Akai PDP4206EM 42" Plasma EDTV

by Akai

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 41 x 4 x 25 inches ; 80.6 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 102 pounds
• Shipping: This item can only be shipped to the 48 contiguous states. We regret it cannot be shipped to APO/FPO, Hawaii, Alaska, or Puerto Rico.
• ASIN: B000BC95V2
• California residents: Click here for Proposition 65 warning.
• Item model number: PDP4206EM
• Batteries: 2 AA batteries required. (included)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #310,812 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: July 10, 2005

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Enjoy stunning clarity and brilliant colors from your favorite television shows and DVD movies with the 42-inch Akai PDP4206EM plasma TV. Built for those who want an affordable large screen TV, the PDP4206EM has a built-in NTSC tuner for standard over-air programming, and it displays HDTV channels and signals when connected to an optional receiver or compatible cable/satellite set-top box.

It features an 852 x 480-pixel resolution, 160-degree viewing angle, super-bright 1000 cd/m2 (candela per square meter) brightness rating, and a 300:1 contrast ratio. (The higher the contrast ratio, the greater a TV's ability to display subtle color details and not get washed out by ambient room light.) A 2D comb filter separates chrominance (color) from luminance (brightness) information in the video signal for independent processing to improve picture resolution and minimize distortion.

This set also performs 3:2 pulldown detection and reversal, too--a handy feature for watching progressive-scan movie programs in their native 24-frame format. To adapt 24 frames-per-second movies to 30 fps video, frames in the original movie must be duplicated; 3:2 pulldown digitally corrects this duplication by removing the redundant information to display a frame-accurate picture.

It includes two integrated stereo speakers that produce 5 watts of power per channel for 10 watts of total power. It offers the following connection options:

• Composite AV (RCA): 1 in
• S-Video: 1 in
• Component video: 1 in
• DVI: 1 in
• PC VGA: 1 in

Tech Talk
Component video (also called Y/Pb/Pr) features a three-jack video input, which provides separate connections for luminance (Y), blue color difference (PB) and red color difference (PR). This results in increased bandwidth for color information, resulting in a more accurate picture with clearer color reproduction and less bleeding than you would get with S-Video or composite (RCA yellow video plug) connections. You will need a separate RCA left/right audio cable for sound.

What's in the Box
Plasma TV, stand, remote control (with batteries), printed operating instructions

Product Description

42" Enhanced Definition, High Luminance, Plasma Display monitor

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best Bang for the Buck!!, December 27, 2007

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Donovan Mills - See all my reviews

This review is from: Akai PDP4206EM 42" Plasma EDTV (Electronics)

I paid 1200 for this monitor about a year ago without ever intending to write a review for it. This is definetely the best plasma in its class.