One of the many products in Panasonic’s collection of entry level flat screen televisions, the Panasonic TX-P42X10 is a great product all round with a number of features that you often come across in a much more expensive model. Unfortunately, though, some people are going to be put off by some are the compromises that it seems to make in terms of quality.

Firstly, it is important to dispel some of the myths which you will hear from sales people when it comes to flat screen televisions like TX-P42X10. While of course you want something that is future proof as possible, and something that will play high definition video these days, you do not need something that is full high definition.

Firstly, it is important to dispel the common myth that everything must be full HD. In fact, many people will barely be able to notice the difference unless you are literally right up front and only a few inches away from the screen. The fact that most of the cheaper flat and televisions are only HD ready, is the reason why they are much cheaper and in fact, it can be quite nonsensical to spend hundreds of pounds more than the TX-P42X10 costs on something which is full HD when you probably aren’t even going to notice much difference, if any.

The only thing you do want to be wary of plasma screens like the TX-P42X10 however, is that they should not have a stationary picture on for a long period of time is the image may burn onto the set. Also, they do have a fairly finite of lifespan although, you can expected to last seven or eight years which is going to be more than enough for the vast majority of people.

What’s more, the vast majority of people today still do not have a large collection of high quality full high definition movies and still have their large collections of older DVD discs. With any older content, TX-P42X10 viewers will not spot any difference at all regardless of the resolution of the screen. However, of course you want something that is future proof, especially if you are spending this sort of money.

Another thing that might put people off the TX-P42X10 screen is the fact that it is plasma rather than LCD. However, plasma TVs actually have a number of advantages over traditional LCD screens, most notably the fact that the viewing angle issue is not found in plasma screens.

You will definitely come across sales people who tell you that it must be 1080p (full HD) otherwise is not even worth considering, but you should see the quality of the TX-P42X10 for yourself and you will find that this will be far more convincing than anything some salesperson tells you.

The Panasonic Viera TX-P42X10 comes with decent stereo speakers built in and a FreeView tuner. However, it is strongly advisable to buy a separate set of speakers such as a 5. 1 surround sound set since they don’t cost a lot extra and half with the experience of watching the movie is having great sound as well.

All the features that you normally will need are built into the Panasonic Viera TX-P42X10 including the possibility to connect your computer and a number of other accessories and peripherals. The TX-P42X10 does not come with anything fancy, but then for the asking price of around 600 pounds, you can’t complain.