2024 Panasonic Fire TV Buyer’s Guide | OLED & Mini LED TVs back in US!

[@derekchapman6809]

I'm so excited Panasonic is back, I just hope they don't get discouraged as I imagine pickup will be rather slow since they've been gone so long

[@Vetteman6363]

I’m returning my g4 for the Panasonic z95a. Love Panasonic.

[@cherylsmith2285]

I'm retiring my C1 for the Z85A

[@dvdtv1234]

Why not get the a95l. The price is very similar

[@floz9718]

@@dvdtv1234 Indeed, for the same price, get the QD-Oled!

[@playafly131]

@@dvdtv1234Pan is better

[@exhibitD79]

I would not if I were you. Watch HDTV review compared to G4. Quite a few misses.

[@mrgurulittle7000]

Love it when a good brand makes a comeback. We needed this comeback especially with all these Chinese cheapo TV brands gaining traction.

[@frontlife900]

So bad now Panasonic's TVs will be manufactured by TCL. :/

[@mrgurulittle7000]

@frontlife900 The upper end stuff would be made by Panasonic. Only the cheap stuff is made by TCL.

[@Sansho54]

Hoping for 77 in the U.S. next year. Keeping S89C as my main. But I’m thinking about replacing my 65A90J with the Z95A. :)

[@buschg7106]

Panasonic is MY Sony. I tried LG, Samsung, and TCL. I'll be shopping for the Z85 on sale.

[@mrgurulittle7000]

LG, Samsung, TCL, and Hisense are some of the most overrated garbage TV brands to exist. They don’t last 3yrs because of their cheap parts supply. Meanwhile the Panasonic, Sony, and Sharp TVs will never die because they’re built so well. I say this as a longtime user of Sharp and Sony TVs.

[@misterlexx2721]

​@@mrgurulittle7000 I have a Panasonic bluray disc player and it's fine for years. Panasonic = High Quality.

[@Em_Dee_Aitch]

@@mrgurulittle7000absolutely!!!

[@johnsmithe3881]

W95A is going to be a Bravia 7 competitor...

[@Mr01dschool]

Would love to see in-depth reviews of both the Z85A and W95A. I was looking at the Z95A but have no interest in the built-in sound system as it does not support all audio formats. I plan on getting a dedicated sound bar. Wish the Z85A had all the same features, including MLA, just without the built-in sound bar. However, that does not appear to be the case. I am still interested in either the Z85A or W95A since both support all the HDR formats, unlike Samsung, LG and Sony.

[@notliosandoval]

Definitely need to see if the Z85A fixes the C4’s shortcomings like off angle green tint, and color brightness in game mode. Also do Panasonic TV’s have DTS support?

[@TechWithKG]

Bravia 8 doesn’t have these issues so I don’t suspect Z85A does

[@highdefnews]

@@TechWithKG I’ve actually seen a couple of Bravia 8s with green tinting off angle that was worse than any C/B 4 I’ve seen. I’ve also seen tint free Bravia 8s along with tint free C/B 4s. I think it’s just a panel lottery this year for all WOLEDs except MLA equipped models.

[@TechWithKG]

@@highdefnews Yeah that makes sense must just be the panel thats used.

[@kev3226]

I want a QD-oled panel model, please.

[@TechWithKG]

I think you’ll get your wish at CES

[@scott21784]

Costco sells W95 not W95A. What is the difference? Can't find any info online.

[@tubbytoboron1685]

What about the Panasonic Z90a? You did not mention this one.

[@frontlife900]

Brooooooooooooooo, review a Panasonic OLED and compare it to latest Sony and your A80J, plsplspls. :)))

[@TechWithKG]

I am not sure if I am going to review them since the release was so late but I will do their 2025 TVs for sure.

[@NationChosenByGod]

Sony finally has a competitor.

[@ValueElectronicsShootout2024]

Not. 77" panels are without MLA technology. Even then, QD Oled is the superior panel. A95L will destroy the Z95A on Vincent's HDTVTest Shootout next month, just like the MZ2000 got 4th last year.

[@michaelwyckoff7593]

Hey KG, I will be getting one😊.

[@TechWithKG]

Which one?

[@playafly131]

Sweet!!! I know you will enjoy

[@michaelwyckoff7593]

@@TechWithKG I am going to start of with the Z85A. If I like their version of OLED then I'll go for the Z95A.

[@michaelwyckoff7593]

@@playafly131 yes I hope so.

[@playafly131]

@@michaelwyckoff7593 Great idea. That’s what I did too. Tried a couple out till I got the one I knew I’d like. I post that in comments on here all the time as advice. You have no clue how you’ll like it until it’s in your exact space Good luck my friend!!

[@jrelitedk1814]

I need a 42 and 55 inch Z95🥺 I currently have the Samsung S95D

[@johnmartin7158]

Z95A is stunning. I own one. You’ll love it.

[@matthewkiernander651]

Any chance you know if this will come to Canada?

[@Em_Dee_Aitch]

Panasonic was the very best back in the plasma days. Are they still that good?!

[@eduardoreal1056]

What would be the Z85A brightness nits levels.

