Hi all. A lot of forums like this centre around problems with hardware (naturally as people come here for help), but I thought I'd take the opportunity to share my thoughts on my very recently purchased Panasonic TX32LZD85.
It's. Freaking. Awesome. And I say that as a 30 year old Englishman, so for me to use a phrase like that must mean it's good!
I've only had it two days, but I've yet to find anything that it won't take in its stride. Blu Ray looks amazing, with a fantastic black depth, rich vibrant colours and stunning motion handling. You can either stick it on 24fps mode, which smoothes everything out very successfully to a stunning fluidity (although it struggles slightly with a lot of hectic motion at once), or you can leave it off, in which case that comforting cinema flicker will appear (as is natural), but the 100hz screen does a fantastic job of removing the judder common that can plague other 50/60hz sets, leaving a beautiful 'cinema-true' picture. Games are handled wonderfully too, with LCD motion blurring almost non-existent from a movement-heavy 1080P game of WipeOut HD on the PS3.
As for whether 1080P makes a difference on a TV this size (or "The Big Debate" as it still seems to be), I can't really comment. It looks much better than my last 32" 720P LCD, but that was cheaper and nowhere near the spec of the Panny. All I can say is that the sharpness and clarity of a 1080P Blu Ray feed looks nothing short of breathtaking.
SD feed from a Virgin (non V+) box looks excellent too, almost looking upscaled on the less compressed channels.
I know I might have rambled a little bit, but I just wanted to share how happy this TV has made me. Having moved from a 10 year old Panasonic 21" 4:3 CRT (which I adored for years), and had two 32" LG 32LG5020s for a month (both sent back because of dodgy picture), this is the HD dream come true for me. Everything I wanted from a TV and more to boot. This is a product I could have absolutely no hesitation in recommending 100%. From my CRT to this, I think Panasonic have a fan for life.
And no, I don't work for Panasonic.
It's. Freaking. Awesome. And I say that as a 30 year old Englishman, so for me to use a phrase like that must mean it's good!
I've only had it two days, but I've yet to find anything that it won't take in its stride. Blu Ray looks amazing, with a fantastic black depth, rich vibrant colours and stunning motion handling. You can either stick it on 24fps mode, which smoothes everything out very successfully to a stunning fluidity (although it struggles slightly with a lot of hectic motion at once), or you can leave it off, in which case that comforting cinema flicker will appear (as is natural), but the 100hz screen does a fantastic job of removing the judder common that can plague other 50/60hz sets, leaving a beautiful 'cinema-true' picture. Games are handled wonderfully too, with LCD motion blurring almost non-existent from a movement-heavy 1080P game of WipeOut HD on the PS3.
As for whether 1080P makes a difference on a TV this size (or "The Big Debate" as it still seems to be), I can't really comment. It looks much better than my last 32" 720P LCD, but that was cheaper and nowhere near the spec of the Panny. All I can say is that the sharpness and clarity of a 1080P Blu Ray feed looks nothing short of breathtaking.
SD feed from a Virgin (non V+) box looks excellent too, almost looking upscaled on the less compressed channels.
I know I might have rambled a little bit, but I just wanted to share how happy this TV has made me. Having moved from a 10 year old Panasonic 21" 4:3 CRT (which I adored for years), and had two 32" LG 32LG5020s for a month (both sent back because of dodgy picture), this is the HD dream come true for me. Everything I wanted from a TV and more to boot. This is a product I could have absolutely no hesitation in recommending 100%. From my CRT to this, I think Panasonic have a fan for life.
And no, I don't work for Panasonic.
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