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Panasonic made a triumphant return to the U.S. TV market late last year with two new OLED TVs and a MiniLED TV. We were big fans of Panasonic\u2019s plasma TVs back in the mid 2000s to early 2010s (here’s my review of the VT25 Plasma TV from 2010<\/a>), but the company\u2019s big bets on 3DTV and plasma technology didn\u2019t really pay off. LED\/LCD TVs, with their higher brightness and lower manufacturing costs began to dominate the US market in around 2012 and Panasonic wasn\u2019t able to keep up. The company stopped making plasma TVs in early 2014 and exited from the US TV market shortly thereafter. But they didn\u2019t get out of the TV business entirely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Panasonic actually continued making LED\/LCD TVs for the local Japanese market and for other markets including Europe and even introduced its first OLED TV (with a panel manufactured by LG Display) way back in 2015. They\u2019ve kept the TV business going in several markets and continued to refine their picture processing beyond where it was in the plasma days (which was already quite good, thank you very much). In September, Panasonic decided they were ready to return to one of their previously strongest markets: the good ole U.S. of A. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The first batch of three TVs arrived on US shores in September, 2024 and received enthusiastic reviews. And now that the company is preparing a new batch of OLED and MiniLED TVs for 2025, you can actually find some deals on these late 2024 models, like the 4K Z85A OLED TV<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Originally introduced for $1,799 (MSRP), Amazon is currently closing out remaining inventory of the Z85A for the lowest price we\u2019ve seen for a name brand 65-inch 4K OLED TV: $999.99 with free shipping<\/strong>. This matches an earlier deal on LG\u2019s B4 OLED TV, another 2024 model that has been seeing some blowout deals this spring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here’s the link for those who may be interested. Price is current as of May 6, 2025. Click through to Amazon to view current pricing and availability (note: eCoustics may make a commission on any purchase made using our links)<\/em>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Panasonic Z85A for $999.99 Delivered on Amazon<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Similar in many respects to LG\u2019s B4<\/a> and C4 OLED TVs as well as Samsung\u2019s S85D, Panasonic\u2019s Z85A uses the same type of W-OLED panel as seen in those other three models, but instead of the proprietary WebOS smart TV interface of the LG TVs or the Tizen interface of the Samsung, Panasonic has chosen to base their Smart TVs on Amazon\u2019s FireTV platform. Personally, I think this is a great move as Panasonic\u2019s previous home grown smart TV interface never really advanced to the point that it could keep up with WebOS or Tizen (not to mention Roku, Fire TV or Google TV). We\u2019ve been using a FireTV 4K stick as our primary streaming device for several years so I\u2019m expecting the Z85A will be pretty straight forward to set-up and use.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Yes, I said \u201cexpect to\u201d because even though I review and write about TVs and other tech gear for a living, I\u2019ve never actually seen<\/em> the Z85A in person. Coming out at an odd time of the year, there weren\u2019t too many professional reviews of the Z85, at least not here in the US. But I trust my counterparts and yes \u201ccompetitors\u201d at places like RTings<\/a> and Tech Radar<\/a>, both of whom had very nice things to say about the Z85A. And that was at its list price of $1,799.99. At $999.99, I’m sure they’d like it even more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s got those deep OLED blacks that I love, top-notch color accuracy right out of the box, and outstanding contrast. And for $999, that\u2019s pretty much all I need to know. Its native 120 Hz panel and support for gaming features like VRR and ALLM should make it a good match for gaming but really it\u2019s mostly going to be movie and series watching for me, with the lights turned down low. (It’s apparently not the brightest bulb, er, panel in the bunch). But turning down the lights a bit is a small price to pay to enjoy those gorgeous OLED blacks and rich OLED colors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The fact that it supports both HDR10+ and Dolby Vision HDR make it compatible with virtually all 4K\/HDR content on streaming services, on Kaleidescape<\/a> and on physical media like UHD Blu-ray Disc. And the built-in ATSC 3.0 (Next Gen TV tuner), will make watching the local networks a breeze (not to mention: FREE).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So yeah, I\u2019m excited. My first new TV purchase in 13 years. Sure hope it\u2019s a good one. If it sucks, then I’m definitely gonna have a few words with those guys from RTings and Tech Radar next time I see them. Stay tuned. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Are you also grabbing a deal on a 2024 Model year TV while the deals are hot? Let us know in the comments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Related Reading: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

LG 65-inch B4 OLED TV Drops to $999.99<\/a> (update: it went back up to $1199) <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

LG B4 OLED TV Review: Read This B4 You Buy<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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