I’d buy a 2020 GZ950 with hdmi2.1/custom panel or 2020 GZ2000 with hdmi2.1/without speakers (whatever way you want to look at it), so I hope they do continue to push the tech.
It was just a interesting comical observation, not a disagreement.
I bet we won't see a 'Custom Pro Panel' in Panasonic's 2020 line up though
It will give them new goals for 2021!!The price and the late release of the GZ2000 seems to be reflective of the engerneering process for the 'Custom Pro Panel'.
I know it was awarded pretty much all picture sub categories (it did in other reviewers awards also), I just feel Panasonic may see that the market priorities have changed and as all OLED screens are good why make the investment and effort to make them better when a GZ950 with HDMI 2.1, advanced Auto cal software and more apps would have given them more chance of bagging 'TV of the year'.
I’d buy a 2020 GZ950 with hdmi2.1/custom panel or 2020 GZ2000 with hdmi2.1/without speakers (whatever way you want to look at it), so I hope they do continue to push the tech.
And you never know, next years may have 12 bit colour that could pull people again.Well next year LG's will have HFR, 8K and Disney plus which will stop people buying Panasonic even if they add HDMI 2.1 to the custom pro Panel'
And you never know, next years may have 12 bit colour that could pull people again.
Hopefully all will have apple support.
There is always something the other manufacturer has that we want, keeps the competition healthy
As we now consider a TV a necessity of life I hear Labour are going to bring all of these companies under public ownership and provide each household with a free TV. let's see what new features they add in the coming years
I read this a lot and can appreciate where the opinion comes from however, a number of GZ2000 owners, myself included, would disagree with you.Clearly the GZ2000 for it's retail price, it's targetted the enthusiast audience, such an audience has no interest in built-in TV speakers - even if they are Atmos upfiring.
They have to be items we have reviewed and there is no interest in TVs under £500 or smaller screen sizes. We have spent the time in the past trying to cover these items and nobody read them or showed any interest. When you get to that price point and screen size, it seems people are not interested in reviews, they just go and buy what looks good to them.
All I mean is the majority of people who would be willing to pay the retail price for a GZ2000, most of those people will have a dedicated sound system already.I read this a lot and can appreciate where the opinion comes from however, a number of GZ2000 owners, myself included, would disagree with you.
Paul
Granted Sony OLEDs are a strange one. When it comes to pro reviews they don't do too well, at least in the UK anyway. Surely they can't be that bad. Plenty of users out there who have actually bought one praise the Sony OLEDs big time. For example Richer sounds buyers of the AG8 love it!I'll take the budget GZ950 over 'The Best Premium OLED' Phillips any time. Can't see Philips in the same league as the Panasonic.
Sony's range of OLED is a joke, not only they're dimmest of all OLEDs but far more expensive than their rivals.
Yeah its strange the gz950 has held firm at £1499 unlike the c9. I wonder when the gz950 will shift downwards again and how much will it be.This has made my decision even more complicated between C9 and GZ950. The GZ950 is not now the best budget TV because The LG can be had £200 cheaper.
This has made my decision even more complicated between C9 and GZ950. The GZ950 is not now the best budget TV because The LG can be had £200 cheaper.
In terms of the 65" size, the GZ950 is fractionally cheaper than the C9 if you know where to look .
The GZ950 was top of my list until I discovered that you need eARC in order to output Dolby Atmos to an external system/soundbar and the Panasonic doesn't have it. The C9 has this feature but of course no HDR10+.
My other option is the Philips 934 - Dolby Vision, Atmos & HDR10+ covered and with the B&W Atmos soundbar. But at an extra £500.
Wait what?
Best Home Cinema TV - Panasonic GZ2000
Best HDR OLED TV - Panasonic GZ2000
Best TV innovation - Panasonic GZ2000
Best TV under £1500 - Panasonic GZ950
Best gaming TV - LG C9
Best overall TV..... LG C9
I've said it before and I'll stay it again. Panasonic are going to quit trying to deliver the best accurate picture (especially out of the box accuracy). What's the point? might aswell just pay for HDMI 2.1 certification and you win TV of the year
You don't need eARC to get Atmos sent to an external soundbar/system. Unless you NEED lossless audio to go through the ARC connection and even then you'll need your receiver/soundbar to also have eARC also.
So just so I understand correctly, conventional ARC allows Dolby Atmos to be sent via the TV's HDMI to a Dolby Atmos soundbar but in lossy form, whereas if the TV has eARC then the signal can be sent without any loss of data (lossless)?
Again with a best of I am at a loss how it is decided.
For me 6 categories count.
Best Home Cinema
Best under £1500
Best Premium
Best HDR
Best TV sound
Best picture processing
Panasonic and Philips each win 3 of these oh
and best overall LG! Am I missing something obvious here?
I've already explained this in the thread.Again with a best of I am at a loss how it is decided.
For me 6 categories count.
Best Home Cinema
Best under £1500
Best Premium
Best HDR
Best TV sound
Best picture processing
Panasonic and Philips each win 3 of these oh
and best overall LG! Am I missing something obvious here?