Photos: Panasonic Viera TH-42PZ81 Freesat plasma

The Viera can also play still photos and video from an SD card. We shot a little test video on a Panasonic HDC-SD9, bunged the card straight in the TV and there, with no further fuss, was some HD video on the screen. Sheer genius. Of course, you'll need to record video on a camcorder that supports both SD and AVCHD, but don't fret, Panasonic makes those.