This Sony plasma 42 HDTV can't measure up to other plasmas in its class

This Sony plasma 42 HDTV (KE-42TS2 model) has outstanding picture quality, stylish appearance, but like all Sony products a very expensive price tag. Sony markets this plasma under its WEGA brand.

This Sony KE-42TS2 is a television, not a display and includes an integrated TV tuner, a stylish design, loudspeakers (9-watt underpowered speakers), and most of the input sockets you'll need.

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It's native resolution 1024i (1024 x 1024 pixels) offers vivid, lifelike colors, above average brightness, good overall contrast.

The Sony KE-42TS2 also delivers a fine picture when mated to a high definition signal and a natural, realistic feel with fast screen motion. When you switch to DVD the PQ continues to satisfy. Most picture settings are quite good out of box.

The Sony Wega KE-42TS2 has a variety of video sources:

four A/V inputs including composite

S-video, component video, and DVI connections

built-in DVI-HDCP support

The Sony KE-42TS2 has a display resolution of 1024 x 1024. The DVI-HDTV, component video and RGB inputs will accept 1080i, 720p, 480i and 480p, and will display them as 1024 x 1024. All other input signals will also be displayed as 1024 x 1024.

Like most plasma’s you can stretch and/or zoom a conventional squarish 4:3 program and make it fill up this Sony plasma 42 HDTV ‘s wide screen. Other image-adjustment options include:

color temperature control

five picture presets

3:2 pulldown that reduces artifacts.

This Sony plasma is equipped with a "CineMotion Reverse 3/2 Pulldown Processing function" the KE-42TS2 minimizes motion artifacts and optimizes film-based content from any video input for the purest reproduction of film-originated sources.

Unfortunately this Sony plasma 42 HDTV can’t deliver the deep dark blacks contrasts vital for that three-dimensional look in dim lighting. Unlike the best in its class this Sony plasma 42 HDTV lacks the vital, rich contrast and three-dimensionality of the Fujitsu or Panasonic. The Pioneer plasmas are also a better product.

The Sony plasma 42 HDTV ‘s can’t compete with some of the other finer plasmas on the market today. Unless you really believe in Sony I’d buy a Panasonic or Pioneer(Fujitsu is too expensive for me).