Amazon.com Product Review
(March 2011)With 120Hz Motion Picture Pro 4, VIERA
® U30 Series LCD HDTVs are great for viewing your favorite sports teams or action movies. You can also share your favorite digital photos on the big screen.
Panasonic Features
VIERA Image VIEWER™
Equipped with an SD card slot, VIERA makes it easy to view full-HD photos and motion images that you shot yourself. Simply insert the SD memory card into the slot, and you're ready to view your photos and full-HD videos on the big screen. You can make your slide shows even more impressive by adding background music and attractive frames. With VIERA's big screen and superb image quality, family and friends will love sharing your memories.
VIERA Link™
VIERA Link simplifies the operation of a variety of AV devices, so you can operate them all using only the VIERA remote control. Setup is easy—simply connect the devices to each other via HDMI cables.
Fine Black Panel
Panel reflections have been reduced to half those of conventional panels, to sharpen images and reduce glare.
120Hz Motion Picture PRO 4
120Hz Motion Picture Pro4 displays all video signals at 120 frames/second—double the native frame rate. This increases the frame count to allow more natural frame-to-frame transitions, for smoother motion images with higher resolution. Motion Focus Technology reduces flicker and effectively suppresses blurring and afterimages.
Key Specifications
- Series: U30
- Screen type: LCD
- Screen size: 42 inches
- Native resolution: 1920 x 1080 pixels
- Moving Picture Resolution: 900 lines
- Filter: Fine Black Panel
- HDTV display capability: 1080p, 1080i, 720p
- EDTV display capability: 480p
- Speakers: 2 full range, 20W total power, Surround Sound Capable
- Image viewer: JPEG playback
- Aspect control:480i/p: Full, Just, 4:3, Zoo1080i/p: Full, H-Fill, Just, 4:3, Zoom
- Optional wall-mounting bracket: TY-WK3L2RW (US only)
- Multi-lingual menu: English/Spanish/French
- Energy Star qualified: Yes
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Connections - HDMI: 3 (1 side)
- Component (Y, PB, PR): RCA x 1 (common with Composite)
- Composite A/V: 2 (1 side); each with audio input
- PC input (15-pin, D-Sub): 1
- Digital audio output: 1 (5.1 ch)
Dimensions - TV with stand: 26.3" x 40.2" x 11.4" (H x W x D); 41.9 pounds (1,021 mm x 666 mm x 288 mm; 19 kg)
- TV without stand: 24.9" x 40.2" x 4.3" (H x W x D); 37.5 pounds (1,021 mm x 632 mm x 107 mm; 17 kg)
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Panasonic 2011 LCD HDTV Comparison
| Series: | DT30 | D30 | E30 | E3 | U30 | U3 | X30 | C3 | C30 |
| Models: | 32", 37" | 42" | 42" | 32", 37", 42" | 42" | 32", 37" | 32" | 32" | 19" |
| Panel Type | IPS Alpha LED LCD | IPS Alpha LED LCD | IPS Alpha LED LCD | IPS LED LCD | IPS LCD | IPS Alpha LCD | IPS Alpha LCD | IPS Alpha LCD | IPS Alpha LED LCD |
| HD 720p | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | | | |
| Full HD 1080p | | | | | | | -- | -- | -- |
| 3D Ready | | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Filter | Clear Panel | Clear Panel | Clear Panel | Fine Black Panel | Fine Black Panel | Fine Black Panel | Fine Black Panel | Fine Black Panel | Fine Black Panel |
| Moving Picture Resolution | 1080 Lines | 900 Lines | 900 Lines | 300 Lines | 900 Lines | 300 Lines | 300 Lines | 300 Lines | 300 Lines |
| VIERA Connect | | | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Easy IPTV | -- | -- | | | -- | -- | | -- | -- |
| DLNA | | | | | -- | -- | | -- | -- |
| Wireless LAN | Ready | Ready | Ready | Ready | -- | -- | Ready | -- | -- |
| Ethernet | | | | | -- | -- | | -- | -- |
| HDMI | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Component (Y/Pb/Pr) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Composite A/V | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Digital Audio Output | Optical | Optical | Optical | Optical | Optical | Optical | Optical | Optical | Optical |
| PC (DSub) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| USB 2.0 Port | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | -- | -- | 1 | -- | -- |
| JPEG Playback | | | | | | | | | |
| MP3 Playback | | | | | -- | -- | | -- | -- |
| MPEG Video Playback | | | | | -- | -- | | -- | -- |
What's in the Box
Panasonic U30 series LCD HDTV, removable stand, remote control (with batteries), operating instructions
Customer Reviews
Average Customer Review
(68 customer reviews) 195 of 199 people found the following review helpful
Great Mid-Range HDTV!,
April 23, 2011 Allen (Riverside, CA USA) - See all my reviews
Amazon Verified Purchase(What's this?)
