Comments on: I Just Bought My First TV in 13 Years, and I Haven’t Even Seen It Yet

By: Chris Boylan

Chris Boylan — Thu, 15 May 2025 06:14:28 +0000

In reply to Chris S..

Yes. I will say I haven’t tweaked the picture much yet but right out of the box, the colors (and the black levels) look fantastic and it’s actually brighter than I was expecting. There are a few apps missing (like Tidal) because it’s Fire TV-based, and TIDAL recently dropped support for the Fire TV platform. Also, I’ve gotten kind of inconsistent results from Dolby Atmos music tracks in the Amazon Music app, but I haven’t determined yet whether that’s a TV problem or an issue with soundbar that I’m currently testing which is hooked up to it.

There are some ergonomic issues I don’t love. The remote is Bluetooth-based (not IR) but the TV does respond to older Panasonic TV IR codes, so I was able to get my old Harmony remote activities working by using an older model Panasonic TV code in the app. Switching inputs is a bit annoying as there’s no button for that on the remote – it’s an option within the Fire TV home menu which requires a couple of steps.

Overall, for $999, I think it’s a total win. But some of the settings and menu procedures will take some getting used to.

By: Chris S.

Chris S. — Wed, 14 May 2025 21:25:05 +0000

Has it arrived yet? What are your thoughts?

By: Kirk T

Kirk T — Sat, 10 May 2025 01:09:48 +0000

I also purchased this TV as well without seeing it. I should get it in the next few days. I still have a 60″ panasonic plasma tcpst60 going strong it’s fantastic however, i’ve been wanting to upgrade to 4k and at this price point I couldn’t pass it up. I have also been using a fire stick. So I believe this TV will be pretty easy to use. I believe the picture quality will look like some of the sony’s.I have seen at best buy i love my plasma, but all I hear about is how good 4k looks, I guess we will see.

By: ORT

ORT — Wed, 07 May 2025 14:28:44 +0000

Congratulations, Chris! I eagerly await your thoughts on this new Panasonic. TVs have improved a LOT over the last few years and I think you were smart to treat yourself to this one!

The more things change, so long as they change for the better, the less expensive they may become. Except of course the Mustang Dark Horse Edition…Dammit!

I recall my brother’s 40” CRT Sony TV at 720p and roughly 300lbs. We thought it a technomological wonder given to us by the Tall Greys because they couldn’t lift the damn things and were already making the jump to 8K screens. He had a Panasonic Plasma that I helped him hang on the wall and no matter what I told him of the exquisite picture quality of a solid source fed 4K TV he refused to buy one.

His plasma finally went the way of the Dodo and he, like our older brother, bought a new 4K TV and like our older brother whose Plasma had also became extinct, proceeded to Mr. Miyagi (i.e., WAX OFF!) about his latest technological jump to light speed as if I hadn’t been cattle-prodding both of them for years to do so.

Now I just do a “Madagascar Penguins”. “Just, smile and wave boys…Smile and wave”.

ORTson Welles

By: Ian White

Ian White — Tue, 06 May 2025 14:58:07 +0000

The price is right on this one. Let us know if it’s worth the investment. My 50″ Panny ZT still works just fine. But I did see this one at the Technics speaker/turntable event 9 months ago and it looked great.