Since its founding in 1918, Panasonic Corporation, formerly called Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. Ltd. Of Japan, is the largest Japanese manufacturer of electronic products. It's also the 89th-largest company in the world in 2009, according to Forbes Magazine, and it's also among the top semiconductor sales leaders in the world today. The company continues to be a producer of popular, and top-of-the-line home entertainment appliances, non-electronic products and home renovation services. Here's a look at the beat features of the Panasonic TX-P42C10B Plasma Television.

Panasonic – One of the First to Produce Energy-Efficient Plasma TV's

Panasonic has been in the business of manufacturing superior-quality Plasma TV sets for many years. It was the first electronics manufacturers to build the energy-efficient Plasma TV, which company engineers stress only consumes half the electricity it used to. The company's engineers have also overcome the problems associated with the excess reflection of ambient light made by conventional Plasma television sets. The development of the Panasonic TX-P42C10B attests to the ingenuity of the engineering and design team at Panasonic.

The Energy Efficient TV Set

The Panasonic TX-P42C10 Plasma TV set consumes around 195 watts of energy when in use, and only 0.7 watts when in stand-by mode. It also comes equipped with features such as the Hotel Mode,Q-Link, VIERA Image Viewer, Aspect Control and Child Lock. The Child Lock feature prevents your kids from watching specific channels or TV programs that are unfit for them. The television set's Energy Saving Mode also helps reduce your monthly power bills.

Amazingly Large Screen

The Panasonic TX-P42C10 measures 42 x 107 cm, which makes it an impressive and large, yet energy-friendly home television system. The TV provides 1,024 x 768 resolution, as well as offer an aspect ratio of 16:9, along with a contrast rate of 2,000,000:1. The TXP42C10 is also HD-TV compatible, in the tradition of the Panasonic VIERA series, which is known to produce high-quality and best-selling Plasma television sets.

Probably one of the best attributes of the Panasonic TX-P4210B is its wonderfully stylish exterior design. The TV set weighs only 28 kg, with or without the stand, and its dimensions are 1,029 x 709 x 321 mm. In addition, it includes a real black drive system, further enhancing its overall look and feel. It's also available in a classy black colour, providing that perfectly sophisticated, conservative yet stunning futuristic look and feel.

This truly smart TV unit also effectively supports free angle viewing, and also comes equipped with progressive scan picture in picture features, Vreal picture enhancement, digital text, digital audio broadcasting, digital video broadcasting, auto setup, auto scan, RF loop, 7-day electronic programme guide, teletext, fastext, UHF and VHF tuner, sleep timer, child clock and CI slot.