This review is from: Panasonic VIERA TC-L42U30 42-Inch 1080p 120Hz LCD HDTV (Electronics)
I wanted to purchase an tv that didn't break the bank, but met my criteria of
40-42", multiple HDMI input, PC input, 1080p, 120hz and this fit the bill. I stayed away from plasma because to me the LCD picture quality is much crisper and I stayed away from LED because for the same sized LCD I can get a bigger screen.
Note: The room that this tv resides in is 11' by 15' and it sits 8' away from the couch. The size is just right for the room.
Initial Setup
Setup was very easy and I was up and running within minutes of taking the tv out of the box. I had to install the included stand and then set a couple of options and the date once the unit was powered on. The stand base is made out of plastic but is connected to the tv with a metal bracket. That said, when we first set the tv on the console it wobbled and I was concerned at first, but after a few days, I already forgot that it initially wobbled, so this was a non-issue. The unit itself is beautiful...Read more
74 of 74 people found the following review helpful
Very happy!,
May 5, 2011 Wesley C. Honeycutt "Wes" (Iowa) - See all my reviews
Amazon Verified Purchase(What's this?)
This review is from: Panasonic VIERA TC-L42U30 42-Inch 1080p 120Hz LCD HDTV (Electronics)
Had it for about a week now. Excellent TV.....exceeded my expectations! The HD feeds from the networks are blowin' my mind! Beautiful color and black levels. I'm a newbie there so keep that in mind but it looks great and can really mesmerize me. Before this, I bought a 1080p vizio 22" LED for my bedroom.....thought that was great and that the larger screen would not hold up in comparison....but it's so much better!!! And great fast service by Amazon!
Pros: Beautiful colors
Deep Blacks
Motion Pro works well
Even light across screen
Energy saver!!!
Just the right size for up to 10ft. Viewing
Great viewing angle
And of course, Blu Ray looks beautiful
Cons: Optical audio out only.
Other thoughts:
Motion Pro 4 : I think it works well. You can set it to strong, weak or off. On the strong setting, yes, some moments in film look like video....it's not that it's not pleasing, it's more like it's...Read more
60 of 63 people found the following review helpful
Very pleased by both price and product quality.,
April 16, 2011 Old Grizzle - See all my reviews
Amazon Verified Purchase(What's this?)
This review is from: Panasonic VIERA TC-L42U30 42-Inch 1080p 120Hz LCD HDTV (Electronics)
Having both sold and owned a multitude of electronic devices that included Sony, Panasonic and others too numerous to mention and I freely admit to being a Sony lover until this purchase. This set replaces a Sony rear projecting Sony flat screen that required a blub replacement, the cost of which was over 30 percent of what the new set cost me. After comparing the picture quality and features offered by various brands including LG, Sharp and Sony among them, I found Panasonic equaled or exceeded what the competition offered and till now I have no reason to regret my dissension to buy it.
That being said, I am very pleased with Amazon as a seller. Having been a retailer who considered service of prime importance, I hate Box Stores approach to merchandizing that relies on the Hard Sell by their employees and considers the obligation ceases once the item moves out the doorway and becomes the buyers responsibility should a problem surface. Not only did Amazon have my purchase...Read more
