Panasonic TX-P42S20B review

Freeview HD-packing plasma TV that hits the sweet spot

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Panasonic tx-p42s20

The P42S20's remote control isn't perhaps quite as effortless and logical as some of Panasonic's past efforts - especially thanks to the way the Menu button has been relegated to a small spot at the very top left.

Panasonic tx-p42s20

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The EPG also doesn't manage to keep a small version of the TV picture you were watching when you pressed the Guide button.

To rub this latter point in, where a little screen might have gone, you instead get a large advertising box on the left hand side courtesy of the GuidePlus provider Panasonic draws on for its listing info.

John Archer
AV Technology Contributor

John has been writing about home entertainment technology for more than two decades - an especially impressive feat considering he still claims to only be 35 years old (yeah, right). In that time he’s reviewed hundreds if not thousands of TVs, projectors and speakers, and spent frankly far too long sitting by himself in a dark room.