If you’re about to obtain your very first high definition television set, you may not be prepared to spend a lot of cash on your acquisition. With the way the economy is lately, that’s not surprising. If you’re looking at entry level high definition sets, you probably don’t expect very high quality from your first one. The Panasonic Viera TX-L32S10 is worth shortlisting. Expect full 1080 dpi resolution from this model. You’ll have a 32 inch television that gives you great HD images and is priced way beneath others in the market.

One thing I’ve also heard is that the Panasonic Viera TX-L32S10 has a really simple onscreen menu. Too simple for many, in fact. Apparently, there is no ability to calibrate the backlight and the colour from this menu. Some more advanced users frown on this but again, consider the upsides of this TV and you’ll get over the menu issue.

At SD and 720p resolution, the screen of the TX-L32S10 has 1:1 pixel mapping functionality, making it reproduce digital input images to the truest resolution possible. At 1080p, this no longer holds true as the pixel mapping is not able to hold the 1:1 ratio. There does not appear to be any edge enhancement, making the edges appear slightly soft at 1080p resolution. This seems to favour gamers using the higher end 60p games available for xbox 360 and PS3.

It can be an issue, but not a big one, mind you; for those who are planning on using the Panasonic TX-L32S10 HDTV as their monitor for their desktop computer. The only thing that is lacking is the ability to map to 1 to 1 pixel which may cause a bit of an issue if you’re going to use a lot of text driven applications. Other than that, you will be fine with this TV. The price just can’t be beat, not when you consider all of the perks you’ll get with this TV.

The Panasonic TX-L32S10 is a gamers dream come true. There is very little input lag, making it ideal for all of your gaming consoles. Rumour has it that there is a little bit of ghost imaging from a backlight flickering, but the resolution is incredible and the ghosting is nearly impossible to detect. You’ll never lose focus on your game with this model.

The quality of sound on the Panasonic TX-L32S10 is incredible, especially considering the placement of the speakers. A little more thought could have been given to the placement but it is obvious that Panasonic was attempting to point the speakers out so that viewing from the front of the TV would be perfect.

It’s not hard to add surround sound to the Panasonic TX-L32S10 to improve the quality of sound. Most viewers will have no issues with the sound quality at all.

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As an entry level HD television set, the Panasonic TX-L32S10 is more than adequate to the task of producing incredibly sharp high definition images. All of the inaccuracies in reproduction that were noted would not be noticeable to the average viewer, or to a technician, without a reference image to compare the image to. There are some much more expensive sets that performed better, but for the difference in price, the ability to fine tune all aspects of the screen is hardly worthwhile for most viewers.