if you can find it for 1/2 of the retail price like I did.

Let me preface this by saying 3 years ago I purchased a Panasonic 50PZ85U Plasma (50" plasma with 488hz subfield drive)

I did a lot of research into finding a 42" TV with at least 1080p 120hz LCD TV to be used in my moms bedroom. My mom was using the PC input in the living room TV and just burning up the plasma surfing the web and for her purposes since she stays stagnant on 'still' screens a lot I did not want to get her a plasma I knew LCD was the best option for her. I am extremely VALUE minded I wanted 42" 1080P 120hz for under 400. After doing some research I found those specs incredibly difficult to meet. I would have to spend at least 700 to get a name brand (LG, Samsung, Panny) to meet my specs. I discovered oddly that a lot of 60hz TV's are still being sold online at my budget (400) up to 550. So be careful not to get a TV whose price is right, but is only 60hz.

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I purchased this TV about 1 month ago, and so far love it. I own a Panasonic Viera th-50pz80U (480hz 1080p)that I bought 2 years ago, and my brother owns the newer g10 50 inch 600hz panasonic, and this phillips is as nice as those two Plasma TVs. Upsides of this tv, LCD, more durable as far as moving around. Plasma tvs are still glass and need to be kept upright, never to be placed on their face. this can be moved more. It is brighter than the plasma TV at baseline. Colors pop without haveing to put the TV into a brighter mode as I have done before on my plasma. there is no burn in or streeking as with the plasmas if not taken care of. I have not had a problem with the panasonics, but on rare occasion on pause I will see a little burn in that will fade on my plasma. I think that the speed of the TV, 240hz, has made it comparable to my plasma for everyday movies. This has a digital motion program built in the set which can be turned off and on. For regular movies and TV, I turn... Read more

This might not a be a technically perfect review but here goes.This TV is for the money in my opinion one of the best out there.Most sets with the specs of this one are far more expensive.240hz refresh rate is FOUR times as fast as most sets are 60hz some are 120.This also has a one millisecond response time also much faster than some.Full 1080 HD combined with the speed of the set make for a great viewing experience whether youre watching sports or a blue ray disc.This set is so precise you can notice picture faults on non HD stations.There are also many adjustments for sound and picture to get it where you want and make most any person happy.It also has a pretty respectable amount of sound coming out of it even without hooking it up to a home theater system.I couldnt be happier with this TV! I would surely recommend this TV to a friend and I may also buy a second one for another room.