In the past year, Panasonic introduced a line of new TV models.
The manufacturer has expanded the production of 4K TVs, which, among other things, reproduce the HDR format. The DX900 is UHD Premium Certified. The DX800 is uniquely designed. For Smart-TV, Firefox OS is still used.
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General characteristics of the line
In the released models, the company has focused on improving quality through 4K and HDR. In addition to TV models, Panasonic has released new UHD Blu-ray players. This device provides a 4K signal to the TV, extended color gamut and HDR. The sound through the console also gets better.
Formats
Like other manufacturers, not all of the new TV lineup supports HDR. Local dimming backlight has only the flagship of the line - DX900. It is necessary to realize all the delights of HDR, such as expanding the dynamic range. This approach helps to see images in all colors and details, and in darkened scenes too.
Last year's statement by Panasonic that their flagship displays a picture through 512 zones of local dimming was confirmed. In addition, the model supports video from Amazon and Netflix services and, respectively, HEVC and VP9 decoders (the latter is needed for playing videos from YouTube channels). All videos play in 4K quality.
Color rendering
The new HCX + processor developed by the company provides excellent and accurate color reproduction. It is installed in the flagship of the line. In other models of Panasonic TVs 2019 (DX800, DX780, DX750) a smaller version of the new development is installed.
Panasonic 2019 TVs are capable of showing more colors than standard models of past years. This was made possible thanks to the fact that the color gamut was expanded beyond the usual. In comparison, digital cinemas use DCI-P3 color gamut. The company did not specify what percentage of it is used in the flagship, but judging by the UHD Premium class - more than 90.
operating system
Most modern TV models are more like multiply enlarged smartphones. Each brand has chosen a convenient OS. So, Panasonic TVs of model year 2019 work on Firefox. At the moment, this is the only manufacturer supporting Mozilla in the development of an operating system for TVs. The new simple and intuitive interface turned out to be really convenient and pleased users with its practicality. Many models have already received Firefox 2.0 update.
Did not take root
There are functions that are gradually fading into the past. So, for 5 years, manufacturers finally realized that 3D TVs. users didn’t really like it. In this regard, the line with 3D support has been significantly reduced. There were no bent screens in the past year either.
Functional
Some 2019 4K models have a dual tuner. It allows you to watch one TV show, and record the program from another channel to additional media connected to a USB port.
Two additional additional functions were added for the convenience of the user - “TV Anywhere” and “In-house TV Streaming”. Thanks to them, recorded programs can be viewed on tablets or smartphones outside the home or on other televisions in the house. For the latter, you need to connect both to the same Wi-Fi network and support streaming. Such nice additions have already been appreciated by large families in which everyone has different interests.
Review 2019
Panasonic DX900
The flagship of the lineup of the outgoing year. Equipped with all advanced technologies, including LED-backlight and Firefox 2.0. The model has two certificates - UHD Premium and THX 4K. Among other things, here they decided to leave 3D support, apparently, just in case.
The price of the model in different stores ranges from 290 to 320 thousand rubles.
Panasonic DX800
High image quality combined with a unique design fully characterize this model. Perhaps the only thing this TV lacks is the LED backlight, as in the flagship of the lineup.The Studio Master HCX processor, without a plus, as in the DX900, that is, simplified.
This TV is worth a little cheaper than the previous one - in the region of 240 thousand rubles.
Panasonic DX780 / DX750
The most budget models with 4K and a new simplified processor. A dual tuner is also present (on the DX780). By the way, it was these TVs that made it into the top three for 2019. Here, Panasonic is adjacent to Samsung and Hisense.
Functions, of course, are fewer than in previous, more expensive models. But the price is quite reasonable. Every third can afford such a miracle of technology.
Such a TV model is in the region of 75 - 100 thousand rubles.
Instead of a conclusion
Modern manufacturers are trying to please the consumer with all available means, and inaccessible do so. And Panasonic is no exception.
And even in some ways it’s good that modern TVs are more like smartphones-giants. Progress does not stand still, and without Smart-TV, more than half of people do not even imagine watching TV channels. Enjoy high-quality picture and sound on new, multi-functional models. It’s even interesting, what will Panasonic come up with in the upcoming 2019 year? We will see ...
