Fujitsu P42XHA58 Review

The Fujitsu Plasmavision P42XHA58 42-inch plasma comes from the 58 series which also makes a 50-inch available. TrustedReviews take a look at the P42XHA58 and say, the P42XHA58 ticks all the HD Ready boxes and then some. As well as having the required inputs, it has a native resolution of 1,024 x 768 and will accept the required 720p and 1080i input signals. Even more impressive is that this screen will accept a 1080p signal via both HDMI and component connections. If you’re wondering about the native resolution being resolutely 4:3 rather than 16:9, don’t worry. This is common on plasma screens, where the pixels are slightly elongated to give a widescreen aspect ratio. It’s interesting to note however, that the 50in version of this screen sports a native 16:9 resolution of 1,366 x 768.

It’s a shame that Fujitsu has chosen to price the P42XHA58 so high, because if you’re looking for a top quality high definition performer for your AV install, this really is a superb screen. If however, like most consumers, you’re looking for a good all round TV that can handle standard definition as well as HD, you’re going to have to look elsewhere. Especially if you don’t use an external tuner and speaker setup already.