Panasonic Returns To The USA Consumer TV Market, Let's Discuss

[@highdefnews]

Love the premium segment competition. Definitely a win for us enthusiasts!

[@AllAboutTKK]

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[@stewartarnold9319]

TKK - nice video and completely respect your opinion but challenge your view as you haven’t seen the Panasonic yet so it’s important to keep an open mind - here in the UK we have a chance to view the Sony side by side with the Panasonic. I personally went with the Panasonic for authenticity of PQ for movies over both the G4 and the A95L having demo’d all three. You talk about size - your viewing environment allows you to buy 77inch and above - here in the UK many have smaller homes than you guys in the US, so for me 77inch would be overkill, so 65 is many people’s sweet spot. Like you I can afford top end tvs (above 65inch) and in fact have 2 flagship Panasonic’s 65MZ2000 and 65LZ1500 after demoing both against other top end tvs I went with this tv for PQ regardless whether it is MLA or QD Oled Latest tech means nothing if PQ doesn’t reflect the tech or high price of high end tvs.

[@AllAboutTKK]

Much respect. But not seeing ONE tv doesn’t totally Alienate a person with as much experience as I have from making a calculated opinion about why it would be worth a quick grab just because it’s an option. Panasonic didn’t make the tv panel, what I mean by that is that there is a similar variant out that I have been up close on in 2024, the G4. When I make a choice to buy a tv it’s of the most selfish reason, so for those reasons it must check all the boxes to make sense. Not at all would I call it terrible or anything remotely close, but there is absolutely nothing about a Z95 that makes me say I need to go out and buy it because it’s an option now. Its not even in the largest electronics chain over here, which because it’s not an option for touch and feel makes it an even worst investment for many to consider buying. That’s just my take. Not to take anything away. But I get all the time people say it’s there and they can see all the options, it’s a very small percentage of people on this planet that will buy multiple flagship TVs in their actual home, hits a little different when you’re plus 20 years in bro.

[@stewartarnold9319]

@@AllAboutTKK I see your point, and at the end of the day I am sure most people would be happy with a top end tv from Sony, Panasonic, LG or Samsung as the differences are minor at most - in fact as the tech progresses the differences become negligible so it’s a question of preference and taste as the differences are much less than they were 15 years ago when I started getting serious about TVs. It’s exciting times for tv and Hifi tech, especially the coming years with new tech on the horizon. Keep up the good work 👊🏾 PS: we are blessed to have the financial freedom to buy into our hobby as many on the planet strive to have 3 square meals 🙏🏾

[@johnmartin7158]

In the early 1970s to mid 1970s I worked for Fisher and Paykel in NZ and we made manufactured and assembled Panasonic radio cassettes. Hopefully the Panasonic Z95A does well in your country of USA. I’ve heard their sound is totally awesome. Cheers.

[@davidross7255]

Hey TKK! Shout out from the D. I think that by Panasonic coming to the US it is going to force innovation between the big 3 (LG, Samsung, and Sony) and as consumers that is a win for us. I agree they need bigger sizes of 77 and 83 for the US as the UK market is different and the 65-inch is more profitable there but even here in the US more 55 and 65 TV's are sold than 77 and 83 sizes. Also, from a business perspective it is a smart move to release those smaller sizes to a new market first to see how profitable it would be and to see if there is a demand for larger sizes and does it make sense financially to even stay in the US market. Now the whole QD-OLED vs W-OLED I respect your opinion but offer a different opinion as well. Competition breeds innovation, MLA and Quantum Dot are both new technological advancements to OLED so both have the potential to continue to improve and they both need each other. Had Samsung had QD technology 10 years ago when LG introduced the OLED, it would have forced LG to make advances in the OLED technology at a faster rate to remain competitive instead of the slower advances that it made over its 10-year period. So both have their pros and cons and more importantly use cases, and I'm not trying to change your mind, I'm just offering a different viewpoint. Much Love my brother and may Jesus bless you.

[@terrym540]

With it's late release of new models, Panasonic will need to reconsider it's pricing for it's TVs to be competitive. Here in the UK the price of the price of the 65" Panasonic Z95A is £3899. The price of the 65" LG G4 is £2699 with a free £999 LG USG10TY Soundbar.

[@AllAboutTKK]

Facts.

[@johnmartin7158]

Probably depends on the country. Panasonic Z95A is quite competitive in NZ. We have it in 55ins here.

