NEWS: Panasonic launches HX940, HX900 and HX800 4K LCD TVs for 2020

Can anyone confirm if the HX940 leans back on the stand?

Do we know why Panasonic aren’t bringing the 49 to the uk?

Thanks
 
I've not experience the interface on the GX700, but I thought they had the same 'My Home Screen' interface as the OLED range? I find 'My Home Screen 4.0' on my GX950b to be very intuitive and user friendly and I really like Freeview Play. I much prefer Panasonic's 'My Home Screen' to Samsung's 2019 interface which keeps promoting (advertising) content from the Samsung store, in a very annoying way.

Regards,
James.

Unfortunately the GX700 has a completely different system to the GX800/GZ Oled range and it is awful, so fingers crossed with android TV this years range will be a big improvement, Might be a test for the 2021 range to shift completely to android TV.
 
Can anyone confirm if the HX940 leans back on the stand?

Looks like it (slightly) does, from the stock photo. Couple of coasters would sort that :)

238721578alt4.png
 
May be of interest to anyone else who hates shop 'exclusives', I see Richer Sounds are now listing the 65" & 75" HX940B as 'coming soon'. Contacted them about the 43" but no info available.
 
Looks like it (slightly) does, from the stock photo. Couple of coasters would sort that :)

238721578alt4.png
I didn't even notice it did until you posted the picture and then checked :D. It's the slightest of tilts backwards, a couple of degrees if that
 
HX940E vs HX830E.. is it worth to get the 940? I will use TV maintly for TV:D , blu ray movies and gaming. I saw that HX830E has 10ms input lag while 940 19ms... HX940E has 100hz panel but IPS so with much lover contrast ratio... the HX830E has VA panel with contrast above 4k:1.. I game at 1080p/60hz. I also dont like the aditional processing stuff like adaptive backlight, local dimming, noise reduction, remaster res. etc etc I usually have all this turned OFF except ISF on min. and use most accurate picture mode (in my case true cinema)
So whats the point in going HX940E?

I was also thinking of going for older/cheper GX series but new series HX is calibrated and I think it's worth because of this going to new HX series.
 
I was also thinking of going for older/cheper GX series but new series HX is calibrated and I think it's worth because of this going to new HX series.

Where are you getting the HX is calibrated from? Also, if you're not watching any 4k blu-rays and are gaming at 1080p, is there any point getting a 4K TV right now?
 
Last edited:
Where are you getting the HX is calibrated from? Also, if you're not watching any 4k blu-rays and are gaming at 1080p, is there any point getting a 4K TV right now?
On products site, on HDTV test, on site reviews even those from this topic. There were little changes after manual calibration as I have read in reviews.
e.g. read from this topic:

Maybe I wrote it wrong "tuned" not calibrated but the effects are really good. GX series has a lot of color errors in comparision. In other words out of the box color/reproduction accuracy is way better on HX then on GX thats what I meant after reading reviews.

I ocasionally run some games at 4k but most 1080p. I game at 1080p cause 4k is to demanding for my machine- I mean PC 4k not console upscaller shitty "4k" ;) I have to get another TV and there are no FHD ones available so...
 
Last edited:
On products site, on HDTV test, on site reviews even those from this topic. There were little changes after manual calibration as I have read in reviews.
e.g. read from this topic:

Maybe I wrote it wrong "tuned" not calibrated but the effects are really good. GX series has a lot of color errors in comparision. In other words out of the box color/reproduction accuracy is way better on HX then on GX thats what I meant after reading reviews.

I ocasionally run some games at 4k but most 1080p. I game at 1080p cause 4k is to demanding for my machine- I mean PC 4k not console upscaller sh*tty "4k" ;) I have to get another TV and there are no FHD ones available so...
Right, you're talking about how close the standard picture formats are to a calibrated image...gotcha. If you're not gaming in 4K, wouldn't you be better looking for a TV that supported 1440p out of the box instead?
 
Right, you're talking about how close the standard picture formats are to a calibrated image...gotcha. If you're not gaming in 4K, wouldn't you be better looking for a TV that supported 1440p out of the box instead?
Yes that's what I mean about the picture.

What TVs you have on mind?
 
