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Panasonic CT-32HX41 32" HDTV-Ready TV
 
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Product Description
This Panasonic CT-32HX41 32-inch stereo HDTV monitor-television not only provides you with a high-end viewing and audio experience right out of the box, it also gets you ready for the future: HDTV.

Video Features
This set's Panasonic PureFlat picture tube delivers rich, detailed images with excellent corner-to-corner depth. Unlike conventional curved screens, the PureFlat screen minimizes reflections and distortions, for optimal TV viewing no matter where you're sitting. It also features a three-line digital comb filter, which enhances resolution by removing the blurred edges between colors and reducing dot crawl. Its dual component video inputs help provide superior video images and color accuracy. Panasonic televisions with these component video inputs can accept either progressive or interlaced signals from a variety of sources, including DVD players and DTV set-top boxes. The progressive scan doubler displays almost twice as many video "frames" as a conventional television does, eliminating horizontal scan lines. And finally, this television doubles as an HDTV (high definition television) monitor, allowing you to view high-definition broadcasts when paired with an HDTV digital receiver. The HDTV digital format provides ultra-high resolution for an amazingly crisp, lifelike picture.

Audio Features
The CT-32HX41 features AI sound, an auto volume adjustment feature that sets a constant comfortable listening level. Its BBE technology also enhances speech intelligibility and optimizes the dynamic range of sound for music. Its easy, onscreen setup helps you set bass, treble, and balance. You can use the onscreen controls to adjust the volume of both the set's speakers and external speakers connected for a home theater setup. The set is also equipped with SAP (second language decoding) with dbx noise reduction.

Other Features
This unit features a two-tuner picture-in-picture with split-screen display, which lets you watch two TV programs simultaneously by dividing the screen in half, down the middle. Audio defaults to the program on the left; to listen to the program on the right, you simply switch the pictures with the SWAP button. Panasonic's Director lighted disc remote, recently redesigned to provide even easier and more accurate control, can control most current audio and video devices, including DVD players, VCRs, cable TV boxes, laser disc players, DBS receivers, stereo receivers, CD players, and cassette tape decks. This set also includes four sets of A/V input jacks (one front and three rear); the video is a composite video input. This set is Energy Star compliant.

Product Details
  • 32-inch digital flat-screen HDTV monitor
  • 2-speaker surround sound simulation
  • Picture-in-picture capability
  • 4 A/V inputs, 3 S-Video inputs
  • Front input jacks; auto-volume correction, child lock-out, closed caption features

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Customer Reviews
Excellent Picture, BUT Watch Your Back!
 
Review Date: January 10, 2007
Reviewer: Dobeman, Marietta, GA
I've had this TV for about eight months now and have had no problems with it. The picture is exceptionally crisp and the unit itself is very stylish.
I have the audio ported out to a small stereo so can't comment on the quality of the speakers.

One word of caution though: This sucker is HEAVY! At 165lbs, out of the box, it's out of most people's "I'll move it by myself" range. I moved this up the stairs in the box and it nearly killed me. I didn't know it weighed this much. It's also a bit of a strain on the solid oak shelf it's sitting on in my armoire too, but it seems to be holding.

Overall, it's a nice unit.
Buy something else!!
 
Review Date: July 26, 2003
Reviewer: ,
We were happy with this TV at the start. After our warranty ran out--so did the TV. One day the TV just would not turn on even after several attempts to unplug and plug it back in which only resulted in pop, snap. die! We have been waiting almost four weeks for parts to repair it. Panasonic has not sent the parts needed as requested by our repair shop. We have been given several excuses about what had caused the problem and why it hasn't been fixed. From "the power supply" to "acid leaking on the board" to "waiting for parts from Panasonic". From day one this TV had an arch across the bottom of the picture when viewing widescreen. We were willing to put up with this first problem. But after waiting over a month for this major repair we are in the process of now purchasing a different brand of TV. We would highly recommend that you think twice about purchasing this Panasonic lemon.
Service problem
 
Review Date: February 20, 2003
Reviewer: Charles, Sedona, AZ USA
The set developed serious color quality problems within the first year. The nearest authorized service is a two hour drive away from my hometown of Sedona, Arizona. That service company declined to drive to Sedona on a service call because of the four-hour round trip. Panasonic has not responded to my e-mail after two weeks, and my attempts to reach the Panasonic service area by phone simply lead to a phone maze without a real person to which I can complain. If you do not live in a city the size of Phoenix, I strongly recommend that you look at another product.
Well worth it in good condition
 
Review Date: April 21, 2002
Reviewer: Steve, USA
My previous review titled "well worth it" should be updated but my E-mail has changed. This is in fact a great television. When I noticed a slight curve when viewing widescreen movies and I asked a service technition to take a look he noticed the problem after testing it with his equipment. He corrected a slight convergance problem with red that made the picture REALLY SHARP but said that the shadow mask had been damaged during shipping probobly because of bouncing, and that it would not be economic to fix it.The problem was very small but I am very serious when it comes to quality. Now I am trading it back in and upgrading to the 47 inch Panasonic high definition projector tv because it is easier to take care of. When I got this television it had a corner sticking out the hole in the box. My advice is that if you can get one in good condition than by all means do so but be carefull where you buy it because its very sensitive equipment.
Was good while it lasted
 
Review Date: April 3, 2002
Reviewer: , Maynard, MA USA
I am now 5 weeks without my HDTV. Had a few minor glitches early on but they never amounted to much, then about 4 months after purchase the screen began to pop from its normal square display to an oval shape then pop back out. Also had issues of display being almost all red, blue or green. PS2 hooked up with component was great, except that the screen went a bright neon green square a few times to days before it died. The final night it displayed all the above and when it was powered off then back on it went click, click, pop. I have spent the last 5 weeks with we'll need to pick it up and bring it to the shop, parts on order, well that part came in but now we need this part, we needed to get approval from Panasonic to order this part, still waiting. Called Panasonic wondering if they could help they were helpful, said they would call repair shop to see what the holdup was would call me back Monday, on Wednesday still no call, I call back, they NEVER called repair shop. Overall
TV 4 stars, PS2 on TV 5 stars, panasonic service 0 stars, getting this unit repaired 0 stars. My last Panasonic purchase!