[@michaelfoster3441]

Great you talking about Panasonic , from someone who has an A95kL and an Panasonic MZ2000 MLA , the A95kL is not the best tv in my home when it comes to the movies and watching soccer, the Panasonic had better detail and and accuracy than the A95L better motion when it comes to to sports , better colors aren't important for me it's detail , motion and accuracy.

[@AllAboutTKK]

That’s awesome you own that tv but I can own that tv too brother. I got enough to ship that thing over here but it’s lacking the panel tch I wouldn’t be happy with, same reason I didn’t buy G4. Much respects to your lineup though for real. A95L is still the best tv to my eyes that’s even after owning S95D also, I mean in all totality of visual. Haven’t seen the Panny but for seen the most recent MLA panel. WOLED just is an aged visual for me, Then there is the size, with the K model at least, too small for me to go back from 77” I’m already looking to go past that as it is. Great dialogue, they just have some work to do for me personally before I invested, worst thing I can do is buy one and not like it.

[@stewartarnold9319]

I also have the MZ2000 - as I don’t game, I stream movies and buy 4K blu ray, and indeed this tv is great 👍🏾 Small den so 65 inch is max for me

[@michaelelliott2946]

I think Panasonic is just beginning by "testing the waters" for now. If they have good sales in the U.S. then I am sure that many better models will follow in the years to come.

[@ajwtf6539]

It's good we now get to compare MLA Vs MLA and for us in the UK not many reviews have been available on Panasonic higher end models, I'm sure that will change now

[@AllAboutTKK]

Great point.

[@504cool]

I kinda bought into the 77 is the new 65 idea and ended up having to return a tv because it was too big for my space lol.

[@AllAboutTKK]

lol. I felt that.

[@504cool]

@@AllAboutTKK just saying you gotta get what works for your setup man lol. Brian also talks about large TV’s a lot. I couldn’t roll with that unless I changed my entire home entertainment setup lol. I’m sure a lot of people fall into that same category.

[@AllAboutTKK]

@504cool big respects. No lies told.

[@pavelsalva2327]

Its great News for those WHO care About picture accuracy out of the box Panasonic is king in that area. Creative intend matters. But of course its just my opinion

[@AllAboutTKK]

@@pavelsalva2327 I value and appreciate your opinion.

[@stewartarnold9319]

Same opinion here too - I had the funds for the A95L but went with the Panasonic 65MZ2000 (in fact the MZ2000 was £100 more than the A95L)

[@pavelsalva2327]

@@stewartarnold9319 enjoy man mz2000 was out of my range so i bought Lg g2 and i enjoy it every day

[@Gmen4life]

High end I wouldn't call it that but there's room in the market for another great budget TV manufacturer

[@AllAboutTKK]

Agreed, there is always more room.

[@rufdymond]

Trust me speaking from the UK you can call Panasonic TVs many things, but low end/budget not a chance. I bought my Panasonic when the A95K was released, and I bought the Panasonic. A lot of the tech you see in high end TVs like heat sinks, was introduced by Panasonic.They were also the first to offer professional grade video processing in a commercial TV.

[@paulcox2447]

Bro are you insane Panasonic makes very high end TV's... Panasonic and Sony are right there neck and neck when it comes to being boujee. I guess you just don't know much about Panasonic which is fair they've been out of the us market for a several years now, but a budget manufacturer they are NOT

[@Gmen4life]

@@paulcox2447 This isn't the 80's

[@paulcox2447]

@@Gmen4life ok bud. Whatever you say.

[@daledeson9792]

When it comes to TV size, next year you will get bigger sizes in the flagship TV, Panasonic will give Sony a run for their money when it comes to PQ, they differently won't be any worse than LG or Samsung, and sound on their Flagship OLED is second to none

[@AllAboutTKK]

@@daledeson9792 look forward to it.

[@ladyherapms]

First ❤

[@akasinned52]

pretty underwhelming if you ask me, for all the reasons you mention.

[@AllAboutTKK]

@@akasinned52 agreed

[@stewartarnold9319]

@@akasinned52 Don’t understand that statement ‘pretty underwhelming ‘ If your talking about Panasonic then you have no idea

[@AllAboutTKK]

@stewartarnold9319 I think he’s talking about the flagship model, he said for reasons I mentioned, such as no size larger than 65”, no QD-OLED panel, etc. Nobody is trying to offend the Japanese company that’s in the UK. People are going to need to be critical of whatever they are lacking so things can be addressed. There isn’t a wow factor at all for any of these TVs.