Panasonic's New Plasma Line

Panasonic's 2008 line of plasma TV's looks to be a good one. If you are a budget-minded consumer, you may want to look at the TH-PX80U series, which comes in sizes of 42" and 50". The 50" model lists at $1,699 but can be found online for as low as $1,239.

It got a nice review on Cnet and features an improved anti-reflective screen and SD-card input slot that is compatible with the gallery player adapter.

Other features include:

• "720p" native resolution (42-inch: 1,24x768; 50-inch 1,366x768)
• 15,000:1 native contrast ratio
• Three HDMI inputs
• Game mode