Panasonic TH-58PZ700E - Expert Reviews

Review summary: Also, as one of Panasonic's premium plasma range, the 42PZ700 is impressively specified. The full HD pixel count is driven by Panasonic's excellent V-Real Pro image engine, for starters, complete with 1080p handling, 12-bit colour processing resulting ...

Pros: Great picture quality, features galore, full HD resolution

Cons: Panasonic's non-HD models have slightly deeper black levels ; the advantage of full HD is only marginal, making the price look slightly high

Review summary: With fantastic picture quality, automatic colour management and plenty of additional features, the TH-50PZ700 plasma gives pictures to die for and a striking sharpness for HD viewing. Deep black levels will add dynamism and tension to your viewing ...

Pros: HD picture quality ; impressive connectivity ; plenty of features

Cons: Expensive ; some standard definition pictures look slightly rough ; no sound with 1080p/24 feeds ; reds can look slightly orange

Verdict: The addition of a full HD pixel count improves the picture quality of this Panasonic model over the brand's standard HD ready models. But whether the advantages really justify the significant extra cost is open to debate

Review summary: While we did not review the 50-inch Panasonic TH-50PZ700U, we did review two other Panasonic 1080p plasmas, the 42-inch TH-42PZ700U and the 58-inch TH-58PZ700U, which are identical but for screen size. We were quite impressed by their performance, and ...

Review summary: While we have not reviewed the Panasonic TH-50PX700U, we have reviewed the larger and smaller versions, which are identical but for screen size.

Pros: Flawless image quality in all HD modes, high quality images in SD, good feature set, abundance of connection options

Cons: Some discolouration in SD tests, Nno support for 1920x1080 PC connections, pixelation in PC mode

Verdict: The Panasonic VIERA TH-50PZ700A performed brilliantly with HD content and very well with SD and PC content. While the latter wasn't perfect, they were still usable, just not perfect. Anyone purchasing this unit will not be disappointed.