setup was cake. The Viera link worked as advertised with the up converting DVD player(Panasonic model S54).
I don't get teh glare issues on the screen some report due to where it is setup in my living room.
One point of caution use (2) people to life it into its spot. Its not heavy, but the shape makes it difficult for one person to do. Don't need to go dropping your new $1000 tv.
I know some reviewers had "issues" with Ceva logistics on the delivery.
The local branch in Reno did a good job by me. I had no issues what so ever.
It is hard to know when you read a review if the writer of the review knows what they are talking about. OR are bias one way or the other before actually dealing with the item reviewed. So take what I say as my
opinion. Do your own research to find if it works for you.