Panasonic VIERA C12 Series TC-L32C12 32-Inch 720p LCD HDTV by Panasonic
|
List Price: Category: Home Theater See more digital camera details and other models |
|---|
(Click here)
Digital camera reviews of Panasonic VIERA C12 Series TC-L32C12 32-Inch 720p LCD HDTV
Digital camera Review: Great second TV for the price
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought this TV for $399 for my home office to watch while I'm working and it also doubles as a very nice computer monitor. The picture is very good and the on-screen menu is intuitive and easy to navigate. The SD card reader is a nice feature. I just pulled the card out of my camera, inserted it into the TV and watched a slide show of some recent vacation pictures.
I ordered it on Amazon, but was sold through J&R. The box had a label saying they inspected and added additional packing before shipping. I don't know what they added but the TV arrived without a scratch. (I had just returned another TV that I ordered from warehouse club's website because it was damaged in shipping, so I was happy to finally get one that wasn't in pieces)
When it comes to primary TV's, I'm a firm believer that bigger is better, so this is probably not a TV that I would put in a living room or family room. But I will probably recommend it to my parents if/when they are looking to replace their old CRT TV in their small living room. They're currently watching a little 20" TV, so this would be a step up for them.
Overall, this TV serves its purpose quite well for the price.
Take note: the height dimension listed Amazon is without the stand. With the stand attached, it is 21 3/4" tall and I had to adjust my shelves to fit it in. It would have been a tight fit according to the dimensions that Amazon listed, but no-can-do with the stand.
Digital camera Review: Great secondary TV
Summary: 5 Stars
Before this, my gf had a flat tube tv. Although it was a sony, CRTs are past their prime. She didn't have any fancy (HD) cable service since there was no need for it. She didn't even have a cable box! So I bought this TV and just plugged it into the wall, expecting the worst reception on an HDTV ever.
I hit the auto detect feature that tells the tv to surf for all available channels and it picked up all analog and digital channels in about 30 mins. Of course, this largely depends on the way the cable is setup in your home, but I was able to view all the channels that were available before and MORE. All the big network channels came through in full HD. If you hit the "display" button, the TV picks up any info provided through the digital feed including the broadcast rate and the station name. I could see that certain channels (like NBC) broadcasts in 1080i, the TV obviously only goes upto 720p, but it was amazing. This is all straight out of the box. You can assign 3 pages of favorite channels and set the TV to only browse through those channels. So I don't have to surf through like 5 foreign language channels to get from NBC to ESPN.
Of course...if you have a cable box, these features go out the window and you're at the mercy of any bells and whistles built into your box. It's 2009...who doesn't have a cable box? I think the cable though the wall is enable through the apt complex. I'm not going to question it. If it works, that's fine with me. I haven't had to buy a BD player or xbox yet, as I'm not there often enough, but her SONY dvd player with component cables looks great. It's upconverting, so it suits me just fine. It's really just there for me to kill time watching SC at night, I save movietime for my please with the bigger TV and sound system <-- snob.
You'll get a million diff reasons why you shouldn't buy 720p when 1080p is out there. And there is a lot of back and forth babble about not making a difference at 32". The truth of the matter is, the picture is great! It's bright, crisp, vibrant. If you're a total meat-head for specs and super HD graphics, it's definitely not going to be your primary screen anyways.
I haven't dubbed this as a monitor, but it has a VGA port for connecting your PC. There's an SD slot, so that you can view pics quickly, but most ppl will just plug their laptop into the TV anyways. I've heard ppl complain that the interface is really slow via SD card slot, but I think that might have to do with the size of their pictures. If your trying to view pics from a 12 MP camera...the TV is going to be slow in accessing them. It's not a computer with a monitor, it's a TV with a SD slot in it...I don't think it has the processing power for building apple quality slideshows. Panasonic probably let some intern design the interface or something. Hope this review helpful and not too littered with personal opinion rather than facts.
Bottom line: I'm happy with this purchase. Very seeatiiisssfied (Malkovich)
Digital camera Review: Great television for the money
Summary: 4 Stars
We are really happy with this television. It is a little bigger than we expected, but it fits quite nicely on top of the bureau. The picture and color are very good. This is our 2nd Panasonic television and so far, we are pleased with both of them. As far as the order and delivery process, it all was very simple and efficient. The tv was delivered within 10 days of ordering.Digital camera Review: HD TV
Summary: 5 Stars
Easy to set up. Delivered quickly. Immediately enjoyable. Glad I went the Amazon route!Digital camera Review: High Quality Inexpensive HD TV
Summary: 5 Stars
I pretty much based this purchase on what other people thought about it. Would it be too small, too cheap, other problems. Was really unsure. Read through Amazons reviews and were positive so I thought I'd give it a try and was impressed. The 32 inch although only 720p had me worried but not anymore. With the screen size that small thats all you really need. (I have not seen a 1080p in 32 inch). The HD picture is very nice, the speakers for a tv are excellent. A shiny high gloss to the outer frame makes this a nice looking set. For this price I give it 5 out of 5.