Maybe one of the Q range Sammy's, see if you can find last year's range cheap
 
You know... I don't think it's worth for me and there are couple of reasons why. One reason why im not using res higher then 1080p is the distance. I like to be rather far away from the TV and when I Have played in 4k I don't see the difference.. yes I see it when I will stand next to the TV but from my distance it's no :) And yes I was thinking of going bigger TV but 65 would be to high for my head position and I don't want to rearange my room. Besides on TV I play mostly relaxing games, coop ones etc. those games are often even in 720p cause graphics is not most important there but the "fun" is ;) I also like mostly older games because the new one especially on "consoles" don;t intrest me/they bore me with that arrow pointing you to just go to next "target".. brainless.. I also don't like the UI/text size of new games it's just to tiny.. For me the consoles era has ended in ps2-ps3 era, games on PS2 were made that you could have just 32inch TV and see everything clearly from 3m, exception is Nintendo cause they make great real "console-type" with oldschool UI games. As for gaming >1080p I have monitor's for this purpose but I still on it prefer 1080p/144hz then 4k/60hz as for PC gaming..
As for movies I can't watch anything in HDR because it's just too bright for me I couldn't get to the point where the effect would be there and the backlight would suit my eyes. For example in my home's SONY TV I have to use backlight on 4/50 to be able to watch it in SDR... BUT I might change in the future to a 4k blu ray player.
As you see the subject is very wide for me and I could write a lot more here about it.

Back to the topic... I would like Panasonic cause we have one and I like couple things on it which first would be the picture is very gentle/soft I also like the colors more then on other TVs, I really like the menus and that it work fast for e.g. on our SONY that android is sluggish as hell... I also like that I can turn on light sensor on for my TV preset picture but turn off for blu ray player or for HDMI where PC is connected (for example on SONY you can turn on sensor or turn it off BUT it will work on any presets/source or it will be turned off everywhere completely..) I also like the remote and stylish of Panas. You mentioned Samsung what I don;t like on them is oversaturated colors and the "punchy" effect and that in game mode they drop from PWM 960hz to 120hz which is too low for me (I saw on rtings).

Regarding my concerns I have couple of questions I will be aiming at 55/58 size:
1. HX940E vs HX830E is it worth going XE940E (IPS panel) vs HX830E(VA)? Ofc I have read about that inteligent procesor/same as in OLEDs and Local Dimming Pro and 100hz panel on HX940E. It's good that it has 100hz panel but as someone said it won't accept for example 1080p/120hz.
Im thinking good that I could use 100hz panel in TV/movies watching only with using soap opera effects add on on TV? (and as I said I don;t like that)
Won't the HX830E be better by native much higher contrast ratio?
2. Out of the box accuracy for HX830E I couldn't find much info about it in reviews? I could assume that it's as good as in reviews of HX940E cause Panasonic claims that all TVs have been "tuned by Holywood specialist" :) but maybe someone has an info about it regarding HX830E?

Badger Mushroom about that tilt it really doesnt bother you I wonder if it won't me... It's strange looks like the legs are maybe designed badly... I haven't meet a tilt in any TV. Also I saw your photos and you have only 43 with quite a distance there you didn't wanted to go with bigger one?
 
Last edited:
Badger Mushroom about that tilt it really doesnt bother you I wonder if it won't me... It's strange looks like the legs are maybe designed badly... I haven't meet a tilt in any TV. Also I saw your photos and you have only 43 with quite a distance there you didn't wanted to go with bigger one?

I didn't even notice the tilt until someone posted a picture, it's so minimal as to be imperceivable. As for the size, I went with 43" for a couple of reasons. One was that we have an open plan living / dining room, and I didn't want the TV to dominate the space. Coming from a 32", 43 was the perfect size. I've also got a projector that I can set up if I want something bigger, that will do around 70" in the space I've got.
 
I didn't even notice the tilt until someone posted a picture, it's so minimal as to be imperceivable. As for the size, I went with 43" for a couple of reasons. One was that we have an open plan living / dining room, and I didn't want the TV to dominate the space. Coming from a 32", 43 was the perfect size. I've also got a projector that I can set up if I want something bigger, that will do around 70" in the space I've got.

Can you tell if the screen on your HX940E is glossy?
 
Can you tell if the screen on your HX940E is glossy?
It's not really glossy at all, I'm guessing you mean for reflections and such? If you look back through the thread I've posted quite a few pictures; there is screen reflection but the matte stlye finish combats this well.
 