[@TechWithKG]

Im hearing around 900 nits

[@AudiophileTommy]

I’m glad they are finally back but FIRETV ? ☹️

[@playafly131]

Yes I’d definitely get a Panasonic in a heartbeat if I didn’t just buy 77 S95C last year (which I am loving!) Hope they go QD OLED direction. I’m sure next year we’ll see 77 inch here too

[@matthewkhiggins]

In the UK the 65 Z95A is over £3700 so that would be £2444 your paying, you guys so lucky.

[@turbojobo]

would of wish for a different OS, I hate amazon fire, dont even use any of their products. Why not Roku?

[@Em_Dee_Aitch]

It’s a collaboration. Only Amazon seems to be selling their televisions.

[@Takeme_DCUO]

Hi kG it's Steven Tregaskis, hope you remember me as my name doesn't come up in chat anymore, I'm always at work doing night shifts when I watch your live streams lol. Quick question, my wife wants a little 42 inch TV for the bedroom but I'm outta touch with anything non oled or quantum dot. Can you recommend a decent TV, no blooming, good contrast /colours etc and not too budget but not expensive either, in your world around 350-400 dollars, not sure what that is in the UK atm lol. Thanks for any input on this. And ty for the vids as always 😊

[@TechWithKG]

42” in that price range you won’t find anything that fits your description TCL Q6 or Samsung Q60D I reviewed the Q60D it was better than I thought, no blooming because it’s edge lit but the contrast definitely isn’t bad for edge lit. It just doesn’t get bright enough for HDR so SDR is really the best usage with it maybe look into Sony X85 if it’s on sale that may be along the same lines as the 2 I mentioned. Hope this helps.

[@Takeme_DCUO]

@@TechWithKG brilliant ty for getting back to me KG. Like I said I'm all in on Oleds so waaaay outta touch with "normal" Tvs lol. Ty for the feedback I'll look into them.

[@crodrig411]

Android please

[@wxman2003]

Sold their soul to Amazon. No thanks.

[@escapeinto4khd319]

Love Panasonic but fire TV may be a deal breaker not to purchase

[@misterlexx2721]

C'mon man. All you need is a Google TV HDMI stick or Roku stick or box . Those streaming sticks are cheap, man.

[@ValueElectronicsShootout2024]

Panasonic Z95A again no MLA on 77" is completely out of the consideration for most people. LG is gate keeping those 77 and 83 MLA panels, and won't sell them to japanese competition.

[@vernon7489]

I miss Panasonic one of the best tv 1978

[@misterlexx2721]

Oh yes. They were the best in big back CRT / analog TVs.

[@whitecrowuk575]

Nice. But price and timing makes it doa. It’s not all round better than G4. Motion and APL/tone mapping is better on LG. Panasonic is in the same bucket as ridiculously priced Sony a95L. Sorry but for the same price I would not go WOLED.

[@vcam-g9h]

Better color accuracy than LG, better overall procesing.

[@TechWithKG]

Well I think DOA is a bit of a stretch most people buy during Black Friday if Panasonic wants to get aggressive around that time and match Samsung and LG then I think they are definitely competing if that happens.

[@whitecrowuk575]

@@TechWithKG might be of course different in US - but considering they are just launching - and historically they always were conservative with discounts here in UK, similarly to Sony - I would not keep my hopes up. Not to mention LG did make big jumps in processing and there isn’t that big difference anymore as it used to be. Dunno who would get Panasonic Woled over Sony QD Oled when priced similarly. There will be as usual few die hard fans - but these days that’s not enough.

[@whitecrowuk575]

@@vcam-g9h overall would not say - often apl lower than LG, resulting in less impactful hdr as per Vincent video. If I’m paying more I would expect better in every way, but it isn’t. Its price though is the biggest con. Dunno who would buy this over A95L. And a95L is not a good value.

[@mrgurulittle7000]

@@whitecrowuk575There are videos on tests done to both TVs and Panasonic is definitely superior.

[@CinephilePunk]

panasonic oled no qd oled that sucks.. w-oleds suck ass

[@PharoaH-hc2zr]

I cant stand fire tv os

[@TechWithKG]

Definitely an OS that needs massive upgrades.

[@wxman2003]

W95A didnt fare well on RTINGS.Average contrast. Average blooming control. Average backlighting control. Average HDR brightness. poor OOTB calibration. Average tv for a premium price.

[@lovdocta]

I bought this TV recently. I assure you that is anything but average. It screams premium while viewing most content on this bad boy.

[@Dave-cf4vd]

I picked this 65" up at costco for $799 with 5 year warranty. The picture is fantastic, it is certainly close to the Bravia 7... except nearly half the price. It is also much better built than the chinese competition, it weighs about 15 lbs more. RT was rating it based on its msrp, and for $1700 - sure, there are much better TVs for that price. For $799 or even $1000... no. Much better motion handling and much less bloom than the X90L, which RT loves.

[@hdlowrider1903]

Where do you rate Panasonic vs Sony?

[@TechWithKG]

I hear they aren’t too far off I still need to see their TVs

[@hdlowrider1903]

@@TechWithKG thanks for responding. As a strictly Sony consumer, I was curious about them. I heard they are good, but compared to Sony will be interesting. I guess they are back in America. If u do get one can you do an OLED comparison. I have the A80L

[@misterlexx2721]

​@@hdlowrider1903Panasonic was a king of the big back CRT TVs. I have a Panasonic bluray disc player. It is working fine for 8 years now.

[@Dave-cf4vd]

I'd put my w95 right between the X90L and the Bravia 7.