Panasonic TVs return to the US with a huge 85 inch Mini LED screen

Panasonic’s TVs are returning to nan US, starting pinch a mini lineup that includes some OLED and Mini LED models. The institution stopped trading its TVs successful nan US successful 2016, 3 years aft ending accumulation of its good regarded plasma screens. The institution is now bringing its TVs backmost to meet nan demands of “consumers seeking nan highest imaginable image quality.”

Three models are now disposable successful nan US, 55 and 65 inch OLED options, and a Mini LED TV that goes up to 85 inches for those wanting to spell big. Panasonic already sells them internationally pinch “minor location differences,” but successful nan US they will proceed to tally Amazon’s Fire TV OS.

The flagship exemplary is nan Panasonic Z95A OLED 4K TV, and it’s only disposable successful a 65 inch size for $3,199.99. It features an OLED sheet from LG that’s been upgraded by Panasonic pinch a Micro Lens Array and a “multi-layer power guidance configuration” to boost its brightness. It supports refresh rates up to 144Hz and aggregate HDR video formats including Dolby Vision, and HDR10+, arsenic good arsenic HDR10+ Adaptive and Dolby Vision IQ which optimize nan image based connected nan brightness successful nan room.

The Z95A whitethorn entreaty astir to those without dedicated sound bars aliases situation sound setups. The institution leveraged its Technics audio marque to tune nan TV, which features speakers that occurrence forwards, upwards, and to nan sides, successful summation to a built-in subwoofer. Using package tricks you tin moreover nonstop nan TV’s audio to a circumstantial spot successful nan room.

The Z95A primitively debuted astatine CES 2024 successful January and was precocious reviewed by Vincent Teoh of nan YouTube channel, HDTVTest, who calls it 1 of nan champion OLED TVs you tin bargain successful 2024 acknowledgment to its colour accuracy, protector detailing, and extended support for nan astir celebrated HDR formats.

The Panasonic Z85A OLED 4K TV is simply a measurement down from nan Z95A. It lacks nan flagship’s elaborate speaker array and Technics audio tuning, arsenic good arsenic nan Micro Lens Array to boost sheet brightness. Its refresh complaint is besides constricted to 120Hz, but it does connection nan aforesaid HDR modes arsenic nan Z95A, including nan automatic image accommodation capabilities, and stereo speakers paired pinch a azygous subwoofer.

The Z85A is now disposable successful nan US marketplace successful 2 sizes: 55 inches for $1,599.99 aliases 65 inches for $1,799.99 — a full $1,400 cheaper than nan 65 inch Z95A. It could beryllium an action for Panasonic fans connected a budget, aliases those prioritizing privateness because arsenic Wired points out, nan Z85A doesn’t person an always-listening microphone for Alexa and Fire TV.

The Panasonic W95A Mini LED 4K TV is disposable successful 4 sizes that scope successful value from $1,299.99 for a 55 inch model, to $2,999.99 for 85 inches. It offers each nan aforesaid HDR image modes arsenic Panasonic’s OLED offerings pinch a refresh complaint of up to 144Hz and nan company’s Local Dimming Ultra exertion to maximize contrast. It features nan aforesaid speaker configuration arsenic nan Z85A OLED TV, pinch entree to Alexa sound commands only disposable done a fastener property connected nan remote.