Version: 2008
HDTV.CNET.COM: CNET EDITORS' GUIDE TO HIGH-DEFINITION TV
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TOP HDTV PLASMA
Panasonic TH-42PHD7UY
Panasonic TH-42PHD7UY
This industrial model is far superior to Panasonic's consumer panels and an excellent value, and it offers best-in-class performance for the 42-inch category.

The good: Accurate color decoder with no red push; solid video processing with 2:3 pull-down; excellent black-level performance; independent memory per input.

The bad: Limited connectivity options included; basic and industrial in its design; not big on consumer features; no aspect-ratio control for HD sources.






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Top HDTV viewing picks
Top HDTV viewing picks
Here are Senior Editor David Katzmaier's top picks among HDTV shows.
Tennis: U.S. Open
(UniversalHD, Wednesday 7:00 p.m. ET, 1080i)

South Georgia Island: Life Under the Furious Fifties
(Discovery, Wednesday 8:00 p.m. ET, 1080i)

Crater Lake, The Mirror of Heaven
(PBS, Wednesday 10:30 p.m. ET, 1080i)

Tennis: U.S. Open
(UniversalHD, Thursday 7:00 p.m. ET, 1080i)

The O.C.
(Fox, Thursday 8:00 p.m. ET, 720p)

NFL: Oakland vs. New England
(ABC, Thursday 9:00 p.m. ET, 720p)

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Plasma - Display technology used in large-screen, flat-panel TVs. Each plasma panel contains thousands of tiny tubes that are like miniature fluorescent lights and are filled by ionized gas in a plasma state. When excited by electricity, the tubes glow in different colors and intensities to create an image.
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