You know... I don't think it's worth for me and there are couple of reasons why. One reason why im not using res higher then 1080p is the distance. I like to be rather far away from the TV and when I Have played in 4k I don't see the difference.. yes I see it when I will stand next to the TV but from my distance it's no :) And yes I was thinking of going bigger TV but 65 would be to high for my head position and I don't want to rearange my room. Besides on TV I play mostly relaxing games, coop ones etc. those games are often even in 720p cause graphics is not most important there but the "fun" is ;) I also like mostly older games because the new one especially on "consoles" don;t intrest me/they bore me with that arrow pointing you to just go to next "target".. brainless.. I also don't like the UI/text size of new games it's just to tiny.. For me the consoles era has ended in ps2-ps3 era, games on PS2 were made that you could have just 32inch TV and see everything clearly from 3m, exception is Nintendo cause they make great real "console-type" with oldschool UI games. As for gaming >1080p I have monitor's for this purpose but I still on it prefer 1080p/144hz then 4k/60hz as for PC gaming..
As for movies I can't watch anything in HDR because it's just too bright for me I couldn't get to the point where the effect would be there and the backlight would suit my eyes. For example in my home's SONY TV I have to use backlight on 4/50 to be able to watch it in SDR... BUT I might change in the future to a 4k blu ray player.
As you see the subject is very wide for me and I could write a lot more here about it.

Back to the topic... I would like Panasonic cause we have one and I like couple things on it which first would be the picture is very gentle/soft I also like the colors more then on other TVs, I really like the menus and that it work fast for e.g. on our SONY that android is sluggish as hell... I also like that I can turn on light sensor on for my TV preset picture but turn off for blu ray player or for HDMI where PC is connected (for example on SONY you can turn on sensor or turn it off BUT it will work on any presets/source or it will be turned off everywhere completely..) I also like the remote and stylish of Panas. You mentioned Samsung what I don;t like on them is oversaturated colors and the "punchy" effect and that in game mode they drop from PWM 960hz to 120hz which is too low for me (I saw on rtings).

Regarding my concerns I have couple of questions I will be aiming at 55/58 size:
1. HX940E vs HX830E is it worth going XE940E (IPS panel) vs HX830E(VA)? Ofc I have read about that inteligent procesor/same as in OLEDs and Local Dimming Pro and 100hz panel on HX940E. It's good that it has 100hz panel but as someone said it won't accept for example 1080p/120hz.
Im thinking good that I could use 100hz panel in TV/movies watching only with using soap opera effects add on on TV? (and as I said I don;t like that)
Won't the HX830E be better by native much higher contrast ratio?
2. Out of the box accuracy for HX830E I couldn't find much info about it in reviews? I could assume that it's as good as in reviews of HX940E cause Panasonic claims that all TVs have been "tuned by Holywood specialist" :) but maybe someone has an info about it regarding HX830E?

Badger Mushroom about that tilt it really doesnt bother you I wonder if it won't me... It's strange looks like the legs are maybe designed badly... I haven't meet a tilt in any TV. Also I saw your photos and you have only 43 with quite a distance there you didn't wanted to go with bigger one?

If you watch mostly 1080p like I do I would recommend you XG9505, XH9005 or XH9505. Sony has the best upscaling for 1080p, 1080p picture is even more natural/softer with less ringing as on Panasonic, yet it shows more fine details.

Honestly I prefer even colours on Sony but that's personal preference, both Sony and Panasonic are the best regarding colours but Sony XG9505 actually scored 9.1/10 for out of the box colour accuracy on rtings which is the highest of all modern TV's I think.

Sony 9000 series also have very good shadow detail, one of the best of all LCD's and yet they have nice blacks and a very balance accurate picture.

The models I recommended have a very fast android, just as fast as Panasonic's my home.

About the light sensor, new Sony's have quick settings which is a life saver, you can change picture preset, brightness, light sensor and even more things (it's customizable) immediately.

I had Panasonic GZ950 OLED and I have XG9505 and compared them side by side for over a week, I'm writting all this based on experiences.

Right now you can get XG9505 for less than HX940E and it's def a better TV. It also has a much better remote than HX940E and very good voice control, so you can search for anything with your voice, no typing, writting, very fast and simply.
 
Last edited:
Badger Mushroom what exactly are you laughing about. You really think HX940E with IPS panel (except 75") and some artificial dimming is better than Sony's 9000 FALD series. :rolleyes:

XG9505 is easily a better TV yet it's cheaper right now. Like I said I had Panasonic GZ950 which destroys HX940E. XG9505 was better for SDR than GZ950, while GZ950 was of course better for HDR and DV but Luki17 said he is watching mostly SDR and XG9505 is really hard to beat for SDR because of the awesome upscaling and very accurate picture, that's why I recommended him the Sony's 9000 series but as it looks you can't get over it that there are better TV's than HX940E.
 
