Panasonic FZ950U Series

Perfect blacks and a good looking tv – The tv was an upgrade to an excellent Panasonic plasma. The picture is stunning on full HD and 4K sources. Where it lacks is the upscaling of standard definition content, such as Foxtel the previous plasma did a better job. Also worth noting in some circumstances there is judder with motion across the screen. Smart functions are good. The menu… Read more ·  1

isn’t as fancy as Samsung’s however it’s snappy, loads the apps well and is reliable. Doesn’t have the variety of other brands however Netflix, Prime, iView all work well

Support Non Existent – The unit was purchased 6 months ago. The first couple of months it functioned reasonably well. I have a Bose 650 connected via HDMi and Apple TV. In the last 3 weeks the unit started to pixellate and could only be fixed by turning the unit off and on. The unit then lost the menu system on the Apple TV and needed to be turned off for extended… Read more

periods to allow it to reset. Note that the Apple TV is only a direct connection device and that the Panasonic does not need to run anything on it. The unit now no longer supports the HDMI at all. Panasonic state that connecting to the HDMI 2 port allows it to control all devices. This is not the case. On the first call I explained that I have 4 issues and their answer was to send a photo of the pixellation and they will get back to me in a few days. They were not interested in the other issues and simply suggested a repair agent and they would see if it was a warranty issue. I have contacted Panasonic support on 4 different occasions and their basic premise if that they will provide a service agent number but it is up to you to deal with it from there. The only option left was to return to the retailer and explain the situation. They were shocked by my treatment and have agreed to return the unit. In any purchase there will be times when it requires support and/or service, my experience on a $5000 OLED unit is that Panasonic are not prepared to provide any real support. It seems to be a case of buyer beware. I cannot recommend this product or Panasonic. Do not waste your time and money. Buy something of quality from a manufacturer that stands behind their product.

Excellent, true to life picture quality – I have used my new TV for 7 months now, and I can honestly say that this OLED 4K TV is the best Panasonic TV I have had yet. It's true-to-life picture quality is remarkable, it makes watching sport feel like you're there. Movies are cinema-quality, and everyday shows - sharp and clear. I fine-tuned the settings to achieve the best picture and… Read more ·  1

sound quality (I found you tube experts with a step by step guide). This is important if you want to make the most of the TV quality. Although 4K shows are still limited, it's the way to go as more and more 4K shows are added, especially on cable channels.

Excellent TV – Great picture you can only get from an OLED and this is one of the best out of the box from the current crop. It won HDTV test for best TV in 2018 and have been really impressed so far. Screen is free from any defects such as vertical banding, only downside is it lacks support for Dolby Vision but does have HDR10+. It does Upscaling and motion handling better than the LG OLED'S but not as good as Sony, although it does come very close. Show details ·  1

The BEST TV you can currently buy in 2019 – Firstly i should state that i work in the AV installation industry. I install and configure all brands and types of TVs on a daily basis for both consumer and commercial. I get no kickbacks from any brands nor do i have any other allegiances at all. These Panasonic 'FZ' OLED TVs (2nd generation OLED) are simply the best consumer TVs available at… Read more

this current time. They have the most accurate and stunning picture out of the box (on the correct setting) and at a price point that beats many of the other OLED brands in performance and value. For many years Panasonic has been the leader in consumer TV tech and once again they have proved that experience counts when it comes to quality picture and image processing. Can't fault it, highly recommended!

Great TV with some minor details missed – On a technical level the TV is great. Crystal clear TV, good HDR support, Great sound even without a soundbar. But with missing things like, Stan (Streaming service), and an option to change audio tracks for videos its a little distraction from how good the TV is visually. If they fix a couple small problems here and there it would be 5/5 stars.… Read more

By adding stan it would go up to 5, but for now its a fantastic TV with some small issues overlooked.

Perfect picture - but energy consumption higher than advertised – First, I'd like to declare that I did not buy this TV: I had to enter the purchase date of today, to be able to submit this review - and by all means: If I would not be organized I would have BOUGHT and RETURNED it today - I intended to buy it: I have spend a pretty long time in the shop observing the picture quality, and I was allowed to connect… Read more ·  1

my power meter.

Picture quality: Perfect. Real dark black and fabulous colours (in dynamic mode)

Problem: The Energy rating sticker says 439kW/year (when watching 10 hours a day):

When converting this information into something useful, you will get:

439000 / 3650 (10 times the days of a year) = 120W

Measurement for the power-meter: Extremely fluctuating: permanently quickly changing consumption to all kinds of values between 120W and 300W, mainly though around 200W. The consumption totally depends on the image on the screen: Dark night time pictures: 120W, bright daytime pictures: 240W, perfect red screen: 300W.

Note also: You'll get a real good picture only in dynamic mode. And the energy consumption of dynamic mode is about 10-20% (hard to say during these massive fluctuations) than the consumption in Standard mode, to which the sticker refers, but 120W + 20% is still less than 300W..., i.e. the sticker is wrong.

Surely, if you find a movie, which depicts night-scenes only and have that on running 10 hours a day for a year, the consumption will be 439kW/year. But that would be probably of interest only for the guy behind the red door of the IT crowd... ;)

Yes, I was really sorry that the measurement turned out that way (would have loved to buy the 55FZ for it's picture-quality), but since one watches TV at times when the electricity is most expensive (in the evening), electricity consumption is paramount!

Thus, instead I bought today a Panasonic TH-55FX600A, and I am quite happy with it. I'll write a review about it.

Cheers, Peter