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Maxent MX-42HPM20 Plasma Monitor (MX42HPM20)

42" diagonal, 16:9, $1,699 MSRP Add to Compare List


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Maxent MX-42HPM20 Plasma Monitor
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Our Review: Maxent MX-42HPM20: The Maxent MX-42HPM20 is somewhat of a bargain at the moment with its suggested U.S. retail-selling price of $1799. It is the latest generation of wall mountable flat screen plasma displays and offers extremely high performance. ... more

3 User Reviews Rated 4.6
Image Quality 4.7
Features 4.0
Construction 4.7
Ease of Use 4.7
Reliability 4.7
Value for Money 5.0

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Maxent MX-42HPM20 Plasma Monitor Reviews
Our Review
Jun 2, 2006 HDTV Solutions
Review - Maxent MX42HPM20 Plasma HD Monitor

3 User Reviews
Jul 19, 2006 Kevin
    I bought this reluctanly, but for $1499, the price was too tempting. No tuner, ...
Jun 10, 2006 Jim
    Excellent set for the money. Great picture! Screen is made by LG as many other s...
May 17, 2006 PK
    For the price, I dont think you can beat it. It has an awesome picture , plenty ...
Jul 19, 2006 Kevin 4.7
Image Quality 4.0
Features 4.0
Construction 5.0
Ease of Use 5.0
Reliability 5.0
Value for Money 5.0

My Experience: I bought this reluctanly, but for $1499, the price was too tempting. No tuner, which is ideal for me as I use my computer almost solely (with an HD tuner). Long story short, I LOVE IT! It has excellent contrast and from all of the plasma's I reviewed, it seems to behave just as well. Highly recommended!

Problems: I suspect some of the artifacting from fast motion is common to all plasmas since the refresh rates seem a bit low. Also Bright images tend to leave a 'burn' on the screen briefly. This may be a codec problem, but almost everything I watch is MPEG, hard to say. Xbox 360 games tend to do the same thing which would indicate it's with the TV.
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