Last edited:
No mate of course, perhaps we should change it to the Sony x9000 thread just for you 😉
 
What exactly is wrong if I recommended him a Sony, I did this because he mentioned that he has both a Panasonic and Sony at home and watches mostly SDR, why is it wrong if I recommend him a better TV for less money.
 
Last edited:
My issue is that I've looked back through this entire thread, and nearly all your posts are talking about the Sony not the Pana. If you have that TV and are happy with it then good for you. If you want to suggest it as an alternative to someone, perhaps point them to the corresponding Sony thread.

I come to this thread to discuss the Panasonic not the Sony, it's getting to a point where you're pretty much trolling this thread unfortunately. It's also quite funny when you readily admit you've never even actually seen the Pana.

As a final FYI, I've shared a review privately with a few other folks on this thread that's from a German AV magazine. It's a straight head to head between the Pana and Sony, and believe it or not they rated the Pana higher. That's all I have to say on the matter and will leave it at that
 
Like I already said I had Panasonic GZ950 OLED, HX940 is basicaly an LCD version of GZ950, same processing, very similar features and specs but an LCD with an IPS panel which just can't compete with VA FALD and not to mention OLED but according to you and the german review the HX940 is on par with GZ950 OLED then, yep it sure is. :rolleyes:

Just check some reviews for Sony's 9000 series, with Samsung QLED they are the best LCD TV's that come the closest to an OLED but if you seriously think an IPS TV is better, ok, whatever and I didn't want to start a brand or technology war here, I just recommended Luki17 the XG9505 beause after reading his posts I felt it suites his needs and the TV is quite cheap right now for what you get.

Anyway I won't reply to this thread anymore if that makes you happy.
 
Last edited:
I didn't say that, and I don't need to check any reviews of the Sony because you're constantly posting about them in a Panasonic thread. There's a difference between discussion and trolling
 
skyform
Thanks for the info about the SONY.

I didn't even notice the tilt until someone posted a picture, it's so minimal as to be imperceivable. As for the size, I went with 43" for a couple of reasons.

It's strange they even did that tilt.. wonder if it's on purpose or the feet aren;t properly designed ? Does your TV wobble or is stable?

The model line up for the UK is different to Europe...........

........HX940 panels are edge lit IPS, except the 75" which is VA
Panels feature 100 Hz / 120 Hz (Double) refresh to reduce flicker

What's the source of this? Im really intrested HOW it can reduce flicker by being 100/120hz on TV?
Because for example if you have 120hz panel and it will work native with this refresh rate in chosen content for example PC game at 120hz then you have reduced flicker, yes.
BUT in a TV how? TV and blu ray movies are at xxxx/60hz signal and this TV don't support xxxx/120hz singnals so HOW? Besides 120hz signal you can only take advantage of 120hz by using TVs soap-opera options that's what I Have read in article at Rtings.
They also said that if you get image from source 60hz it will look the same on 60hz panel and 120hz panel...
 
skyform
Thanks for the info about the SONY.



It's strange they even did that tilt.. wonder if it's on purpose or the feet aren;t properly designed ? Does your TV wobble or is stable?



What's the source of this? Im really intrested HOW it can reduce flicker by being 100/120hz on TV?
Because for example if you have 120hz panel and it will work native with this refresh rate in chosen content for example PC game at 120hz then you have reduced flicker, yes.
BUT in a TV how? TV and blu ray movies are at xxxx/60hz signal and this TV don't support xxxx/120hz singnals so HOW? Besides 120hz signal you can only take advantage of 120hz by using TVs soap-opera options that's what I Have read in article at Rtings.
They also said that if you get image from source 60hz it will look the same on 60hz panel and 120hz panel...

This isn’t about frame rate, it’s about how your eyes and brain process static images and create the illusion of smooth motion.

Broadcast TV is still interlaced (1080i) at 50Hz in the UK and 60Hz in the US. However modern TVs convert two interlaced images into one image and use a Display and Hold technology to hold this on the screen until the next image is ready.

This isn’t how older TV technologies worked, and one of the major complaints of modern TV is the motion handling.

Double-Refresh approximates how old TVs worked and flashes the image on the screen, then the screen is turned to black and then the same image is flashed on the screen again. While it may seem counter-intuitive, this makes motion seem more natural and fluid.

When a 24 frame film is shown using a film projector, each frame is flashed on the screen twice. Although you would never know it, each second you are actually looking a blank screen for longer than you are looking at the film image.


Regards,

James.
 

The latest video from AVForums

TV Buying Guide - Which TV Is Best For You?
Subscribe to our YouTube channel
Back
Top Bottom