Consumer Reports have made a big call in the whole TV arena. They have given the holy grail of television sets to Panasonic and their TH-50PZ700U. They didn’t skimp on the tests either, reviewing more then 150 televisions. They said “the the Panasonic TH-50PZ700U reproduced the finest detail, rich vibrant colors and deep blacks that lent an almost three-dimensional look to images” and gave it an “Excellent” for its HD, DVD, and standard-definition picture quality.
What do you get with the Panasonic TH-50PZ700U other then an “Excellent” television. Well to start it is a 50″ Plasma with Anti-Reflective Coating (whatever that means) that supports True HD (1920×1080 native resolution AKA 1080P), has a contrast ratio of up to 5000:1, 4 inbuilt speakers (2x left and 2x right), a SD slot and 2 HDMI ports. All this can be picked up for a big fat $US2999.
With a little research I have also noticed that there may be a updated model of the TH-50PZ700U, with the TH-50PZ750U. Maybe not a massive change but it does seem to have this feature called Pro-Setting and costs a hefty $US500 more. I think I’ll stick with my $US300 Panasonic CRT for now thank you.
For more info, click over to the Consumer Reports Website, or Engadget for a short taste.
JVC Australia announced on the 24Th of this month (September for people who don’t get out much) 2 brand spanking new True HD LCD’s. The 2 flavours are LT-46FZD7 which is a 46-inch and the smaller LT-42FZD7 being a 42-inch.
Both screen include a DVB-T Tuner, with the best part being their resolutions of 1920 x1080. Other features include a response of 10ms, viewing angle of 178/178 (degrees), brightness of 500cd/m2, Picture-In-Picture (PIP), 2 x 10w inbuilt speakers and 2 HDMI inputs. One thing I question, that hopefully one of my faithful readers (sorry I should have said my 1 faithful reader) can answer is why only a contrast ratio of 1:1500? Doesn’t the new ViewSonic’s have a 1:2000?
They are set for an October release and priced at $AU4399 for the LT-46FZD7 and $AU3599 for the LT-42FZD7. If the nice people at JVC get this and feel like sending me a free one (either is good), I will accept willingly.
For more info, click over to the JVC Australia Website.