Fujitsu HD Ready P42HTS51ES Plasma TV

• Panel: P42HTS51ES

• • 1024 x 1024 (ALiS) > Processor:

  • AVM II
  Connectivity:

• HDMI (HDCP)
  • 2 X RGB Scart
  • Component Video
  • 15-Pin VGA
  • S-Video
  • 2 x Stereo Audio
  Warranty:
  • 3 years
  Tuner:
  • Analogue
  Control:

Fujitsu HD Ready P42HTS51ES Plasma TV

Fujitsu's Plasma TV Displays let you showcase your favorite programs. The Plasma TV can be anywhere you would like to mount one on a wall, sit it on a tabletop, or hang it from the ceiling. Plasma TV displays showcase all of your favorite programming, including HDTV, DTV, DVD and computer sources; and they boast a wide 160 degree viewing angle that lets you enjoy the show from virtually any area of the room. And with Fujitsu's Plasma TV Displays, you'll be able to watch Hollywood's biggest blockbusters with a full 16:9 aspect ratio-the widescreen format in which directors intended you to view their films. Fujitsu Plasma TV Displays offer high definition images that put them at the head of their class.

Since introducing the world's first color plasma display monitor in 1993, Fujitsu General America, Inc. has quickly emerged as the leader in plasma display technology. Fujitsu's proprietary technology enables its highly acclaimed Plasmavision SlimScreen plasma display monitors to be the brightest, sharpest, highest-resolution plasma TV display monitors available. With unparalleled installation flexibility and the ability to display virtually any video source, including the output from a computer, Fujitsu General's Plasmavision is the perfect Convergent Visual Mediumª for all business, commercial, multimedia and home theater applications. Fujitsu General's plasma display monitors deliver powerful impact for sales presentations, conference rooms, trade show displays, stock market quotation boards, big-screen displays of sporting events and many other applications.

The stunning Fujitsu range includes the most advanced plasma screens on the market. Designed to provide the best plasma solution for the multi-media age, these screens utilise visual image technology to suit your requirements, be it business or personal. Developed by Fujitsu General - the worldwide leader in plasma display technology - the sophisticated PlasmavisionT screens offer the slimmest and lightest plasma displays with a remarkable depth of just 85mm and weighing less than 32kg. A full 160° viewing angle (compared with 120° on a conventional television) allows the exceptional picture to be viewed from just about any position in a room .

The Toshiba plasma is first and foremost a gorgeous looking display. It is right there with the Sony XBR plasma models in aesthetic considerations. It has an outer shielding of Plexiglas. The deep black contrast border surrounding the image area is 3.25" wide. The contained silver side speakers (non removable) are 4" in width and the full height of the screen. A 20 pound included tabletop stand is brushed silver and matches the speakers. And as one little design extra this plasma contains a flip down control panel on the bottom left hand side of the display case - a nice cool addition. All in all it's very impressive.

There are 5 aspect ratio offerings - Theaterwide 1, 2, 3, Full and Natural . Theaterwide 2 acts as the zoom feature for the piece while the Full aspect allows the viewer to view 16:9 film content (DVD) in its originally intended format. Lastly the Natural selection is used for watching 4:3 images with side gray bars, which are adjustable to three different hues of gray.

Audio from the non-detachable speakers registers 10W per speaker. I found the audio function to be sufficient in our showroom but far from overwhelming.

Up conversion of NTSC programming was excellent. Of course, with plasma this depends very much upon the quality of the incoming signal. But I found the scaling and conversion algorithms to be well thought out and with only slight "stretch" effect when used correctly.

Power consumption is a hefty 301 watts on average, but the plasma runs very cool and with only a slight fan humming noise (even though it is fanless).

Input selection is complete containing 2 component, 2 composite, 2 s-video, and a couple of coaxial RF style inputs. There is also a DVI/HDCP input, which is primarily included for high definition reception, but may also be used for PC input.