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Who needs Black Friday or Cyber Monday when OneCall has crazy prices in their weekend sales long after Black Friday has passed? You can now get a top-rated 42-inch Panasonic plasma HDTV for under $1000 including delivery (sale ends this weekend or while supplies last).

Panasonic TH-42PX75U 42-inch plasma flat panel HDTV: $999.77 delivered

And to sweeten the pot even further, Panasonic is now offering a $200 mail-in rebate applicable toward professional installation of this HDTV. So if you're planning to hire your friendly neighborhood custom installer or contractor to hang this on your wall or integrate it with your current A/V system, Panasonic is making it that much easier to do so.

Although this is not a native 1920x1080 pixel panel (those sell for several hundred $$$ more), this set does support 1080p input signals from Blu-ray Disc, HD-DVD or upconverting DVD players for excellent results with true high definition material. And the fact is that for viewing distances over 7 or 8 feet on a 42-inch set, the difference between a 720p and native 1080p set is fairly hard to discern. Also, discriminating sports fans and movie lovers know that plasma's superior contrast, black reproduction and motion handling make this set superior to most (if not all) LCD TVs, even the native 1080p LCDs.

Don't be caught up in the numbers game: check out a Panasonic plasma up against any comparably priced, comparably sized LCD flat panel and decide for yourself which has the better picture. The results may surprise you.

Specifications from the Manufacturer:

• Screen Size: 42" Class (41.6" diagonal)
• Compatible Signal Formats: 1080p/1080i/720p/480p/480i
• Display Resolution: 720p
• Contrast Ratio: Up to 10,000:1
• Aspect Ratio: 16:9 (Widescreen)
• Displayable Colors: Maximum of 29 Billion
• Shades of Gradation: 3,072
• Pixel Pitch (H x V): 0.90 x 0.675 mm
• Panel Type: G10 Progressive HD Plasma Panel
• Aspect Control for TV/AV Modes: 4:3, Zoom, Full, Just, H-Fill
• Native Resolution (Number of Pixels): 1024 x 768
• Progressive Scan: Yes
• Video Noise Reduction: Yes
• Digital Comb Filter: Motion Adaptive 3D-Y/C
• Color Purity Optimizer (3D Color Management): Yes
• Sub-Pixel Controller: Yes
• Motion Pattern Noise Reduction : Yes
• Digital Cinema Reality: Yes

AUDIO: .

• Speakers: Full-range x 2(L,R)
• Number of Speakers: 2
• Audio Ouput: 20W (10% THD) (8 ohms, 70Hz-17kHz)
• Surround Sound: Yes

INPUT/OUTPUT: .

• Tuner: Integrated ATSC tuner
• Photo Viewer: Yes (SD Slot)
• SD Card Slot: Yes
• HDMI Inputs: 2
• Analog Audio Input (for HDMI): 2 rear
• Composite Video Input: 2 rear
• S-Video Input: 2 rear
• Audio Input (for Video): 2 rear
• Component Video Input [Y, PB(CB), PR(CR)]: 2 rear
• Audio Input (for Component Video): 2 rear
• Composite Video Output: 1 rear
• Audio Output: 1 rear
• Digital Audio Out: 1 (optical)

CONVENIENCE: .

• EZ Sync™ HDAVI Control: Yes, via HDMI interface
• Video Picture Memory: Yes
• On-Screen Display Languages English/Spanish/French
• V-Chip Program Lockout Yes
• Built-In Closed Caption Decoder Yes
• Timers - Sleep/On/Off Sleep (Off only)
• Video Input Labeling Yes

GENERAL: .

• Power Supply: AC 120 V, 60 Hz
• Power Consumption: 387 W
• Receiving System: ATSC/QAM/NTSC
• Operating Temperature: 32°F - 104°F
• Pedestal Stand: Included
• Remote Control: Included
• Dimensions (H x W x D) with pedestal stand: 28.7" x 40.2" x 13.0"
• Weight with pedestal stand: 75 lbs
• Dimensions (without stand): (H x W x D) 26.8" x 40.2" x 3.8"
• Weight (without stand): 59.6 lbs