Hi i gotta panasonic TH 42 PS9 PLASMA and i want to connect with local HD channels can u please tell me which cable i have to buy for that?

The manual for this TV can be found here. If you are watching broadcast television, or cable TV service that does NOT require use of a set top "cable box" tuner, you would connect the coax cable from the UHF / VHF antenna or cable into the ANT cable connector on the rear of the TV as shown on page 8 & 9 in the manual.

You would then tell the TV setup to scan for available channels as shown on page 12 of the manual.

If you are using a seperate tuner - like those supplied by Cable TV, Dish, DirectTV, Satellite, etc. you should use (1) the HDMI 1, 2 or 3 inputs (HD) 720P and up; (2) the RGB inputs of AV2 for best picture quality 720P or better (HD), (3 & 4) the AV1 & AV3 (on the side next to HDMI) for 480i and possibly 480P (SD) and finally the ANT connector for 480i. If you have a computer that offers VGA jack to connect to an external monitor, use the PC connector on th erear of the TV to send it HD images.

Page 27 & 28 detail manual channel editing.

Good luck!

just need the right cable. Look into getting a VGA-HDMI cable

RE TUNE UR TV AGAIN AND LET IT FIND ALL THE CHANNELS.......IF PROBLEM PRESISTS CALL PANASONIC SERVICE AND TELL THEM OR PROBLEM U HAVE IM SURE THEY WILL TELL U WHAT TO DO .........OR MAY OFFER U FREE SERVICE......WHAT WILL BE UNDER THE WARREN TIE U HAVE FOR 12 MONTS

It sounds like the cable modem is flaky. Have you called the local cable company to report the problem. This should be a no-cost solution.

you might have to look for "hidden" hd channels.

most cable companies are broadcasting the local stations unencrypted, so you should be able to receive them and sometimes a few other "basic" hd channels like discovery or tnt.

try googling your cable system, city and hd channels to see if someone has posted a list of channels (eg, 88-1 or 102-1)

press PIP

Go here and get the latest firmware. Find your model on the left side of the web page. http://www.pasctraining.panasonic.com/SpecialApplications/ProductFirmwareDownloads/downloads1.asp

If you are connected to a HD cale box using component cables IE (G, R & B) then check if either the Red or the Blue has come loose or unplugged as this will cause most HD sets to revert to a black and white picture.

the TV is "automatically" HD. You probably have to turn to the HD channels (which sometimes require a subscription through the cable company. For example in my cable company there are 2 Fox stations, channel 10 with is NOT HD and then channel 810 whish IS HD