The Panasonic Viera TC-P65V10 – Panasonic’s Best Plasma HDTV?
The Panasonic Viera TC-P65V10 is one of Panasonic’s best Plasma HDTVs. Here’s why.
1. Infinite Blacks
Plasma televisions are known for their outstanding black levels which contribute to the creation of breathtaking images and the Panasonic Viera TC-P65V10 is no different. In fact, it takes black levels to the next level with its Neo PDP panel and Real Black Drive System, making them infinite with a dynamic contrast ratio of 2,000,000:1.
2. THX Mode
With the TC-P65V10, you don’t have to buy tickets to enjoy the movie theatre experience. You can enjoy it right in the comfort of your own living room by engaging the THX mode. This mode enhances color accuracy, detail and other picture characteristics, and even raises the audio quality up a notch, faithfully recreating the ambience of a movie theatre.
3. Processing
If you love watching movies on your HDTV, you’ll love watching them even more on the TC-P65V10, which can display them in their original format at 24 frames per second. You won’t have to worry about any flickering, too, or the other problems associated with the 2:3 pulldown, since the 24p Cinematic Playback mode is coupled with a 96Hz refresh rate. 1080p and 1080i content are also displayed correctly, while a 600Hz Sub-field Drive and an image-analysis technology takes care of any motion artifacts, making processing one of this Viera’s strengths overall.
4. Interactivity
For your convenience, the TC-P65V10 comes with a couple of interactive features that you’re sure to love. For one, it offers the Viera Cast feature, which lets you access the latest headlines, weather reports and stock market updates from Bloomberg directly on your screen, which means you don’t have to check them on your computer regularly. You can even access the photos on your Picasa account and free YouTube videos, along with high-definition movies and TV episodes from Amazon Video on Demand – something new for the Panasonic V10 series. If you have a computer network at home, you can play the media files straight from them, too, thanks to DLNA, although the file formats you can play are currently limited.
If that’s not enough, you get to control your home theatre devices remotely via HDMI-CEC, which is called the Viera Link feature, and get to share your photos conveniently with the Viera Image Viewer and the SD card slot provided. You even have three types of background music and four types of display effects to choose from to make it more fun.
5. Adequate Inputs and Outputs
Whether you have a lot of digital devices or analog devices, you won’t have to worry about connecting them to the Panasonic Viera TC-P65V10, which has adequate connectivity. On the back, you will find two component video inputs, enough AV inputs and three HDMI inputs – the fourth one is on the side panel for easy access, along with the VGA input for connecting your computer.
These are just some of the major features of the Panasonic Viera TC-P65V10 that make it a worthy purchase. True, it may not be as stylish as some HDTVs or as energy efficient, not to mention that it comes at a steep price, but it remains an excellent Plasma HDTV that is sure to take your viewing experience to the next level.
